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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1940
Page
2
European fighting deepens as Greek defense under Metaxas resists Italian advances while British plans and Soviet stance loom. In Washington, the conscription lottery ends amid missing numbers and a late junior drawing, highlighting routine wartime mobilization.
Washington reports that one fifth of the first 100 numbers drawn in the draft lottery were blanks, each higher than any registrant's maximum. The highest reported number was 7,836 for the top man near Baltimore, with 1,164 extra numbers added to cover later registrants and higher serials.
In Lincoln Nebraska C W Keim age seventy six with both legs amputated registered to vote next week. He sat in his automobile outside the city hall to cast his registration as an object lesson for all citizens highlighting the privilege of voting.
Texas authorities announced volunteers may meet the first call for selective service. Local boards urged registrants 18 to 21 to report at once. Brig. Gen. J Watt Page asked doctors to help examine draftees. The draft lottery finished with more numbers drawn than needed for the first year, but local boards will set call orders.
A fire swept the top floor of a three story wing of the War Department in Washington on October 30. District fire crews contained the flames after over an hour as a cordon of 15 regular army sentries patrolled the site. General Marshall appeared at the scene. officials would not comment on damage or cause.
Fort Bliss Texas and Fort Sam Houston Texas offer cavalry and infantry assignments for young men seeking Army service. Amarillo Recruiting Station reports air corps quotas exhausted. waiting lists reopened with over 75 names awaiting the next air corps quota.
Bethany Missouri October 30 a local clothier E B Thompson announced a free suit for the first employee drafted. The first eligible man was his own worker Jack Klindt who had just ordered a new suit.
A woman and Dr. Dykstra, national selective service director, share a handshake and many photos while being interviewed. Her husband, a Washington firefighter, stands in drizzle outside as American Legionnaires act as a guard of honor.
The North Amarillo Kiwanis Club held a Tuesday Ladies Night at Horace Mann School Cafeteria with Oscar Hargett presiding. E. L. Hunter opened with an invocation as Geraldine Warner provided music and Lucy Mae Ratliff performed readings and a song duet. Special guests included Mr and Mrs W R Sever Sanford and others. Cunningham Floral furnished a bouquet for Mrs O H Hargett. Bill Utterback led Home Economics activities and a radio program segment titled Marches On was shown by Fred Seale.
National headquarters says eligibles who volunteer for a year of training move to the top of their local board list. Accepted volunteers advance ahead of others on the draft list, delaying inductions for some men. Officials expect most of the first 30,000 inductees by mid November to be volunteers aged 18 to 36.
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