Compulsory Service Bill 15 Outlined in Senate Digest
Washington report outlines administration draft of compulsory military training bill. It covers registration of men 18 to 64, classed into age brackets for active service and home defense, possible National Guard call ups, and voluntary enlistment. It specifies pay, exemptions, reemployment rights, penalties, and a director of selective service with a 1945 sunset.
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Washington
Senate Military Affairs Committee
United States
Congress
National Guard
States
Territories
Selective Service
Senate
Deadline Extended For Cotton Classing In Texas
The filing period for free cotton classing is extended to August 15 east of the 100th Meridian and August 25 for the rest of Texas. The extension covers the South Plains area. applications go through county agents to Dallas Austin or El Paso offices under the Smith Doxey Act. The Malays favor knives for fighting instruments.
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College Station
Texas
Panhandle
Maverick County
South Plains
Dallas
Austin
el Paso
United States Department of Agricultural Marketing Service
First Camp Meeting in Grayson County Recalled
An old timer’s account describes the 1847 camp meeting at Warren Grayson County with Rev. M. Brown and Rev. Mr. Custer, aided by Rev. Duncan from Indian Territory. The piece paints camp life, shelters, benches, campers arriving by foot or horse, dogs roaming, and the social mix of worship and frontier observation.
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Grayson County
C. P. Rahl
Roxton
M. Brown
Custer
Warren
Duncan
Indian Territory
Rahl
C. E. Duncan
Howland
Foundation of Methodism in Grayson and adjoining counties
In a solemn scene Brother Brown leads a hymn and urges the audience to flee wrath to come. He lays the groundwork for Methodism in Grayson and neighboring counties, followed by successors Jefferson Shook and Andrew Davis, with local Savage brothers maintaining Baptist faith while farming Caney Creek and Bois d Arce.
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Brother Brown
the Heavenly King
Grayson
Here's What You May Expect When You're in Army
The War Department outlines a two month introduction to Army life and basic training followed by eight months of specialist and unit training. An additional six weeks cover practical field exercises and maneuvers with a final two weeks of deprocessing and possible National Guard reassignment.
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Washington
War Department
Malta’s Island Group Areas and Components
The Maltese group comprises Malta at 91 square miles, Gozo at 20 square miles, Comino at one square mile, and two uninhabited rocks Filfia and Cominotto.
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Malta
Gozo
Comino
Filfia
Cominotto
Paris Want Ads Chronicle Lost Children Amid Retreat
Pleasingly simple notices from Paris newspapers reveal missing children and parents fleeing the German advance. Ads name individual children and guardians, with details like names ages and locations such as Thomery Orleans Saint Genevieve and Nantes.
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Paris
France
Orleans
Michele Vacheron
Camille
Claude
Ste. Genevieve
Robert
Papa
Neighborly Chore Sparks Domestic Hint
Under Orders Jones watches Brown work in the garden, they discuss time spent and a wife’s reaction hints at a domestic situation. Brown says he started at seven, and his friend expresses disbelief and concern about the long hours and the home front.
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Jones
Brown
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Gomer May
Whitewright Lumber Co
Federal Housing Administration
Grayson Co
A. W. Neville
Paris News
Stephens & Bryant Insurance — Real Estate
Nat'l Bank
Ashburn
Ashburn’s
LaRoe’s
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