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Last week the War Department dissolved the Army Specialist Corps, commanded by Dwight F. ("Davis Cup") Davis, 63, Secretary of War in the middle '20s. A civilian appendage which was supposed to recruit business executives, technicians, etc., the Corps never worked out practically. Reasons: 1) the Army found the specialists' civilian status a nuisance; 2) the Corps could not hold a man against the draft; 3) the Army was leary of men whose health disqualified them for normal service, for fear they would eventually be a load on the Treasury; 4) the Army, especially the Services of Supply...
...fellow draftees he remarked: "They're all scared," added: "Me, too. But that's what makes a good army. You have to be scared." Cardinal Pitcher Johnny Beazley, 3-A, passed the Navy's physical exam, applied for permission to enlist as a chief specialist in bodybuilding. The draft board of Englewood, NJ. classified Charles Augustus Lindbergh as 3-6 (in vital war work, and with dependents: he has four children...
...EMPEROR'S SNUFF BOX-John Dickson Carr-Harper ($2). How a harassed and suggestible young Englishwoman was saved from almost certain conviction as the slayer of her fiance's father by the supershrewd deductions of Dr. Kinross, specialist in criminal psychology. A brilliant exercise in detecting, a chilling adventure in careful, cold-blooded villainy, a sterling bit of craftsmanship even though one important bit of evidence is held back...
...Crimson look to shot-specialist Thayer Drake and All New England halfback Dick Gifford for much of the strength necessary to top an unusually strong outfit of orange-clad booters...
...Crimson offense, unusually effective thus far, will be sparked by Captain Dick Gifford, all-New England forward, high-scoring shot specialist Thayer Drake, and speedy wing Eli Berman. Jim Apthrop, who has risen from the scrubs to cop a first-string position, and Jack Calhoun, who shares scoring honors with Drake, complete the first line...