Field Day At Western League Park Proves Successful
Meade and Fort Snelling athletes shine in the field day events. Fletcher narrowly edges Aiken in the century on grass with spikes. Meade dominates the patients meet including the thirty yard hop and potato race. Bouts and wheelchair races showcase convalescent competitors amid spirited crowds at the Meade outing.
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Fort Des Moines Post Celebrates First Year Of Service
The Fort Des Moines Post marks one year since its July 25, 1998 debut Vol. 1 No. 1, highlighting its modest newsroom, dedicated staff, and continued publication despite wartime staffing strains. Early editors and staff included Curtin, Krull, Swartz, and Colton, with LeCompte briefly serving as associate editor before armistice.
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Donald C. Krull
Mose E. Swartz
J. W. Colton
George Zeller
Louis Chapman
Arthur Rustad
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First Advisor of Fort Des Moines Post Retrospective
Capt James A Wood reflects on the Fort Des Moines Post first anniversary, noting aims to boost morale and inform friends while praising the staff’s faithful work. He credits experienced reporters, acknowledges staff turnover, and states no issues were ever missed in a year of publication.
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Fort Des Moines
Fort Des Moines Post Honors Colonel Cooper Anniversary
The Fort Des Moines Post publishes congratulations to Colonel A. T. Cooper on an anniversary and to the fort’s hospital and staff. Wires from Des Moines and Detroit praise the hospital’s work and recall Cooper’s wartime leadership and warm relations with troops. Mrs. Cooper’s ward work is noted and a touching anecdote retells a discharged patient’s late apology to her.
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Cooper
Red Cross House installs curtains for daytime movie use
New window curtains have been installed at the Red Cross House to darken rooms sufficiently so movies may be shown at any time of day. The change aims to provide flexible viewing hours and improve comfort for patrons.
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