Draft Board Members: registration and school of instructions

Creator

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Identifier

20046561

Description

At School of Instruction Conducted for Draft Board Members -- Members of the draft board are attending a Friday school of instruction at the Forty-eighth District Courtroom in Fort Worth, Texas. Members from twenty-two counties are taking the class. Some of the members are mentioned here. Left to right are, S. N. Mitchell, C. E. Birk, B. L. Peevey, and T. Leo Moore. Mr. Mitchell of Hardeman County, Texas, is wearing eyeglasses and a pinstripe suit, holding a paper in hand. Leaning forward with a hand on his chin is Mr. Birk of Iowa Park, Texas. He is dressed in a dark suit. Mr. Peevey of Burkburnett, Texas, is wearing a striped dress shirt, necktie, and trousers. Mr. Moore, of Electra, Texas, is dressed in a button-up shirt, necktie, and trousers. A crowd of men are seated on the pews in the background. Hats are lining the edge of the front pew. Published in The Fort Worth Star-Telegram evening edition, October 12, 1940.

Archival Date

1940-10-11

Collection Name

Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection

Collection Number

AR406-6-1261

Original Format

Negatives, Black & White

File Format

JPG

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Subjects

Draft (Military service); Draft Board; Courthouses; Courtrooms