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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Nov 28, 1943
Page
3
Col James L. Penlel Jr reports Napier Field Advanced Flying School has a fatal accident rate of one per 11,587 hours flown or 1,714,002 miles, with 86.1 percent of the azu lema at Napier Field revolving in a fete accident, far below civil life expectations for the same age group of men.
An eight of one per cent life expectancy advantage for Napier Field young aviators arises from round the clock training. Col Daniel and Major Charles Simpson oversee rigorous daily inspections and supervision as cadets and instructors endure fatigue, maintaining high gunnery proficiency and low fatalities through a balanced program. Off duty time is spent in the Officers Cadet Club with entertainments arranged by Col Dante to aid relaxation.
Pvt. William Riley Jennings a 22 year old Negro soldier and Jackson County native is held at Camp Shelby Miss on murder charges in the death of his wife Ruthie Mae Jennings 18. The couple’s bodies were linked to a missing person case after her decomposed body was found in a well near Two Egg community. Sheriff Gause said a grand jury will review the evidence when in session Tuesday November 40. Parents William and Gertrude Jennings and the sheriff are held in custody in the county jail.
Funeral services for Mrs Emma Toppin Hutchins sixty three of Blakely Ga were held at the residence with Rev B King and Rev J A Davis officiating. Burial followed in Blakely cemetery. Surviving include daughter Mrs Walter C Jordan and son Ralph E Hutchins both of Blakely two sisters Mrs Wilmer Parker and Mrs C T Hooth three brothers M M Pippa C A Pippin and R F Pippin and two grandchildren. Active pallbearers were Hilton Jones J D Rogers D8 G Maddox R L Whitehurst Ea Chaney C E Martin T A Bell W McHinney.
The article lists wartime ration stamps for food and fuel with dates in 1944, detailing valid periods for stamps in various books and coupons for meat and gasoline. It also notes tantalum and a rare metal with a melt point 2,300 degrees higher than iron and three times as heavy, yet workable.
Lieut Daisy J. Wolford announced a recruitment drive for Air-Wacs to fill vital airbase roles across the United States. She will tour Wiregrass towns starting tomorrow to answer enlistment inquiries and encourage women to join the Air Wacs. Wolford listed Abbeville Headland Eufaula Clayton Troy Laverne Brantley Andalusia Op Geneva Hartford Elba Enterprise and Ozark as visit sites. Meanwhile in England, William Norris of 306 North Appletree St was promoted from Corporal to Sergeant by the Lighthorse command in the Fighter Command. Corfu, near the Adriatic, has seen a historical mix of Greeks Romans Venetians Genoese Persians Normans and Turks involved in recent events.
An old promotional note touts a home remedy using four lemons and Ru-Ex Commaund mixed with water to relieve rheumatic pain. It promises rapid results within hours and offers a money back guarantee if no relief, with drugstore availability and a sales hook.
A Daleville youth named Daleville youth is missing prompting a local search. Police say relatives seek the teen, who is described as about five feet ten inches tall, wearing a khaki outfit. His grandmother in Hartford is assisting as investigators pursue clues. The item notes a past fiscal period with a tax statistic.
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