The Coolidge examiner., 1940-07-18
Demonstration Unit
OF u. S. Army To
Visit Coolidge

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material and machines before Ari
2onians for a period of two weeks
This Mechanized Unit, part of the
new streamlined Army will be
from Fort Bliss, Texas and will
consist of Armoured Scout Cars,
Section of Field Artillery, the
, attest in recent advances in Mill
tary Ordnance, Anti-aircraft ma
terial, field messing equipment
and Tentage, all of which will
rumble through the State from
Flagstaff to Douglas and return to
Fort Bliss by way of Stafford.
In addition to the Mechanized
equipment which will be named by
! so enlisted men under an Officer.
and Army Band of % pieces will
accompany the men handling the
equipment.
Major Arthur f. Easterbrook'
: officer in charge of the newly or
! eanized Arizona Recruiting Head
quarters of the U. S. Army said
the demonstration is intended as
an education service in the interest
CT Recruiting for the Regular
| Army.
The Unit will arrive at Flagstaff,
Arizona, on July 16, 1910 where 1t
will be met by Major Easterbrook
and who will accompany the unit
through its parade of Arizona.
In the nine Cities and Towns
which the unit will visit during the
period from July 16 to July ~
/ there will be a parade, band
concert with a display of military
equipment. Public officials. in the
various cities and towns will take
part in the programs planned.
The cities and the dates which
| the Unit will visit are:
Flagstaff-July 16 to July Is.
Clarkdale-July Is to July l9.
! Prescott-July 19 to July 70.
Phoenix-July 20 to July 22.
Mesa-July % to July %.
Coolidge-July 23 to July "a.
Tucson-July "a to July 26.
Douglas-July &c to July 2S.
Safford-July % to July 20.
The gentleman in charge OF
making arrangements in the vari-
Gus cities are:
Flagstaff-Mr. w. w. Midgley.
! Captain w. w. Midgley, 1t. Harry
j. KEELING.
Clarkdale to include Jerome and
Cottonwood-M Norman F. Wyk-
off.
Prescott-Captain c. E. Yount.
jr., Captain Earl A. Swenson.
Phoenix-Major Reed Shupe.
Mesa-Major Pomray.
Coolidge-Dr. Glen H. Walker.
Tucson-Mr. Monte Mansfield.
Lit. Col. E. c. Munro.
Douglas Jean B. Den
mis-.
Safford-Judge Jesse Udall.
Major Arthur E. Easterbrook, U.
| s. Army Recruiting Representative
at Phoenix, Arizona. who Is a
| World War "Ace" is officially
credited with having brought down
five German planes in the Worlu
! War and was awarded the Distin,
euished Service Cross and later
the Oak Leaf Cluster announces
that the Regular Army is now ac'
cepting men for enlistment for the
following branches:
Cavalry, unassigned, Fort Bliss
! Texas.
Field Artillery, unassigned, Fort
Bliss, Texas.
Medical Department, unassigned
Fort Bliss Texas.
Ouartermaster Corps unasslgn
ed. Fort Bliss, Texas.
Coast Artillery Corps, Harpof
! Defense of San Diego, Fort Rose
Grams, California.
Able bodied men between the
ages of 1S and 35 and unmarried
who are at least GA inches II
: heighth and weigh not less thar
115 pounds are eligible for enlist
: ment, providing that they are
: citizens of the United States
: either by birth or naturalization.
Young men desiring to enlis
: are advised to apply to neares
. Recruiting Station Or to Room No
/ c, Post Office Building, Phoenix
/ Arizona. observation-disclosures
: Yuma. Prescott, Tucson and Coo
/ lidge, Arizona.
The Demonstration Unit VII
5 have a parade through town a
e 700 p. m. and proceed TO I'M
b;ob coboo1 baseball field wher'