Word: precinct
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...unique day in U. S. history: the day when, for the first time in peace, men born between Oct. 16, 1904 and Oct. 15, 1919 will have to register for the draft. Most of the 16,500,000 know just what to do (go to their local precinct centre, fill out a simple registration form), will do it with no fuss & fumble. But some fussing & fumbling there is bound to be. To cut confusion to a minimum, last week the Army's Temporary Draft Administrator, Lieut. Colonel Lewis B. Hershey, and his associates tried to answer all puzzlers...
...However, I believe that even such simple operations as the organization of precinct clubs or the like or active participation in political meetings would be in violation of the law. Lending of one's name to committees in support of a political candidate is at least on the border line and may well cross...
...support and loyalty of the candidate. His campaign tour, hitting the West first, striking at the East and New England in late October, was laid out. "Go back to your states," said he, "and have meetings with your county leaders. Then get them to have similar meetings with precinct workers. I have received fine reports from various parts of the country of tremendous enthusiasm and interest. But that is not enough. There must be organization in nation, State, county and precinct...
...Taft, are constantly surprised when he shows up on top in political scrimmages. What such wisemen do not realize is the depth, solidity and range of Bob Taft's political machine-shop background. As speaker of the Ohio Legislature's House, as a State Senator, as a precinct worker all the way up from doorbell-pulling, he long since graduated from one of the toughest political schools in the country - Ohio politics...