Glimpses of Hohenwald's Past

July 19, 1951

The 1951 Lewis County Fair was announced for August 27 through September 1. Braleys Circus had been secured as the grand stand attraction.

Sidney Ashmore enlisted in the U. S. Army.

Johnie Zimmerman enlisted in the U. S. Navy.

The newspaper reported that Eugene Crowe, of the 24th Infantry Division in Korea, volunteered to carry ammunition to a company under fire that had run short. Arriving at the company, Crowe found that they were withdrawing because of enemy pressure and he volunteered to evacuate the wounded. He was quoted in the paper as saying, “It seems to me that I didn’t...