Alpha M. Hutchinson spent his lifetime as an employee of The Citizens Bank of Morehead. He began his career at the bank in 1940 when, clad in a clean pair of overalls, he applied for a job as bookkeeper and was hired for $40.00 a month. He worked his way up to become president of the bank in 1970. Later, he became Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors.

Alpha M. Hutchinson: The Biography of a Man and His Community

Jack D. Ellis

Business & Money

Jesse Stuart Foundation

"In Kentucky Memories: Reflections of Rowan County, Jack Ellis has demonstrated an awareness of the important role of local history. During the past century-and-a-half, the human population of this amoeba-like area, carved out of Fleming and Morgan Counties, has matured into an Appalachian folk, cultural, economic, educational, and medical center. Literally scores of people have contributed both positively and negatively to the history of this community, and each of their acts in some form or another should remain as a record of their presence and activities. In the same way, every important human act documenting the past should should be passed on to future generations as a foundation for its presence and actions." Dr. Thomas D. Clark

Memories: Reflections of Rowan County 1856-2006

<p>Following World War I, our nation entered a decade of national prosperity. Businesses flourished, and the standard of living rose. Jobs were plentiful and Americans were better fed, clothed, and housed than they had ever been before. However, the prosperity of the roaring twenties did not filter down to the rural poor of Appalachia. When Jack Ellis was born to Lon and Dot Ellis in 1927, the family lived near Morehead, Kentucky in a dilapidated, leaky, rat-infested house with no screens on the windows and one room that had a dirt floor. By the time Jack entered grade school, America was mired in the Great Depression. During the 30s, his father was employed by the Civilian Conservation Corp for several years, but his mother became discouraged and depressed after losing her teaching position in the Rowan County schools. In 1940, Jack began his freshman year in high school. The following year, when he was within one month of his fifteenth birthday, the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor, and American life changed dramatically for Jack and the young men and women of his generation, many of whom served for the duration of the war. It was one of the darkest and most painful periods of American history. On battlefields across the world at Corregidor, Bastogne, Bataan, and thousands of other death sites young Americans felt especially alone at Christmas. It was a desperate time for our nation, for our soldiers, and for millions of families who were separated from their sons and daughters during five Christmas seasons. Jack Ellis did not see himself as a hero, but just another GI doing his best to serve and survive. He missed three Christmases at home during World War II. Like millions of fellow GIs, the song I ll Be Home for Christmas had special meaning; the last two lines were "I'll be home for Christmas, If only in my dreams." I am proud to report that the Jesse Stuart Foundation has just published Missing Christmas, a memoir which details Ellis's experiences during the depression and World War II. This book is more than just a testimony to one man s service. It honors every man and woman who served our country during World War II. They were an extraordinary generation. They won the war, enforced the peace, and proudly led our country through the second half of the twentieth century. Sixteen million served in the armed forces, and millions more supported them at home. Through military service, the greatest generation learned lessons of teamwork, initiative, sacrifice, and self discipline. They came home trained and experienced, put the horrors of war behind them, and built an even greater nation.</p>

Missing Christmas: My Life in the Depression and World War II

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Alpha M. Hutchinson: The Biography of a Man and His Community

Memories: Reflections of Rowan County 1856-2006

Missing Christmas: My Life in the Depression and World War II