New Occupational Questionnaire Details For Selective Service
The article describes a new occupational questionnaire to gather full vocation backgrounds from men registering for the Selective Service. It targets third registration first, then first and second, with data routed to state directors and the National Roster of Scientific and Specialized Personnel. It aids the U.S. Employment Service to locate workers with technical skills. The form is not for those already in military service and is for study only.
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Selective Service and Tracking Act
Directors of Selective Service
U.S. Employment Service
Selective Service
Technocracy Surges With Large Ads in War Effort
NEW YORK Far from laying idle Technocracy is growing with peak membership and a costly campaign for a North American Technate. Howard Scott heads Technocracy Inc and says the plan includes conscripting people and machines, closing public bars, and a six month postwar term for its total national service.
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Newton Hockaday
NEA Service
New York
Technate
North America
Los Angeles
Roosevelt
Howard Scott
Defense
Douglay MacArthur
Donald Nelson
Technocracy ()Inc
Scott
Technocracy
Pacific Cast
Middle West
O'Technocrae Geray
Anticipated Bicycle Boom Prompts Traffic Crackdown
Martinez California police chief Steve Neil son announces stricter traffic law enforcement amid a bicycle boom caused by a car parts shortage. He will test bicycle license applicants on their knowledge of the highway code to curb violations.
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Martinez
Calif
Steve Neilson
What Kills Cock Robin
New York birds suffer diseases akin to humans including tapeworm malaria elephantiasis appendicitis tuberculosis ptomaine poisoning lead poisoning and various fungi bacterial and viral ailments.
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New York
Snow water content guides California irrigation forecasts
Snow in Nevada City California is studied by the U S Forest Service not just for depth but also water content. Rangers assess spring snow water to estimate irrigation supply for California's Central Valley farmers.
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Nevada City
Calif
United States Forest Service
California
Forest Central Valley
Hold Lost on New Caledonia Hold Lost on New Caledonia
Paul Wool argues New Caledonia is pivotal in Pacific war power with nickel chromite and other resources, a potential base for attacks on Australia, and a flashpoint if Vichy or Japan shifts control. He notes Noumea’s port, airfields, and strategic sea routes from Hawaii to Brisbane shaping Allied shipping vulnerabilities.
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Paul Wool
NEA
South Sea
New Caledonia
United States
Worald
Loyalty Island
New Hebrides
Australia
Philippines
Japan
Commonwealth
New Zealand
New Guinea
Honolulu
Brisbane
Espiritu Santo
Sidney
Sumoik
Fiji Islands
Noumea
Vichy
de Gaulle
Pearl Harbor
Platon
de. Gawle
Jean Pecoux
Indo-China
Victory Prayer in Linneus Marked by Silent Evenings
In Linneus Missouri residents observe a daily quiet prayer for US victory. Each 6 pm the city siren sounds to summon the town to join in silent supplication.
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Linneus
Death of Sandow Attributed to Lifting Car From Ditch
The renowned strongman Sandow died from injuries said to have been sustained while single handedly lifting an automobile from a ditch. His death is reported as a result of the strenuous feat credited to his famous strength and risky display.
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Sandow
A Long Memory but a Short Term
Magistrate Haddock recalls a 34 year old prior arrest when sentencing a voluntary vagraty offender. He delays an additional punishment after recognizing the defendant’s childhood association and old nickname, then sentences him to 30 days.
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New York
Wes
Unclear fragment on 1760 colonial wargames and a shark photo
Fragment mentions 1760 campaign ends and a disputed Guadelope island claim with sugar plantations, contrasting Canada’s larger area. Includes vague notes on a tiger shark photograph from St Augustine studios and a claim about biting without turning over.
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Canada
England
Guadelo ‘Oupe
West Indies
Guadeloupe
the Marine
St. Augustine
Fla
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