The Pittsburgh Press (July 17, 1941)
9,400 COUNTRY YOUTHS STAKE FUTURES ON DRAW TONIGHT
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500 expected to get early Army call
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Some 9,400 young men in Allegheny County, so young that most of them haven’t yet had the chance to cast their first ballot, today staked their budding careers and their personal futures in the outcome of the country’s biggest “game of chance,” the nation’s second draft lottery.
Beginning at 8:30 p.m. today and continuing for about two hours, government officials and draftees already inducted under the Selective Service Act will draw 800 capsules from a large goldfish bowl in Washington to determine the order in which the new 21-year-old crop of registrants will be called up for military service.
500 due to go soon
For perhaps as many as 500 of them, it will mean goodbye to civilian life by Labor Day – with other hundreds slated to be summoned by the Army in the ensuing months.
To a “lucky few” whose serial numbers are not drawn until far down the list, it may mean as much as a two-year respite from the Army.
But for a majority – officials say three out of every four – the draft lottery will be the last step before they are “processed” by their local boards and sent marching off to camp by next July.
Pennsylvanians help
Although 800 capsules will be used in the lottery not more than 250 are expected to affect Allegheny County. This is because not one of the 61 local draft boards registered more than that on July 1, with County Board 1 in Glassport showing the highest R-Day figure, 248.
“Helping” at the goldfish bowl will be a group of non-commissioned officers inducted into the Army after the first draft, among the three Western Pennsylvania sergeants – Frank Fansalczki of Brownsville, Herbert S. Waldron of Avalon and Frank Mamajek of Meadville.
After the drawing, the names of the new registrants including all men who became 21 between last Oct. 16 and July 1 – will be merged proportionately with old lists, being placed in the sequence in which their serial numbers were picked.
Proportions differ
In most cases, boards will add a new name after every 14th to 16th old registrant, but the ratios will range from 1-to-11 in Wilkinsburg all the way up to 1-to-26 in the city’s Hill District.
Many of the 21-year-olds here would have been placed on call for duty next months but this was forestalled by the delayed-induction system now in effect in Pennsylvania, which requires boards to keep almost a month ahead of their calls and thus does not give them sufficient time in which to classify and examine any of the new recruits before sending them to the Army for a final okay next week.
7,000 may get call
Nevertheless, Army authorities intimate that as many as 7,000 of the 9,400 new registrants may be summoned by next July 1, although this seems exceedingly high in view of the county’s overall annual quota of about 10,700.
The 10,700 limit is based on President Roosevelt’s order permitting induction of 900,000 draftees within the next 12 months, a limit which would be lifted if Congress sanctions pending legislation to let the bars down and give the Army the “green light” to call as many draftees as it wishes.
KNOX WILL DRAW FIRST NUMBER
Washington, July 17 (UP) –
The luck of the draw in the nation’s second peacetime conscription lottery will determine tonight the order in which 750,000 men 21 years of age will be called for military service.
Secretary of the Navy Frank Knox will draw the first melon-colored capsule from the “goldfish” bowl that was used in World War I and first peacetime lotteries.
Eight hundred capsules, which have been under heavy guard since the order numbers were placed in them, will be drawn at the Interdepartmental Auditorium.
Brig. Gen. Lewis B. Hershey, deputy director of Selective Service, will open the ceremony with a brief address. Then Col. Charles R. Morris, Elizabeth, N.J., who has participated in all drawings since 1917, will blindfold Mr. Knox and lead him to the bowl. The auditorium will be darkened except for a light shining through the bottom of the bowl upon the capsules.
The following are the draft numbers as they will be drawn in Washington. The list will be updated.
