Hal Jake Allison died on December 7, 1941 when the battleship USS Oklahoma was bombed during the Japanese attack of Pearl Harbor. His remains will be returned to Paducah for burial on April 8th after over 80 years of being unaccounted for and classified as missing in action. For a more detailed report of his life and the process of identification, please refer to the Louisville Courier-Journal article by Berry Craig online at https://www.courier-journal.com/story/opinion/2022/04/06/hal-jake-allison-pearl-harbor-marines-remains-identified-return-paducah/7267575001/?fbclid=IwAR3klFzlCAvSLsG1Jq09xJzW5AEMiDbxEizPbrYDSSBB4JEf_jtiNqATJKY
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Stories of Interest from the Hickman Courier from April 6, 1872 The City of Hickman appropriated $50,000 to improve the city wharf. The building of new brick buildings on vacant lots in Hickman have stimulated conversations of other brick construction on the Troutweine Block, Bailey’s Corner and the Plummer and Ledwidge property. Peach trees in and around Hickman were in full bloom and “fruit promises to be plentiful.” The Hickman Cornet Band played a concert on April 30th to a less than full house. They plan to hold another concert on April 10th. W. Bain gave a lecture on Temperance at the…