Draft Cards Go On Record As War Ends
Two Raleigh County draft boards meet for the last time to classify returned servicemen. C Aubrey Smith and E H Turner report retention of files until July 1 when records move to a central state site. No induction calls since September 25 1946 and boards will remain open through July with no meetings planned.
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Raleigh
C. Aubrey Smith
Board 1
E. H. Turner
Board 3
Middle East
Truman
Senate Armed Services Committee
Don
Historical View of Selective Service and Draft Through War Years
The piece traces Selective Service's evolution from the 1940 peacetime draft to Pearl Harbor shifts, noting voluntary enlistments, proposed compulsory training, and changes in age limits and deferments. It highlights the Army and State Department preference for readiness, with millions drafted and broad citizenship impact.
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Army
State Department
Congress
Truman
Norway
Czechoslovakia
Poland
United States
Washington
Pearl Harbor
War Stimson
Germany
Japan
Cities Developing Own Forest Sites
Municipal forests in the United States number over 200 with aims to protect water sheds provide recreation and wildlife habitat and yield timberland profits. Cities along the eastern seaboard Great Lakes and in the west manage forests on long term plans with examples in Manchester New Hampshire North Adams Newark Reading and Newport News.
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Chicago
United States
American Public Works Association
Europe
Association
Seaboard
Great Lakes
Manchester
N. H
North Adams
Mass
Newark
N. Y
Reading
Newport News
New York State
California
Merrill
Wis
Wisconsin
Michigan
Long Branch Mine clears last coal cars after slate fall
A slate fall at the Long Branch mine trapped 29 cars on a Sunday night as crews prepared to close the 34 year operation. J S Laird said the cars may be salvaged or left, with workers reassigned and equipment moved to other units. The End was painted on the final car by Dock Lively, and company homes will be sold or reallocated to current occupants.
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Long Branch
Koppers
Eastern Gas and Fuel Associates
J. S. Laird
Laird
Dock Lively
Raleigh Heights
J. €. Holly
H. C. Skaggs
Holly
Helen
P. M. Snyder
Mount Hope
Massachusetts Gas Company
Lively
County Soldier Ralph L. Tipton Jr. Killed in Washington Mishap
Corporal Ralph L. Tipton Jr. 20 of Saxon died in a traffic accident at Andrews Field Washington D C while stationed there. Funeral plans awaited body arrival. His death adds to wartime losses as Army shifts drafting policy and emphasizes volunteer manpower.
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R. L. Tipton
Saxon
Ralph L. Tipton, Jr
Andrew Field
Washington, D. C
Operator Fears Coal Shortage in Next Winter
Lehigh Coal and Navigation Company president Robert W White warns homeowners may face a fuel shortage next winter due to high operating costs driving anthracite operators from business export of coal to England and rising home occupancy. White notes production may lag demand but does not foresee an empty coal bin, and cites the firm’s annual report showing consolidated net income of 3,701,535 dollars or 1 40 a share versus 1,703,379 dollars or 88 cents a share in 1945.
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Associated Press
Philadelphia
Robert W White
Lehigh Coal and Navigation Company
England
White
Lehigh
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