| Order | Serial no. |
|---|---|
| 1st | 196 |
| 2nd | 98 |
| 3rd | |
| 4th | 247 |
| 5th | 240 |
| 6th | |
| 7th | 39 |
| 8th | |
| 9th | |
| 10th | |
| 11th | |
| 12th | 187 |
| 13th | |
| 14th | 269 |
| 15th | |
| 16th | 299 |
| 17th | 74 |
| 18th | 234 |
| 19th | 212 |
| 20th | |
| 21st | |
| 22nd | 199 |
| 23rd | |
| 24th | |
| 25th | |
| 26th | |
| 27th | |
| 28th | |
| 29th | 96 |
| 30th | |
| 31st | |
| 32nd | |
| 33rd | 221 |
| 34th | |
| 35th | |
| 36th | |
| 37th | |
| 38th | 152 |
| 39th | |
| 40th | 242 |
| 41st | 253 |
| 42nd | |
| 43rd | |
| 44th | |
| 45th | |
| 46th | |
| 47th | |
| 48th | 40 |
| 49th | 119 |
| 50th | 9 |
| 51st | |
| 52nd | |
| 53rd | |
| 54th | 110 |
| 55th | |
| 56th | 11 |
| 57th | |
| 58th | 18 |
| 59th | |
| 60th | 75 |
| 61st | 160 |
| 62nd | 117 |
| 63rd | |
| 64th | 264 |
| 65th | |
| 66th | |
| 67th | |
| 68th | 291 |
| 69th | 143 |
| 70th | |
| 71st | |
| 72nd | |
| 73rd | |
| 74th | 58 |
| 75th | 107 |
| 76th | 177 |
| 77th | |
| 78th | 282 |
| 79th | |
| 80th | 188 |
| 81st | 222 |
| 82nd | |
| 83rd | 297 |
| 84th | |
| 85th | |
| 86th | 144 |
| 87th | |
| 88th | |
| 89th | 101 |
| 90th | |
| 91st | |
| 92nd | 192 |
| 93rd | 182 |
| 94th | |
| 95th | |
| 96th | |
| 97th | 17 |
| 98th | 69 |
| 99th | |
| 100th | 124 |
| 101st | |
| 102nd | 36 |
| 103rd | |
| 104th | |
| 105th | 54 |
| 106th | 109 |
| 107th | |
| 108th | |
| 109th | |
| 110th | |
| 111th | 290 |
| 112th | |
| 113th | 251 |
| 114th | |
| 115th | |
| 116th | 238 |
| 117th | |
| 118th | |
| 119th | |
| 120th | |
| 121st | 66 |
| 122nd | |
| 123rd | |
| 124th | |
| 125th | 112 |
| 126th | |
| 127th | |
| 128th | |
| 129th | |
| 130th | 285 |
| 131st | |
| 132nd | 72 |
| 133rd | |
| 134th | 50 |
| 135th | 198 |
| 136th | |
| 137th | |
| 138th | |
| 139th | |
| 140th | 91 |
| 141st | 202 |
| 142nd | |
| 143rd | |
| 144th | |
| 145th | 250 |
| 146th | 268 |
| 147th | |
| 148th | |
| 149th | |
| 150th | 219 |
| 151st | |
| 152nd | 53 |
| 153rd | |
| 154th | |
| 155th | 104 |
| 156th | 130 |
| 157th | |
| 158th | |
| 159th | |
| 160th | 85 |
| 161st | |
| 162nd | 26 |
| 163rd | |
| 164th | |
| 165th | |
| 166th | 81 |
| 167th | |
| 168th | |
| 169th | |
| 170th | |
| 171st | |
| 172nd | |
| 173rd | |
| 174th | 159 |
| 175th | 176 |
| 176th | |
| 177th | |
| 178th | |
| 179th | |
| 180th | |
| 181st | |
| 182nd | 116 |
| 183rd | |
| 184th | 139 |
| 185th | |
| 186th | |
| 187th | 206 |
| 188th | |
| 189th | 77 |
| 190th | |
| 191st | |
| 192nd | 204 |
| 193rd | 29 |
| 194th | |
| 195th | |
| 196th | |
| 197th | |
| 198th | |
| 199th | |
| 200th | |
| 201st | |
| 202nd | 48 |
| 203rd | 28 |
| 204th | |
| 205th | 37 |
| 206th | |
| 207th | 140 |
| 208th | 7 |
| 209th | |
| 210th | |
| 211th | 20 |
| 212th | |
| 213th | |
| 214th | |
| 215th | 210 |
| 216th | |
| 217th | 228 |
| 218th | |
| 219th | 10 |
| 220th | 123 |
| 221st | |
| 222nd | 61 |
| 223rd | |
| 224th | 118 |
| 225th | |
| 226th | |
| 227th | |
| 228th | |
| 229th | |
| 230th | 25 |
| 231st | |
| 232nd | |
| 233rd | 13 |
| 234th | |
| 235th | |
| 236th | |
| 237th | |
| 238th | |
| 239th | 203 |
| 240th | 70 |
| 241st | |
| 242nd | |
| 243rd | 148 |
| 244th | 111 |
| 245th | 168 |
| 246th | 295 |
| 247th | 288 |
| 248th | |
| 249th | |
| 250th | |
| 251st | |
| 252nd | |
| 253rd | |
| 254th | |
| 255th | 216 |
| 256th | |
| 257th | 254 |
| 258th | 300 |
| 259th | |
| 260th | 102 |
| 261st | |
| 262nd | |
| 263rd | |
| 264th | |
| 265th | |
| 266th | 103 |
| 267th | |
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| 269th | |
