[Letter from T. N. Carswell to Brigadier General J. Watt Page - January 8, 1945]
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A letter written to Brigadier General J. Watt Page, State Director, Selective Service, Austin, Texas, from T. N. Carswell, CAS dated January 8, 1945. Carswell advises Page regarding a copy of a report of Veterans Assistance that was given to Major Fellbaum on November 29. He advises that the prime purpose of the report is to awaken interest in every Local Board of the added new duties regarding war veterans. He adds a Season's Greeting, confides he has received a report of his nephew as MIA over Germany, and advises of the change in his work hours due to his …
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A letter written to Brigadier General J. Watt Page, State Director, Selective Service, Austin, Texas, from T. N. Carswell, CAS dated January 8, 1945. Carswell advises Page regarding a copy of a report of Veterans Assistance that was given to Major Fellbaum on November 29. He advises that the prime purpose of the report is to awaken interest in every Local Board of the added new duties regarding war veterans. He adds a Season's Greeting, confides he has received a report of his nephew as MIA over Germany, and advises of the change in his work hours due to his recuperation time away from his job due to dental work. There is a handwritten note to Col. [L. C. Taylor] from Carswell, at the top left of page. Carswell explains that this is a copy of the letter he sent to General Page. A handwritten reply from Lt. Col. Taylor, at the top right of page, expresses his appreciation for Carswell's effort, his hope that Carswell's effort secures the desired results, and an advisement that Lt. Col. Wakefield thinks well of Carswell.
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T. N. Carswell Collection
This collection was assembled by Thomas Norwood Carswell (1887-1978) and contains correspondence throughout his life. His files hold letters signed by most of the major political leaders of Texas during the 1940s through the 1960s, as well as letters signed by Presidents Harry S Truman, Richard M. Nixon, Senator Lyndon B. Johnson, and George Washington Carver. It also contains a scrapbook of his time at Simmons College.
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Carswell, T. N. (Thomas Norwood).[Letter from T. N. Carswell to Brigadier General J. Watt Page - January 8, 1945],
letter,
January 8, 1945;
(https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1397228/:
accessed July 9, 2024),
University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.;
crediting Hardin-Simmons University Library.