Man Found Wandering Chained to Tree In City
Detectives Burrows and Peckg arrested a man on West Side street after finding him bound with a chain to an ankle. He could not explain his presence and was jailed as a suspected county chain gang escapee. A relative later said the man is mentally unbalanced and had been chained to a tree five miles from home Wednesday night. police returned him to relatives.
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Burrows
Peckg
West Side
Thor
Soldier seeks French Dutch speaking pals across the nation
A San Antonio soldier asks readers to help locate French or Dutch speaking friends and mentions several cities and states where Home Folks from Ottumwa to Brooklyn might respond. The Home Folks column invites soldiers stationed at San Antonio camps to send names and addresses of cities of interest for correspondence.
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Holland
Seventy-ninth Street
Second Avenue
New York City
Seveneth Avenue
Avenue A
Utimwa
Ottumwa
San Antonio
San Francisco
Oakland
Cal
Medford Avenue
Brooklyn
N. X
Emory and Henry College
Virginia
Fairmont
Clarksburg
Morgantown
W. Va
Mexico City
Logansport
Ind
Lairmont
Mosgantonwa
Newburg
Beacon
Wollansbee
Brooke County
Steubenville
Ohio
Berkeley
N. Ye
Long Island
South Bend
Eikart
Buffalo
N. Xu
Cedar Falls
Ames
Iowa
Portsmouth
Lowell
Mass
Sioux City
Towa
Portland Ore
Wittsburg
Pal
Onitland
Washington
Joogoatee
Seymour
Detroit
Mich
New York
68Th
Broadway
Hood River
Ore
Westfield
N. Jo
British Peas
Kingston
N. C
Joway Mymouth, N. H
Magle Lake
Gordon City, Minn
Granville, IL
Burnside
Bevler, Kan
Government urges liquidation of stock amid rumor warnings
National Shoe Retailers Association secretary A A Genting warns dealers against unofficial Washington gossip about upcoming government requirements. The circular urges selling all current stock including leather goods and shoes to support liquidation, and advises avoiding new gray or other items until government plans are announced.
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Focal
National Shorelailers’ Association
A. A. Genting
Washington
Many Get Licenses For Food and Air Products Dealers
About 900 licenses issued under a June 1 ordinance requiring all food and air product dealers to obtain licenses. Fees range from 2 to 825 dollars annually based on employees, with revenue of 4517 dollars. Funds support health regulation enforcement for soldiers.
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Dave DP. Gallagher
Bavarians Angry Over Berlin War Department Notice
Amsterdam reports Minieh in a Bavarian uproar over an official Berlin misstep labeled asininity. The Munich desk notes Bavarian nerves frayed by perceived overreach as 100 percent Tahacen Trause is cited by a Berlin issuer.
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Lomlon
San Antonio
Philadelphia Public Ledger
Amsterdam
Rabbi Wise Works as Laborer in Stam ford Shipyard
Rabbi Stephen S Wise noted orator, author and scholar and his son have taken jobs as laborers in a Stamford Connecticut shipbuilding yard. They report for work at 7 a.m. and leave at 4 30 p.m. earning standard day wages. Wise recently gave his first pay envelope to a fellow worker in need, supporting wartime national effort. Dr Wise is rabbi of the Free Synagogue in New York.
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Stephen S. Wise
Stamford
Conn
Rabbi Wise
Dr. Wise
Pree! Synagogue
New York
July Death Rate in San Antonio Sets Low Record
San Antonio records show its lowest July death rate and a high birth total for the year as the health department reports a favorable period. Registrar McGee notes infant deaths among Mexican origin remain highest, with ten violent deaths including skull fractures and a rat bite infection among the causes.
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San Antonio
McGee
Udy
Prize for Good Song for War Camp Community House
The War Camp Community Service invites soldiers to submit a lively song about the Community House in peppy style. Entries may be in one to five verses and set to popular airs or original music. Three prizes, donated by city musical firms, will be awarded after a three week contest ending August 21.
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Soldie
War Camp Community Service
Yun
Service Executive Board
Gift to Red Cross Adds 25 Dollar Monthly Support
San Antonio chapter of the American Red Cross receives a monthly pledge of 25 dollars for war relief via Compania Metalurgica de Torreon. H. Mulliken signs a letter stating the company will send regular checks, aiding supplies for surgical dressings wool for sweaters and knitters and support for families of overseas service members. Most pledges have mailed or sent checks to the executive office in the Chandler building. chapter aims to close the month’s account soon and report to division headquarters.
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San Antonio
American Red Cross
Compania Metalurgica Av
Schatter
Theo War Find
Chandler
Secon Ag
Division
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Rector
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