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WOODWARD PLANSTO BACK THISPLACE FORCOMMANDING OFFICER OFFLORIDA C. A. C. SURPRIS-ED WITH WHAT HE FINDSHERE; SOLDIERS TO COMELieutenant Colonel M. R.Woodward, commanding the Florida regiment of coast artillery,will recommend use of Key Westas training place for his regimentthis summer. In this, CaptainWebster F. Putnam, Jr., U. S. A.,chief instructor of the regiment,will concur.Colonel Woodward reached KeyWest this morning accompaniedby Captain Putnam. They camefor the purpose of determiningwhether there are facilities herefor accommodating the artillery regiment and the artillery reserve officers of the state.To The Citizen the colonel saidthis afternoon that he is agreeably surprised at conditions as he finds them and feels that Captain Geo. T. Rice, in command here, is deserving of great credit for the excellent shape of all the property over which he has jurisdiction. I
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Key West Citizen

Key West, Florida, US

Wed, Oct 22, 1930

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