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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 18, 1917
Page
10
A letter from John F. Fentiman defends Mr. Hood in the school election dispute. He says Hood kept schools out of politics, resigned only with the board’s unanimous insistence, and demanded fairness from contractors. Fentiman praises Hood’s fairness and leadership while noting their shared service on the Building Committee.
A political advertisement urges voters to support Hood linking his wordkeeping to the school board controversy. The piece frames Hood as the answer to who forced politics into education policy.
Ten youths from Hondo and three others totaling thirteen were sent to Chicago Tuesday night to begin naval training. They arrived in San Antonio by automobile and were examined by Chief C O Evans at the Postoffice naval recruiting office, where all were accepted. The group from Hondo included A M Beal K W Bradley J J Miller C A Van Fleet B R Miller H E Taylor O J Bader R J Frerichs J R Monkhouse O B Chance Hensley from Kingsbury T L Hensley M N Arciniega and W A Warner of San Antonio.
Mrs. F W McAllister president of the Texas Congress of Mothers calls on San Antonio and Texas women to discontinue wheat flour use except for health, grow gardens, can produce and conserve foods, and avoid entertainment waste to feed the nation amid rising bread prices and a looming shortage. 1000 state university girls volunteer to teach new foods and preservation methods.
An advertisement promotes three grain hypo nucleane tablets to combat pale complexion. It asserts thin blood and flabby flesh can improve with several months of regular use and urges readers to obtain the tablets from apothecary shops.
The San Antonio American Red Cross chapters plans for a nation wide Red Cross Day as proclaimed by the President follow a Washington conference on war time reorganization. The chapter drives to expand membership and build a strong society to support army and navy relief. Committees from membership and entertainment sell flags at city stands amid growing enthusiasm.
Mrs. T B Milmo reported a car vanished from Alamo Plaza. Police located the vehicle early Wednesday in the southern city where it had broken down. The report notes several public notices and local ads for services and businesses interspersed with crime briefs.
County commissioners awarded a contract to F. A. Chapa to supply druggists prescriptions at 28 cents each. Detectives arrested a suspect identified as Mr. Martin after a pursuit following a Mexican ran. Oil spill of eighty barrels into the San Antonio river traced to a valve break in a tank car. A collision at West Commerce Street and Santa Rosa Avenue injured a horse and damaged a car. Ralph King charged with careless driving and released on bond.
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