Roosevelt Conscription Plan Moves Forward Congress Post
President Roosevelt returns to Washington as Congress eyes action on a nationwide draft beginning with a 26.5 million registration on October 16. Key points include appointing a draft director, funding the defense appropriation, and establishing enrollment and administration procedures. Col Lewis B Hershey is a leading candidate for the draft director post.
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Mystery Death Bottles Probed in Cambridge Case
Cambridge authorities probe the death of Varrell J. Warrell a Harvard graduate music student found dead in his apartment. Officers recovered three glasses one half filled with an unclear liquid and two empty. An $81 000 life insurance payout named unknown beneficiaries. Medical examiner termed the death undetermined awaiting a state toxicology report.
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National conscription push probes draft process and publicity
The Joint Army and Navy Selective Service Committee plans a major public rollout as it moves toward forming a national conscription organization. It will publish names of registrants and deferrals, seek broader debt relief for soldiers, and urge swift legislation while detailing enforcement and financial standards for service and postwar life.
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Draft Press Head Named for Texas
Austin Sept. 18 The adjutant general's office announced the appointment of Col. Paul Wakefield of Austin to the white staff group as press and public relations officer for Texas in the administration of selective service measures. Information on selective service and national guard affairs will flow through Col. Wakefield.
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Committee Seeks Consular Adviser for Mexican Consulate
Omar Joveie faces departure from San Alenia to Oklahoma City to testify before a Congressional committee on interstate migration of United citizens. M. C. Gonzales is named as adviser to the Mexican consul general.
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Volunteers Seek Service in Washington Draft Era
Washington Sept 18 MM Wish to Volunteer for war service have registered under conscription rules. They are classified and await further instruction while factions work to prevent widespread volunteering in defense industries.
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Registration urged for away draft-age men
Sept 18 draft officials urged men aged 21 to 36 away from home on October 16 to register at their nearest precinct. Travel registration cards will be forwarded to home counties by county clerks. In Bowling Green Ky a Warren County Old Men's reunion drew 150 men over 35, with focus on the Hayes-Tilden face among Roosevelt Win r \
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Texas National Guard enlistment drive under way in Texas
Maj. Gen. Claude V. Birkhead outlined peacetime strength goals and a rapid expansion plan for the Texas Guard at a Brownwood event hosted by Lone Star Brewery. The Brownwood camp will be tented with wooden structures and civilian labor, aiming for about 13 000 troops, with many vacancies to be filled from within.
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Fragmented confession from a streetwise recruit
A nameless speaker recalls hardship during enlistment attempts at Fort Sam Houston. He describes living on a meager budget, fears consequences of being recruited, and complains about two recruiting officers who eye him judgmentally on the street. He asks Miss Fairfax for guidance.
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Experts Chart Business Boom This Year
Washington insiders reveal a confidential report prepared for President Roosevelt by government experts projecting a 125 percent industrial output in the last quarter of the year and a national income near 74 billion dollars. The defense program of 16 billion supports full impact by January and February with two years of elevated activity and a partial tapering afterward.
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Attorney to Speak at Boys' Forum
Local attorney Jimmy Tatalis Sr. will headline the Boys' Club forum discussing Its Great to Be an American. G G Troutz, public affairs chair, will coordinate weekly speakers for the series starting Wednesday at 8.
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