Draft Director proposes stopping Army Navy recruiting
Brig. Gen. Lewis B. Hershey urged War Secretary Stimson and Navy Secretary Knox to halt voluntary enlistments and shift entirely to the selective service system. He warned that volunteering sows rank disparity and morale issues, and recommended a gradual end to recruiting to let the services adjust.
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Washington
Lewis B. Hershey
Stimson
Secretary of Navy
Knox
Armed Services
General Hershey
Roosevelt
Hershey
Army
Navy
Marine Corps
America
United States
Federal Reserve Chief Urges Tax Reform and Withholding
Mariner S. Eccles, chairman of the Federal Reserve, called for lower individual tax exemptions, a withholding tax at source, and opposition to a general sales tax. He favored higher corporation excess profits taxes and suggested exemptions drop to about 1200 for married and 600 for singles, with reduce dependent credits.
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New York
Mariner S. Eccles
Board of Governors
Federal Reserve System
New York State Bankers Association
Eccles
Representative Bray resigns to enlist in Navy service
Gregg and Harrison Counties state representative Clay ton Bray stepped down Monday claiming a desire to serve. He announced enlistment in the Navy and criticized politicians who use national emergencies for self gain.
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Gladewater
Clayton Bray
Gregg
Harrison Counties
Bray
Why tires are restricted under wartime rationing rules
Officials of the Office for Emergency Management explain tire rationing to support war needs. They note 70 to 80 percent of civilian rubber goes to tires and tubes and compare rubber use in vehicles, planes, and military gear with the vast rubber needs of ships, tanks, and aircraft.
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Office For Emergency Management
Army
Navy
Carrier Pigeons Serve in Army Effort in Texas
Texas Game Department explains carrier pigeons of the Antwerp Messenger type aid the Army Signal Corps with 300 civilian lofts registered in 10 cities. Officials urge caution to avoid harming birds, noting their value to agriculture at about 94 million dollars annually.
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Austin
Uncle Sam
Game Department
Antwerp
Army Signal Corps
United States
Texas
Army Eighth Corps
War Department
Army
Wildlife protection appeals amid wartime effort
The speaker urges all possible action to safeguard wildlife during the conflict, emphasizing moral duty and practical measures to minimize harm to animal populations while the war continues.
North Texas Enlists Over 400 Men for Navy Last Week
North Texas district reports enlistment of more than 400 men in the Navy during the week of January 9. Recruits from Abilene Amarillo Dallas Fort Worth Longview Lubbock Paris San Angelo Waco and Wichita Falls transfer to training stations in San Diego Norfolk Great Lakes New Orleans and Corpus Christi. Enlistment offers apprentice seamen with possibility of petty officer rank and pay starting at $60 monthly. Age range 17 to 50. Enlistments may last for the duration of the war.
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Dallas
Navy
North Texas
W. B. Cranston
Southern Navy
Texas
Alabam
Arkansas
Tennessee
Oklahoma
San Diego
Calif
Norfolk
Great Lakes
Ill
New Orleans
Corpus Christi
Abilene
Amarillo
Big Spring
Fort Worth
Longview
Lubbock
Paris
San Angelo
Waco
Wichita Falls
Willing Wife Dinner Joke Sparks Quip Between Couple
A playful domestic exchange has a wife teasing with an offered dish as the husband pretends to guess what she cooked. The light moment captures a candid domestic banter exchanged during a shared meal.
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Selective Service
Army Examining Board
ETEX
Gomer May
Sher
A. Y. Creager CO. M. & P. Bank Bui
Sherman, Texas
U. S
W. A. Gann
Travis County
B. W. Giles
Gann
Arthur Swenson
Usda Defense Board
Guy C. Hartgraves
AAA
J. H. Johnson
del Valley
Medical Corps
Signal Corps
Ouut- O- Doors
Mur
Greasing
Yeager
Sinclair Station
Soc
Public Service Company
United States Defense
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