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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1924
Page
5
A detailed outline explains past unpreparedness from colonial times to 1916 and the wartime gaps. It covers the 1929 act organizing the Army, mobilization plans for manpower and industry, and the Defense Test scheduled for September 12 to show citizens their roles.
Warsaw reports that active military service for all able bodied males reaching twenty one is set at two years. Privates in cavalry or artillery serve 25 months. In wartime all males from 19 to 60 will be drafted.
South Dakota agricultural explorer Dr. Hansen embarks on his sixth Siberian trip to find a pear able to survive Dakota winters. Financed by a 20000 dollar legislature grant, he seeks varieties resistant to blight and harsh climates, following past successes with Cossack alfalfa and Hansen hybrid plum.
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