1941 Compulsory Female Training - Mrs. Roosevelt's Plan

Uniforms for Defense Workers
Utility apron, working nurse, air-raid warden, dress uniform for air-raid warden, canteen dress, working nurse.

From TIME magazine, June 23, 1941

National Affairs

Mrs. Roosevelt's Plan

If boys are drafted, why not girls?  Mrs. Roosevelt sees no good reason why not.  Since the beginning of the depression she has often discussed with the President a cherished plan: drafting U.S. girls for a year of compulsory service.  Last week, like other citizens of the District of Columbia, Mrs. Roosevelt registered for voluntary civilian defense, and brought up again her plan for compulsory female training.

Compulsory as Mrs. Roosevelt's plan would be, it would not be drastic.  The draft would be only an extension of the girls' compulsory education.  Drafted girls between the ages of 18 and 24 would be placed on the same footing as men, given the same subsistence, same wages.  They would learn switchboard operation, nurses' aid, hospital work, buying and preparation of food, automobile driving, map reading, sewing, budgeting, as well as such mechanical skills as they wanted to learn.  Most girls would put in their year at home, would leave home only if they wanted some kind of training which they could not get at home (and if their parents were willing to let them go away).

When the draft bill was being planned last year, Mrs. Roosevelt kept telephoning the President from her Val Kill cottage to urge that her draft-women program be included.  If you are going to mobilize and train a nation, she argued, why leave out half the nation?  But the President knew, and said, that no Congressman would touch a bill containing compulsory training for girls.

Two months ago Mrs. Roosevelt brought up her plan in the Ladies' Home Journal.  It did not evoke overwhelming enthusiasm. In fact, most comment suggested that it scared the daylights out of U.S. men.  Last week, after registering as a defense volunteer, Mrs. Roosevelt went to Manhattan, there, at Mayor LaGuardia's request, examined prospective uniforms for volunteers, confessed "to a little confusion in thinking about uniforms before being entirely certain what work is to be done in them."  In short, although no one in the Government, from the President down, supported her in it, she was still set on getting U.S. women into the draft.

1944 Greenville, SC Local Soldiers serving during WWII

I am hand transcribing this information in the hopes of getting this one page of newspaper into the hands of a family member of one of the people mentioned in this article.  This is the second of four columns.  Time only allows so much typing per day.

It was published June 6, 1944 in THE GREENVILLE PIEDMONT newspaper (Greenville, SC).  These are soldiers that served during WWII.  Thank you for your service.

My end goal is to get this page of the paper into the hands of a relative of someone mentioned OR maybe if a business still exists that is advertised....get it to the owners.  It's only 1 page, so I can only get it to one person.  But my wish is that the paper will be treasured and preserved.

The page in which all this information is included is also the front page of the paper.

This is a small scan of part of the front page

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Invasion today found many Greenville area soldiers stationed in England and probably taking part in either active or supporting roles.

In response to radio invitation that names of such men be reported, the following had been given The Piedmont at press time:

Cpl. Samuel B. Evans, son of Mr. and Mrs. SamEvans of 2 Central Ave, Greenville

Pvt. Samuel G. Reese, whose wife, Mrs. Vivia Wiggins Reese, lives at Greer

Sgt. Jackson T. Ramsy, son of Oscar H. Ramsy of 419 North Main St.

Pfc. Frankie Fosco, Mrs. Stella Fosco, wife, 53 Second St., Woodside.

Cpl. William Long, Jr., Mrs. Louise Long, wife, Mauldin.

Cpl. James Nelson West, son of Mrs. M.L. West, Rt. 3, Simpsonville

Maj. Waldon F. Woodward, son of Walter F. Woodward, 614 E. Washington St

Tech. 5th Grade Harry C. Pearson, Mrs. Martha Pearson, wife, 409 West Ave

Pfc. Henry Earle Alewine, son of Mr. and Mrs. G.W. Alewine, Taylors

Cpl. Couglas Owen, son of Mrs. C. E. Owen, 4 Blake St. Dunean Mill

Pfc. Clarence M. Traynham, Jr.  Mrs. Eileen Traynham, 37 Moody St.  Monaghan.

