Howard Hadley personnel file

As part of the 1958 investigation, YCSD detectives obtained a copy of Howard Hadley's personnel file from the Bowlan Glove Factory.

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Bowlan Glove Factory, Inc.
Oxford, Mississippi

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

Name	Howard Hadley
Social Security Number:	425-XX-XXXX	Date of Birth:	9/3/23
Date of Hire:	10/7/40	Previous Employer::
4/40 to 10/40 field hand, owners Thomas Bailey and Ralph "Son" Stutsy, highly recommended, strong, hard worker
Address:	27D Piney Woods Apts., Oxford
	Rural Route 5, Box 503C, Bowman Road, Oxford
	Box 24, Hopewell Road, Oxford
Telephone:	none CEntral 4-1001	Telephone:	CEntral 6-1230
Notify in Case of Emergency:		(Name, Address, Telephone, Relationship)
Velma Hadley, Rural Route 5, Box 503C, Bowman Road, Oxford Mother
Merrilyn Hadley, Box 24, Hopewell Road, Oxford Wife
Mr. & Mrs. Steve Otts, Hopewell Road, Oxford Neighbors - babysitter
Is employee a participant in voluntary payroll deduction life insurance plan?			Yes X No X
Beneficiary Information: (Name, Relationship, Date of Birth)
Merrilyn Hadley, Wife, 5-10-24			deceased 7-18-55
Changes: (Date, description, if beneficiary change include relationship and date of birth)
Beneficiary change, 7-23-55: Doris Hadley, daughter, 7-18-55
Cashed in, cancelled plan 11/12/56: value, $1,200
Health Record/Company Physical:
10/7/40 passed company physical		2/19/43 passed company physical
2/18/46 passed company physical		2/21/49 passed company physical
2/20/52 passed company physical		2/23/55 passed company physical
2/25/58 passed company physical
Termination Information:
7/18/41 military leave enlistment
4/11/58 layoff

POSITION	FROM	TO	HOURLY RATE	NOTATIONS
Warehouseman	10/7/40	6/13/41	$0.65
"	6/16/41	7/17/41	$0.75	Warning 7/7/41, coming to work intoxicated.
Military Leave	7/18/41	2/19/43		Rehired 2/19/43
Freight Handler	2/19/43	3/26/43	$0.85
Asst. Shipping /Receiving Clerk	3/29/43	4/28/44	$1.05
" "	5/1/44	3/14/47	$1.15	Second Warning 11/2/45, coming to work intoxicated
" "	3/17/47	7/25/47	$1.25
Shipping /Receiving Clerk	7/28/47	4/4/49	$1.40	Third Warning 4/1/49, absent in jail, misdemeanor assault, demoted
Freight Handler	4/5/49	6/16/50	$1.30
" "	6/19/50	11/30/51	$1.44
" "	12/3/51	5/22/53	$1.60	Fourth Warning 5/22/53, fighting on company property, pay cut
" "	5/25/53	11/27/53	$1.50
Shipping /Receiving Clerk	11/30/53	9/26/55	$1.75	Fifth Warning 6/30/54, fighting on company property, week without pay
" "	9/26/55	12/6/57	$1.85	11/19/56 denied request for promotion to shipping mgr., Hadley is not a good candidate for position, noted for tardiness, fighting, valuable to Co. in present position
" "	12/9/57	4/11/58	$1.95
NOTE: Union Sympathizer/troublemaker

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