Army Ready for Greatest Maneuvers Since War
The United States Army mounts its largest exercise since World War I led by the Second Division at Fort Sam Houston and Leon Springs Texas with about 6,500 soldiers and 100 aircraft. Major General Ernest Hinds commands the ground forces as Brigadier General James E Fechet leads air units in a ten day drill designed to simulate real warfare and test staff, air and ground integration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Army
Fort Sam Houston
Ular
Air Corps
United States
Brigade of Cavalry
Leon Springs
San An
William D. Conner
James E. Fechet
Mitchell
Billy Mitchell
Texas
Fechet
Mexico
Davis
Ernest Hinds
Eighth Corps
F. Trubee Davison
Washington
Davison
Belleau Wood
Chateau-Thierry
St. Mihiel
Meuse-Argonne
Jut
Army of Occupation
Home
Delousing gear and souvenirs from the AEF in France
Veterans recall a rusting delousing rig near Le Mans used in 1919 to wash clothes for about 300 soldiers. A humorous audit tallies goosepimples while souvenir tales unfold including shell casings and a captain’s gift list that vanished through misaddressed bundles.
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Etats-Unis
Gondrecourt
Paris-Tours-Blois
Tarpon Springs Sponge Sale Sets New World Record
Tarpon Springs sponge exchange reports a single day sale of 82500 and spring total of 255500, believed to be a world record for sponge sales. Prices were strong across all four sponge grades, with the largest ever quantity of sponges sold by Tarpon Springs boats. The sponge fleet then set sail for the Gulf of Mexico, away 60 to 90 days before returning for the next sale.
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Tarpon Springs
Sponge Exchange of
Gulf of Mexico
Reward Offered for Best Illiteracy Posters
The World Federation of Education Associations offers a 50 prize for a poster on illiteracy and its harm to a nation. Open to elementary and high school students, state normal schools, and teachers colleges. Submissions due by July 15, with prepaid mailing to 220 Simcoe Hall, University of Toronto, Canada.
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Tallahassee
World Federation of Education Associations
W. S. Cawthon
A. O. Thomas
Simcoe Hall
Unione of Toronto
Toronto
Canada
Parisians Favor Pearls and Plumes in Evening Hats
Snug caps of pearls and brill iante, gold mesh lace skull caps and embroidered hats with gay plumes appeal to the smart Parisian for evening wear.
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Rodney Dutcher
Army Air Transports
Washingston
New Orleans
Macon
Montgomery
Galveston
Rantoned
Fort Bragg
Muskogee
Belleville
Atlanta
Columbus
Uniontown
Dallas
Little Rock
Fort Leavenworth
Fort Sill
Fort Riley
Fairfield
Sumners
Et Bort “Abuston
ASR
Trubee Davison
France
Chissaux
Chissay
Chenonceaux
Maisons
Bureaus de Tabac
Boulanger
la- Suze
Sarthe
le Mans
LeMans
A. A. WU
LaSuze
America
States
Delaware Water Gap
Mar
Ackagen
A. P.O
Chambourd
Mathilde Coupeau
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