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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1917
Page
3
Pauline Ridenauer wins as the industrial body's field meet draws over three thousand people for a day of military and athletic events. Veterans, bands, and speeches mark an unusually lively program with races on the west side track and crowd-pleasing booths and refreshments.
A quirky regional contest on a foot bridge featured unique meat eating and many activities. Pauline Ridewauer won the main contest, with Mildred Kavita and others noted. A $50 donation was given to the winner, with results listed for multiple events and teams. Military presence and a flag ceremony concluded the day.
The article lists participants including Company B and several local units such as the Bowser Military Club Edison Girls brigade General Electric guards and the Rifle Club Drill corps. Red Cross volunteers sold flowers for fund raising and faced unproven claims about duties. A young soldier passed physicals at Fort Benjamin Harrison and will take final exams in August for a commission. Prices mention white flannel trousers at five dollars and white serge from four to seven dollars.
Alfred Foellinger, a member of the officers reserve corps training camp, did not pass the physical examinations recently conducted by army surgeons at Fort Harrison. The missive notes the testing outcome and its relation to his status in the training program.
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