Youths and Draft: College Plans and Draft-Proofing
The piece questions how many youths entering college would become ineligible for the draft and asks if a 19 or 20 year old graduate could pass the aptitude test with a score of 70 to secure draft exemption. It notes Selective Service has no current plans for these youths and estimates the affected number would be small.
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National Education Association
Selective Service
Selective Service Headquarters
Draft deferments for college students outlined by Selective Service
Washington reports Selective Service explains college draft deferments for incoming and returning students. Seniors, sophomores, and graduates may gain draft protection by maintaining class ranking or passing a test. many details await new draft law. Boards will still draft ages 20 to 21 first, delaying coverage for most 18 to 19 year olds.
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James Marlow Washington
Selective Service Headquarters
Selective Service
Ingathering Monday for Frederick Labrador Needlework Guild
The Frederick Section Labrador Needlework Guild holds its sixteenth Ingathering on Wednesday at 2:30 in the Lutheran Chapel. Guest speaker Mrs Margaret B Bostwick of Germantown Pa travels to support the Grenfell Mission. The guild will collect garments towels sheets and pillowcases for Flowers Cove nursing station as part of its 75 year history shipping nearly 4000 items this year. Tea follows the talk.
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Frederick
Labrador Needlework Guild
Margaret B. Bostwick
Germantown
Grenfell Mission
Grenfell
Bostwick
Luff's Stuff Conviction in Spring Rake Field Note
A short verse describes spring greens and greener rags, then moves to a street scene with a well kept lawn and a life task of raking. The speaker references LUFFURROW and a conscience driven effort to complete the labor with speed.
Draftees And Vets Guide On Korea Benefits
Washington outlines Korea era veterans benefits under current law. Eligible servicemen include NSLI, public land home stead preference, Civil Service exam points, with extra points for disability, reemployment rights, and medical care for service connected conditions. Also qualifies compensation for 10 percent or more disability and survivor entitlements if death occurs from service related causes.
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Thomas M. Nial
Washington
Korea
P. L
English Lesson and Word Study Note
A fragmented text discusses language errors and word focus. It mentions misused phrases mispronunciations such as equine and courier versus currier and teather. It prompts daily vocabulary growth with the word dudgeon and a faint concluding line about the man.
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Teather
Audgeon Sparked Attention Among Companions
In The News a brief notes that Audgeon did not go unnoticed by his companions. The report highlights the reaction of those nearby and the attention drawn by his actions. The item reads as a compact observation suitable for a daily notes column.
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Audgeon
Veteran burial and pension rules from a 1940s notice
The article outlines burial expense reimbursement and headstone provisions for service connected deaths, eligibility for widows and children to receive pensions under Korean War era rules, and requirements for wartime service periods between Pearl Harbor and 1946. It also notes a marriage license application in York Pennsylvania for James K. Singer and Miss Mary Lou Walker.
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Pearl Harbor
Korea
York, Pa
James K. Singer
Union Bridge
Mary Lou Walker
Melrose
Doctor Says Malaria Should Be Treated Promptly
A reader with two weeks of alternating chills and fever after a South America trip may have malaria. The article explains transmission by mosquitoes, prevention through draining water, kerosene, DDT, screens, nets, and avoidance after sundown. If untreated, treatment with quinine and ata brine is advised, with early action and possible climate transfer aiding recovery.
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South America
Globe
Solomon Islands
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Washington and Lee
Robert Ripley
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THE
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Hotpoint
Philco
General Electric
Thor
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Budget Terme
Frederick, Md
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Bugs
Bluko
Eae
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Chapline Bldg
W. Patrick St
Edwin P. Jordan
M. D
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Peak XV
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Hoffmaster
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Brunswick
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Harry Footer & CO. Cleaners
N. Market ST. Frederick
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Frederick Iron & Steel, Inc
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