William J. Jackson Dies At Chancellor
Funeral services for William J. Jackson were held at Providence Church in Chancellor after a short illness. Surviving are six sons, two daughters, a brother and a sister, with arrangements by Boyd and Company.
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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Nov 26, 1946
Page
1
Funeral services for William J. Jackson were held at Providence Church in Chancellor after a short illness. Surviving are six sons, two daughters, a brother and a sister, with arrangements by Boyd and Company.
Local high school graduates are urged to apply for the Navy's new college training program. The nationwide exam will be on January 18 1947, with applications due by December 14 to the Naval Examining Section Princeton New Jersey. The program covers four years of college at Navy expense and commissions in the Navy or Marine Corps after graduation. Edward Radimak urged 17 to 21 year olds to apply. information available from principals deans and Naval Officer Procurement officers. Also in local notes Lennom Earl Stone 21 of Chancellor route 1 a Navy veteran of nearly four years has been accepted for reenlistment and reassignment to Charleston, South Carolina. Carl C Dyson 17 of Ashford route 2 enlisted for active duty and will report to training in Barnbridge Maryland.
Col Ensmere Kilpatrick, professor at Troy State Teachers College, veteran of both World Wars, spoke on Europe and the United States. He addressed the Dulles Rotary Club as guest speaker yesterday, flanked by program chair Jonathan Shealy, committee chair Jett Brisson, and Whitfield King of Dothan High.
The Dothan Girl Scouts organize toy repairs for local children and plan a matinee to present the repaired items. The event supports families who otherwise could not provide new toys this Christmas season.
Ethridge Hay, a Marbury logger, died after backing into a tree while loading a load of logs near Eidlectic Alabama. Six Hay family members traveling to visit him were hurt when their car left the road and overturned near Wetumpka. All injured were transported to Wetumpka hospital. Mrs Joss Tfay remained for back injuries.
William Conway a Brewton lumber mill worker faces preliminary hearing on arson charges after a fire destroyed a frame home in the Little Rock community near Brewton killing three children Fifteen year old Joyce and Truman fourteen months and six year old Fifteen. A fourth child survived. Bertie Mae Dewise is also charged. she had been living apart from her husband and cared for the children.
Funeral services for Mrs Giraste Windham, who died Saturday in Montgomery, were held Sunday afternoon at Mt Pleasant Church with the Rev AIR Stamps and the Rev Air conducting. Arrangements were by Buyvd and Company. Surviving are ten..., Wallie Rey Windham, and John Lindsey Windhball Rettors Wasi, two daughters, Mure Pur Warren, Enterprise and Mer Te ter Baker, Chiaitun.
A community notice describes an event at the Marius Theater Bi with dates and charges under review. The administration outlines routines and attendance expectations, listing supporters and procedures for the upcoming session in the interim.
The Ensley steel plant of Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad Co in Birmingham will close immediately. Five blast furnaces, nine open hearths, three Bessemer converters, the raft mill, blooming mill and coke plant will be taken offline, cutting production to 40 percent and affecting about 3,600 workers by week’s end. Remaining Fairfield units will keep finishing with steel from open hearth furnaces.
Vienna reports 12 Americans stranded five days on Switzerland's Gault Glacier during a C53 transport crash are safe with six still hospitalized. Doctors say the six show rapid recovery after arrival, while climbers at a hut along the slope assisted the rescue completed Sunday by Swiss planes.
AP reports a chaotic naval engagement near Palestine with British troops and mercantile forces clashing aboard the Harmer Hara. Night action, gunfire, and evacuations accompany a failed attempt to seize a vessel as refugees and troops contend with shifting loyalties and unclear command.
Regular meeting of Stuesuras Loude No 684 or Du we Wal will be held tonight at Masog Ha Ped Oey. Line indicates local lodge residents attend, ongoing Tuesday schedule.
Warren County officials ordered teachers’ pay hikes to be funded, with a 20 to hr wage increase cited as cost of living relief. A court-only action could approve the raise after teachers return to work. three high schools opened while 32 others stayed closed.
The regular meeting of the Houston County Farmers Home Demonstration committee will be held tomorrow. County Supervisor W Cook announced the session will review applications during the morning and possibly inspect several prospective farms in the afternoon.
Two recruits and one veteran enlisted yesterday at the Dothan Army Recruiting station. The veteran, Hulon Bb Motley of Geneva, rejoined to make the Army a career after five years of prior service. Recruits Maxwell Z. Bagwell of Dothan route 1 and Ernest Bowen of Columbia route 1 signed for 18 months.
Amid court proceedings a weeklong wage clash between Lewis and coal operators expands behind the scenes. Lewis rejected a 60 day truce proposal ten days ago and discussions with Cyrus Eaton and others hint at a broader settlement effort involving rail and steel interests. Government officials and the UMW press for restraint as court hearings begin and possible moves against the wage agreement surface.
A report states more than nine percent of the fur goods industry is located in New York. Also notes Neptune is not visible to the naked eye but can be seen with a telescope.
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