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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 10, 1919
Page
5
The notice urges enrollment for the Home Care of the Sick course, directing those interested to notify Mrs Turney before Friday evening. The piece frames the effort as part of a wartime relief movement aiding suffering men worldwide.
Some 3500 German helmets have been shipped to Dallas for distribution among county chairmen. Each chairman will pass out helmets as gifts and mementos of the war with plans to display or keep them as heirlooms for families.
Fragmentary postwar recollection shows a soldier boy writing home from Ypres and Calais scenes. The censor and captain discuss tone and content of a letter as the youth’s rigid discipline and wartime sacrifice are hinted at through terse exchanges and withheld details.
Fragmented OCR reports vast army religious activity with YMCA and YMC figures. It notes total attendees and Christian interviews across Dallas Fort Worth and Houston areas, including Bible readings prayer and personal purity measures. records cover November 1 1917 to December 31 VIR with extensive visit counts and departments.
The Salvation Army is celebrated for its tireless work aiding the humble and burdened. The article highlights the Army’s skilled, compassionate ministry and public appreciation while urging support for its mission and related national relief efforts.
The Salvation Army and volunteers provide festive support to American soldiers overseas. Descriptions note Christmas trees, white uniforms, red white and blue ribbons, and patriotic dolls to boost morale. Doctors warn against fevers as care teams deliver comfort via field stations and mobile deliveries to weary troops.
Walter Jo Getner in the Daily Capital recounts a Salvation Army volunteer’s reflection on wounded soldiers returning home. He notes cheerful, cheering receptions that helped mask wounds and hardships, with crowds and banners easing the transition from battle to civilian life.
A garbled local note hints at a crucial event involving a group or individual named Seas and peers. The fragment mentions tests, cures, and a possible public concern in a coastal area. Readable pieces point to a community matter requiring attention.
In a Literary Digest feature the Salvation Army’s work in France is praised for feeding soldiers a home like care. It notes the Army’s doughnuts and apple pies as memorable comforts, highlighting the moral support of motherly women and kind men behind the effort.
In clear service aboard French and British naval craft, agents courageously deliver orders and messages despite heavy competition and harsh conditions, maintaining faithful transmission under fire. Their shared duty sustains strategic lines across the seas.
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