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Hollingsworth Miscellany

    (1) Local Resident May Be New Ten Million Dollar Winner!  A coup-
le of years ago, your editor received a junk mail notification in 
those words."H. Hollingsworth to be awarded ten million dollars" was
in the envelope in telegram print style, in one inch high capitals. 
The line underneath, in one eighth inch print, read: "If H.  Hollings-
worth returns the winning number in time." Ed McMahon of The Tonight 
Show Starring Johnny Carson fame, is the spokesman for this cruddy 
promotional for American Family Publishers.  I sent in the papers if 
only to see what would happen, knowing in advance I would not win a
dime - the wee folk wouldn't allow it, you see. I carefully entered 
the fact that I was "too poor" to subscribe to any one of the dozens
of magazines they wanted me to order.  That was why I knew I wouldn't
win, Friends!  The Federal law forbids companies to set up contests 
which require potential winners to buy the company's product.  This 
is the "No Purchase Necessary" statute.  It irks 'em good!
    They were exasperated with "H. Hollingsworth" because I soon re-
ceived a DROP ORDER. A yellow sheet not attached to any other papers.
The wording is: "Dear Friend, Will this be the last time you ever 
hear from us?  Unfortunately, the day has come when we must STOP MAIL-
ING to groups of people who do not buy magazines..." So there is the 
get-around of the law!  They ignore the law.
    I sent my "findings" to a noted consumer advocate, David Horo-
witz, just to see what happens.  Nothing did.  He didn't reply. He 
works at KNBC TV in the same building where Ed McMahon and Johnny 
Carson do their show, and is a personal friend of both of them. FINIS 
    (2) Air Force 1st Lieut John D. Hollingsworth, grandson of Walter 
Hollingsworth of 4198 South Union Street, Kennett Square, Penna. has 
arrived for duty with the 4th Tactical Fighter Squadron, Hill Air 
Force Base, Utah.  Hollingsworth is a student fighter pilot. (Daily 
Local News, West Chester, Pa., Thurs Dec 18, 1986, p. 8 col 1, thanks
to Correspondent Albert Twaddell on April 11, 1990.)
    (3) On August 4, 1966, your editor met a nice Mrs. Sheppard at 
the local LDS Genealogical Library.  She recited her memories of a man 
from her past.  He was Henry Hollingsworth of Auburn, Nebraska.  His 
wife was his first cousin (weren't they all?).  His children included 
Mary, Stella who married a Mr. Ostrander, Esther, who married a Mr.
Ellsworth and had Esther, Mary, Stella and Tillie Ellsworth; and a 
daughter Tillie Hollingsworth.  Came from Hebron, Nebraska, to Auburn
etc.  This was all I wrote in my workbook at the time and Mrs. Shep-
pard has died, I think, many years ago.
    (4) A brief letter of Oct 18, 1965, from the Cemetery of Spring 
Grove, Winton Place, Cincinnati, OHIO 45232, Which did not help me on 
my own family, states: "Our records show that a John Hollingsworth 
and a Thomas Hollingsworth are buried in the Soldiers Plot, Section 
21, graves C-315 and A-254.  Both men were members of the 79th Ohio 
Infantry, Company A. The burials were originally at Camp Dennison, OH 
in 1865 and moved to Spring Grove in 1869.  We have very little in
formation on these burials... Erna Binder, Sec'y to Gen. Mgr.  Is this
of htlp to anybody?  Both men served in the same company, a sure sign
that (a) they were related, or (b) knew one another quite well. 
    (5) Daily Local News of Thurs. 0ct 26, 1989, D-18, per Albert
Twaddell, talks about Gary Hollingsworth, Alabama's suddenly star
quarterback.  Lately, Gary says, due to sudden fame, he has had to

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