Polish French Flyer Pozenanski To Lecture Here
Lieutenant Pozenanski of the French Air Service, a Polish-born French citizen, arrives in San Antonio to lecture at Ellington Field on aviation. He will show three reels of aviation work and visit flying schools in Austin, Dallas, and Waco before heading to Dayton and Washington. He notes war is not romance but hard work.
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Foch
Air Service
Itis
San Antonio
Austin
Dallas
Waco
Dayton
Ohio
Washington
France
Central School of Aviation
America
First Foreign Legion
Aviation
Lafayette; Escadrille
Foreign Legion
Heurtaux
Teurtux
Posenanski
Woman mechanic fixes own machine on busy Los Angeles streets
A prominent society woman becomes a working mechanic under a khaki coat to diagnose a stalled big limousine in Broadway traffic. The scene highlights women drivers learning mechanics during wartime and their growing street presence. Also noted: Mildred Cox, deputy director of the Bureau of War Risk Insurance, signs thousands of allotment checks daily, emphasizing wartime administrative burden.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Washington
Mildred Cox
United States
M. Cox
Uncle Sam
Bureau of War Risk Insurance
City Officials See Bell System Plant in Operation
Mayors and city commissioners toured the Southwestern Bell Telephone plant on Travis Street as hearings on proposed local rate increases continued. Company officials argued for fair returns to cover operations, while critics pressed for adjustments in long distance rates. If a decision is not reached, the case could go to federal courts, with potential stays or bonds in play.
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Southwestern Telegraph and Telephone Company
San Antonio
Bell
Interstate Consimmerce Commission
McMillan
Aant
Dodson
SansAntonio Telephone Exchange
W. ©. Pennell
Southwestern Bell Telephone System
Dallas
American ‘Telephone & Telegraph Company
Southwestern
Telephone Exchange
Travis Street
C. A. Giles
William TH. Jats
Gates
Pr. Baker
S. 1 English
Citizens’ Committee
City Council
New York
Fort Worth
Uniforms Made to Your Measure at Fraser Tailoring Co
Framer Fraser Tailoring Co advertises made to measure uniforms from 101 W. Commerce St. Read as a concise local business notice highlighting tailored fittings for organizations and individuals.
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the Fraser Tailoring CO
W. Commerce St
Coulon to Train Ninetieth Division Boxers at Camp Travis
Johnny Coulon former bantamweight champion arrives in Camp Travis to teach boxing to the men of the Ninetieth division. Though only five feet tall and 115 pounds he is considered an excellent instructor. His Chicago home is listed and local notice of appointment is not yet received. Coulon has long sought service for Uncle Sam but prior size concerns delayed his assignment.
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Johnny Coulon
Camp Travis
Coulon
Conlon
Chicago
Commission On Training Camp
Activites
Sam
First Umbrella in America Jeered by Crowds in Baltimore
A Vancouver Province note recalls the first American umbrella hoisted in Baltimore 148 years ago, met with jeers for effeminacy. It cites London’s Jonas Hanway and later backlash from hackney coachmen. The piece also mentions John McDonald, a London footman, boasting of a silk umbrella from Spain amid taunts in London.
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Vancouver
Baltimore
Jonas Hanway
London
America
John McDonald
Spain
Lon‘don
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Kirschbaum and
Stratford Clothes
Kirschbaum
Stratford
Kash Levine
Pozenanski
Gottlieb Liquor Co
S. Alamo
E. Commerce
Boston Beauty
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Liberty Bonds
Farley
Farley’s
Vogue
W. T. Farley
Main Avenue
Jane
Rervanc
Wilhelm Ht
London Am
Wits
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