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Dothan Eagle

Location

Dothan, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Jun 15, 1947

Page

13

Striking NMU Leader Warns of Maritime Walkout

Joseph Corgan president of the CIO National Maritime Union says the NMU will strike at midnight after talks with operators fail to discuss wage issues and a current contract expires June 15. Labor Dept reports engineers will not join the walkout, affecting a round of weekend meetings with 39 shipping operators.

New York Joseph Corgan CIO National Maritime Union Slownerg Unio NMU American Mergent Marine Institute Mabessaes Beneficial Association Labor Department Department of Labor Washington Schwellenbach S. F. Hogan Engineers Union

State Peace Officers Convene in Mobile Alabama

The 15th annual Alabama Sheriffs and Peace Officers Association meeting opens in Mobile with more than 509 officers expected. Speakers include Louie Padgett of the U S Secret Service J J Gleason FBI Mobile Field Division Alabama Attorney General Carmichael and Rep Frank Boykin. Pistol matches will be at Brookley Field supervised by Inspector Charles Barrett Alabama Highway Patrol.

Mobile Ala Alabama Sheriffs’ and Peace Officers’ Association Louie 0. Padactt U.S. Secret Service Atlanta J.j.gleason Federal Bureau of Investigation Alabama A. A. Carmichael Frank Boykin Brookley Field Charles Barrett Alabama Highway Patrol Fay Bowman Cheir Gadsden

Senate Split Over Confirmation in Third District

Senator Hardwick accused a behind the scenes clash over Roberta Brown’s confirmation as a trustee. Gov Folsom faced objections from veterans and others, with a House seat nominee Joe Davis already confirmed, while a committee deadlock delays a final decision.

Brown Hum Hardwick Senate Auburn Joe Davis Albertville Senatore Ales Umon Folsom Davis Roberts Opelika House Ways and Means Alabama Europe Roberta Brown Anc

W T Justice 71 Dies in Columbia

Funeral services for W. T. Justice aged 71 of Columbia were held at 4 p.m. Saturday at the Columbia Methodist Church with Rev. John Carmichael officiating and burial in the church cemetery. Justice died at his home Friday night after a two week illness. He was lifelong resident, member of the Methodist Church and the Masonic lodge. Active pallbearers included Clarence Hopkins and T B Hand Jr among others. honorary pallbearers listed.

W. T. Justice Columbia Columbia Methodist Church John Carmichael Church Ward - Wilson Funeral Home Justice Masonic Lodge Clarence Hopkins T. B. Hand, Jr Billy Hand Tom Wilson Webb W. J. Webb Audry Webb A. 1D. Wilkerson SL. Baker Nina Williams T. B. Hand Fred Hand Hubert

Hand and Culbreth Kin Remain Survived by Relatives

The obituary notes that Hand, Stow Medley, A. D. Wilkerson, Edward Culbreth and Jim Med are survived by a wife two nieces Mrs Anna Bell Brier of Blakely Georgia and Mrs Edna Bowman of Columbus Georgia and two nephews Walter Hand of Columbia and Erwin Sword of Blakely.

Blakely, Ga Edna Bowman Columbus, Ga Walter Hand Columbia Erwin Sword Blakely

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