Son of Evangelist Billy Sunday Killed
Four men died when a Navy patrol bomber crashed during a test flight near Palmdale. The victims include William A. Sunday, son of evangelist Billy Sunday, pilot George G. Corey, donor Donald L. Jackson, and James P. Sargeant. Wreckage was sighted in mountains during night conditions.
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Los Angeles
Tea Picton
William A
Hilly
Palmdale
George G Corey
Donald L. Jackeson
James P. Sargeant
Eml
Lockheed pilots and victims amid crash aftermath
In a Lockheed Aircraft Corp tragedy two pilots and three workers were found dead after a crash. The bodies were transported by horse to a public ceremony in Paschal Mo Tuary, while an official reported the mother Mrs Helen A Sattas of Winona Lake and Mrs Waycross Ga were notified. Paul T. Ronday, son of evangelist Billy Sunday, was killed in the air crash yesterday. Sunday widow Mrs Witham A Sundey received the news during a visit to Waynes for National Brotherhood Week events. She canceled civic talks and planned to travel to California.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lockheed Aircraft Corp
Mt Hurtank
Om Aberiffa
Paschal
Sap Fernando
Lockheed Gookremen Aald Aps
Ken Ae Kia
Helen
Sattas
Winona Lake
Waycross
Mra Witham A. Sundey
Billy Sunday
Calforsia
Wet work shoes ruin by perspiration and wear
Water and sweat damage to work shoes is common. Use occasional conditioning with castor or sweet oil or feather material to prevent cracking and ripping of the leather.
Returned Missing Flier Visits Here
Technical Sergeant T B R Wikesrs Jr, a radio operator listed as missing in action from Oct 1 to Jan 24 by the War Department, has been visiting his aunt Mrs J H McDaniel 04 West Main Street. Bet Wiggins is son of Mr and Mrs T B Wiggins, now in Atlanta, Ga. He left for Atlanta after several hours here.
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T BR Wikesrs, Jr
Houston Selectees Leave For Exams
A group of Houston County registrants from Selective Service Board Three traveled to Fort McClellan on Saturday for pre induction physical exams. Those who pass will return home and await call for service. Names include William Walter Peterson, Raymond King, William Howard, Arthur Wisenby, Sam Ingram, David Lotion, Loral Kay, William Christman, George Mendheim, Daniel Grandberry, Albert Anglin, James Bowden, Julian Watkins, Homer Long, Otho Vann, Frank Thompson, Howard Mills, Frank Hunter, James Minshew, Wyn Leary, Clarence Williams, and James Williams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston County
Selective Service Board Three
FL McClellan
William Walter Peterson
Raymond Frank King
William Otis Howard
Arthur Sanford Wisenby
Sam Wesley Ingram
David Columbus Lotion
Laral Thelton Kay
Wiliam J. Christman
George Simpson Mendheim
Daniel Burton Grandberry
Albert
Births Report From Ashford and Surrounding Areas
A series of births recorded in February lists new daughters and sons for families in Ashford, Washington DC, Charlotte NW, Chipsey Florida, Graceville Florida, and other locales. Names include Ruby Charlileon, Donna Da lores, Rodney Charles, James Lowell, Lynn Jarome, Janell, and Virginia Lynn, with parents identified in each entry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C.C. Outlaw
Ashford
Ruby Charlileon
Bll Holton
Donna Dalores
Raymond F. Lawler
Washington, D. C
Rodney Charles
Avaon
J. J. Adama
Charlotte
James Lowell
John T. Bridges
Chipsey
Florida
Lynn Jarome
Clyda Pelham
Graceville
Janell
Liieutenant
James N. Rudder
Virginia Lynn
Juniors Arrive for Army Officer Candidate School
Woodie W Cauley and Lloyd C Norre of Dothan join the second group of Alabama Polytechnic Institute exstudents in the first year advanced military course at Fort Silt Oklo to prepare for the Officer Candidate School opening March 10. After four months they will be commissioned as second lieutenants in the Field Artillery. They previously trained at Fort Cragg and returned to Auburn last fall as Army trainees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woodie W Cauley
Lloyd C. Norre
Dothan
Alabama Polytechnic Institute
Fort Silk
Oklo
Field Artillery
Fort Cragg
N. C
Auburn
Amny
Cadet Will Jeff Ore Qualifies for Pre Aviation Cadet Training
Master Sergeant Will Jeff Ore son of Mr and Mrs Jeff Orr of 1005 South St Andrews street now at the Army Air Forces Redistribution Station No 2 in Miami Beach Florida has qualified for pre aviation cadet training. He has been transferred to Air Corps for assignment to Aviation Cartel. A 7 year old aircraft mechanic recently returned from service. He entered the Army in October 1959.
