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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 16, 1918
Page
7
The United States Public Health Service announces a recruitment push to reach 5000 nurses by July 1 and 36000 by January 1. Supervising nurse Lent notes urgency as the health system expands staffing.
A Monday session at Main Avenue High urges women to pursue nursing. The plan, a joint effort by the American Red Cross and Hedress officials, allows graduates of accredited colleges to enroll at Vas sar College for a three month intensive training in nursing theory followed by hospital work in eastern facilities. Tuition including board and laundry totals 95 dollars for the period.
Five thousand women to be trained nationwide under a cross funding plan for a training school for nurses. Miss Lent advocates registered nursing during her stay, speaking on the urgent need and meeting women at the Public Health office in City Hall for discussions.
Tests conducted by the Forest Products Laboratory and the Canadian Forest Service show U S southern pines and Oregon pine outperform Canadian and Baltic woods. The findings suggest U S woods offer greater strength per cross section, implying southern pine joists deliver similar or higher strength than Baltic or Canadian redwood or white wood.
A promotional note extols Calotabs as a new pleasant form of calomel for biliousness indigestion and constipation. It claims no nausea or griping, a single nightly tablet, morning cleansing, and urges purchase in sealed packages for thirty five cents with druggist guarantee.
Englishman Russian and Irish servicemen at San Antonio camps write to The Light editor asking for letters from home towns and folks. An offer invites other soldiers to share names and stations so former residents can reconnect, with a free service through the paper.
The women’s committee reported $315200 raised in a Liberty Loan drive after Saturday and Monday work, with divisions detailing contributions from numerous chairs, officers, and members including Mrs James Craikeford and multiple bank and business booths. The overall total reached $815200.
Antonio National Bank and State National Bank led contributions totaling 168 250 dollars from local women including Mrs W W Collier Mrs Blunden Mrs EB H Lee Mrs Mullikan Mrs Leroy Bates Mrs J Brown. The group recessed for Secretary McAdoo's visit and planned to resume Wednesday after praise from Groos T N Smith for the women's committee. Mrs Lipscomb chaired the sessions and introduced the speakers.
Maj. Wrederie C A Kellam Jr of the medivital corps reported at Fort Saini Houston on Tuesday to assume command of the base hospital. He succeeds Maj. John Aydelotte and comes from the 14th Cavalry Division while Aydelotte may be assigned as duty surgeon of that division. The Travelers Cigar Show advertises Ave C cigars.
Modern research places the origin of music in Egypt, noting no surviving primitive Egyptian music. Our knowledge relies on pictorial and sculptural representations and a handful of instruments unearthed from ancient cities buried by sand.
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