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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1918
Page
2
A large San Antonio delegation will attend the congressional convention in Kenedy on Saturday to ratify Carlos Bee as the Democratic candidate for the Fourteenth district. Jer. 1 Nooe of Morine will be temporary chairman.
Private Frank Falcone of the 14th Wield Artillery at Fort Sill shot his wife at Layton, then killed himself. Police say jealousy sparked the double tragedy. the wife was wounded but alive.
British forces push along a long front north of the Somme and south of the Oise, crossing the Somme and advancing near Albert and Meaulte. The German line weakens as French and British troops press from Roye to Noyon with heavy losses reported and bridges left intact after rapid retirements.
French forces push north of Noyon aided by aviators and cavalry driving German rear guards from wooded roads. Artillery, machine guns, and aerial arms coordinated to scatter enemy columns as the fall of Lassigny follows five days of trench combat and a stout stand in Reville Wood.
An advertisement touts Othine as a guaranteed freckle remover sold by druggists. It promises rapid results with early improvements and a money-back guarantee if freckles persist, urging customers to request the double strength formula.
Mrs Katherine Ketron aged 70? years died Thursday morning at 7 in a local hospital. A Germany native, she had lived in San Antonio seven years and is survived by husband S Ketron and one son. Body sent to Fredericksburg Thursday afternoon by Shelley Loring Undertaking Company.
Funeral service notices list Porter Loring Funeral Director at 206 Jefferson Street with Pearce Robinson Undertaking Co to ambulance and motor equipment at 1338 Soledad for $1. Ingy and McColum Undertakers operate ambulance and lung motor service at Corner Avenue C and Pecan. Cr. 2523.
Public notice commands publication of probate for Arthur Dascomb deceased and appointment of executor. case filed in County Court of Bexar County Texas with next term starting September first. Sheriff John W. Tortn announces publication in San Antonio Light for two consecutive weeks and invites interested parties to appear or contest.
Orders at Katy Field announce Lieut. Col. Gerrit Van S Quackenbush will transfer from Kelly Field to an aviation post. Lieut. Col. James E Bechet from Arcadia Florida will assume command at Kelly Field. Major Charles St Hickox promoted to major and to transfer from Kelly Field. No successor named for Hickox’s prior duties.
Col Daniel F McCarthy announces new mechanical repair shops near Weltyield will be Camp Normoyle. The naming honors Maj Daniel K Normoyle of the quartermaster corps who died two years ago. He served at Fort Sam Houston in 1917 and aided Civil War veterans relief work along the Mississippi River before dying of a carbuncle infection.
General tells Rotary members not to see the next war as a last war. He warns men in stores to hire women for labor, cites government needs and wage incentives, and notes 20,000 Texas workers moved to essential tasks. Rotary volunteers plan a county wide labor survey with military support and government coordination.
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