Pvt. Rolly J. Hall, Mrs. Gladys Hall, wife, Syle St. Dunean Mill

Cpl. Charles Hallman, Mrs. B.I. Hallman, mother, 6 Waccamaw Ave

Pfc. John C. Beck, Mrs. Ruth Ann Beck, 7 Elizabeth St.

Cpl. Goerge Parker, son of George S. Parker, 5 Rutherford St.

Pvt. Harry Bridges, son of C.D. Bridges, 114 Ware St.

Sgt. Herbert Henderson, son of J.N. Henderson, Rt. 6

Staff Sgt. Guy N. Keisler, son of Mrs. O.W. Sutton, 8 Morningdale Dr.

Seaman Second Class Jack Muriel Harden, son of W.T. Harden, Rt. 3, Easley

Capt. M.D. Harden, Mrs. Bula Harden, Central.

Pfc. James C. Goodwin, Mrs. Louise Goodwin, wife, 6 Hampton Ave

Sgt. W.H. Griffin, Jr., son of W.H. Griffin, Sr., 6 Hampton Ave

Capt. Richard V. Magill, Mrs. Kathryn Magill, wife, 103 W. Stone Ave

Staff Sgt. Haskell Goodwin, Mrs. Evelyn Goodwin, wife, 210 Webster St.

Sgt. R.W. Trotter, Mrs. Mildred Trotter, wife, 105 Lois St

First Lt. Samuel D. Norris, son of Samuel M. Norris of Piedmont

Sgt. John A. Sherrill, son of Mrs. Louise Sherrill of 6 Howe St

Master Sgt. Edward O. Chambers of 6 Howe St

Pvt. Chesely L. Griffin, Jr., son of Chesely L. Griffin of Dunean

Pfc. Ralph W. Hester, son of Mr. and Mrs. Maude Ginn, 9 11th St., Judson

St. Sgt. Claude Leach, son of Mr. and Mrs. D.E. Leach, 29 11th St, Judson

Lt. William B. Timmerman, son of Mr. and Mrs. E.Y. Timmerman, 211 W. Croft St

Cpl Alvin J. Harper, 233 N. Laurens St

Sgt. Robert E. Brown, son of Mr. and Mrs. W.L. Brown of Easley, Rt. 2

Sgt. Stephen L. Kondwros, son of Mr. and Mrs. L.P. Kondwros of 10 Jones St

St. Sgt. Jack McDonald, whose parents live at 13 Jones St.

Pfc. Hillard E. Adams, son of Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Adams of 54 Seventh St. Woodside

Master Sgt. Edwin E. Crenshaw, son of the Re. and Mrs. G.E. Crenshaw of 837 W. Washington St

Cpl. Robert L. Flynn, whose wife lives at 110 Lavinia Ave

Sgt. James C. Apkinson, son of Mr. and Mrs. James C. Apkinson, Sr., of 121 Ware St

Pvt. Everett James Hester, son of Mr. and Mrs. O.A. Hester of 1 Seyle St. Dunean

Pvt. John B. Hicks, son of Mr. and Mrs. E.J. Hicks of 45 Seventh St. Woodside

Pfc. John C. Dill, Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. John C. Dill of 18 Wright St, American Spinning

Cpl. C. J. Scott and Pfc. Heyward P. Scott of 17 Sullivan St.

Cpl. H.D. Hutchens, whose wife, Mrs. Ouida Hutchens, lives at 341 Jones Ave

Cpl. Charles Davis, whose wife, Mrs. Thelma Davis, lives at 610 Petigru St

Pfc. Ed. G. Henderson, whose wife, Mrs. Terry Henderson, lives at 610 Petigru St.

St. Sgt. Marion G. Clardy, son of Mrs. Hattie Clardy of 19 Townes St.

