Massachusetts August Draft Calls For 9800 Men
The August draft for Massachusetts calls for 9287 white and 513 colored men. Local boards must hold releases to the Navy, Marine Corps, or Emergency Fleet at this stage and speed up examinations. Officials warn the 9800 man target cannot be met and urge rapid classification to fill August needs.
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Crowder
Navy
Marine Corps
Emergency Fleet
Stevens
Adjutant-General
15 000 Tons of Coal for Poor in Boston Plan
Mayor Peters met Fuel Administrator Storrow to secure at least 15 000 tons of anthracite for municipal distribution to Boston’s poorer residents this winter. The plan includes 15 stations citywide, direct-from-mine sourcing, and a price near cost with a strict distribution system to prevent profiteering.
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Upham's Corner
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Brighton
Allston
James B. Shea
Park Commission
Will Buy Sites for War Workers Homes in Quincy
Gerald E. Street has been named official negotiator for the United States Housing Bureau in the Quincy district. He will acquire land for the government to build $2,500,000 worth of tenement houses for munition workers near the federal plants in and around Quincy.
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Gerald E. Street
United States Housing Bureau
Quincy
Reasons for New Trial for Rollins Implicate Another in Murder
New testimony presented in Superior Criminal Court by George L. Rollins’ counsel aimed to secure a new trial by implicating another person in the murder of Ordway Hall. Judge Keating reserved his decision yesterday as the proceedings continued.
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George L. Rollins
Ordway Hall
Keating
Superior Criminal Court
Prenatal Care Talk Emphasizes Diet and Wellness
Dr. John B. Swift lecturer at Children’s House on the Common urged expectant mothers to seek medical advice regularly and every two weeks. He stressed six small meals daily, light exercise, proper corsets and footwear, cautious bathing, sea-bathing only with limits, and dental care as crucial for maternal and child health.
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John B. Swift
Swift
Harvard Medical
Tan Shoes Constrained to Two Shades by War Board
The War Industries Board asked shoe manufacturers to limit tan shoes to two shades, medium and dark brown, as a measure announced in Washington on July 24. The directive aims to standardize color choices across wartime footwear.
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Washington
War Industries Board
Widen Dorchester Bay Channel to Boost Local Trade
Massachusetts Waterways official William McNary outlined plans to widen and deepen the Dorchester bay channel to 175 feet to the Neponset highway bridge at an estimated $37,000. He cited the Victory plant at Squantum and Torpedo Boat Destroyers as signs of upbuild in Dorchester and urged federal recognition. The talk occurred before the Dorchester Board of Trade and Real Estate Exchange during their Nantasket outing.
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Dorchester Bay
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McNary
Massachusetts Waterways Commission
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Dorchester Real Estate Exchange
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Squantum
Stroyers
Tam
Neponset River
Neponset Highway
Aircraft Probers Invade New York for Investigation
Attorney General Gregory and Assistant Attorney General Frierson traveled to New York to work with Charles E. Hughes on probing aircraft production plants around New York. They will confer with airplane manufacturers and plan an inquiry in Buffalo next week.
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Washington
Gregory
Frierson
New York
Charles E. Hughes
Buffalo
Women doctors rise in wartime hospitals across Europe
Women surgeons operate on soldiers in Serbia Roumania Russia and Italy where distress is greatest. Ten European hospitals are staffed entirely by women and seven major London hospitals have women in charge. Endell Street Hospital is run by women, and the American Red Cross is asked for women staffed hospitals. Soldiers say the Women’s Hospital is the place to go when wounded.
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Roumania
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Italy
Europe
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Endel Street
Great London War Hospital
American Red Cross
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