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Board Examined Two Hundred and Fifty Ex-Service Men While Here The eligibility squad of the Fed eral Boa Vocational Education, which has been hold examinations of former men duri the past two days in the ness Col lege, left here a afternoon for Bluefield, W. Va. ie. here the board examined about two hundred and fifty men from the Roanoke district, as were assigned to Raggansee training on the job. 7 cent of the men Oien's rt Heatlon’ t to the board were placed in industries in and around Roanoke for training at the government's expenses. More men —— application to the board here than in any other city in the State of Virginia, neaa there are more teen seven ex-serviceo men in this dis trict who were sigures weeknnesses in France, only three hundred appeare darere the board for vocational? train ng. Among those applying for training were men who could not read or write and a number of college and university graduates. A district office of the Federal Board of Vocational Education will be main tained here in the Strickland Building with T. K. Albaugh as general super visor. Any ex-soldier who desires to enter training at the government's ex ponge is urged to see Mr. Albaugh, who has an ity to act on all cases im- The sty squad will in all secure ability be called back to this ne after finish _ work i Hontin - Way the first part .I next wee because of the Sooopow number of cases which were not touched while the board was in session here.
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Roanoke World News
Roanoke, Virginia, US
Thu, Aug 05, 1920
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