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Will Jeff Ore
Jeff Orr
South St. Andrews Street
Army Air Forces
No. 2
Miami Beach
Fife
Air Corps UN 1
Aviation Cartel
Gur
Aveotdeas
Army
Many Descendants Of Vet In Service
Hartford newspaper notes a Confederate veteran with many descendants serving in World War II. His great grandsons include Liew Lowell G. Long in Arizona and Jerry Lat ar Hatcher in the South Pacific, with several others in the Pacific, Africa, England, and the Marshal Islands. The veteran also fought in 27 Civil War battles and was wounded three times.
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Aartford
Hailey
Cinely - Reven
Great Crand
Liew Lowell G. Long
Wil -3S Field
Arizona
Jerry Latar Hatcher
South Pacifie
Elson Hatcher
South Pacific
Cletus PL Bailey
Pacific
Charles M Melvin
Africa
Adolph Mallory
England
Clarence T. Bailey
San Diego
Calif
H.C. Wathams
Brownwood
Tex
Woodfin D. Pilcher
Amarillo
Gerald A. Bailey
Marshal Islands
Hatley
Marriages and Promotions Noted in Delta County News
Marriages license lists include Fred L Griffin and Loret ta Green Troy. Arthur James Price Spartanburg and Lola Mae Cree Slocomb route two. William Russell Whit er Webb route one and Lettie Mae Lanse ter Dothan route three. Officers promoted at Lincoln Army Air Field include Captain James O Vinson of Dothan now Major and First Lieutenant E Ro Solomon of Headland. Seaman Jamie A Paul of Chipsey Fla promoted to second class petty officer. Seaman Joel F Paul attending aerology school in Pensacola.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred L. Griffin
Troy
Loretta Green
Arthur James Price
Spartanburg
8. C
Lola Mae Cree
Slacomb
William Russell Whiter
Webb
Lettie Mae Lanseter
Dothan
William Paul Crawford
Arlington
Avenue
Dochan
Ella Ruth Eagerton
East Main
Seaman
Jimmie A Paul
Mel Jr
Paul
Chipsey
Fla
Paul 1
Pacific Area
Great Laker
Naval Training Station
Joel F. Paul
Pensacola
Navy
Deaths and military notes from local communities
Death notices list H J Tippett Dothan Emme Doelhog Newton Headland Louise Gunter Haleburg Susie Herring Haleburg J R Young Dothan Sara E Gaffin Columbia W A Pittman Dothan Mary Denton Greenwood Florida Marie McKenzie South St Andrews J W Marshall Cottonwood In veterans hospital private Willie F Brown 635 E Burdeshaw Temple Texas and sergeant McSween Crawford Warright Park Panama City Fla named Completes basic course Aviation Cadet Joan W McKinney son of Rev J M McKinney Mobile and cadet Clarence Gane Fowler son of Mr and Mrs Mane Fowler Hartford route two Bainbridge Army Air Field Bainbridge Ga who completed basic flight training and awaits advanced schooling.
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H. J. Tippett
Dothan
Emme Doelhog
Newton
Louise Gunter
Headland
Susie Herring
Haleburg
J. R. Young
Sara E. Gaffln
Columbia
W. A. Pittman
Mary Denton
Greenwood
Florida
Marie McKenzie
South St. Andrews St
J W. Marshall
Cottonwood
Willie F. Brown
Burdeshaw Street
McCloskey General Hospital
Temple
Texas
McSween Crawford
Warright Park
Panama City
Fla
Clarence Gane Fowler
Maneo Fowler
Hartford
Bainbridge Army Air Field
Bainbridge, Ga
Fowler
Geneva High School
Air Corps
Aviation Cadet Kra nelsky Arrives at Cochran Flight School
Aviation Cadet Maurice A. Kranelsky, son of Mr and Mrs dne Kranelsky of 104 Woodland Drive, has arrived at the Army Air Forces Pilots School at Cochran Field Miron Ga for the second phase of flight training, the public relations office announced Monday.
