Endicott Urges Masses to Use Corn Meal in June
Federal Food Administrator Henry B Endicott urges Massachusetts to substitute corn meal for wheat flour during the first week of June. He asks people to request golden bread and cakes and to support bakers, hotels, and restaurants in using up corn meal. Grocers should promote corn meal to explain the urgency. The public has met emergencies before and should do so again by eating corn meal at every meal.
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Massachusetts
Henry B. Endicott
Texans pledge wheatless days for allies rally
Houston hosts a two day meeting of Texas county and district Food Administrators as War Food Administration leaders from across the state discuss price interpretation, conservation, and mobilizing support for wheatless campaigns. Governor Hoover’s envoy praises Texas for its wartime cooperation and reports a statewide abstinence plan extending up to 45 days.
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Peden
Hallowell
Texas
Rice Hotel
W. D. Cleveland, Jr
Houston Price Interpreting Committee
Cleveland
Johny Wotallowell
States’ Administration
United States Food Administration
Fred Cullen
Ralph C. Ely
New Mexico
S. B. Hicks
Shreveport
Louisiana
James M. Parker
Houston
Parket
Jesumes Hill
Mr. Hoover
Washington
Cullen
Hoover
Grithes County
Pershing
Persis
United
Brooks Field Officer Dies After Plane Fall Near Elmendorf
Lieut. Vinson Boardmann of Hoopeston Illinois died at Fort Sau Houston Base Hospital after a two day struggle following a fall from an airplane near Elmendorf on a July day. He was 23 years old and had served at Brooks Field. The incident marks the 92nd fatality in the Flying services.
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Brooks
San Antonio
Lieut
Vinson Boardmann
Hoopston
Fort Sau
Houston
Elmendorf
President Wants Early Seizure of Telegraph Lines
President Wilson pressed Congress to act before recess on a resolution to seize telegraph and telephone lines. He communicated his wish to House members at the White House conference, warning he may use formal measures to convey the demand if both chambers do not promptly act on the House Commerce Committee plan.
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Washington, D. C
Wilson
Congress
House
White House
House Committee On Interstate Commerce
Senator Tillman Dies in Washington at 74
Senator Ben R. Tillman died at his Washington home on July 3 after a cerebral hemorrhage. A veteran of 24 years in Congress and longtime chairman of the Senate Naval Affairs Committee, he had suffered a stroke last Thursday and lapsed into unconsciousness Sunday. As South Carolina governor and a leading Southern Democrat, Tillman was a prominent public figure and a force in the growth of the American Navy.
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Washington, D. C
United States
Ben R. Tillman
Congress
Senate Naval Affairs Committee
Tillman
South Carolina
Democratic Party
American Guns Hold Line in France Amid Heavy Shellfire
AP reports in France on July 3 that intensified German artillery rattled the Vaux region while American guns countered fiercely. Gunners fought in open pits feeding shells. aviators watched a smoke-obscured battlefield as counterfire maintained pressure. Captured material included six heavy machine guns, eighteen light machine guns, trench motors, two grenade launchers, two hundred rifles, a motorcycle machine gun, and vast ammunition stock.
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Associated Press
France
Vaux
F Groos Found Dead at San Antonio
Ferdinand Groos son of the late Ed Groos was found dead July 3 at his home 330 Madison street by his brother Will Groos with whom he lived A pistol lay by the body inquest was held He was 36 formerly connected with Groos National Bank health decline and mental derangement noted Survived by two brothers and two sisters Mrs
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Ferdinand Groos
Ed. Groos
Madison Street
Will Groos
Ben Fisk
Groos
Groos National Bank
Sanguinary battle and famine report from European fronts
From Moscow on June 30 Associated Press reports a bloody clash at Yakaterinovslavy between German Ukrainian white guards and peasants said to number 200000 armed with artillery and machine guns. Famine grows in Tchernigov as workmen enlist in guerilla units. Caucasus reports Armenian politicians shot in Alexandropol district on Turkish orders. Also includes a want ad for second hand sacks hides bottles and junk and a patronage note from Maier & Sons Co thanking patrons since June 25.
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Moscow
Yakaterinoslavy
Tchernigov
Russia
Caucasus
Henry C. Maier
R. Maier & Sons Co
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Wen
John W. Hallowell
Food Administration
Galvest
Beaumont
Grimes County
Twelfth
WR. Hoover
Cayl
Roderick Hardware CO
Dallas
Koenig’s
FreDeRicksburg, Texas
Senator Tillman
Fol
Palm Beach
The
I. & S. Bing Co
Cincinnati
F. Groos
Clara Rennert
Anna Groos
Rudolph Groos
Alexandropol
Armeni
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