- Headline
-
17 Million Become Numbers for Army In National Lottery
- Sub-Headline
- 17 1/2-Hour Drawing Means 800,000 Will Enter Service in Few Months, With 30,000 Called Before Nov. 18
- Publication Date
- Wednesday, October 30, 1940
- Historical Event
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President Roosevelt Signs Selective Training and Service Act
This database includes 2,535 articles about this event - Article Type
- Newspaper
- Location
- Page Section and Number
- 1
- Author/Byline
- Lyle C. Wilson
- History Unfolded Contributor
- Mary F.
- Location of Research
- Library of Virginia: Find Newspaper Archive Database
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