New England Recruits Face Draft Board Failures At Fort Devens
About 20 percent of 253 New England draftees failed army physicals in the first peace time draft. Army doctors cited poor teeth and heart conditions among reasons for rejection. Of 984 men in the First Army Corps area ordered to report to Fort Devens by Friday, some may be unavailable. Rejected men recalled the ceremonies and send-offs from their hometowns.
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Fort Devens
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New England
First Army Corps
Mport
David W Baker Fined 315 in Corporation Court
Traffic fines totaling 315 were assessed Tuesday in Corporation court against David W Baker residing at 31 West Courtland Place. Baker faced nine charges including speeding and failure to stop at signals and at a stop sign after a 11 mile chase by a traffic patrol officer.
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Corporation Court
David W. Baker
West Courtland Place
Baker
Belmont Widow Receives American Women’s Award
Mrs August Belmont widow of New York financier was honored with the American Women's Association Medal for eminent achievement at the annual Friendship Dinner. The citation praised her years in theater opera and philanthropy, noting a stage career beginning in 1887 in San Francisco and ending with her marriage in 1890.
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New York
August Belmont
and McLog
American Women's Association
Roedel
Friendship Diner of Business and
Belmont
San Francisco
Magazine Stand Cleanup In San Antonio Prompted
San Antonio magazine distributors were invited to a stand cleanup after a complaint by school and PTA officials. Commissioner Lipscomb announced the action following a Monday meeting with the Board of Trade Association group and magazine sellers.
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San Antono Wnoecale
Shane
Potter
Louis Lipscomb
Lipscomb
Shirch
P T. A
Lipscoms
B.T. A
Way to Believe Headaches in a Hurry Ad Copy
Anacin pocket pack offers four tablets for ten cents with 32 40 and bottle options. Claims relief for headache rheumatism neuritis and neuralgia. Warns to consult a physician if pain persists or worsens.
Local draft board explains order numbers and call percentages
Walthall and other draft officials describe how local and national lottery order numbers interact. They stress that a registrant's chance of being drafted depends on board total registrants and quotas, not on high or low order numbers, with crossboard adjustments keeping relative positions consistent.
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Walthall
Draft Board
Bomeau
Acin Bannisitr
State Staff
Selective Service
Bim
Hexar
Florence men eager for year in army after draft
The first group of inductees gathered for training with dozens volunteering to serve a year. Florence youths Morris, Wales, Priest and others explained they volunteered or accepted a one year stint, some hoping to return to civilian life or jobs after training. Local San Angelo residents and others from the area shared similar motives, with orders and numbers cited as they prepared for transportation to Dodd Field and ongoing selective service inductions through November 26.
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Morris
Axld Norwood Wales
Florence
Texas Carbonate Company
William Clifford Priest
Mre
Hirsh
Dursdey
San Angelo
BELD
Malcolm Ramsay Jr
WPA
Co. L. Cameron
Army
L. E. Wilkinson
Wilkinson
W. B. Stansley
John A. Duncan
C. &. Bryant
John A. ‘Wade
Houston
Elton “Kieling
Kiesling
J. H. Clark
Sao Angelo
Otas White
William F. Lee
Dallas
Tiougtan
Doddfield
Bexar County
Selective Service Act
Drafted From Wisconsin and San Antonio Base Quotas
Four selective service registrants will be inducted along with 66 volunteers to fill the first draft quotas. Leon N. Walthall, chief clerk to Bexar county draft boards, notes boards 11 and 6 supplied the needed volunteers. Questionnaires mailed for the registrants and volunteers. additional mailings paused until another quota call.
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Selective Service
Army
Leon ‘N. Walthall
Bexar County
Fou
Fort Gam Houston
Walthinfield
Italians Repulse Attack on Island Gaidaro
Italian forces repulsed an attack on Gaidaro in the Aegean, with the communique noting sharp fighting on the Epirus front but no material change. It reports heavy Italian air bombardment in the region and a claimed minimal loss of planes against enemy anti aircraft. The note mentions Allied bombardments of Tobruk Bardiz Salum and other East Africa positions with no serious losses.
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Gsidaro
Joie
Galdaro
Greece
Turkey
Epirus Tront
Ezekal
Boali
Panca
Gaidaro
Aegean Sea
Egypt
Tobruk
Bardiz
Salum
Agordat
Corondil
Bunn
GheriMe
East Africa
Pendergast Indictments Dropped in Fraud Case
Federal charges against T. J. Pendergast and two allies for conspiracy in Missouri figure anet case were dismissed at the request of U S district attorney Maurice M Milligan. Dismissal also covered R E O Malley and A L McCormack while Richard K Phelps reported Milligan sought the move via telegram.
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Kansas City
T. J. Pendergast
Missouri
Maurice M. Milligan
U.S
A. Lee Wyman
Sioux Falls
S. C
Merrill E. Otis
Hiseneell
Peidergest
R. E. O'Malley
Deferments Up to Local Board UBTIN Key 19
A state selective service official stated local boards have no authority to grant or recommend deferments for registrants called for classification. Adjutant General J Watt Page urged boards to handle inquiries from families and employers. He said individuals may present themselves or provide written evidence to local draft boards. He also noted duplicate registration cards may be issued when lost and urged reporting fraudulent certificates to the Department of Justice.
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UBTIN
Department of Justice
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