Texans Hold Key Roles In War Cabinet And Congress
Washington April 17 Texas faces a pivotal wartime role with Attorney General Gregory directing the justice department vast German plot investigations and pushing new wartime laws. Albert Sidney Burleson as postmaster general and Secretary of Agriculture Houston also steer food and communications policy while Col. House acts as President's envoy. In Congress Texans Garner Shea rd Garrett and others, including Rayburn, Young, Conally, Sumners, Buchanan, shape war measures and funding as the nation mobilizes. Texas-based leaders line up to support administration plans and funding drives.
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Ashington
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Texas
Lone Star Commonwealth
Society of Agriculture
Houston
Texas Agriltural and Mechanical College
Ars
St. Louis
Col. M. House of Houston
Gregory
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Department of Stice
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Congress
Austin
Albert Sidey Burleson
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Urleson
Avid I. Houston
Triculture
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House
Senate
Iberson
Military Aiis
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War Department
Ywever
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Ways and Means
Treasury McAdoo
Coness
Garner
Oxas
Niel Garrett
Exclusive Hotel Features Promised for Guest Comfort
The message invites using exclusive amenities including Best Rooms with Free Stationery and a unique Japanese Tea Room in San Antonio. It praises the comfort, breakfast or lunch setting, and flawless service.
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San Antonio
Fashion Fabrics Youngsters Favor Sheer Organdy Voile
Shoppers favor light fabrics such as organdy voile crepe de chine and striped wash silks for summer attire. The display highlights sheer materials suitable for dresses blouses and accessories.
Striped White Ground Silks Offered at 79 Cents Yard
Lot features white ground silks with popular striped designs for dresses or men's shirts. Regularly $1.00 quality offered at 79 cents per yard.
Genuine Imported Canton Pongee Cloth Curated Text
Excerpt notes a 33 inch wide genuine imported Canton Pongee with extra good qualities. Product description emphasizes fabric quality and width.
Wonderful Values Five Exclusive Styles Special Pricing
A retail promo highlights five distinct fashion styles offered at special prices. Beautiful materials credited, with emphasis on value for shoppers seeking variety and quality. Strong emphasis on value, exclusivity, and limited-time offer.
Collars in White and Color Promise Delicate Details
Georgette collars appear in white and colored options. Organdie collars offered in white or color. Pongee collars feature hemstitched and hand embroidered colorwork.
Norfolk school wear in Cool Cloth colors and sizes
They offer newest Norfolk styles in Cool Cloth with gray brown and tan mixes for ages 6 to 18. Prices range from 5 to 7.50 dollars with knickerbockers from 0.75 to 2.00. Fabrics include Worsted Serge and Palm Beach in navy brown gray tan plaids and stripes for sizes 3 to 18.
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Palm Beach
Madras
Silk Shirts and Men's Apparel Arrive in Range of Colors
Local shop introduces mens silk shirts in plain and striped patterns with rain colors and a wide selection of plaids and checks. Prices range from 655c to $2.00 per pair for related items and $5.00 to $7.00 for silk shirts. High sports colors feature in the new stock with double sole toe and heel noted in the catalog.
German subjects surrender firearms under federal order
Louis Gerbe of South Presa Street surrendered an automatic pistol a shotgun and ammunition to Police Sergeant Arnold in compliance with a government notice requiring German subjects to surrender firearms. The weapons will be held until the war ends and then returned. Two other German subjects also turned over firearms, while two more notified police but were not required to surrender them.
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Louis Gerbe
South Presa Street
Lancaster
United States
Germany
Gerbe
Arnold
Police
PUPILS MAKE FURNITURE AT HARRIS SCHOOL
Manual training boys of Harris School No 17 and domestic science girls collaborated to furnish the school rest room with funds from the lunch program. They plan a library table project as girls buy material. Mothers Club plans a rummage sale April 27 and spring fete May 4. Officers elected included Mrs H S Williams president and other listed roles.
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Harris School
L. T. Harris
Mary Andrews
Mothers’ Club
H.S. Williams
S. McClelland
Charles Rauner
Lowell
Colesworthy
Pfannkuche
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