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Newspaper
Brookshire Times
Location
Brookshire, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1917
Page
1
Last Saturday night a robber stole the rope from the Front Street flagpole. The incident sparks outrage as residents warn that the acts of un-American cowards threaten community safety. Edgar Mine visited the city on Sunday for business.
A community drive urges women and girls to knit wristlets for soldiers in France. Colonel Dan E. McCarty notes government limits, urging each knitter to provide at least one pair five inches long in subdued colors. Include sender name in the wristlets and mail to the given office or Mrs. Pier. local notes mention Miss Ore May Muske visiting relatives and other nearby visits.
On Monday night June 4 at the Dixie Theatre Building a Hempstead unit of the American Red Cross of Waller County will be organized. It is the only charitable organization recognized by the U S Government and its work includes paying nurses and physicians, sending hospital garments and supplies, and easing distress during war or disasters.
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