Draft picture of selective service shifts under new acts
The article outlines changes for men 20 to 45 in the draft, with 1-A and 3-A reclassifications and the impact on induction timelines. It notes the new allowance structure, potential 18-year-old enlistments, and political hurdles through 1943. It cites military officials and observers on morale, revolts, and future manpower goals.
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Congress
War Department
Germany
Italy
Morris
Berlin
Hitler
Fuehrer
Wadsworth
Detroit Traffic Court Teaches Lesson To Young Teacher
A Detroit teacher cited for running a red light is ordered by a judge to write I went through a stop sign 500 times. The piece also includes wartime rants and letters praising the USO and a Nazi remark about Lidice, reflecting a mix of public notices and sensational asides.
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Detroit
Enlisted at sixty-five Mann heads to M P duty third war
Eugene L Mann of Wenatchee Washington 65 joins U S army for service his golf and business duties paused as he becomes Private Mann for the third time in life he notes age is a number and vows to stay fit for duty while leaving his corporations coping with new absence
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USO
Army
Navy
Mr. Bush
Eugene L. Mann
Wenatchee, Wash
Private Mann
The Tough Driver Returns After Letter Mix Up
A Consolidated Trucking employee was fired by mail for priority cuts. The driver replied he read the notice inside then outside, noting inside said he was fired while outside demanded return in five days. He appeared after the deadline, claiming the mix up.
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Consolidated Trucking Company
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Evatt
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Washington
OUR Comic
Peter Peeve
B. C
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Jwnu
Eigteen
L’envoi
Johnny Blow the Bugle
Prescott S. Bush
U.S.A
U.S.O. S
Oscar Purkey
Heinrich Himmler
Gestapo
Herr Heydrich
Heydrich
Lidice
J. Millar Watt
Adda
U. S. Army
WNU
William McDougall
Sven OO
James F. Ballard, Inc
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Doan
Doans
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