War Relief Production notes by Brewster Red Cross chapter
The War Relief Production department of the Brewster County chapter of the American Red Cross shipped 725 layette and clothing items to Harborside Jersey City. Volunteers led by chairmen and dozens of helpers produced baby layettes, shirts, gowns, pajamas, dresses, and sweaters, with detailed lists of contributors and coordinating members. The report also urges continued support and local patronage.
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Department OF County Red Cross
War Relief Production Department
Brewster County
American Red Cross
Harborside Warehouse
Jersey City
New Jersey
P. W. Cartwright
Mesdames Nutt
J. W. Ferguson
Bruce Duncan
Barrow
Seybert
Stovell
Long
Carson
Garnett
Keane
Ezell
Cox
M. P. Slover
Brady
Featherstone
Woodward
Fern Slover
Storey
Hoyle Cooley
Ellen Hudson
Mesdames Thompson
Kempen
Stowell
Fielder
Parker
Fabian
Slight
Pope
Wood
McMurry
Engle
J. S. Arledge
W. D. Burcham
R. J. Ratliff
F. P. Reader
Fain
Cooledge
White
Hill
H. W. Morelock
Hudson
Littleton
Cone Walters
Wheat
Winkler
L. B. Guthrie
Ross Miller
Ray Spence
Loyd Henderson
H. R. Gard
Roy Lassiter
F. L. Clark
Harborside
J. C. Coleman
The
Texans thwarted by fire and powder mishap at El Paso camp
Delegates to the TIP A Meet in El Paso describe chaos as arms and ammunition piled at camp ignite, triggering a vortex of explosions and a rout. A blinded frontier scout reports lighting a pipe with powder for kindling causing the blast, while the army fights grass fires and barely survives a third close call in Smithwick’s account. A promotional note offers 25 percent off scrip from The Avalanche in El Paso.
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San Jacinto
Smithwick
Smith
Old Noah Smithwick Missed Fight At San Jacinto 105 Years Ago
University of Texas Library notes reveal Noah Smithwick, a ranger in the 1836 Revolution, missed the battle but joined the aftermath and later described the siege and battlefield horrors. He recounts how whiskey-boosted Texans rallied to turn the engagement, yet the danger persisted after the fight.
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Noah Smithwick
San Jacinto
Charles C. Hucker
University of Texas Library
Texas Army
Smithwick
Texas
Sam Houston
Dissa
Steel Cavalry Bounds Into Action
Immigrants in Argentina are lodged for five days at government expense. A California man sued his wife for divorce claiming she forced him to sleep with a pet monkey. She said it was to keep him warm on cold nights. For engraved or printed visiting cards and announcements, see The Avalanche.
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Argentina
California
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