Will You Be Drafted From The Army War Rules
Selective service officials see uncertainty in new induction rules as war demands shift. Reported plans call for 20 to 44 year olds to be drafted within 12 months, with deferments for some with dependents and penalties for independent income. Older groups 35 to 45 face classification shifts, with possible mixed or separate calls for duty as quotas rise.
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Britain
Germany
Washington
Selective Service Board
War Department
Army
Congress
Louis B. Hershey
United States
Draft Board
Connally Answers Texas Labor Unions Over Anti-Strike Bill
Senator Tom Connally replies to Texas labor union complaints about his anti-strike bill. He argues for wartime compulsory regulations in defense plants, supports a wage board, and asserts labor must accept reasonable controls to keep war material production continuous. He emphasizes sympathy for workers but says strikes endanger national needs.
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Washington
Texas
Tom Connally
Senator Connally
Congress
War Strikes Prohibited Inside Defense Plants
A statement argues that workers in national defense plants cannot strike, asserting patriotic labor force desire to work during the war and declaring there is no right to strike against the U S government in this critical period.
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United States
Treasury reports 5 585 gifts for war effort after Pearl Harbor
The Treasury disclosed that since Pearl Harbor on December 7 it has received 5,589 donations totaling $478,248.49 from Americans supporting the war. Undersecretary Daniel W. Bell cited the spirit of patriotism behind the gifts and noted items such as rings watches and even gold teeth fillings. Some donors contributed life savings.
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Washington
Treasury
Pearl Harbor
Senate
Vandenberg
Michigan
the Treasury
Daniel W. Bell
Bell
Political Announcements for Democratic Primary July 1942
The Sun lists candidates authorized to run in the July 1942 Democratic primary. Names include F. W. Alverson for Public Weigher H. Grady Thompson seeking reelection FRED Mooty J B Benton Davis G P Gafford Jake J Loy V R Henderson S B Vaughan for Commissioner Prect 2 George Schumacher Robert Dean as Tax Assessor-Collector.
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The
Sun
Prim
Vegetable Insect Control Not Hard
College Station report from Cameron Siddall of the A M College Extension Service says vegetable insect control is simple with a few rules. A home made duster can be built, and early use of insecticides like cryolite rotenone sulphur pyrethrum dust will protect beans cucumbers cabbage and squash. Dust both leaf sides and apply bait for cutworms grasshoppers and other pests.
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Cameron Siddall
M. College Extension Service
College Station
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Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Melbourne
Australia
James Jeffrey Roche
F. W. (Finis) Alverson
H. Grady Thompson
Fred
Hank
Mooty
J. Benton Davis
G. P
Prentice
Gafford
Jake J. Loy V. R
Vernie) Henderson
S. B
Ben) Vaughan
George Schumacher
Robert Dean
Tad
Sewall
Ivory
Colosar
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