| 270th | |
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| 273rd | |
| 274th | |
| 275th | |
| 276th | |
| 277th | |
| 278th | 93 |
| 279th | |
| 280th | |
| 281st | 275 |
| 282nd | |
| 283rd | 186 |
| 284th | |
| 285th | |
| 286th | |
| 287th | |
| 288th | |
| 289th | |
| 290th | 261 |
| 291st | 161 |
| 292nd | 231 |
| 293rd | |
| 294th | |
| 295th | 239 |
| 296th | |
| 297th | 136 |
| 298th | |
| 299th | |
| 300th | |
| 301st | |
| 302nd | 248 |
| 303rd | |
| 304th | |
| 305th | |
| 306th | 224 |
| 307th | |
| 308th | |
| 309th | 100 |
| 310th | 289 |
| 311th | 95 |
| 312th | 181 |
| 313th | 183 |
| 314th | |
| 315th | 281 |
| 316th | |
| 317th | |
| 318th | |
| 319th | 108 |
| 320th | |
| 321st | 267 |
| 322nd | 174 |
| 323rd | 137 |
| 324th | 88 |
| 325th | |
| 326th | |
| 327th | |
| 328th | |
| 329th | |
| 330th | 99 |
| 331st | 44 |
| 332nd | |
| 333rd | 46 |
| 334th | |
| 335th | |
| 336th | 169 |
| 337th | |
| 338th | |
| 339th | 167 |
| 340th | |
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| 342nd | |
| 343rd | |
| 344th | |
| 345th | |
| 346th | |
| 347th | |
| 348th | 220 |
| 349th | |
| 350th | 172 |
| 351st | 191 |
| 352nd | |
| 353rd | 153 |
| 354th | |
| 355th | |
| 356th | |
| 357th | |
| 358th | |
| 359th | 151 |
| 360th | 73 |
| 361st | |
| 362nd | |
| 363rd | 205 |
| 364th | 294 |
| 365th | 63 |
| 366th | |
| 367th | 263 |
| 368th | |
| 369th | |
| 370th | 179 |
| 371st | |
| 372nd | 131 |
| 373rd | 271 |
| 374th | 147 |
| 375th | 243 |
| 376th | |
| 377th | |
| 378th | 190 |
| 379th | 12 |
| 380th | |
| 381st | |
| 382nd | 164 |
| 383rd | 142 |
| 384th | |
| 385th | 31 |
| 386th | 145 |
| 387th | |
| 388th | 236 |
| 389th | |
| 390th | 252 |
| 391st | |
| 392nd | 41 |
| 393rd | 126 |
| 394th | |
| 395th | |
| 396th | |
| 397th | |
| 398th | 133 |
| 399th | |
| 400th | 45 |
| 401st | |
| 402nd | |
| 403rd | |
| 404th | |
| 405th | 86 |
| 406th | |
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| 411th | |
| 412th | |
| 413th | |
| 414th | |
| 415th | 258 |
| 416th | 265 |
| 417th | 245 |
| 418th | 233 |
| 419th | 14 |
| 420th | 43 |
| 421st | 52 |
| 422nd | |
| 423rd | |
| 424th | |
| 425th | 134 |
| 426th | |
| 427th | |
| 428th | |
| 429th | 16 |
| 430th | 87 |
| 431st | 226 |
| 432nd | |
| 433rd | 207 |
| 434th | |
| 435th | |
| 436th | |
| 437th | 23 |
| 438th | |
| 439th | |
| 440th | |
| 441st | |
| 442nd | |
| 443rd | 19 |
| 444th | |
| 445th | |
| 446th | 83 |
| 447th | 65 |
| 448th | 56 |
| 449th | |
| 450th | |
| 451st | |
| 452nd | |
| 453rd | |
| 454th | |
| 455th | 78 |
| 456th | 94 |
| 457th | 157 |
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| 466th | |
| 467th | |
| 468th | 51 |
| 469th | 21 |
| 470th | 22 |
| 471st | |
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| 480th | |
| 481st | |
| 482nd | 6 |
| 483rd | |
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| 492nd | |
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| 496th | |
| 497th | |
| 498th | |
| 499th | |
| 500th | 214 |
| 501st | |
| 502nd | |
| 503rd | |
| 504th | |
| 505th | 57 |
| 506th | |
| 507th | |
| 508th | 42 |
| 509th | |
| 510th | |
| 511th | |
| 512th | |
| 513th | 82 |
| 514th | 227 |
| 515th | |
| 516th | |
| 517th | |
| 518th | 121 |
| 519th | 292 |
| 520th | 215 |
| 521st | 280 |
| 522nd | 2 |
| 523rd | 256 |
| 524th | 76 |
| 525th | 178 |
| 526th | |
| 527th | 1 |
| 528th | |
| 529th | 146 |
| 530th | 89 |
| 531st | |
| 532nd | |
| 533rd | |
| 534th | |
| 535th | |
| 536th | 266 |
| 537th | |
| 538th | |
| 539th | |
