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The Canton Repository

Location

Canton, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Mar 24, 1942

Page

9

McKinley Hosts District Speech Contest Saturday

McKinley Highschool will host a district speech contest with six schools Massillon Dover New Philadelphia Wooster Minerva and Wadsworth competing. The event runs from 9 a m through much of the day and will qualify 18 contestants for the state meet in five events including dramatic oratorical original declamation humorous speaking and extempore speaking.

McKinley High School Massillon Dover New Philadelphia Wooster Minerva Wadsworth McKinley

Sen Bilbo Proposes Full Conscription for All Citizens

The Associated Press reports Sen Bilbo of Mississippi introduced a bill in Congress to authorize President Roosevelt to assign all American citizens 18 or older to essential war duties. The plan requires universal registration and would place registrants in military or government and private work as needed.

Roosevelt Sen. Bilbo Mississippi

Measure to amend selective service act on home defense

A proposed amendment to the selective service act would authorize the government to requisition property for home defense tasks alongside broader measures supporting national defense mobilization. The text frames it as emergency power for civilian defense needs.

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