One Legged and One Armed Athletes Meet in Big Field Meet
A parade ground field meet for convalescent soldiers runs next Friday afternoon under Lieut. R. H. Finger. Six races cover all handicaps, plus boxing, wrestling, discus and a wheelchair event. Entries are in wards. crowd expected large. prizes donated by city residents. band and photo coverage planned.
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R. H. Finger
Hig
Laud
Sity
POST
Lind
Gidl
Lient
Finger
Janes
Tim
Vicka
Wseil 10
Lieut. Finger
Post Hand Disbanded Over Musicians Shortage
The local post band is disbanding due to lack of musicians. Established in 1918 under Captain W. J. Hosford with Sgt. Willard A. Moore as director, it grew to fourteen pieces under Sgt. LeRay Shields before its dissolution. The commander, Colonel George P. Juenemann, notes it is regrettable to end the service.
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George P. Juenemann
W. J. Hosford
Willard A. Moore
Hosford
Sgt. Moore
LeRay Shields
Moore
Many Corps Men Awarded Croix de Guerre at Front
The French Croix de Guerre with palm is awarded to Medical corps officers and Ambulance company personnel. Recipients include Major Donald Miner, Captain Charles W. Cantor, Second Lieutenant Jack Bone, Sergeant Andrew Cornell, Private Raymond S. Hood, Private Robert W. Lennox, Private Toloyd R. Leslie, Albert Berton, and Private Wit C. Wilson from various divisions.
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Medical Corps
Donald Miner
C.athins
Lieut
Chas. W. Cantor
M. C
Pet
Jack Bone
A, C
Waller R. Bussey
A. C
Andrew Cornell
Raymond S. Hood
Robert W. Lennox
Toloyd RR
Leslie
Albert
Berton
Wit C. Wilson
Bat
Eng
Unclear Training Fanfare Hints at Yard Skirmishes
Fragmentary note recalls chaotic drills with makeshift boxing and wrestling bouts in a school yard. Mentions patients in hospital and possible pros, plus a chaotic exhortation from Lieut. Finger urging readiness and athletic conditioning for a crowded event.
Colonel Juenemann warns Post personnel on parade ground attire
Colonel George F. Juenemann, commanding officer, urges personnel to stop wearing patches on the parade ground. He warns that unless the practice ends an order prohibiting walking on the parade ground may be issued. He stresses using main roads and urges pride in the post to keep the grounds pristine.
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George F. Juenemann
Himsell
Pathe
Forth
Coronel
Red Cross Refreshments For Enlisted Men At Dances
The American Red Cross provides all refreshments for enlisted men at the bimonthly dances in the Administration building. Patrons pay thirty five cents at the door, but the Red Cross supplies the treats rather than the proceeds going to air out.
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RED Cross
American Red Cross
Downfall of Soldier Brought by Ward 10 Pranks
Two soldiers in Ward 10, Private Perkins and Private Gears, become central to a strange incident. Perkins, a person of color, claims Gears engineered a prank with twine in his bed to stage ghosts. Gears later paddled a Des Moines river canoe, spied girls, returned soaked, and hid his secret, while Perkins mocked his misfortune and commented on the girls.
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Perkins
Des Moines
Private
Soldier finds brother in hospital after sending money to France
Private Clinton S. Lloyd went to the Red Cross to send money to a brother in France. The same man he believed to be in France turned up at the hospital days later. Lloyd had the check cashed and the funds sent, then found his brother here at the hospital, prompting a hopeful ending as both Privates Lloyd and his brother were relieved.
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France
Thit
Clinton S. Lloyd
Lloyd
Red Cross
Memorial Day Services Honor Dead at Fort Des Moines
Special services mark Memorial Day observances with Colonel George F. Jutnemann granting a holiday to many men. A program includes a 30 minute concert, a cemetery march, and speeches by JEW Byers and Clifford E. Bastian. The Sons of veterans and Red Cross participate with music and prayers.
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George F. Jutnemann
Richard
Hedstrom
Jbind
Lecoy Shields
Jew. Byers
Clifford E. Bastian
Focal Red Cross
A. ©. Calkins
Fort Des Moines
Kinsman Post
Wong
Bing” Rude
OOD BILL PROMISED AT RED X HOUSE SATURDAY NOON
Five acts this week at the Red Cross house on Saturday noon entertainment includes William Demarest with Estelle Collette on cello and violin in clever skits plus Equith and Madette in Balancing and a new act Wizards of Equippige. J Frank Holliday and Miss Willette present a skit Detailed while George Yeoman and Lizzie perform a line of chatter and The Four Husbands offer a musical sketch.
