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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 21, 1918
Page
15
Bach Electric Iron touts a coal free economy by using electricity to heat only the iron. The copy claims no fuel waste, clean operation, and time saving, urging housewives to buy now for careful work with minimal effort.
The Main Avenue High School exhibits 31 posters promoting Liberty Bonds and War Savings Stamps. Winners include Miss Abbie Duggan. honorable mentions go to Maria Garcia Ethel Tyrell Bess Murrah Veronica Mackensen and Lawson Blackmon.
The June IS class of Main Avenue Fish School held a picnic at Candas Park on Saturday April 12. By 9 o clock 43 members gathered at the school building and after a three hour ride in a tally ho arrived in New Braunfels. A phonograph was rented and ice cream bought as the trip resumed. Dinner at the park was greatly enjoyed after the long ride.
The February 1919 Main Avenue High School class staged a parade on Tuesday night, featuring floats themed around democracy liberty ships oil conservation and other wartime and social topics. Captains led each float with students like Albert Callahan Ethel Tyrell Constance Douglas and Lilly Kenney directing displays reflecting the year’s spirit.
Lieut. Ryland D. Tisdale recounts the sinking of the U S Antilles after it was torpedoed by a German submarine. He describes the attack, abandonment, lifeboat chaos, rescue by escort vessels, and the crew’s disciplined response amid heavy seas and loss.
A. B. Livingston and I. L. Graves of the American Chicle Company sold sixteen tons of gum to San Antonio wholesalers. The sale underscores the impact of newspaper advertising on moving large quantities of well known chewing gums. Brands advertised include Adams pepsin Beeman's pepsin California fruit Black Jack Yucatan and Sen Sen with emphasis in the campaign.
An advertisement touts an opportunity to invest in a producing oil company claiming production of thousands of barrels daily. It highlights a 5000 barrel per day Goose Creek gusher, near-term wells, and plans for a monster refinery. Shares at 4.00 with staged payments are offered for immediate subscription, with withdrawal possible at any time.
Soldiers recount acts of bravery during a naval disaster where lifeboats saved crews as gun crews and officers perished or survived. Seamen volunteered to aid, with one saving others at risk to himself, another warning rescuers of dangerous ammo, and a radio electrician remaining at his post to send an alarm. The narrative lauds coolness and devotion amid catastrophe.
Heavy shipments of cattle sent into Mexico five months ago for pasturage are being returned to Live Oak County Texas. The cattle were shipped by T A Coleman C A Keeran and others from drought stricken Texas. They were under bond for a month's pasturage as conditions improve in Texas. While cattle return, U S farmers send farming machinery to Mexico including tractors engines threshers and stackers as aid to Mexican agricultural development.
A band of 115 Romani people seeking entry to the United States at Brownsville, Texas, says Mexican customs officers took all their jewelry before permitting them to cross. About 25 were admitted while the rest faced delays as investigations continued. Women and children reported earrings were removed.
The American Library Association and Texas lead a nationwide book drive to stock army camps and overseas distribution. Texas has organized sixteen districts. Pershing allocates fifty tons per month for reading matter. Camp libraries grow with 400 600 books in large camps and 60 000 in smaller camps, plus 60 000 en route. Demand focuses on non fiction, engineering, military science, history, and travel. volunteers urged to donate favorite authors and practical volumes.
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