Army Draft Projections Put Under Arms by 1943
Selective Service Director Hershey said more than 20 million Americans would be under arms by year end 1943. The report details draft call order, deferment rules, and occupation exemptions as boards adjust to war needs and labor demands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Molony
Washington
Army
Navy
Selective Service
Lewis B. Hershey
Hershey
Congress
National Selective Service
Manpower Commission
Army-Navy
Scrap Drive Sparks Nebraska War Effort Across State
A statewide scrap campaign in Nebraska surpassed expectations as 1.3 million residents contributed 136,171,012 pounds (68,906 tons) in three weeks. Newspapers organized drives, public and private groups mobilized, and towns, farms, and churches turned scraps into war bonds, with communities competing for prizes and collective support for national production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nebraska
Net
Dwight Griswold
Nebraska Plains
W.P.E
Red Cross
Chambers of Commerce
Army eases standards and widens accepts for recruits
The Army lowers disqualification rates by increasing tolerance for venereal disease and illiteracy in recruit quotas. It cites improved screening for eyesight and teeth and notes wartime rejections have fallen from about 30 percent to around eight percent as enlistment continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mose
Speculation on Myron Taylor's Vatican trip sparks peace plan talk
In New York on September 20 the long absence of Myron C. Taylor, personal representative of President Roosevelt, with the Pope in Vatican City triggers wide speculation. Some wonder if the United States has a peace proposal, while others fear possible church reactions to Nazi actions in occupied countries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Myron C. Taylor
Roosevelt
Vatican City
Proving Ground To Receive E Award
Aberdeen Proving Ground will receive the Army Navy E award for wartime production during exercises on September 28. Aberdeen is the first Army operated U S establishment to earn the honor. Principal speakers include Governor OConnor Senator Tying Brig Gen G M Harnes Maj Gen Charles T Harris Jr and Cane Charles F Russell. General Bartes will present the E pennant to General Harris.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aberdeen
Aberdeen Proving Ground
United States
O'Connor
Ty2ings
G. M. Harnes
Washington
Charles T. Harris
Cane
Charles F. Russell
Nai Val
Port Deposit
General Bartes
Harris
Larceny Reported on Oak Hill Avenue
Mrs. Charles H. Eyerly of Oak Hill avenue reported the larceny of $31 from a purse left near an open window on Saturday afternoon. Authorities noted the incident at her residence and are investigating the theft.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles H. Eyerly
Oak Hill Avenue
National Salvage Drive Fueled by Scrap Drive Chief
Stephen L. Debalta, Maryland field representative for the American Industries Salvage Committee, tours Hagerstown and cites a $2.6 million fundraising effort by the committee to boost advertising for the national salvage campaign. He praises Maryland’s efficient War Production Board linked setup and urges the public to convert publicity into actual scrap contributions nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stephen L. Debalta
New York
Hagerstown
Maryland
American Industries Salvage Committee
American Iron and Steel Institute
Debalia
H. C. Triesler
Washington County Selvace Committee
Herald-Mail
Debalta
Japan
Pearl Harbor
Bond Selling Rallies Welcome Paulette Goddard in Maryland
Thousands greet Paulette Goddard at Bond selling rallies with William Gargan. Pangborn Corp hosts lunch and speeches by McCauley Lane and others. Outdoor program at the Pangborn park will be broadcast on WIEST, with sound amplification and a rain contingency plan to move to the Pangborn plant if needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paulette Goddard
Ner Brothers
Miss Goddard
Maryland
Robert H. McCauley
Chairman McCauley
William Preston Lane
Thomas W. Panshorn
Pangborn Corporation
Richard H. Sweeney
Mary Grier
Treasury Department
Mervin Hauser
Paramount Studios
Payette
Pangvorn
Bether Natu
Garett
Hollywood
WIEST
Miss Garrard
Pangborn Young Laily
United Nations
Thomas W. Pangborn
William Gurgan
Fark
Miss
Pangborn
Shareneng
Hren Mane
Vorrien
National Salvage Campaign Needs Volunteer Truck Help
The author urges local firms with two or more trucks to lend vehicles for scrap metal collection in rural areas. He proposes forming Committees of Haulers to organize voluntary trucking, offering official receipts to farmers who sell scrap. He notes transport is the main bottleneck and suggests daily hauls from farms and door to door pickups to boost the salvage effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Ickes
Secretary of the Interior
Hagerstown
Haniers
Tam
Local Quotations Furnished by Kilne Bros Benevola
Kilne Bros supply local quotations on farm goods and prices paid by Benevola producers. The report lists current bids and market conditions affecting growers in the area, providing a snapshot of regional agricultural economics for farmers and merchants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kilne Bros. Benevola
Purple Heart Awards Shine On Allied Air Forces
Win Purple Hearts Seret, Fred J. Rich of Erie Pennsylvania lights a glow as Lieut Engene M. Lochart of Hillsboro South Carolina receives a Purple Heart from Maj Gen Carl Spaatz commander of the U S Air Force in Europe. Twenty three officers and men earned decorations for offensive actions over enemy lines with notable results.
Victory speed limit set at 35 miles an hour
Maryland Governor Herbert R. O'Conor issued a proclamation declaring a 35 mile an hour speed limit on all state owned and operated cars. The measure follows a Baruch committee request and a Roosevelt appeal, but cannot be enforced until speed laws are amended by legislation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maryland
Herbert R. O’conor
Baruch Rubber Conservation Committee
Baruch Committee
Roosevelt
Collision at Baltimore and South Potomac Streets
No one was injured in a Saturday afternoon crash at Baltimore and South Potomac streets as a bus and automobile collided. The bus fender was dented and the headlights shattered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
South Potomac Streets
Nazi Denials Over Field Marshal Kreist Death
New York reports conflicting Soviet and German statements on whether field marshal Hwald von Kreist, famed tank expert, was killed on the Eastern front. Izvestia dispatches from Moscow claim his death and warn he will not be the last enemy to fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Hwald von Kreist
Moscow
Strod
Izvestia
von Essist
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Determ
R. M. Hays & Bros., Inc
Destroyer Rams
Assiniboine
North Atlantic
Geoffrey Salter
Proving Ground
L. Debalta
War Production Board
Findlay French
James F. Solley, Jr
Marylane
Cumberland
Frederick
Annapolis
Boston
Maryland Salvage Section
Sittinga
Carrie Madden
Buffalo
Curtiss- Wright Corporation
America
Port Moresby
C.P
Purple
Fleisher
Nestle Form
Rain
Gabardine Colts
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