| 540th | 90 |
| 541st | |
| 542nd | 200 |
| 543rd | |
| 544th | |
| 545th | |
| 546th | |
| 547th | 5 |
| 548th | |
| 549th | |
| 550th | |
| 551st | 293 |
| 552nd | |
| 553rd | 71 |
| 554th | 15 |
| 555th | |
| 556th | |
| 557th | 132 |
| 558th | |
| 559th | |
| 560th | |
| 561st | 165 |
| 562nd | |
| 563rd | |
| 564th | 64 |
| 565th | |
| 566th | 129 |
| 567th | 217 |
| 568th | 138 |
| 569th | |
| 570th | 4 |
| 571st | |
| 572nd | |
| 573rd | |
| 574th | 189 |
| 575th | |
| 576th | |
| 577th | |
| 578th | 225 |
| 579th | 232 |
| 580th | 194 |
| 581st | 262 |
| 582nd | |
| 583rd | 150 |
| 584th | 274 |
| 585th | |
| 586th | 283 |
| 587th | 33 |
| 588th | 80 |
| 589th | |
| 590th | 135 |
| 591st | 3 |
| 592nd | 127 |
| 593rd | 68 |
| 594th | |
| 595th | 213 |
| 596th | |
| 597th | |
| 598th | 120 |
| 599th | 230 |
| 600th | |
| 601st | 141 |
| 602nd | 106 |
| 603rd | 162 |
| 604th | |
| 605th | 270 |
| 606th | |
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| 609th | |
| 610th | 79 |
| 611th | |
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| 615th | |
| 616th | |
| 617th | |
| 618th | 211 |
| 619th | |
| 620th | |
| 621st | |
| 622nd | 229 |
| 623rd | 272 |
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| 634th | |
| 635th | |
| 636th | 255 |
| 637th | |
| 638th | |
| 639th | |
| 640th | 201 |
| 641st | |
| 642nd | 246 |
| 643rd | |
| 644th | |
| 645th | |
| 646th | 49 |
| 647th | |
| 648th | |
| 649th | 55 |
| 650th | |
| 651st | |
| 652nd | 84 |
| 653rd | |
| 654th | 27 |
| 655th | |
| 656th | 149 |
| 657th | 166 |
| 658th | |
| 659th | |
| 660th | 170 |
| 661st | |
| 662nd | 92 |
| 663rd | |
| 664th | |
| 665th | 197 |
| 666th | 666 |
| 667th | |
| 668th | |
| 669th | |
| 670th | 128 |
| 671st | |
| 672nd | 163 |
| 673rd | |
| 674th | 209 |
| 675th | |
| 676th | |
| 677th | |
| 678th | 173 |
| 679th | |
| 680th | |
| 681st | 257 |
| 682nd | |
| 683rd | |
| 684th | |
| 685th | |
| 686th | |
| 687th | 260 |
| 688th | |
| 689th | 35 |
| 690th | 284 |
| 691st | |
| 692nd | 278 |
| 693rd | |
| 694th | 8 |
| 695th | |
| 696th | |
| 697th | 298 |
| 698th | 259 |
| 699th | |
| 700th | |
| 701st | |
| 702nd | |
| 703rd | 122 |
| 704th | 114 |
| 705th | |
| 706th | |
| 707th | |
| 708th | 208 |
| 709th | |
| 710th | |
| 711th | 67 |
| 712th | |
| 713th | 277 |
| 714th | 59 |
| 715th | |
| 716th | |
| 717th | |
| 718th | 235 |
| 719th | 273 |
| 720th | |
| 721st | |
| 722nd | 38 |
| 723rd | 237 |
| 724th | 286 |
| 725th | |
| 726th | |
| 727th | 24 |
| 728th | |
| 729th | 30 |
| 730th | 249 |
| 731st | 185 |
| 732nd | |
| 733rd | 218 |
| 734th | |
| 735th | 113 |
| 736th | 105 |
| 737th | 296 |
| 738th | |
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| 742nd | |
| 743rd | 175 |
| 744th | 60 |
| 745th | 171 |
| 746th | |
| 747th | 115 |
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| 750th | |
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| 756th | |
| 757th | 180 |
| 758th | |
| 759th | |
| 760th | 155 |
| 761st | |
| 762nd | 287 |
| 763rd | 195 |
| 764th | |
| 765th | 62 |
| 766th | |
| 767th | 241 |
| 768th | 193 |
| 769th | |
| 770th | 125 |
| 771st | |
| 772nd | |
| 773rd | 34 |
| 774th | |
| 775th | 158 |
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| 780th | |
| 781st | 223 |
| 782nd | |
| 783rd | 244 |
| 784th | 32 |
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| 788th | |
| 789th | 279 |
| 790th | 154 |
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| 794th | 97 |
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| 800th | 630 |