Lewis County Herald - Serving Hohenwald, Lewis County Tennessee Since 1898

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August 6, 1953

James Mayberry was awarded the Purple Heart medal for wounds received in the Korean War.

Jack Collier was appointed as acting postmaster for the Hohenwald Post Office, replacing Ernest Rasbury who had served since November 1952.

The following news was reported in the “With Our Boys In Service” column: Claude Bates, Jr., John Brewer, and Paul Wiss were s...