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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1918
Page
10
An old advertisement touts autos and supplies with emphasis on economy and dependable service. It lists Studebaker models, Hupmobile, and various tires and repairs, plus a caution against misrepresentation and a local dealer name and contact hints.
Fragmented OCR text shows a barrage of messages offering to pay cash for broken jewelry false teeth secondhand goods and various items. It lists dealers and addresses in Texas towns and mentions prices and trade terms in a busy classifieds style.
A jumble of late 19th or early 20th century classified items and notices from San Antonio recounts various ads. Mentions include Messer and ambassador’s wife en route to New York, R V Garwood selling goods, Dixie Social Club, A Bar Plumbing Co, jewelry stores, and several trade offers. The fragmentary text lists multiple services, prices, and addresses, with miscellaneous notices and promotions interspersed.
A warehouse fire originating from discarded paper in a Western Union facility on West Commerce Street was checked before damage. Separate incidents include Ada Polanco struck by a car at Commerce and Alamo Streets and a pistol display arrest of Mattie Kurkendall. Public notices mention a San Antonio Board of Education meeting and a Baptist Woman’s Auxiliary gathering.
A local food administration bulletin outlines a per person sugar allowance amid rising shortages. It notes the monthly state allotment and urges temperance in using supplies for preserving, warning against abuse that could trigger broader prohibitions.
Town Clerk Frank Gilbert plans to resume licenses by telephone or telegraph after ministers refuse to officiate. Many so called wire marriages occurred with soldiers from Camp Mills and brides from distant states. Attorney General Waldor ruled such ceremonies may be valid as common law marriages, though appearance before a minister is normally required. Local voters show more men than women in Bee County primary.
Historical court martial records reveal Biermann a former leader of the Nineteenth Infantry Band was convicted on ten of nineteen specifications. His life term was reduced to 200 years with dishonorable discharge suspended during imprisonment. The notes include anti war and pro Germany remarks cited from 1915 1918.
Mr. Rhoades and James B. Garfield Jr met Mexican officials and oil representatives in Houston to discuss oil land lease taxes. The decree changes, published August 1 after July 27 adjustments, aim to ease government and industry friction while preserving cordial relations.
In Cleveland on August 3 a plan calls for planting a tree for every fallen World War II hero with a bronze tablet bearing the soldier’s name. The project will name Liberty Hill in Shaker Lake Park and rename the street North Ty Boulevard to Liberty Now. Planting of the “Veterans Oaks” will begin this fall as part of the memorial effort.
Fragmentary OCR yields a chaotic report about a Liberty district meeting with mentions of a board, examinations, and names such as Mamie and Tessie, but the text is garbled and difficult to interpret.
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