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Red Cross House
Willam Demarest
Estelle Collette
Equith
Madette
Wizards of Equippige
J. Frank Holliday
Willette
George Yeoman
Lizzie
Sultor
Husbands
Jack Treadwell
Gladys Hall
Ames Trip Showcases Iowa State College for Veterans
Des Moines auto dealers hosted a group of patients last Friday for a tour to Ames and the Town State College. The outing aimed to show courses available at the Iowa institution for veterans planning to pursue education under the federal board program.
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Des Moines Auto Dealers’ Association
Ames
Town State College
Federal Board For Education
Towa
Red Cross Feature Promotes Doughnut Service to Boys
A brief item notes a big feature at the Red Cross event featuring Dustin Farnum in a Met production. The report highlights doughnut service to boys by the Red Cross and mentions the crowd at the venue yesterday.
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RED Cross
Dustin Farnum
Met
Michael Dowling Film Shows Disabled Men at Work
A short film about Michael Dowling to be shown at the YMCA this weekend, presented by the Red Cross Institute for Disabled Soldiers in New York. It highlights Dowling’s use of artificial limbs and his achievements, including carrying a rural mail route despite loss of limbs.
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Micheal Dowling
Y. M. CA
Red Cross Institute For
New York
Montana Wizzard
Kia
Crust Misheard Request Sparks Ward Confusion
A fragment from a hospital ward report describes a patient nicknamed Crust who vanished from the roster then reappeared after a letter requested extension on the trench charge. The officer read the note and considered the patient’s autonomy and role within the ward.
Orpheum Show Keeps Crowd Laughing at Red Cross
EW DOCKSTADER IS B16 HIT OF ORPHEUM SHOW LAST THURSDAY With Jot B. Aymer as an announcer deluxe and Lin Dockstader noted quizzer presenting The Political Boss or the Power Behind the Throne reading the Dill five more ads from the Orpheum scored a hit at the Red Cross house last Saturday afternoon. Dockstader kept the crowd in uproar as laughter with his rapid fire comedy and long place in the hearts of the boys at the station. Ethel Natalie and Company in Mighty Like Lark gave a summary of clever musical numbers and the following completed the bit McKay and Ardine, All For Fun, Bert Wheeler, juggler, and Brent Hayes, banjo.
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Jot B. Aymer
De-Luxe
Lin Dockstader
Quisizel
Belind
Bieads
Te Orpheum
Red Cross House
Trockstader
Ethel Natalie and Company
Lark
McKay
Ardine
Bert Wheeler
Juggier
Brent Hayes
Banjo
Soldier of Fortune Captures Hair But Loses Trophy
Corporal Hogg, now a patient, once a so called soldier of fortune, boasted a head of flaxen hair he carried as a trophy. In Des Moines he gave a girl friend a souvenir, only for the nurse to seize it. He laments ill luck since returning to the states, saying bad luck follows him.
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Hogg
Hill
France
States
Des Moines
Hoge
Revie Sweet Leads Local Team To Victory On Sunday
Revie Sweet starred in a sharp Sunday win as the locals mashed eleven hits off visiting pitchers. He allowed four pitches, struck out seventeen, walked two, and helped push the squad to a 4-3 victory amid strong fielding from Musser and Westover. Team confidence grows as Musson steadies the lineup and key players like Burke and Sumner shine. A Madrid trip on Decoration Day and more games loom, with a big excursion planned if the season progresses.
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Revie Sweet
Hee
Suntay
Sweet
Emil
Ray Sumner
Paul Musser
Westover
Q. A.C
Chuck
Musson
Muason
Madrid
Red Cross
Liew
Red Cross Men Bring Joy to Wards in Busy Day
Red Cross volunteers gave entertainment to bedridden patients. Mrs George Burberry led Flower Mission workers distributing flowers to bed patients and Mrs Emily Miller hosted a vocal and instrumental program at three. Evening featured a film, The Man From Funeral Range, with screenings at 70 Sqaig ats 3.
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RED Cross
George Burberry
GY. A. Flower Mission
Emily Miller
Wallace
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C. C
Juenemann
Brother
Nurses Chorus
Additss. G. A. FL
Bill
RED X House
Erst
EW Dockstader
Orpheum
Soldier OF Fortune
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