The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-10-17
Total of 1856 Men in
County Register; 2,197
From City of YpsiLanti
YpSiIanti Township Yields
SOP Who May be Called
For Military Duty
CITY TOTAL INCLUDES
1874 NORMAL STUDENTS
First Ward Registers 497
For Highest of Any
Section in City

A total OF 1886 young men in
Washtenaw County registered for
military service during the IA
hours the registration places were
open Wednesday. or this number.
2,197 were from Ypsilanti. Ypsl-
lanti Township yielded 592.
Included in the citys registra-
tion were 1884 students Of the
Michigan State Normal College.
who classified at Charles Nc
Kenny Hall under the direction OF
Dean +. r. Isbell. and five patti
ents at Boyer Memorial Hospital.
First Ward Has Most
Al the first ward 497 registered.
This was the highest received at
any registration place in the city.
Third ward had the second largest
group OF 42S. Second ward had
3ss, fifth ward. 32S. and fourth
ward. PIT.
The Ypsilanti Township regis
tration officials were f. d. Fos-
ter. supervisor. and Mrs. Lillian
Sheppard. clerk, but as Mrs. Shep-
pard was obliged to be at homo
for the last day OF registration of
voters. Mr. Sheppard acted for
her. The other volunteer register
ing force included Mr.. and Mrs.
Nelson Boutell, Mr. and Mrs. j.
Don Lawrence. Andrew ]. Martin,
Frank w Rowe, Mrs. Wilmer Cor
kins.~ Vern Arcy, Mrs. Guy Miller,
Mrs. Dewey Ehle, Mrs. Julia Park
err. Charles ID. Campbell. Mrs.
George Boutell, Miss Lois Cork
ms, Mrs. Frank McDougall, e. c.
S4#meHdg- A4sa Mary c. Spencer.
Mrs. Bessie NJ. Toles. Mrs. Norris
Ehle, Claude Seaton, Mrs. Max
Ross, Charles X Bonn, Mr.. and
Mrs. Albert Thayer. and Clifton
Y. Leland.
4,o19 In Ann Arbor
There were 4.019 registered
from Ann Arbor, in addition to
3.S46 students at the University
Of Michigan. IS National Youth
Administration employees. 1873 at
University Hospital and IL at ST.
Josephs Mercy Hospital.
Saline Has 172
One hundred seventy two young
men registered In Saline City and
SO In Saline Township Wednesday.
In the city. registration was in
charge OF G. c. Townsend. mayor.
Miss Lottie Wallace. clerk. and
Miss Julia Gordon. Miss Nettie
Simmons. Mrs. Ray Davis and
A. C. LANCE, volunteers
The township supervisor. Carl
Carr, was assisted by Lester Han
son, clerk, and Duncan Robson,
volunteer.
Townships Report
Registration In the townships
was as follows 26l. Augusta:
200, Ann Arbor: 1903, Bridge
water; SIS, Dexter. 81, Freedom;
101. Lima; 1913, Lodi; 40, Lyn-
don: 1871. Manchester; 223.
Worthwhile; ais, Pittsfield; 1i6.
Salem; 88. Saline, 1898. scio; SO,
Sharon: 40. Superior (plus
from Leland Sanitarlum) 416
sylvan; 10. Webster. 494, York.
No reports on registration had
been received from the county
Jail. Federal Detention Farm near
Milan or the Ypsilanti State Hos
pltal. Mrs. Luella Smith, county
clerk, said this noon, but she
does not expect rapid returns from
these institutions az they have a
policy % registering their inmates
only on DISCHARGE from the es-
Establishments, she said
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