New Draft Rules Extend Selective Service Examinations
Washington Jan 31 new regulations for selective draft physical examinations were issued by Provost Marshal General Crowder. Local boards will forward most nonunconditional cases to the medical advisory board and underweight or short registrants will face medical review. Additional rules will soon be issued on special limited service.
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Washington
Crowder
Medical Advisory Board
Medical Board
Medical Advisory Board For Classification
Nevada State News Summary of Territorial Reports
Mountain lions of unusually large size were killed near Ely. Major Ed Ardery of Virginia City is now on General Pershing's staff. A US justice department official reports Antonio Forcelini will be taken to the Presidio after being arrested as a deserter. Elko sees custody transfer for A C Camplain and Theodore Castle linked to a cow killing near Midas. Young men turning 21 face compulsory draft registration under a new Congressional bill backed by the Administration.
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Nevada State News
Ely
Ed Ardery
Virginia City
West Point
Nevada
General Pershing
Department of Justice of the
United States
Sullivan
Antonio Forcelini
Las County
Jackson
Calif
Presidio
Forcelini
District Board
A. C. Camplain
Theodore Castle
Elko
Harris
Chas. A. Cantwell
G. 8. Hayes
Midas
Hayes
Congress
Sugar Beets Promoted For Home Gardens By Expert
A former Hawkeye agricultural expert urges rural families to plant sugar beets next summer. He says Iowa soil suits beet production and a 20-foot row could cut an average family’s sugar bill by 90 percent. The plan promises households a personal refinery with beets boiled into syrup for cooking and sweetening.
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Holden
Men Who Stole Sheep Failed To Get Money
G W Allen and C H Bowen shipped 1800 stolen sheep to Omaha but did not receive payment. The selling commission grew suspicious and delayed, while 600 sheep remain unaccounted for. Bowen denied involvement, Allen claimed he acted for a Nevada owner. R S Mount, labeled a deserter for skipping Washoe County exam, will be examined in Jefferson Missouri for possible mobilization.
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Winnemucca
Nevada
G. W. Allen
C. H. Bowen
Omaha
Allen
Bowen
R. S. Mount
Washoe
Simple home tests for tea and coffee
The article explains quick tests to detect dressing in tea by rubbing on linen and to assess coffee purity by floating grains in water. It notes that pure tea leaves little dust and pure coffee grains float due to oil coatings. It also reports U.S. population figures as of January 1 and discusses money in circulation per person. It mentions the death of James Heaney at McGill after a 30 foot fall, his employer, and surviving family.
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Popular Science Monthly
U. S. Treasury
United States
Treasury
James Heaney
McGill
Industrial Association
Heaney
Nevada Consolidated Copper Company
Childern
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Scheeline Banking & Trust Co
General Banking
Trust Company
Business Exchange
Savings Department
Stocke and
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Ion
United States Federal Reserve Bank
U. S. Postal Savings Depository
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First National Bank
Bhlko, Nevada
J. A. Seweut
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O. F. Williams
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Henderson Banking Company
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