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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1918
Page
10
The text recommends using plain refined coconut oil instead of alkaline soaps for hair care. It notes coconut oil is pure, grease free, cheap, and long lasting. a small amount creates rich lather, cleanses thoroughly, rinses easily, and leaves hair soft, bright, and easy to manage while removing dust and dandruff.
The War Labor Board in San Antonio issued a call from the director general for an unlimited number of experienced railroad workers to serve in France. Applicants must be under 41, not in class A 1 or 1918, and fit for military duty. positions range from engineers to yardmasters and inspectors, with rapid enlistment and transfer to overseas duty.
Discarded kid gloves of many sizes and colors were mailed to New York for conversion into warm jackets for servicemen overseas. Mrs. Drought organized the drive under the Council of National Defense, with gloves sent from San Antonio Pearsall and Fort Sam Houston among others.
The Kleberg County directors in Kingsville Texas canceled this year’s fair citing the Dallas state fair’s cancellation. Traditionally the Kleberg event precedes Dallas by a week to ten days, with exhibits shown in Dallas.
Ed ward H H Ailes secretary of the Corpus Christi Commercial Association travels to Hillsboro for a meeting of goml roads advocates and expects to return Sunday.
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