Draft Act Update Regulated Youth Registration Rules
Washington reports the Selective Service Act approval sets 18 year olds to register within five days of turning 18, but drafting begins at 19. Ages 19 to 26 face 21 months service unless deferred, with exemptions for ministers, students, unfit individuals, aliens seeking citizenship, state officials, surviving relatives, conscientious objectors proven by the board, current service members, and qualifying veterans. The law remains in effect until July 9, 1951.
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Washington
Congress
Ruman
HADACOL Praised By Covington Woman For Neuritis Relief
Mrs. Mabel Kitchen of 1650 Amsterdam Street Covington Kentucky reports relief from neuritis with HADACOL noting loss of aches improved appetite and weight gain after three bottles. She credits the vitamin and mineral blend for building hemoglobin and delivering nutrients to organs and tissues. The ad touts a money back guarantee and pricing for trial and family sizes.
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Mabel Kitchen
Amsterdam Street
Covington
Deferments Under New Draft Law Explained
The article outlines deferment categories for the draft including conscientious objectors non combat duty farm work hardship cases and dependents. It notes the president may call deferment holders into active service any time and that National Guard eligibility requires pre June 24 1948 service. It also mentions ROTC college students in advanced courses as qualifyers.
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National Guard
Reserve Officers Training Corps
North Illinois Counties Population Rise Reported
The Associated Press reports Will County population reached 134,499 in 1950, up 17.7 percent from 1940. The census office also released 1950 and 1940 figures for DeKalb and LaSalle counties, among others, showing varied gains.
ROTC, Draft Deferments, and Appeals Process
The text explains ROTC does not exempt a student from the draft. Youthes in high school or college receive a one year postponement after completing a year of school. Appeals proceed to a state appeal board, then to a three man final appeal board appointed by the President.
Dedication and Sunday Visits Run Through Mt Vernon Area
Belle Rive and Mt Vernon residents attended a West Side Baptist church dedication in Mt. Vernon on Sunday. The day included numerous family gatherings and visitors from Scheer Villa Grove St. Louis and Grayville, with extended kinfolks dining and sharing in local church and home events.
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Mack Hines
Frank Overby
Jerry
Harry Payne
Shirley
Gertie Wilkey
Jerry Wilkey
West Side Baptist Church
Mt. Vernon
Lester “Loran
Scheer
Donald Johnson
Villa Grove
Woodrow Horton
Charles Horton
Jim Buffington
St. Louis
R. R. Bosne
Dan Starr
Evan Smith
Grant Burgen
Roy Marshall
Carpenter
Edd Davenport
Leta Richardson
Johnny Grieshaber
Grayville
Gene Richardson
Jess Grey
McLeansboro
Nell
Flora Johnson
Duffy Pace
Soi
Dottie Parfitt
Ross Horton
Sugar Camp
McLeansboro Navy Man in Japan
William G. Turpin of McLeansboro Illinois serves as chief communications technician in the US Navy at Fleet Activities Yokosuka Japan. He has been in occupied Japan six months and works in Communication Unit 35 after graduating McLeansboro High School in 1939 and enlisting in 1940.
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William G. Turpin
USN
McLeansboro
Ill
Yokosuka
Japan
Turpin
McLeansboro High School
Navy
Textile Center Lancashire Cotton Trade Hub
Lancashire, famed for its humid climate that keeps threads supple, remains the heart of England's cotton textile trade, sustaining production and industry despite modern shifts.
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Lancashire
England
Families Visit Relatives Across Town This Sunday
and sons visited Sunday with their sister Alma Halzhauer of Grayville IAI. Mr. and Mrs. Duffie Pace and son visited Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Billie Hall of McLeansboro. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wilkey of Effingham spent Sunday with Mrs. Gertie Wilkey and other relatives.
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Alma Halzhauer
Grayville
Iai
Duffie Pace and
Billie Hall
McLeansboro
Charles Wilkey
Effingham
Gertie Wilkey
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ABC
James Marlow
Italy
Rome
Borghese Gardens
Illinois
Associated Press
Belle Rive Pearl Horton
Tae Peice
Glassman’s
SEARS
Fryers
Bacon
Rival Dog Food
Niagara Starch
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H.P
South 10Th St
MET
Craftsman
R.P.M
North 10Th Street
Rae
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