Candidates File Statement Of Election Expenses And Totals
Campaign filings show A P Barrett campaign committee spent 524.01 in the Democratic race for Congress Fourteenth District with costs for assessments, newspaper ads, printing and refreshments. Other candidates including Albert Fluth William Black and Tobin also itemized expenses varying from 14.75 to 865.20. A report notes small sums for several local offices and no expenses for a few candidates. Also a report on peach samples from Mrs. R B Cavanaugh noting Hale peaches grown on irrigated three year trees near the Salado River.
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A. P. Barrett
Barrett
Congress
Fourteenth
J. St. Davis
Searcy
M. Barrett
Albert V. Fluth
William A. Black
Jlegislature
Voln W Tobin
Ros. Cobb
Justice of the Peace
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F. J. Riley
J. Be. Caragneus
Justice of the
J.T. Ball
Lobart Huson
S. G. Tayloe
Frank E. Beatty
Drerinet
Charles A. Fischer
Precinct
Lutherans Open Zavala School Welfare Center in San Antonio
The Lutheran Brotherhood of America will open a social center for soldiers and civilians at the former Zavala School, Avenue K E and Fourth Street, leased from the Kampmann estate. The building will host lounges, offices, game spaces, and outdoor courts, with an electric sign inviting all. Dedicatory ceremonies on August 1 will be led by Rev W Kranshaar, with Brig Gen J A Ryan and Mayor Sam Bell in attendance.
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Lutheran Brotherhood of America
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San Antonio
Zavala
Avenue KE
Fourth Street
Kampmann
United States
Brotherhood
W. Kranshaar
Sooa
J.A. Ryan
Fort Sam Houston
Army
Samy. Bell
Lncal Lutheran
United States Employment Service aids Texas war labor effort
The U S Employment Service at San Antonio plans to supply 800 lignite and coal miners, 150 railroad track workers and many electric linemen as war demands shift labor. Farmers abandon lands, drought drives workers to cities, and Texas districts recruit cotton pickers while Mexico supplies temporary labor under eased immigration rules for war needs.
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Texas
Battle Fields
Flanders
Europe
United States Department of Labor
San Antonio
Main Plaza
G. M. Phillips
United States Employment Service
Table in the Day and a Bed at Night Ad
An advertisement describes a table and bed set with link springs and fumed finish. It outlines delivery rules: at most one delivery per route each workday, with south of Commerce Street in the mornings and north in the afternoons. No furniture sent on approval. Exchanges or returns after forty eight hours are not allowed.
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Commerce Street
Federal labor program aids alien workers for war effort
Report details how the federal employment service coordinates contracts and wages for alien labor admitted under wartime rules. It notes records from August showing entry through several ports and forecasts higher daily totals as conditions stabilize. The feature links labor flow to war needs and domestic production, from farms to factories.
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United States Immigration
United States
Tellx
Employment Service
Federal Employment Service
Uber
Mexico
Strownsville
del Iur
Jungle Luss
Laredo
el Vaso
Department of Labor
Free Employment Service
Texas
France
Y. W. C. A Girls Face Final Swimming Contests
Final swimming contests at the YWCA pool promise two silver cups for winners, one for business girls led by Annan Boecke and Florence Jaggit, the other for general members led by Julia Martins. The business finals occur Monday at 7 30 and the general finals Friday at 2 30. camp Idlewild edges and English classes augment a week of association activity with plans for an exhibition by dressmaking students and efforts to involve college girls in mentoring younger members.
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Business Girls
Annan Boecke
Florence Jaggit
Juanita Smnchez
Julia Martins
Snyder
Estella Bustive
Peggy Lewis
Adelaide Winerch
Camp Idlewilde
Camp Inc
Association
Mars
H. Belgey
St. Helena’s Church
Borrne
T ' Fla Deutsch
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Seale, Smith
Bertha Smith
Maud Morrison
Gladys Mackley
Wane White
Grace Brown
Margaret Ribs
J. Romer
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War Camp Community Service Committee
Carolyn Smith
International Institute of the Young Women's Christian Association
Draft evaders total 35 held at Camp Travis
Thirty three colored men and two white men were brought to Camp Travis on Saturday. Twenty one came from Houston, five from Shelby County and nine from Camp Bowis Fort Worth. They stated at the judge advocate office they wished to be soldiers and were placed under observation. They may have charges removed by good conduct as soldiers and discipline. This is the largest number brought to Camp Travis at once in some time, except for one day.
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Camp Travis
Houston
Shelby County
Camp Bowis
Fort Worth
Judge Advocate’s
Camp ‘Travis
Wear Loose Clothes Warns Army Dress Rules
An army memo stresses loose clothing for soldiers to fit winter underwear and prevent weight loss on rations. Officers urge outfits to allow comfortable wear and proper footwear with heavy wool socks.
U S WANTS INSPECTORS IN NEW ORLEANS DISTRICT
Civil service opens vacancies for inspectors in New Orleans district with salaries from 1080 to 1800 yearly. Openings include inspector of knit goods textile fabrics clothing and fuel and forage. Men only for these posts. Other vacancies may be available to women. Examinations announced include messenger boy in San Antonio August 17 and several August 27 postings in education cotton classing lithography. Some positions to be filled with individual testing. others lack set dates.
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Civil Service
New Orleans
San Antonio
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Gunter Hotel
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Philadelphia Star
Rio Grande
Wilson
Davenette
Marines
United States War Industries Board
W. Wolfe
Kentucky Avenue
Pal Forsester
Joe Dean
Owl
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