Cpl. James Ernest Bishop, Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. J.M. Bishop, Sr. of Route 1, Piedmont

Coxswaim William Joseph Brown, son of Mrs. W.A. Brown of 314 Arlington Ave

Pvt. Willis Pepper, whose wife, Mrs. Edna Pepper, lives at 46 Fourth Ave, Judson

Tech. Cpl. Robert B. Hellams, Jr, whose wife, Mrs. Edith Earle Hellams, lives at 15 Whitsett St, Greenville

Cpl. William J. Long, Jr. whose wife, Mrs. Louise Shealey Long, lives at Mauldin

Pfc. Robert L. Simpson, Jr. Whose wife, Mrs. Esther Phillips Simpson, lives at Piedmont but is now employed in Greenville

1st Sgt. Joseph A. Henderson, whose wife, Mrs. Janie Viola Webb Henderson lives at Travelers Rest, Route 1

Sgt. Pete J. Pleicones, whose wife, Mrs. Grace Pleicones, lives at 518 West Washington St

Pvt. Charles Ozell Purvines, whose sister, Mrs. Elizabeth Green, lives at 119 Church St. Ext, Sans Souci

T. Sgt. Sam A. Hunt, Jr, son of Mr. and Mrs. Sam A. Hunt, Sr., 102 Augusta Place

Pvt. Marcus I Hester, son of Mrs. O.W. Hester  55 Sirrine St.

Cpl. Andrew A. Anastos, son of Mrs. Elex Anastos, 1005 West Washington St.

Cpl. George L. Zalants, son of Mrs. Zalants, 1005 West Washington St

Cpl. Paul Turner, son of Mrs. W.E. Turner of Rt 5 Buncombe Rd

St. Sgt. Wilton L. Rodgers, whose wife lives at 24 Beattie St

Pfc. James H. Alexander, son of Mr. and Mrs. H.L. Alexander of 15 Woodside Circle

First Sgt. William O. Bosworth, whose wife lives at 401 Pinckney St

Cpl. Henry H. Taylor, son of Mr and Mrs H.V. Taylor of Slater

Tech. Sgt. William M. Hackney, Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. W.N. Hackney of 422 Pendleton St

Sgt. William Riley Taylor, son of Mr. and Mrs. D.F. Taylor of a500 Washington Ave

Staff Sgt Ashley E. Butler, son of Mrs. Ashley A. Butler, 3 Parkwood Dr.

1954 Navy Vs. William & Mary ~ American Football

I captured a few images from the game program that I thought I would share.

Hoping someone that might be related to one of these fine chaps might enjoy the pictures.

There are many more in the program, so if you think a relative of yours might have been involved and would like me to look for a picture, just let me know.

I put the names in the body of my blog...hoping that someone that might be doing a search of relative names will happen upon this post when the search engines crawl.

This is J. Philip Monahan

 Charlie Sumner & Jerry Sazio

 Walter F. Boone

 First Row: Jim Royer, Jim Owen, Alex Aronis, Hugh Webster, Captain Phil Monahan, Bob Craig, Joe Gattuso, John Hopkins, and Ronnie Beagle
Secon Row: George Thomas, John Honse, George Textor, Dick Dutnell, Bob Davis, John Weaver, Jack Garrow, Frank Bendrick, Pat McCool, George Welsh
Third Row: Dick Echard, Bill Smith, Wilson Whitmire, Ed Malynn, Chet Burchett, Vernon Dander, Lee Brantley, Paul Gober, Bob McElwee
Fourth Row: Jim Byrom, Geore Warren, Ken Holden, Leonard Benzi, Bill Hepworth, Bill Mohn, Jim Wood, Vince Monto, Dick Guest, Jim Hower
Fifth Row: Merl Johnson, John McHugh, Jim Barker, Charles Levis, Dave Korzep, Don Jahn, John Russell, Roy Freeman, Bob Vaselenko

 And this was just a fun advertisement in the program

1954 Army Navy Football Game Program

I have been fortunate enough to acquire a full magazine program from the 1954 (actually, I got 2 of them).

My hope is that it will end up in the hands of someone that is friends or relatives of one of these great men. 

In order to hopefully reach as many friends or relatives as possible, I took the time to actually type every single players name...as well as every man whose photo appears in the magazines.

So, although it's a great piece of history for children, grandchildren, or great-grandchildren of some of these people...it has some great ads too.  I have those outlined as well. Pepsi, Coke, and those ICONIC cars~!  I documented every page!

Here are a few pictures from the program magazine and below the pictures are the names and details of all the advertisements.  Please share so we can reach as many as possible.

 

This is basically a page by page description of the entire magazine.

