Military orders grant leave and extend holidays for Fourth Army
General John Dewitt directed Fourth Army units to suspend most duties and grant leaves during the vacation period. Major General Brendan Peek of the Ninth Corps Area announced Christmas and New Year greetings and noted the emphasis on keeping the military program on track. January draft quotas for the Ninth Corps Area total 14,454 with 7,722 drawn locally and 4,792 transferred from other corps areas. California’s share runs about 6,200. Dewitt anticipated few issues handling the expected draftee influx next month as housing at posts tightens but supplies arrive and other problems are addressed.
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Mio Aga
Jokn Te Dewitt
Fourth Army
Dimglet
Alaska
Grant
Brngat ND. Peek
Ninth Corps
Geld
Henking
Ninthorpa
Wallary
Theother
California
Dewlit
Bookmakers Hide and Seek with Summons Servers
Chicago detectives and deputies hunted 100s of bookmakers tied to Cassidy campaign efforts to shut them down. A flood of 1,380 summonses reached Sheriff Brien as officers visited doors and alleys, finding padlocks and empty hovels while pursuing targets from venturing turf sheets to landlords and communications firms.
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Ap Beer
John F. Cassidy
Cassidy
Illinois
Thomsa J. O Brien
Nitti
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Ar Nitty
Ena Pafarl
Mose
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Drury College Student Brownlow Dead by Own Action
Edwin C. Rice, chairman of Springfield draft board, said Joe Glaser Brownlow, 22, a Drury College student, was to report today for classification. He was found shot in his car with a head wound. coroner Ned White ruled death by own action.
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Springfield
Edwin C. Rice
Draft Board
Joe Glaser Brownlow
Drury College
Brownlow
Ned White
Law Bans Candlelit Meat in 17th Century France
In a historical note from the era of Yerasiet, authorities restricted meat consumption by candlelight, reflecting moral and social controls of the period. The record highlights enforcement of such bans and the cultural context surrounding dining rituals.
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France
School Teacher Shot In Door Of Her Home
Mrs Mabel Hinkley a school teacher was shot at her home in Croptno Idaho as she approached her car after answering a knock. A mysterious assailant fired two shots both missed. She drove eight miles to Orofino where doctors learned the bullet had lodged in her pack. Her condition was listed as serious.
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Croptno
Idahb
George Pankey
Mabel Hinkley
Mie
Hinkley
Orofino
Pulitzer Prize Award Details Mentioned in Brief
A note in a historical listing mentions a Pulitzer journalism prize valued at $1,000 for the best example of a reporter's work. The item highlights the prize amount and its focus on journalistic excellence.
Army Officer Dies Of Heart Ailment
Brigadier General Roger Brooke, 63, commanding posts in the United States and the Philippines and the China-Burma-India theater, dies of heart ailment in Washington on December 19.
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Brig.en
Roger Brooke
United ‘States
Philippinds
Cayal Zone
Fire Retin: pet ot cee ts the oldest Rewipeper
Fragmentary OCR text mentions a fire incident and historical references but prints garbled words. No clear names, dates, places, or outcomes are legible to identify a coherent event or involved entities.
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