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Panama by way of Colonel Kemper on Canal Zone life
Colonel J B Kemper describes Panama as a great country with year round 80 degree warmth and 60 degree nights ideal for blankets. He notes Panama Bay for fishing, tarpon at Catun Dam Spillway, many alligators and deer in the Canal Zone, and plentiful recreation huts. Soldiers may visit Panama City for field days, buy Panama hats cheaply, and travel to Costa Rica and Colombia during furloughs before potentially transferring to civilian roles in a US governed Canal Zone work force.
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War Department
Canal Zone
J. B. Kemper
Army
Harrisburg
Panama
Panama Bay
Catun Dam
Canali Zone
Panama City
Canal
Colombia
Fcuador
States
United States
Tropics
Costa Rica
Central American