 

Letcher Aviation "hats off" advertisement

Broadmoor Hotel and the Colorado Springs chamber of commerce SALUTE the United States Air Force Academy advertisement

Body by Fisher advertisement

Reddy Kilowatt Philadelphia Electric ad

General Dynamics Ad

Chevrolet Ad

****Picture (football & military uniform on same page) Robert G. Farris, Capt. USMA

Caltex Petroleum ad

****Picture (football & military uniform on same page)  J. Philip Monahan, Capt, Navy 1954 team

Bulova Official timepiece of the Army Navy game ad

**Cartoon of Bob Farris "toughest assignment" (the first non-playing captain in West Point's history)

'55 Pontiac ad

Letter from US President & picture

Letter from US Secretary of Defense & picture

****Picture & Bio of Robert T. Stevens Secretary of the Army

****Picture & Bio of Charles Sparks Thomas Secretary of the Navy

****Picture & Bio of Harold E. Talbott, Secretary of the Air Force

Leaders of battle today article

****Picture Lieutenant General Blackshear M. Bryan Superintendent USMA

****Picture Rear Admiral Walter F. Boone  Superintendent USNA

**Cartoon Eddie Erdelatz & Earl Blaik

IT&T Advertisement 

Davison Chemical ad

Statistics of the Army Football Squad 1954 (all names of players, coke bottle with gold football charm - coke ad)

Lucky strike ad with the Army players on one page & Navy players on opposite page

Statistics of the Navy Football Squad 1954 (all names of players, coke bottle with gold pompom charm - coke ad)

McCormick Ad

McDonnell Aircraft Ad

***Picture Brigadier General Edwin J. Meessinger, Commandant of cadets USMA

****Picture Captain R.T.S. Keith, Commandant of Midshipmen USNA

Philco ad with Miss America

****Picture Brigadier General Harris jones, Dean, USMA

Cadillac Ad

****Picture Colonel Earl H. Blaik, Director of athletics and head football coach, USMA

AMOCO gas ad

****Picture  Capt C. Elliot Loughlin, Director of athletics USNA

GM Diesel ad (featuring a submarine)

****Picture Lieutenant Colonel James T.L. Schwenk, Graduate manager of athletics USMA

Ford Thunderbird Ad

****Pictures of Lt. Col. Edwin W. Richardson, public Information Officer.  Joseph M. Cahill, Director sports information.  Col. Elliott W. Amick USA (Ret) Assistant Graduate Manager of athletics

Fairchild Aircraft Division ad

****Pictures E.E. "Rip" Miller, Asst director of athletics  USNA,    Commander C.S. Mintner, Jr. Executive officer, Dept of physical education USNA, Captain M.D. Gilmore secretary-treasurer Naval Academy Athletic Assoc.    Commander r.C. Giffen, Jr.  Officer rep of football, USNA.  John T. Cox  Director of public relations Naval academy athletic assoc

Grumman Ad

****Pictures George Blackburn -Backfield Coach, Captain L. Dobbs -Backfield Coach, Carney Laslie -Line coach, Paul J. Amen-end coach, Paul Kietzel - line coach, Captain Felix A. Blanchard - Plebe coach

Hallicrafters Ad

Army coaching staff article

Oldsmobile 88 Ad

****Picture Edward J. Erdelatz, head football coach, USNA

Sperry gyroscope co Ad

****Navy Coaching Staff with picture of Len Eshmont, Dick Duden, Eddie Erdelatz, Ben Martin, Frank Foster, Homer Hobbs

2 small ads, Vincent J. Spelman & Co (Sailmakers) and Micro Switch Honeywell

Shell Oil Ad

****Picture of Army Varsity Football Squad - 1954. John Wing, Jerry Hagan, Billy chance, Godwin Ordway, Pete Vann, bob Farris, Tom Bell, Joe Franklin, James Miller, Charles Bliss, Joe Cygler, Pete Lash, Richard Murtland, Robert Reynolds, Thomas Shuff, Nichlas Bruno, Glenn Allen, Donald Smith, Donald Satterfield, Art Johnson, Joe Bishop, Bob Kyasky, John Politis, Albert Oppel, Richard Fadel, Russell Mericle, Ralph Chesnauskas, Norris Harbold, Darrold Erickson, James Kinzer, Mike Zeigler, Flay Goodwin, Ronald Melnik, Howard Glock, Edward Szvetecz, Frank Burd, William Cody, Donald Shannon, Donald Reid, Michael Petruno, Richard Stephenson, Paul Sullivan, Pat Uebel

