Draftees From East Arrive for Fort Houston Training
The first trainload of draftees from the Third Corps area arrived at Fort Sem Houston on Friday. They totaled 205 in Company B, 158 in Company A, and 38 in another unit, under Lieut. T. M. B. Hicks, a former Pennsylvania newspaperman. The contingent includes many Pennsylvanians and college graduates. A second train of 400 is due Saturday, with more convoys planned for Monday and February 1, to join the Second division. The group comprises infantry, artillery, engineers and signals candidates.
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Third Corps
Doddfield
Fort Sem Houston
Baltimore
Pensylvania
Indiana
Virginia
T. M. B. Hicks
Pennsylvania
Leutenant Hicks
Fort George G. Meade
Signal Corps
Cold wave drives subzero lows across Montana and region
A cold wave moving from Canada plunges western North Dakota and Montana into deep freezes. Montana towns report subzero readings with Cut Bank at 15 below, Glasgow 12 below, Great Falls and Havre around 10 below, while Missoula stays mild at 30 above and Denver records 1 above.
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Helena
Mont
Canada
North Dakota
Montana
Mercury
Cut Bank
Alberty
Edmonton
Calgary
Wight
Monten
Gissgow
Great Halls
St. Havre
Lewistown
Miles City
N. C
Rockies
Missoula
Rera
Butte
Wyoming
Rock Springs
Oheyenne
Craig
Colorado
Denver
Truckman Dies of Crash Burns Ardmore Area
Burl Evans a 44 year old Eldorado Kansas truck driver died from burns suffered in a highway crash near Ardmore. A transport truck driven by Searey Metzner 35 of Dallas swerved into a passenger car then hit Evans' parked truck. Evans died later. a bystander and Metzner survived with injuries. Metzner hospitalized in Gageville Texas. Marlon Shuman Evans nephew 14, suffered a broken arm.
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Ardmore
Osla
Burl Evans
Eldorado
Kan
Alee
Searey Metzner
Dallas
Evans
Bally
Marlon Shuman
Metzger
Gasngaville
Texas
Merit of stem taxes okhed
Texas legislature debate on an unemployment compensation amendment proposing a merit based employer tax. The State Affairs Committee heard Harry Acreman oppose, arguing merit taxes shift the burden to small employers. Claude Williams of the unemployment commission said the plan would have no labor impact.
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Austin
INS
Seme State
Dey
Texas
State Affairs Committee
Gennte Chamber
Harry Acreman
Lerder
Acrrmay
Claude A. Willams
Federal Social Security Board
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Northwest
STING
Truckman
Okehed
London
Sears
Loys
Kenmore
Oxfords
Goodyear
Streck
Messauine
Rae
Messanine
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