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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1919
Page
6
A fragmented wartime reminiscence praises women partners in sacrifice and public service. It recounts teachers and volunteers aiding defense efforts, nursing, and child care as wartime duty. The piece notes men’s labor and women’s pivotal roles, including hospital and Red Cross activities, amid the broader home front mobilization.
A labor of women in WWI is described with emphasis on suffrage, nurse corps, and wartime service. The piece highlights Texas activists like Dr Heard and Mra Raymond Brown, citing infant mortality data and the impact of women voting on public policy and child welfare. It notes American women’s medical aid in France and calls for Texas voters to support suffrage on May 24.
Miss Robert U Cromwell, longtime Corpus Christi High School and University of Texas Summer School teacher, served with Red Cross in Russia and the Eastern Front. Decorated for distinguished services by Russia, she aids Belgian provinces and supports reconstruction. She advocates Texas women’s suffrage as May 24 vote approaches.
A fragmented OCR excerpt lists arguments for and against amendments in Texas constitutional sections. It references Article 6 and 4 proposals on governor salaries and state financial powers, plus Article 3 and 4 sections on lending for home purchase and improvement. The text shows pro, anti, and for the amendment stances without clear dates or outcomes.
General Pershing replies to Dr Anna Howard Shaw praising patriotic women as the nation’s inspiration. Premier Lloyd George credits women in Britain for war support and victory, urging allied democracy and full suffrage parity. question posed: Can Texas do less?
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