Allis-Chalmers Ad

****Picture of Navy Varsity Football Squad - 1954.  Jim Royer, Jim Owen, Alex Aronis, Hugh Webster, Capt Phil Monahan, Bob Craig, Joe Gattuso, Joh Hopkins, Ronnie Beagle, George Thomas, John Honse, George Textor, Dick Dutnell, Bob Davis, John Weaver, Jack Garrow, Frank Bendrick, Pat McCool, George Welsh, Dick Echard, Bill Smith, Wilson Whitmore, Ed Malynn, Chet Burchett, Vernon Dander, Lee Brantley, Paul Gober, Bob McElsee, Jim Byrom, George Warren, Ken HOlden, Leonard Benzi, Bill Hepworth, Bill Mohn, Jim Wood, Vince Monto, Dick Guest, Jim Hower, Merl Johnson, John McHugh, Jim Barker, Charles Levis, Dave Korzep, Don Johan, John Russell, Roy Freeman, Bob Vaselenko

AC defense products Ad

the Jam handy Organization Ad

Service Series Scores

Treadwell Construction Co Ad

**Cartoon of Bob Farris "Army's Spark-plug captain"

GMC Hydra matic Ad

****Pictures (each in military & football uniforms) & little bios. H. Glenn Allen, Joseph a. Bishop, Michael James Petruno

Philadelphia Gear Works Ad

****Pictures (each in military & football uniforms) & little bios. Peter Joel Vann, Michael Grant Zeigler, Patrick Norman Uebel

Pepsi-Cola Ad

****Pictures (each in military & football uniforms) & little bios. Thomas J. Bell, Charles F. Bliss, Thomas Kilby Shuff

Exide Batteries Ad

****Pictures (each in military & football uniforms) & little bios. Peter Waller Lash, Ronald Peter Melnik, Howard George Glock

Veedol, Tydol A. Ethyl Ad

****Pictures (each in military & football uniforms) & little bios.Jerome Francis Hagan, Richard Anthony Fadel, Nicholas J. Bruno

Canada Dry Ad

****Pictures (each in military & football uniforms) & little bios.Donald Wade Satterfield, Godwin Ordway, III, Robert A. Kyasky

Steel and Alloy Tank Co Ad

****Pictures (each in military & football uniforms) & little bios. Joseph P. Franklin, Fred Gerard Knieriem, William Francis Cody

Mobiloil Ad

****Pictures (each in military & football uniforms) & little bios. Arthur D. Johnson, Norris Brown Harbold, Jr, Joseph Cygler

New Departure Ball Bearings Ad

****Pictures (each in military & football uniforms) & little bios. Edward Szvetecz, Russell A. Mericle, Richard E. Stephenson

Republic Aviation Ad

****Pictures (each in military & football uniforms) & little bios. Ralph J. Chesnauskas, Billy J. Chance, Donald W. Holleder

2 half page ads. Fidelity-Philadelphia Trust Co, & Berwind-White Coal mining Co

****Pictures (each in military & football uniforms) & little bios. Frank Albert Burd, Albert F. Oppel, Flay O. Goodwin

Automotive Thrust Bearings Ad

****Pictures (each in military & football uniforms) & little bios. Richard Charles Murtland, David N. Thomas, John Raymond Wing

2 half page ads. Arma Corp. & Robertson Products for industry

**Cartoon of Phil Monahan "Navy's big ground-gaining captain"

2 half page ads, Drive careful ad and Florsheim Shoes Ad

****Pictures (each in military & football uniforms) & little bios. Robert William Hepworth, Patrick Richard McCool, James joseph hower

2 half page ads. Collins Radio & Sun shipbuilding

****Pictures (each in military & football uniforms) & little bios. Ronald Gerald Beagle, Leonard Fred Benzi, Alexander Basile Aronis

2 half page ads. Leone's fine foods & rare vintages and Eseco electric service engineering

