Many 4 F Men Considered Unfit for Army Duty
The article outlines congressional moves to draft 4-F men into labor battalions after Easter. It cites Selective Service data showing about 3,437,900 men aged 18 to 37 classified F as of Jan 1, nearly 45 percent of Army strength, with reasons for disqualification including physical and mental defects, educational shortcomings, and other non medical factors. It questions what kind of mobile labor force these men could form, noting estimates of 850,000 to 1,000,000 already in essential war work.
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Selective Service Headquarters
Troy
Congress
Austin-Wadsworth
Armed Services
Selective Service
Paul V. McNutt
Robert Patterson
NORITO Offers Fast Relief for Rheumatic Pain
Thousands suffer from rheumatic pain and related disorders now try NORITO a quick acting formula that speeds relief of muscular aches. It promises dependable fast results with an ironclad money back guarantee if the first three doses fail to relieve the pain. See your druggist today for NORITO.
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Norito
Inorito
Invasion Veteran of Coast Guard Seeks Philippines Return
Chief Gunner’s Mate John Pinton, 35, a Coast Guard veteran with 12 years service, rests in Brooklyn with his wife and two sons after fighting in North Africa Sicily and Salerno and serving in the South Pacific. He aims to rejoin invasions, especially the Philippines, believing it the hottest corner and recalling Manila’s proximity. He notes aircraft now pose greater threat than torpedoes.
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New York
John Pinton
Coast Guardsman
Pinton
Philippines
Manila
Coast Guard
Amphibious Command
South Pacific
Brooklyn
Severe Drought Strains England Across Regions
Meteorologists warn Britain's worst drought in three decades grips large swathes of south east and west England. Water boards urge families to curb bathing and warn London water supplies could be rationed this summer without heavy rainfall in the next two months. Dairy boards warn milk rations may be cut.
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London
Britain
England
J W Ferguson Dies At 77 Chairman Of Mohawk Mills Board
James W. Ferguson, 77, longtime Mohawk Carpet Mills chairman and lawyer, died Sunday in Amsterdam. He had served on the Mohawk Mills board for years and led the Montgomery County Trust Co board as well.
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J. W. Ferguson
James W. Ferguson
Mohawk Carpet Mills, Inc
Amsterdam
Ferguson
Mohawk Mills
Montgomery County Trust Co
Sicily mission under fire near Naples harbor ruin described
Pinton, on anti-aircraft duty aboard a Coast Guard transport, recalled landing near Naples with reinforcements for the Italian front. He said Nis was the site of a near miss as a munition ship was struck and burned, and he condemned the Nazi destruction of the harbor, noting its former beauty.
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Sicily
Pinton
Coast Guard
Naples
Nis
Government debate over 4-F soldiers and veterans' benefits
A policy discussion questions whether 4-F men should be drafted into labor units or excluded from veterans' benefits. It considers government responsibility for disabled servicemen, suggests insurance for on the job disabilities, and argues for or against granting benefits to mobilized but physically handicapped workers.
Local notes from West Sand Lake and Ypsilanti
Mrs John Nelson returned to her Ypsilanti home after visiting West Sand Lake to be with her ill father Mr Wicks Carl Wicks recently discharged from the Army has taken a job in Schenectady Robert Kinnon lies in an Albany hospital recovering from an operation The Young Women s Missionary Society of Trinity Lutheran Church will meet Thursday evening April 13 at Mrs Robert Hastings home
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John Nelson
Ypsilanti
Mich
Wicks
Carl Wicks
Schenectady
Robert Kinnon
Albany
Young Women’s Missionary Society of the Trinity Tutheran Church
Robert Hastings
West Sand Lake Dogs Poisoned in Local Incident
State Police investigate poisoning of several pet dogs in West Sand Lake near the extension area. One dog owned by Elton Sp Hanks, once a Farm Bureau agent and now at Cornell, was saved by timely veterinary care. Veterinarians examining the dead pets are named.
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West Sand Lake
Extension
Elton Sp Hanks
Farm Bureau
Cornell
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