James E. Knight
48 FROM LOCAL BOARD LEAVE FOR ARMY-NAVY DUTY
FORTY-ONE SELECTEES AND SEVEN VOLUNTEERS BEGIN ACTIVE DUTY
Forty-eight men, which included seven volunteers, left last week for active duty in the army and navy following their seven-day furlough after being inducted into the service at Fort Benjamin Harrison.The local board has begun examination and reclassification of men without dependents who were married before the United States entered the war, according to Peter F. Hein, chairman of the board. Those who are not in "essential" work and without dependents are being examined first while those without dependents in "essential" work will be examined next.
Men with children and who are not in "essential" work will be examined when all available men in the first two groups are taken.
The following May 18, 1944, Lowell Tribune article was found on page 6, column 5:
NORMA J. NETHERY, CPL. JAMES KNIGHT, MARRIED
Of interest to Rural Youthers of Lake county is the marriage of Norma Jean Nethery to Cpl. James Knight, which took place Tuesday evening, May 16, at Crown Point Methodist church, with the Rev. J. J. Bailey performing the ceremony.Miss Nethery was one of the "Three J's", a trio consisting of Janet Rae Smith, Norma Jean Nethery and Dorothy Jane Ross, which won the Purdue entertainment contest in 1941 for Lake county Rural Youthers.
Miss Ross came home from Purdue and Miss Smith from her studies at Michigan State College, for the event.
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