****Pictures (each in military & football uniforms) & little bios. John Holmes Honse, III,  Kenneth Leroy Holden, Joseph Anthony Gattuso

2 half page ads. Eastern Stainless Steel Corp & Bendix Radio

****Pictures (each in military & football uniforms) & little bios. George Thomas Welsh, Wilson Royer Whitmire, George Paul Textor

2 half page ads. Greyhound & Martin-Parry Corp

****Pictures (each in military & football uniforms) & little bios. Richard Clark Dutnell, Roy Bell Freeman, Jr., Robert J. Craig

2 half page ads. Remington & Kollsman

****Pictures (each in military & football uniforms) & little bios. Edward Eugene Malynn, James Ellwood Royer, John Clark Weaver

2 half page ads. Hughes aircraft, ERCO

****Pictures (each in military & football uniforms) & little bios. Frank Edward Bendrick, Paul Dominic Gober, Jack Afred Garrow

2 half page ads. Dutch Masters & the Pennsylvania Co

****Pictures (each in military & football uniforms) & little bios. James Leon Owen, Hugh Larimer Webster, John Isaac Hopkins

2 half page ads. Hollingshead Corp & Aerojet-General

****Pictures (each in military & football uniforms) & little bios. Richard Payne Guest, Robert Wythe David, Richard Dean Echard

2 half page ads. Cities Service & I.T.E company

****Pictures (each in military & football uniforms) & little bios.James Newton Barker, Vernon Allen Dander, Olgert Vincent Monto

2 half page ads. Dempster Dumspter & Bellevue Stratford

****Pictures (each in military & football uniforms) & little bios.Carroll H. Joseph Wittner, William Theo. Mohn, Jr. David Anthony Korzep

2 half page ads. Alan Wood Steel & Purolator

****Pictures (each in military & football uniforms) & little bios. Chester Wayne Burchett, Robert Fred Vaselenko, James Thomas Byrom

2 half page ads. Stetson hats, Coleman instrument Co

cartoon

4 ads. Raytheon, Arundel, USF&G, Jamestown metal

This is West Point article

2 ads. Moore-McCormack Lines & STD Corp (Sword maker)

This is Naval Academy article

2 ads. Wayne pump co & Philadelphia gas works

Army and Navy men of football since the beginning article

2 ads. Gremco & Stroukoff

4 ads. SKF Ball & Roller bearings, Sylvania, Flying equipment sales co, Audio Products corp

***Pictures of Donald E. Reid, James H. Kinser, & J.E. Clarkson

Ads. Elastic stop nut corp of America, Ford Instrument Co, Curtis Bay Towing (tow boats), & Davidson transfer & storage

Ads. Aro Vision-eering & Flexitallic

Ads. Piasecki Helicopters & e.W. Bliss Co

Ads. Gahagan Construction Corp, Atlantic Gulf and pacific Co (dredging), Wigton-Abbott Corp

cartoon

Ads. J.M. Willis, Durham Aircraft Service, American Steel Band co, Ward Leonard

Ads. Hollingsworth, hycon Mfg. Kiwi shoe polish, Philippine air lines

The Service Academies article

Ad. CF&I

Reader! At-Ten-SHUN!!! article

Ads. Rohr, Greer test equip, northern Ordnance, ARC (aircraft radio corp)

ads. Streetcars, oerlikon Tool & Arms Corp of America, C.J. Langenfelder & Son, Continental Motors Corp

ads. The Brown Palace Hotel,  Loral Electronics, Meirath & Gasket Co, Watson Elevators

ads. Aetco, Soreng, S. Morgan Smith, & Coro Jewelry

West Point Alma Mater (music & words)

ads. Green Spring valley club whisky, Magnavox, Jacob Reeds Sons (military uniforms), McWilliams Dredging

Navy Blue and Gold (words & music)

ads. Seelye Stevenson Value & Knecht, Webcor,  Buy bonds ad & TRC 

Words & Music for ON, BRAVE OLD ARMY TEAM

words & music for ANCHOR'S AWEIGH

ads. Black Knights of West Point, Scintilla Division, Red Cross

cartoon

Rheingold lager Beer

Miller Beer (back cover)

 

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