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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1940
Page
7
Washington reports President Roosevelt signs a peacetime draft proclamation calling 16 000 000 men aged 21 to 35 to register October 16 for possible service in a national citizen army. The plan envisions 240 000 guardsmen in training and 375 000 in federal service, with further orders pending.
The document outlines a first birthday anniversary after October 16 tied to a new registration day likely six to twelve months after first registration. It explains 16 through 35 year olds may volunteer for four years of training and be accepted before others if suitable. Registration cards go to Selective Service boards, with a national drawing to set call order. Local boards classify registrants as available, deferred for work or dependents, or other reasons.
Sixth and seventh grade boys show highest mischief in April and May per Fidel Tafolla vice principal of Lanter School. Sixth grade had 150 discipline cases, seventh 100, eighth 45. Minor offenses dominated. stealing, gambling, and lying were rare. Most cases occurred in February to May. girls’ cases total fewer but harder to handle. principal R K Brewer commented.
Doddfield's recruit reception center trained the second trio of brothers for the Eighth Corps since opening. Leon J South, 20, of Dike Texas, and his twins Hardy R and Roy South 18 prepared for service in the Army Medical Department. Last week Arthur Bolts 26 Harold 24 and Earl 22 graduated and went to the Thirty-eighth Infantry. Both sets of brothers are assigned to medical duties.
A series of radio talks on methods of fire prevention will be made during National Fire Prevention Week, October 12, by Fire Chief C. G. A. Bort. The broadcasts will be made in San Antonio.
A one day training school for recreation workers of the city and WPA was in progress Tuesday at Woodlawn Lake recreation center. About 50 city and WPA workers attend the classes, held from 8 a.m. to noon, conducted by William P. Witt and Mrs M L Hammond.
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