Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1917-08-09
UDRAIN COUNTY, MISSOURI, THURSDAY, AUGUST 9, 1917

tinsburg.
5O9-Clyde E. Bernard, Laddonia.
1574-Wm. N. Jones, Mexico,
5O4-Joseph L Brabant, Wellsville,
513-Frank L. Morris, Laddonia,
757-Walter Bryson, Centralia,
7S3-Charles Hamblin, Centralia,
25-David G. Hudson, Wellsville,
1O91-0rvel R. Van Note, Mexico,
1067-Irwin W. Watts, Mexico,
574-Robert W. Ray, Benton City,
1557-Edwardr E. Moore, Mexico,
596-Aloman P. Heinicke, Rush Hill
1456-Preston R. Hoagland, Van
dalia.
The following names, which were
secured at o'clock, cannot be ac-
curately classified now. 1t is prob
able that several of them will claim
exemption before the day is over:
749-Harry Anderson, Centralia.
1S3-Grover j. Debo, Rush Hill.
S82-Paul F. Wyss, Mexico.
1647-Ernest R. Ramsey, Mexico.
54-Earl L. Hopkins, Mexico.
7O4-Roy M. Kettle, Mexico.
1287-Ray P. Crane, Martinsburg.
76O-Joseph H. Louthen, Centra-
tralia.
353-Joseph F. Lockridge, Mexico.
George D. Talley, Rural Mail Car
rier on Route out of this city, was
the first man to be examined by the
Audrain County Exemption Board
Saturday, who did not ask exemption.
Mr.. Talley resides Ia miles northeast
of this city, and is unmarried.
Ralph E. Burnett, one of the few
men to waive all claim to exemption,
is a young farmer living near Cen
tralia. He has out crops for this
year, and is feeding 200 head of live
stock, but still he didn't ask to be ex-
empted.
Tuesday morning the board announc-
ed that in the future they would not
give out reasons for physical ex-
emptions.
Another man was automatically ex-
cused Tuesday because he is already
in the service of the Government. He
is Daniel R. Hartley, of Mexico, who
is at Fort Riley.
William Ralph Patterson, one of the
negroes caught in a raid on a crap
game Sunday, and working out his
fine on the rock pile, was the first
man to be examined for the new Ma
tional Army by the Audrain County
Exemption Board Tuesday, and the
first man not to ask exemption.
Only three others waived all claim to
exemption Tuesday morning. They
are Ralph E. Burnett, of Mexico,
John /. Brown, of Mexico, and Roy
Bryarly, of Mexico.
A claim for exemption for Howard
B. Keath was filed Tuesday by W.
S. Thomas, ce-president of the
Wagner Electric Manufacturing Co.,
of st. Louis. This affidavit stated
that Keath should be exempted for
occupational reasons, being employed
by the Wagner Electric Manufacture
ing CO. as an inspector of ammuni-
tion made by them for the Govern
ment.
Roy Bryarly, of Mexico, was exam
ined Tuesday afternoon and waived
all claims for exemption.
A letter received by the local board
from Provost Marshal Crowder Tues
day urged the board to make it plain
that every person is more or less in
terested and should notify the board
if anyone is making a false claim for
exemption. Every time an unjust
claim is made, it necessitates the ex-
amining of another man. However,
the fact that claim for exemption
has been made is no sign the exemp-
ton will be granted. The District
Board which will act on all claims,
will exercise the greatest care in
granting exemptions.
Those who were rejected because cf
physical disabilities were re-examin-
ed by DR.. N. R. Rodes.
Special permission was granted Hsr-
old R. Blair, son of A. F. Blair, Of
Mexico, whose serial number was 1888,
and order of examination 260, to be
examined by the board Of Yellowstone
county, Montana. Blair is working
in Billings.
Two men who registered outside of
this county were examined Tuesday
night. They were Champ Clark
Lake, whose serial number was SIT,
at Hampton, Iowa, and Harry s.
Heltemes, whose serial number was
2O7S, in Chuteau County.