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Lottery Draw Lists 10 500 Numbers for Army Service
An extensive drawing began Friday morning and continued through the night, exposing 10 500 numbers to determine order of liability for first army service. Officials including Secretary Baker and Maj. Gen. Bliss oversaw the process, with hundreds of districts impacted and 157 numbers withdrawn before a threshold was reached.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chineton
Baker
Mamberlain
Senate Military Committee
Dent
Use Military Committee
Warren
Kahn
Anking
Senate
House
Tasker H. Bliss
Army
Enoch Crowder
McCain
Djutant