Civilian help underlies new selective service plan
At Camp Travis and fifteen other Army posts civilians assist in placing men by prior work and skill to fit military roles. William Clark of Internes tlands Harvester Company works with Captain J. Perry Moory to run the office, shaping a system Major General Henry T. Allen calls practical for staffing the national army. Captain Moore says the plan mirrors modern business, placing the right man in the right job to maximize value.
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Camp Travis
William Clark
Internestlands Harvester Company
Chicago
Perry Moory
Henry T. Allen
Ife
Moore
Husband credits Tanlac with wife’s dramatic recovery
W F Minton of North Chattanooga Tennessee reports his wife spent a full year’s earnings on medicines for stomach trouble and pain. After five bottles of Tanlac she gained weight, regained strength, and now eats freely with no pain, under local Tanlac representative supervision at Wagner Drug Store and Meier’s Pharmacy in San Antonio.
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W. F. Minton
Chattanooga
Tennessee
Notuns
San Antonio
Wagner Drug Store
Meier
Hae Fal
Tanlaé
Vocational draft system aims to boost world democracy
The article outlines a government plan to use human engineering through a vocational classification of the selective draft army. Spearheaded by Dr Walter Dill Scott and backed by a joint committee on classification, the program pairs men with trades to maximize efficiency. Civilian experts assist at each control center to ensure proper placement and respond to administration needs.
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Moots
Glace
Walter Dill Scott
Bureau of Research
Carnegie Mastraté
Pillsbury
Army
Svatortt
Tifa Ox Ag
Exen Divislan
Sposta
Bir
Clarke
Harvester
Sileh
Travian
Record of Cann Travis Athletics Program and Camp Activities
The report outlines supervision by the division athlete officer and weekly schedules for athletic events. It notes a weekly report on the prior week's athletic events, a field day with winners and records, and aims to track both unit and individual performances. It mentions upcoming track, baseball, and football activities, plus regular boxing contests and a theater engagement by the McKlonie Operatic Company at Camp Gravis with accompanying performers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cann Travis
Avera
Wil
Soldiers Seek Home Town Friends Association Flourishes
A wartime column details The Home Folks plan to pair soldiers stationed around San Antonio with civilians from their hometowns. Letters from states including Utah and Alberta reveal soldiers eager to meet residents from Rome, Wilkes-Barre, and other places. The scheme aims to ease soldiers’ transition by arranging meals and social meetings, with editors coordinating responses and special deliveries to speed matches.
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Rome
Kelly Field
Home Folks
Armistead
Wilkes- Barre
San Antonio
Civans
Liomo
Smvnis Hie Iunie
Fnte
San Ane Toblo
Nemont
Alty
Mre
Aeolian
Mort Sam Louston
Spain
Argentinia
Aitiva
Provincia Falencia
Superior
Nebraska
Modean Thames
Georrin
Tlgara
Fone
Georgia
Titeville
Washington
Utah
Nottes Tor
Beden
Colmbus
Ohio
Walcome
Seguin
Cumbinn
Eamonton
Alberta
National Army
Camp Trevis
Provincce
Chicago
Citkven
Hong Falke
Anil
Brookfield
Missouri
Home Folk Editor Receives Soldier Letters From Camp Travis
The post writes a message from Camp Travis detailing letters from soldiers. Enlisted five months, one man from Thebes Illinois and another from Lincoln Nebraska reach out about loneliness and hometown ties. A Thebes boy asks editors to locate friends in Lincoln San Antonio and nearby towns while Kentuckians and Indiana residents weigh in on support for hometown readers.
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Jonollngss
Missouri Bay
Army
San Antonio
Lellars
244Th Field Artillery
Camp Travis
Lincoln
Nobristo
Thebes
Jaditer
White
Homie
Tian Jenting
Bryan
Kentucky
Insana
Louisville
Terra Haute
Petersburg
Winslow
Indiana
Picked Off Officers Train In Trench Warfare Monday
Seventy four officers from the Nineteenth division at Camp Travis prepare for thirty days of advanced infantry tactics in trenches. The instruction, part of the infantry school of arms, covers grenades bayonet ice and pistol gas defenses and field fortifications. Led by Brig Gen O’Neil and Capt Gullette, the course includes trench practice and demonstrations by Lt Kib er and Maj Mattin with support from engineers surgeons and other officers.
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Travis
O'Neil
Lrgo
Livuls
Smith
EL Kiber
C. B. Gullette
P. S. Halloily
Teuk
Grant
WS. Mattin
Cant .B. Robartson
A.B. MecCoy
Engineer
Cat
D.C. Boggs
Woolen clothing arrives for first all negro battalion
Supplies for the first to go across arrive for the 300th Battalion, a segregated unit formed from Texas recruits. Equipment for 1000 men includes overcoats and footwear. The battalion, composed of African American soldiers, is to be organized quickly as draft calls reach the camp. Jim Fordun is expected to join. several detainees in Port Arthur face ongoing decisions.
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Agleeera
Gach Mah
Quartermaster Department
Aca Holmann
MaTi
McNeil
Iidge
Camp Axion
Mader McNell
Amy
Several firms pledge to join the Square Deal association
Merchants sign pledges to form the Square Deal Association to curb overcharging and arbitrate disputes. Headquarters are set at the Chamber of Commerce as members pledge fair pricing and honest practices. A committee will hear grievances and enforce voluntary adherence by merchants and shopkeepers.
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Satwaining
Nerchant
Whichomisea
Vsquitte
Menbers
Chamber of Gominetas
Merti
Camnitter
Ehalymia
Nekos
Wuhrer
Weinauet
Traffic patrols ease downtown street congestion after parade
Police report heavy Saturday foot and vehicle traffic on downtown streets from 4 to 8 pm with no major accidents. Officers at general headquarters note increased presence, shift duties, and traffic controls at key intersections to curb crowding and alcohol-related incidents.
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Ana Mate Keyele
Antonie
Genteal
Miller
Cussack
Java
Minuie
Travis
Bioros
Lorena Breret
Snevice
Commerce
Trouston
Stresta
Texas A
Laulalann
Dungkind’s Drug Store Ad Notices 379
An OCR fragment shows a small ad line from Dungkind’s Drug Store with partial phrases and a price or code 379. The readable text includes scattered words possibly referring to wearhouse items and Spanish or garbled notes. No clear event or date is discernible.
Camp Subscription Raises Over One Million Dollars
A wartime camp subscription report shows totals surpassing 1 066 000 dollars with many units contributing. Individual per capita payments range from modest sums to thousands, led by divisions and brigades in a mass mobilization effort. The figures reflect broad support and heavy involvement of officers and enlisted men in raising funds for the camp program.
Vaudeville plans open Cainp Travis Theater this fall
Soga The Interstata Amusomsht Com announces a Thanksgiving bill for Cainp Travis Theater to be built by Blone and Webster. Building 120 by 150 feet, 13 to be modern playhouse, near the quartermaster’s headquarters. Work starts now. delay risks pushing back the debut. The company may contribute to a contingency fund to support the venture.
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Interstata Amusomsht Com
Cainp Travis
Blone & Webster
General Comstric~tors
Quartermasses
Bleck Fiftem
Nini
Tusalls
Ones
Lenin
Une Division
Rammunder Ainy de
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Camp Gravis
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Tom Chirk
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Vera Solo
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Ceeee
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Sigh ‘Square Deal
Pledee
Dungkind’s Drug Store
Coockets
W. R Anderson
Abova
H. M. Abernathy
Gibbs
Fraser Brick Company
Sumpter Bldg
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Jose Ui
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Travis Theater
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