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Past In Review for Oc. 19 and 20 By JACK R. WEBER Jr.jweber@the-review.com Saturday Oct 19, 2019 at 12:01 AM
100 Years Ago (1919)
— Mrs. Anna E. McDonald, a well-known resident to the older people of the city, died at the age of 69 at her home in the 300 block of North Freedom Avenue. McDonald, who had conducted a fish market with her late husband in Alliance, had been recovering from a broken limb suffered eighth weeks prior after being hit by an automobile at Main and Arch. She had seemingly fully recovered when she was stricken with acute indigestion and death soon followed. Born in Indiana, she traveled by wagon to Alliance when she was but a child and death occurred in her parental home. Of her eight children, seven survived her.
— The Goat Hill football team suffered its first loss since 1917, losing to the Goodyear Silents, a team from Akron made up entirely of deaf and mute players. The Silents, all of whom had college football experience, were described as the classiest gang of footballers that ever stepped on the local gridiron.
75 Years Ago (1944)
— Worry turned to joy for Mr. and Mrs. George F. Gwin, residents of the 400 block of South Freedom Avenue, when a telegram from the War Department advised them that their son, Pfc.
Jospeh H. Gwin, had returned to duty with his unit after previously being listed as missing in action somewhere in France. He had rejoined his fellow infantrymen on Sept. 25 after being missing for three days.
— Sebring soldier Sgt. Donald K. Steele had received an oak leaf cluster to his Purple Heart after being wounded a second time. His first wounds were suffered in North Africa in 1943. He was later wounded in Italy in September 1944.
— Capt. Edwin P. Dubois, a company commander of one of the first anti-tank units to enter Rome and holder of a Combat Infantry Badge, was awarded a Bronze Star. He was the husband of Alliance resident Sara Doody DuBois.
— Alliance’s Tech. Sgt. Jack L. Peters, serving in an infantry unit in France, had received a Purple Heart after being slightly wounded. A participant in the D-Day invasion, he also held the Silver Star and a Combat Infantry Medal.
Also listed as being wounded was Maximo’s Pvt. William Watson (in the South Pacific while serving with a medical unit).
— Sebring soldier Staff Sgt. Harry C. Eckley, a waist gunner aboard a B-24 bomber, had been awarded the distinguished service unit badge and a bronze cluster for outstanding performance of duty.
— Alliance’s Clare B. Stahl, an aerial gunner on a B-24 bomber, was awarded a second oak leaf cluster to his Air Medal while serving in Europe.
— Earl J. Wehner graduated from the Naval Air Technical Training Center in Norman, Oklahoma, with a rating of aviation metalsmith third class, a specialty field he attained by his high marks on his recruit training aptitude test.
— Alliance’s John R. Coco, 19, and William H. Mainwaring, 22, were both promoted to sergeant while serving in England with the Eighth Air Force.
— Kenneth Joseph Roberts Sr., a Sebring resident for 30 years and a mold maker at the Gem Clay Forming Company, suffered a cerebral hemorrhage while working at the plant and died at age 36, leaving behind a wife and a son.
— Donna Day was chosen as the the Alliance football queen by convalescing war veterans of Crile Hospital in Cleveland.
50 Years Ago (1969)
— A date stone was placed at the Timken Physical Education Building, which was under construction, as part of homecoming festivities at Mount Union.
— Mrs. William Brown, a resident of Sebring who had been elected state president of the World War I Auxiliary Barracks 289, was honored at a testimonial dinner.
25 Years Ago (1994)
— Lindy Kimes and Todd Frank were selected as Marlington’s Homecoming Duchess and Duke. Never miss a story
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