County Liberty Loan Preliminaries Open in Bexar
Next Liberty Loan campaign planning began in Bexar County with Joe Frost as county chair and J K Beretta as executive chair. The county will be split into districts with campaign workers assigned, and a trio Kraus Groos J K Bersifa and Mrs Floyd McGown will design blank cards to gather information for the drive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bexar County Liberty Loan Committee
Joe Frost
J. K. Beretta
Kraus Groos
J. K. Bersifa
Floyd McGown
Brigadier General Nominations From Army Colonels
Washington August 23 Forty four colonels nominated for brigadier general rank in the United States Army temporary for the duration of the war include Henry C Newcouther Leary S Upton Peter W Davidson and Harley B Ferguson among others. Also listed are ordnance department nominees for temporary rank and permanent promotions to brigadier general in the army with names such as John Thompson Col den T H Angeles George W Burr and Preston Brown.
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Washington, D. C
Army
Ordnance Department
Army of the United States
Henry C. Newcouther
Larey
Upton
Peter W. Davidson
Odus O. Horney
Guy i. Tripp
United States Army
John W. Heavy
Ulysses S. McAlexander
Jaieius R. . Holbrook
Amos A. Fries
Preston Brown
Frank KR. McCoy
Gallantry in Action Noted in Brigadier Nominations
Col Lucius Holbrook and several other officers named by the President for brigadier general ranks gain notice for valor and service in France and the Philippines. Holbrook earned praise at Cantigny and in frontier assignments while organizing cooks and bakers. Other nominees linked to San Antonio include Col Laubach and Col Manus McClosky. In Washington, Republicans set a Senate floor leader election to replace the late Gallinger.
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Lucius 2. Molbrook
Southern Department
Fort Sam Twouston
Fiins
Crew
Willard A. Trebrooh
Holbrook
France
Prance
Cantigny
Leutenant
Idaho
Fourth Cavalry
Philippine Islands
Philippines
United States
Port Riley
Bakers
Army
San Antonio
Laubach
Camn Wilson
Manus McClosky
I. Bayard Schindel
Lodge
Washington, D. C
Senate
Senator Gallinger
New Hampshire
Lode
Massachusetts
Lemon Juice Freckle Remedy for Skin Brightening
A vintage tip suggests mixing the juice of two lemons with three ounces of orchard white to create a quarter pint freckle and tan lotion. Apply to face neck arms and hands to reduce freckles blemishes and whiten the skin at low cost.
Officers of Depot Brigade Entertain Civilians
The 22nd Battalion Tth Group 25th Depot Vergade officers hosted a Thursday dinner for civilian friends. Enlisted performers from the battalion staged vaudeville acts while guests included Mrs Bernaghan and several Misses, with Lt Col Coughlan and Capt Wood among the officers attending.
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Tth
25Th Depot Vergade
Son Antonio
22Nd Batailion
Dinpine
List Company
Wilkin
Asth
Hightower
SGU Company
Wanilill
Inanalogue
Ssth
Viiv
Dave Roberts
26Th
Reynolds
Uuteb Nord
Doss
Vist
Lee
Guttlion
William Wh Bernaghan
J. Meffeun
Missy Margaret McKean
Phylip Shiner
Gilniss Robbins
Robert Grant Coulter
Mary Ply
Mabel Cox
Gilhird
Mary ON. Clapton
Agnes Robin
Marie Crosby
Golda Laughman
Carl A. Peterson
Charles M. Withrow
Holward D. Sullivan
Robert M. Wilson
Gordon M. Silis
Frank L. Peyton Sr
Edwinb. Bueess
Frank I. Mekabe
Police Judge rules against whipping wife in disturbance case
In a police court hearing Friday morning a Black man faced arrest on a peace disturbance charge after neighbors summoned an officer during a home commotion on Lent Street. The defendant’s wife testified he threatened her and displayed a loaded sling shot and a razor.
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Shastet
Buckley
Orlock
Policeuan Lee
Lent Street
Local Court Records Sentence After Testimony
In a fragmented testimony a man recalled giving a hot supper and claims it aggravated him. He described Tinlee as unable to whip her while noting Las had tried to whip her several times but never succeeded. The record ends with a negro being fined $10.
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Tinlee
Loan to Allies Grows as War Aid Reaches Billions
Washington reports total U S allied loans and credits now exceed six billion dollars with payments drawn from the treasury since entering the war. Credits to allies include Great Britain France and Serbia among others while Russia shows a remaining balance of 37 million. Williams names assistants to supervise ordnance department actions.
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Washington
D. C
United States
Treasury
Tofrussia
Holsheviki
France
Cuba
Serbia
Car Shortage Delays Shipyard Workers In San Antonio
Sixty San Antonians and hundreds more in Texas cannot move to Atlantic shipyards due to missing railroad cars. The U S Employment Service reports cars in short supply hindering troop movements and job dispatches as 60 workers head to Lee Hall Virginia for government shipbuilding roles. Additional hires may be picked up along the route but shipments are uncertain until September.
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Here
Port Worth
Uncle Sin
Atlantic Seaboard
United States Employment Service
Buau
San Antonio
Lee Hall
Fort Worth
Bureate
Burea
Purify Blood to Heal Skin Ailments Claim Advertised Remedy
An old advertisement touts G and S as a matchless vegetable blood purifier to treat pimples boils and skin irritations. It claims the product cleanses blood to renew health and offers free expert advice from Swift-Specific Co Atlanta Georgia via mail and laboratory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Swift-Specific
Swift Laboratory
Atlanta, Ga
Labor Shortage Spurs Police to Detain Idlers in City
Daily incoming orders seek workers as barend agents sweep the district to supply labor for government and industry. High wages lure laborers while police plan arrests of idle persons unable to show employment, amid wartime urgency.
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Barend
La Creole Hair Dressing Promises Gray Hair Restoration
A promotional notice touts La Creole Hair Dressing as not a dye but a treatment that gradually restores color to gray or faded hair. It claims dandruff eradication, scalp health, and hair growth, promising a natural dark shade and lustrous look for $1.20. Sold by Van Vleet Mansfield Drug Co. Memphis Tennessee.
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van Vleet-Mansfield Drug Co
Memphis
Tenn
Andv
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Panamas and
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Alamo and
Commerce Streets
Depot Brigade
Twenty-second Battalion
Williams
Ordnance
Toy
Whey
Fripp
W. 7
Marshall
Com. Little
Wlance
Ralph Crews
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Boston Shoe Repairing
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