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 PROCLAMATIONS-AUG. 18, 21, 1948 NATIONAL GUARD DAY, 1948 [62 STAT. BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION Proclamation of September 16, 1948, as National Guard Day. August 21, 1948 [No. 2805] 15U. S.C. 92note. 33 Stat. 727. WHEREAS the National Guard of the United States has been a faithful and unflinching servant of the people in struggles against foreign aggression and in times of domestic disaster; and WHEREAS the cause of national security demands that the National Guard be fully manned, equipped, and trained as a com- ponent part of the Nation's security forces; and WHEREAS September 16, 1948, marks the eighth anniversary of the call of the National Guard to the Nation's service in the critical period preceding World War II: NOW, THEREFORE, I, HARRY S. TRUMAN, President of the United States of America, in honor of the men of the National Guard who sacrificed their lives for their country and in recognition of those who served during times of national emergency as well as those who continue to serve in the interest of national security, do hereby proclaim Thursday, September 16, 1948, as National Guard Day. I invite the Governors of the several States to issue proclama- tions for the observance of National Guard Day, and I direct that the flag of the United States be displayed on all public buildings on that day. I also remind all citizens that the National Guard of the United States, with each of its units in our hamlets and cities, is an essential part of the strength of our country, and I therefore urge that all citizens give their unremitting support to the men and units of the National Guard in their communities. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Seal of the United States of America to be affixed. DONE at the City of Washington this eighteenth day of August in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and forty-eight, [SEAL] and of the Independence of the United States of America the one hundred and seventy-third. HARRY S TRUMAN By the President: G C MARSHALL Secretary of State. EXTENSION OF TIME FOR RENEWING TRADE-MARK REGISTRATIONS: CZECHOSLOVAKIA BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION WHEREAS by the act of Congress approved July 17, 1946, 60 Stat. 568, the President is authorized, under the conditions prescribed in that act, to grant an extension of time for the fulfillment of the conditions and formalities for the renewal of trade-mark registrations prescribed by section 12 of the act authorizing the registration of trade-marks used in commerce with foreign nations or among the several States or with Indian tribes, and to protect the same, approved February 20, 1905, as amended (15 U. S . C . 92), by nationals of coun- tries which accord substantially equal treatment in this respect to citizens of the United States of America: 1550 Angust 18, 1948 [No. 2804A]

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