Radio School Opens for Deferred Class Men at Main Ave High
San Antonio board of education expands radio and buzzer training for drafted men in Classes 6 and 4. Sessions run 7 15 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Main Avenue High School, aiding preparation before induction. Circulars sent. bulletin notes vocational training aids to assign men to suitable duties at cantonments.
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Tonio Board of Education
Main Avenue
Board of Education
San Antonio Board of Education
Main Avenue High School
Federal Board For Vocational Education
Washington
Army
W Vinden Candidate for State Senator District 24
The Sen Antonio Light authorized to announce W. Vinden's candidacy for State Senator from the 24th District comprising Bexar Kendall Kerr Gillespie Bander a and Real counties, pending Democratic primaries on July 27 1918.
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W. ©. Vinden
Bexar
Kendall
Kerr
Gillespie
Bandera
Real
Politica
Frog Means Poily With American Forces In France
With American troops in France on June 12 a French soldier is affectionately called a frog by doughboys. They admire French fighters and officers, though jokes emerge about frogs grabbing prisoners and couriers speeding.
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France
Shorty
Weather School Sends 315 Observers to France From A and M
At Texas A and M College 315 trained weather observers will depart within two weeks to report on atmospheric conditions in France. The program, the only meteorology school of its kind for the U.S. Army, combines eight weeks of instruction with practical balloon and theodolite work. About 150 have already applied for the August course, with admission through the chief signal officer in Washington.
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United States Army
A. and
M. College
Teading Colleges of America
School of Meteorology
Oliver L. Fessig
U. S. Weather Bureau
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore
W. E. Bowne
U. S. Signa Corps
Uncle Sam
Washington, D. C
Nineteenth Infantry History Album Planned for Regimental Fame
A historical album documenting the Nineteenth Infantry, one of the oldest regular army units, is being prepared and will be released next month. It will feature individual photos of every man, plus a regimental history from before the Civil War to today, similar to the Ninety-first division album. The regiment’s notable actions include Civil War service, Indian campaigns, Philippine disturbances, and Interventions with Vera Cruz, where it was the first army unit to land. The unit has long been stationed at Fort Sam Houston and is well known to San Antonio residents.
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Nineteenth Infantry
France
Inter Yenra
Vera Cruz
Mexico
24Th Infantry
Trouston
Fort Sam Houston
San Antonio
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