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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1918
Page
7
The piece highlights 12 million envelopes for women and cites large female roles in war industries. It notes Europeans and Americans showing women can perform heavy factory tasks, including lathes, with hours shortened and facilities upgraded. It lists hundreds of thousands of women in canneries mills sewing knitting machining munition and shoe work.
Mabel Potter Daggett is cited as the first woman sent abroad to study wartime gender changes, authoring nine articles on their future impact. Ida Clyde Clarke of Pictorial Review contributes through the Bureau in Washington. Helen King Rodinson, the first female U.S. senator, writes on preparing women for the ballot and civic engagement. Arthur T. Vance, editor, advocates broader recognition of women’s awakening and national roles.
Austin Aug 19 The Department of Insurance and Banking released a report on July 25 1918 showing no major change in Texas insurers from 1917. The counts include 3 Texas stock insurers 9 Texas mutual fire hail and storm firms 13 out of state companies 80 foreign fire and marine firms 49 foreign fire and marine firms from 1917 decline German firms limited. Also 12 Texas fire health and accident firms 39 out of state firms 10 Texas assessment fire and accident firms 9 out of state firms 12 Texas fraternal societies 44 out of state societies 30 reciprocal exchanges 63 county mutual aid societies no burial aid change. C R Swain Sr dies at Beeville Texas at hospital after illness age sixty eight or sixty nine survived by widow three sons two daughters Irving Jr in military service.
Scientists tout a plant based treatment claiming roots herbs and barks purify blood and cure many ailments. The ad asserts it heals rheumatism syphilis ulcers skin diseases and other blood disorders and urges readers to obtain 8 8 8 from drug stores or write to Swift Laboratory Santa Ga.
Mexican aliens warned against loafing after crossing the Rio Grande. They are offered three options at entry: work, jail, or forced return to Mexico. Seventy five sent to cotton fields. jail to naturalization. army deployment if chosen. In a separate incident, Candie Ramirez died from sewer gas after a manhole accident in Eagle Pass, Texas.
Louis Talpen of Austin, once gravely hurt by a mortar explosion at Camp Bowie Fort Worth, has recovered enough to serve as a drill sergeant at Austin Army post though lasting injuries prevent field duty.
Washington Aug 10 A new system lets the War and Post Office Departments mail complete daily casualty lists to newspapers nationwide. The plan uses telegraph data from Washington Chicago and San Francisco and mail delivery to ensure all papers publish the same lists with staggered names. Notifications to next of kin remain immediate by telegraph and no prepublication use of lists is allowed. Weekly totals show 21 407 casualties with 876 in the army, 11 615 wounded, and 1 718 missing or prisoners. Marine Corps totals 2760 with 1830 wounded or missing. Charters filed in Austin and Houston firms report capital stock changes.
Adjutant General's Office in Austin announces M E Ingram as captain of the Texas civilian rifle team. Texas rifle team secretaries are urged to submit their best shooters quickly to form a strong squad for the national Camp Perry event in Ohio. Correspondence should go to Mr. Tigran at 1114 San Pedro Avenue San Antonio.
Austin Aug 19 Within two months the University of Texas radio school for the Federal government will raise attendance to 1500. About 500 artillerymen have been ordered to Austin to join the program.
Cannp Taylor Kentucky plans a radio course with 500 students now enrolled. The school will relocate to a large land tract in the southern part of Austin as it expands enrollment and facilities.
Beeville Texas August 19 Captain Frey postmaster at Tuleta and father in law of Lieut J H Steltzfus who recently entered the service died suddenly yesterday morning at his home
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