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Show EASILY WON THE NOMINATION Dr. W. J. McGregor of Wilklnsburg, Pa., Has No Legi, but Made Fast Run for Office. The loss of both his legs in the service serv-ice of his country did not deter Dr. if ea W. J. McGregor, Wllkiusburg, Pa., from entering a hot political fight against opponents who had sturdy limbs and knew how to use them. He won the nomination nomi-nation for coroner coro-ner of his county by a majority of 50,000. Doctor McGregor, McGreg-or, a first lieuten- ant In the medical corps, went overseas over-seas for duty In July, 1917, serving with the British In a general hospital at Manchester, England. Later he went to France with a machine-gun battalion of the British Second division divi-sion and In the action before Albert in March, 1918, lost both his legs when a big German shell exploded near him. Doctor McGregor Is a member of WI1-kinsburg-Edgewood post of the Legion. |