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Maurice A. Kranelsky
Dne Kranelsky
Woodland Drive
Army Air Forces Pilots School
Cochran Flota
Miron
Five More Accepted For Navy Service
Five youths were accepted for general Navy duty through the Dothan Navy recruiting station and ordered to report for boat training. Names include William F L Pelham Gracenote Fla Henry Folund Headland Avenue Dothan James Victor Trant and Londa Clinions Geneva and Graves Alex Riley Clark. Margaret Jones of Eufaula was accepted for enlistment in the Waves and awaits orders to report to Hunter College New York for indoctrination.
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Mora
Dothan
Claus YF Zord
Linda
William FL Pelham
Gracenote
Fla
Henry Rea Folund
Headland Avenue
James Victor Trant
Londa Clinions
Geneva
Graves Alex Riley
Glark
Margaret Jones
Eufaula
Hunter College New York
Lieutenant Bowden Assigned As Assistant Technical Inspector
Second Lieutenant Adam F Bowden 2038 St Andrews Street has been assigned to duty as Assistant Technical Inspector for the 3rd Airways Communications Region at Asheville North Carolina the public relations office announced Saturday Bowden was a student before entering the Army Lewis FE Green son of Mr Leeper F Green 705 East Lafayette Street is enrolled as an aviation cadet in the pre flight school at Maxwell Field an installation of the Army Air Forces Training Command the public relations office announced Tuesday
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Adam F. Bowden
St. Andrews Street
3Rd Airways Communications Region
Asheville
N. C
Bowden
Army
Lewis FE Green
Leeper F. Green
East
Lafayette Street
Maxwell Field
Army Air Forces Training Command
Soldier Promoted in Fifth Army Italy
Private First Class Robert A Love son of Mrs Stella Love route one Ashford has been promoted to sergeant. He is serving with the 3rd Infantry Division of the Fifth Army in Italy.
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AEF
Fifth Army
Italy
Robert A Love
Stella Love
Route One
Ashford
3Rd Infantry Divizion
Walter W Wise Promoted to Colonel at Patterson Field
Walter W Wise of Montgomery Alabama has been promoted to colonel and assigned as chief of the accessories section at Air Service Command Headquarters. His career includes service in Georgia Tennessee Ohio and Louisiana maneuvers with detailed prior duty and a commission dating from 1929. He and his wife Mary H Wise and children Walter and Peggy reside at 404 Norman Bridge Road Montgomery.
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Bremlorbas
Ale
National Guard
Air Corps Reserve
Col Wise
Mary Hwise
Walter
Peggy
Montgomery
Norman Bridge Road
Walter W. Wite
Lve
Dothan
Alabama
Beckt completes AAF training course in Randolph Field
Flight Officer James E. Beck of Geneva, a veteran of 26 Mediterranean combat missions, has completed a postgraduate course at the AAF Training Command Central Instructor's School at Randolph Field, Texas. The public relations office announced Beck who received the Air Medal and two Oak Leaf Clusters will instruct cadets in advanced engine flying.
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James E. Beck
Geneva
Tunisia
Italy
AAF Training Command Central
Randolph Field
Tex
Beck
Science at Work on Beet Production
In Berkeley California scientists study beet growth and labor saving. Prof Rain Rainer of UC Davis engineering shows a shearing bar to split clustered seeds saving thousands of man hours in thinning. Planted at intervals the beets are thinned by hand later, easing labor pressures for farmers.
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Berkeley
Rain Rainer
Department of Agricultural Engineering
University of California
Memorial Services at Temple Inmare dedicate memorial plaque
A memorial service will be held at Temple Inmare tonight at eight o clock to dedicate a plaque attached to the pulpit. The event honors faiths supporting freedom of worship with ministers from several denominations participating. C Devis Turner, temple president, funds and unveils the plaque. Attending clergy include Rev. G Ralph Madison Captain Paul J. Cuddy and Rabbi allied. Other participants include Major Pawl Buckles and Cpl Marvin Zelt.
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Inmare-E
Cangragecion
C Devis Turner
G. Ralph Madson
Episcopal Church of the Nativity
Dothan Ministers Union
Paul J. Cuddy
Chapin
Napier, Wield
Pawl K. Buckles
Camp Bucker
Marvin Zelt
Sth
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