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Show Navy Station Here Fills Recruit Quota Rringing with him three youthful I aspirants for naval duty, Recruiting Sergeant J. P. O'Connor returned to ogden today after a canvass of Rock' Springs. Wyo The recruits are H. E. Rmnie, re-cnlls;ed as electrician first i class for submarine dutj ul San Pe-1 elro. Cul.; Jack Clifford, apprentice seaman, for electrician. 3 ye-ar enllst- jmerit, Mar.- island L ES, Jackson, ap-pientlce ap-pientlce seaman 3 : ear nllstrnent, Oeat Island training station. I'. D, Hender of Layton was also rucepled today as a ho.sini.il apprentice, appren-tice, stconel class for 2 year enlist-; mi nt He was sent to the Great Lakes, training station near Chicago. The four men fllleel the quota of) l 2'j men per weok set for tho Salt Lake recruiting district. Applications have ll'.ken a Jump lately, recruiting officers isay. many of these coming from pre-1 I vlous at-r ice men who are attracted i by the higher rates of pay now In : I force. Tho western district is now averaging 114 recruits per week anel i I the entire nation is furnishing some-1 What over 2000 men each week. Re-1 ports from headquarters slate that D ! goal of 3000 men weekly hus been set and that at this rate the- full rnroll- jment of the nav will soon be attained. |