Ten Thousand More Camp Within Week Arrives
Texas draft units move to Camp Travis near San Antonio for 30 000 population surge with 65 percent of the drafted Texas men. First arrivals planned for October 3 with no Negroes in this contingent and detailed plans for newsmen handling and brigade assignments announced by headquarters.
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Ninetieth Division
National Army
Trawis
Texas
Oklahoma
Sis
San Antonio
Ibis
Qotoin
Joot
Reward for drafted deserters clarified by War Department
Government announces a $50 reward for the arrest of every drafted man who fails to report when summoned, addressing questions about applicability to men of color and assuring officers that the policy remains in force to deter evasion and strengthen enlistment compliance.
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Department
Armé
Army Personnel news of officers departing and court martial plans
Lieut A L Marek of Pitti Cavalry El Paso passed through San Antonio on tours to join ld command arrest leave. Officers departed for duty at Kelly Field and Camp Travis. Capt Frank Howes and Second Lieutenant Daniel D Hogs reported for duty. Col G O Cress inspector general Southern Department to return from investigations connected with the Houston mutiny. Uncertain whether Col John A Gull and Maj Dudley Sutphin will accompany Kin. No court martial date announced.
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A. L. Marek
Pitti Cavalry
el Paso
San Antonio
Quartermaster's Corps
Camp ‘Travis
Frank
Howes
Daniel D. Hogs
G. O. Cress
Southern Department
el Fogo
Columbus
N. M
Houston
Twentyfourth Infantry
John A. Gull
Maj
Dudley Sutphin
IS TEACHING KNITTING IN RED CROSS CLASSES AT HQ
The National League for Woman's Service offers knitting classes at 232 Gunter Building to teach Red Ovory knitting. Open to beginners to help with Red Cross distribution. Teachers include Mrs N J Holliday Mrs Thoma H Gray Miss Marjorie McGown Miss Kath ering McGown Mrs Laura Girard and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National League For Woman's Service
Gunter
Red Cross
League
N. J. Holliday
Thoma H. Gray
Marjorie
Camp Quartermaster to Issue Subsistence at Fort Sam Houston
Camp Travia quartermaster will begin full subsistence issuance Monday at 7 am from the camp quartermaster’s department Fort Sam Houston. About 6 cars of meat and 1 of ice daily, rising to 2200 troops monthly. per man daily rations include beef 49 oz flour 18 oz beans 4.4 oz potatoes 20 oz coffee 11 oz syrup 72 g, with substitutes allowed.
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Camp Travia
Quartermaster's Department
Fort Sam Houston
Mess Funds Aid
Camp Travis Swimmers to Compete and Organize Regimental Meets
Swimmers from Camp Travis will compete in a 2 to 4 oclock try-out for the 361st Infantry and engineer regiments, selecting 40 men for a swim meet. A Saturday night event at Balado pool is planned with intra camp meets, plus organized softball and basketball teams under Capt. Walter Baire and civilian director W. A. Templeton. Equipment support comes from Clark Teluth Ball and Bat fund and a commission Mr. Templeton serves. Additional physical activities plans will be announced.
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Camp Travis
36Lth
Engineer
Hneamy
Wweeball
Cipt
Walter Iare
We. A. Templeton
Commission On Training Camp
Activites
Clark Teluth
Tenn
Yormpleton
Phartly, Dtvwas Nol
Plans Hostess House at Camp Travis by YWCA Effort
Mind Emma Hays of the Metropolitan Board of Refa association oversees plans for a Hostess House at Camp Travis. W. G. A war work board relief aims to staff the project with association helpers and trained workers. The first Hostess House was at Plattsburg and proved successful. Miss Floys supervises emergency work for the YWCA, touring castonment cities in Texas, New Mexico, and Oklahoma with rapid wartime expansion noted.
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Travie
Mind Emgna Hays
San Antonio Jourreal
W. GO
Plattsburg
Floys
X.s
Russia
Lrance
No Citron For Sukkot At Local Orthodox Synagogue
Rabbi N Gerstein announces no citron for the Feast of Tabernacles due to war disruptions in imports from the Holy Land. Services at Agudan Achith begin Sunday night and run eight days with English and Hebrew sermons, culminating in a joyous final morning service.
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N.gerstein
Jewksn
Holy Land Land
Iuport i
Agudan Achith
Gerstein Wil
Canadians to join Royal Flying Corps at Fort Worth fields
Eighteen hundred RFC members from Toronto and Sanada are slated to be stationed at three aviation fields near Fort Worth. Major Paul Perron notes about 1300 members currently there, with twelve squadrons planned. Fields are described as excellent and near Fort Worth, with infantry companies stationed at the site.
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Royal Flying Corps
Toronto
Sanada
Fort Worth
Paul 14 Perron
Ferron Salt
Perron
Fort Yan
Houston
Gulinda
Field Artillery General Leads Medicine Ball Practice
General McGlachlin of Camp Travis field artillery brigade and 7000 officers and soldiers participate in daily medicine ball sessions. He appears in rough clothes and leads players for 30 minutes with spirited competition as training and morale efforts amid equipment shortages.
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USA
Neal
Medichin
Belg
J. McClachtin
Travis
Field Artillery Brigade
Army Swimmers to Compete at Soledad Pool Meet
Anwintming event will bring teams from Wort Sami Houston Kelly Pisa and Camp Travis to Soledad pool A lutga aliver loving cup will be awarded to the winning team with medals for first second and third. Army Young Men's ubmiatiw Association directs training in swimming diving and lifesaving as squads from 360th Infantry 313th Engineers and Camp Travis prepare.
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Wort Sami
Houaton
Kelly Pisa
Kelly Wield
A. W. Jones
Wort Bath
Houston
Camp
Soldiers Get Books For Camp Travis Library Drive
Soldiers at Camp Travis receive books through San Antonio Library Week efforts led by Mrs. A B Weakley and Carnegie Librarian test. The campaign aims to raise 6000 dollars next week with key committee meetings to plan fund collection by week’s end. Readers ask why donations matter as library needs go beyond books to buildings and sustained access for troops in camp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Travis
San Antonio
A. B. Weakeley
Wort - Library Reooncil
Carnegie Hbracian
Ccargeet
Jémit
Council
Thry
Camp Travis payroll and construction progress update
The camp at Camp Travis continues operations with a weekly payroll just over $100,000, down from $130,000 the prior week. New construction includes four magazine buildings and warehouses, with thirty depot brigade and base hospital buildings planned, while the laundry delay due to a resignation should end shortly and hospital facilities are ready for patient care. Soldiers are not allowed to take pets to Europe. any pet brought abroad without permission will be returned at port of embarkation.
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Camp Travis
Stone & Webster
Amarleur Laundry Machine Company
Hu Hag
Peis
Europe
Army
Mage
Danny Travis
Haugland
Locdon Nas
Steam
United Alot
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Arthur JB. Willams
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Dunningan
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National League For Woman
Sergio
Susie
San Antonio Light Tobacco Fund
American Tobacco Company
Bull Durham
San Antonio Light ‘Fobacco Fund
Depot Quartermaster
Hirt
Hostess House
Guinp Teayis Leou
Citron
Golden State
United States
J. Oppenheimer & CO
Ferron
McGlachtin
Adjutant General of the Army
Mudone
Alors
Bacus
War Department
Ins
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France
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Fruvia
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