Red Ink Draft Number Mystery Across Town Lists
A sprawling OCR traced list maps draft numbers to towns and officials across Berkshire and surrounding counties. It names Otis Becket Lee and multiple town halls with district divisions and assigns draft identifiers to each area.
New England Leads In Army Enlistments Quota Reached
Massachusetts has secured its regular army quota as of July 18, leading the region and surpassing New York. Boston shows a rush with over 50 volunteers, while Lawrence Lowell and Haverhill join the surge under Captain John A. Pearson’s district campaign. Eligible men may still enlist until called for examination.
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Old Bay State
New York
Frank B. McCoy
Boston
Army
Massachusetts
Navy
Marine Corps
Adjutant General
H. P. McCain
Washington
Regular Army
Lawrence
Lowell
Haverhill
John A. Pearson
McCoy
Pearson
Two Aldermen Drawn in Draft From College to Woburn
July 2 report lists aldermen Anthony M. Lux and Daniel J. Doherty among those drafted. Included are Constantine O'Doherty third baseman for Exeter, William Mulcahy Georgetown football player, Robert Johnson chess team champion, and Phil Slagher grand knight of the Council.
Bharvarl for U. S. Bharvarl for U. S.
Fragmentary inscription-like line repeated with no clear context. No identifiable persons organizations places dates or events emerge from the readable text. The legible elements suggest a slogan or chant but lack verifiable details for a proper card.
Harvard Reserve Officer Ralph Bisse Praised for Pep in Hayti Service
A marine hearing praised Ralph S. Bisse of the Harvard Reserve Officers Training Corps for having the pep and potential to perform well in service. Marines noted there is now no doubt he can come through, with his 19 piece band providing instrumental support.
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Hayti
Ralph
Bisse
Harvard Reserve Officers’ Training Corps
Marine Corps
Fine Corps
Shipyard dispute prompt federal mediation
Safety managers warned of tension as the Geors ay & Son plant faced a protracted dispute over boat construction for the United States Navy. Secretary William B. Wil ructed conciliation chief David W. Benjamin to mediate a settlement. The State Committee on Pubs and Executive Henry B. Endicott also pressed for a conference between employers and workers to reach a settlement and avoid work stoppage.
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Geors_ay & Son Corporation
Nevid
William B
Federal Govern State Committee On
Henry B. Endicott
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Oeee Say Jaeya
Sssox
Jacob
Gana
Eee Ea
Slie
Otis
Becket
Lee
Great Barrington
Tyringham
Monterey
Sheffield
New Marlborough
Sandisfield
Tolland
Charles H. Ashley
Town Hall
Deerfield
Greenfield
Whately
Williamsburg
Conway
Shelburne
Buckland
Hawley
Charlemont
Rowe
Heath
Colrain
Leyden
Bernardston
Thomas F. McGrath
South Street
Northampton
Easthampton
Arthur J. Defoe
Elm Street
Westfield
West Springfield
Southwick
Harley W. Morrill
Ludlow
Agawam
Longmeadow
East Longmeadow
Hampden
Wilbraham
Granby
Hadley
South Hadley
Hatfield
A. G. Moody
Selectmen’s Room
Turners Falls
Northfield
Warwick
Orange
Erving
Gill
J. A. Stiles
Gardner
Ashburnham
Westminster
Hubbardston
Princeton
Sterling
Boylston
West Boylston
Holden
Rutland
Franklin Freeman
Main Street
Leominster
Lancaster
Clinton
G. H. Creighton
Maynard
Ashby
Townshend
Pepperell
Lunenburg
Shirley
Groton
Westford
Ayer
Littleton
Acton
Stow
Roxborough
Harvard
Bolton
Berlin
George P. Keith
Marlboro
Hudson
Northboro
Southboro
Westboro
F. P. Brady
Uxbridge
Hopkinton
Upton
Shrewsbury
Grafton
Northbridge
Douglas
Sutton
C. T
Arlington
Winchester
James H. Vahey
Tremont Street
Belmont
Lex
Albert E. Avery
South Braintree
Avon
Braintree
Randolph
Weymouth
Frank G. Wheatley
Rockland
Abington
Hingham
Holbrook
Hull
Whitman
George A. Gardiner
Fairhaven
Acushnet
Berkley
Dartmouth
Freetown
Lakeville
Marion
Mattapoisett
Rochester
Wareham
Westport
C. Lawrence Barry
Barnstable
Dukes and
Nantucket Counties
N. Y
RAI
Cal
Burn’‘S List
Bharvarl
U. S
Marine Band
Edge
Anta
Evil
U.S
Wile
Up Government
Mir
Tad
Besiv Repres
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