Competition 1 Transportation Held For Camp
Camp Kearney in San Diego hosts a division wide transport competition for the 80th California and 79th Arizona and Colorado brigades along with a supporting group from the 40th division. Prizes honor top individual performers across five classes with a trophy for the unit earning most prizes and potential extra unit awards.
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Military equipment and personnel merit scoring cited
The text assigns a figure of merit to entries with 40 points for equipment readiness and operating management 40, including driving and maneuvering. Military appearance of personnel is valued at 20, indicating a structured evaluation rubric for service readiness.
Convalescing Sol diers Help New Jersey Farmers
About 200 wounded soldiers convalescing at the Army Base Hospital in Cape May New Jersey are helping local farms. The fighters from the French front receive pay as a bonus while working, with many former western farmers among the convalescents aiding and teaching. All having served in France, seven French soldiers are also patients in the hospital.
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Honor Roll Names and Participants Listed in Club
A list of individuals appears under the honor roll heading including E. W. S. S. Club, stores company figures, and people such as Max J., Veronia A. Wolfer, David Newman, A. D. Johnston, Pat Hays, Mrs. John Brown, Mrs. Christine Jorgensen, Mrs. Mary Schmidt, Lee Moor, and Jomes G. Tunta.
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Braunschweig
Veronia A. Wolfer
David Newman
A. D. Johnston
Pat Hays
John Brown
Christine Jorgensen
Mary Schmidt
Lee Moor
Jomes G. Tunta
Weather Overview From October 1 Observation
The Department of Agriculture Weather Bureau records a clear day with a high near 66 degrees and a low around 51. The mean temperature for the date is 65, up 2 degrees in 48 hours, with a NW wind at 16 mph and a 0.41 humidity reading. Precipitation totals since January 1 reach 32 inches, with normal year-to-date about 7.81 inches.
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Railroads adapt depots amid war effort and staffing shifts
Union Pacific depots display time boards from Colorado & Southern while war savings stamps roll out to almost all employees. Trains carried troops with little public notice as Cheyenne examines staff pay and promotions. Union Pacific and Colorado & Southern managers address pay raises and potential unrest, with telegraphers moving offices and claim agents handling minor disputes.
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Union Pacific
Colorado & Southern
Cheyenne
Railroads, Mint Bullion, and Labor Sparks in West
Wagons haul bullion for the United States Mint at San Francisco under guard. Conch guards accompany each load. Burlington and Colorado & Southern report near full repair after washouts, hampered by labor shortages. U P shops see women workers joining unions. No 4 on the U P runs late in Cheyenne as a club train heads to Denver.
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United States
San Francisco
Burlington
U. P
Cheyenne
Denver
Henry Ford to build a major war hospital in Detroit
Detroit July 1 Henry Ford plans a large war hospital on a 20 acre tract near Grand Boulevard. The four story main building with a six story diagnostic center will cover 60 000 square feet under a 2 million dollar project funded with government material support.
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Free navigation schools add to Merchant Marine officers
More than 300 officers who graduated from California government navigation schools in the past 10 months have joined the American merchant marine. Half graduated in San Francisco, others in Los Angeles and San Diego. Many already served two months as junior officers and now command as mates aboard merchant ships. Captain Charles W. Saunders urged Americans with two years at sea to enroll in a five week course to qualify for licenses as California trains hundreds of deck officers. Seamen with two years experience should contact Captain Saunders at 120 Market St.
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California
American Merchant Marine
Charles W. Saunders
United States Shipping Boards
San Francisco
Los Angeles
San Diego
Saunderston
Caliifornia
Saunders
Robbery Report Hen House Eggs Stolen
Bob Dawson, a local rancher, reports someone entered his hen house and stole eight or seven dozen eggs. Authorities suspect boys from Cheyenne may be involved.
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Bob Dawson
Cheyenne
Funeral services for Emerson infant this afternoon
The funeral of Roberta Emerson six? month old daughter of Mr and Mrs William Emerson will be held at Early undertaking parlors this afternoon at 2 30 o clock with Rev J J Shingler officiating.
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Roberta
William Emerson
J. J. Shingler
Postwar Readjustment and Europe's Economic Revival
Francis H. Sisson argues that war costs exceed a hundred billion dollars and millions die or become useless. He discusses demobilization, shifting trade, and the need for coordinated U.S. and European economic policy to rebuild, with Europe facing debt, agricultural expansion, and a revived foreign trade system.
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America
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