Word: elliott
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...World War I) sent out a column in which he said that Conscription Chief Dr. Clarence Addison Dykstra had turned up "on the rolls of the Dies Committee, all tangled up with the heads of Communist organizations," accused General Oliver P. Echols of overstepping his authority in rejecting Captain Elliott Roosevelt's resignation (TIME...
Because his appointment as a reservist captain in the Army Specialists Reserve had kicked up such a fuss that it might have "an injurious effect on the selective service program," Elliott Roosevelt last week tried to resign his commission, so that he could go home to Fort Worth to register for the draft. On the grounds that his services were needed and that poor eyesight would disqualify him for fighting or flying, Brigadier General Oliver P. Echols, his commanding officer at Wright Field, refused his resignation...
...Texas chums of Elliott Roosevelt hinted that he had exaggerated the extent of the sacrifice...
This week Elliott said solemnly: "I decided to join the Army because I must live with my conscience. . . . Instead of doing something good, I found I had committed a horrible political error. I had done one more thing to convince Father I always put my foot in my mouth. ... If I hurt my father's chances in November I know Father will think I have done right...
...Seattle, fortnight ago, six fishermen lined up outside a boathouse on Elliott Bay, to receive prizes. They were the top six winners in the annual Salmon Derby sponsored by the Seattle Times. The prizes were brand-new automobiles...