Kinney Promoted to Colonel in San Antonio Service
Lieut Col G C Kinney of San Antonio has been promoted to colonel amid city reports from friends. Born in San Antonio he attended Texas Military Academy. Formerly a captain in the Ninth Infantry he served in the Boxer Rebellion in China and the Philippine Insurrection, where he was wounded. He has twenty years in service, receiving his first commission by presidential appointment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. C. Kinney
San Anio
Kinney
San Anfo
Est ‘Texas Military Academy
Temerly
Ninth Intry
China
Aelon
Islands
Alkali In Soap Bad For the Hair
Soap should be used carefully to protect hair. Most soaps and shampoos have excess alkali that dries the scalp and makes hair brittle. The recommended remedy is purified coconut oil with water to produce a rich lather that cleanses hair and scalp without harm. Coconut oil is cheap and readily available at pharmacies.
Home Folks Editor Publishes Soldier Contact Network
In San Antonio, readers in The Light’s Home Folks column offer to connect soldiers stationed at camps with civilians across the country. Letters name cities from Zanesville Ohio to Spencer Iowa and New Jersey towns, inviting matches and promising to relay addresses. The column welcomes requests from soldiers in any state and publishes desired city connections to facilitate contact.
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Zanesville
Ohio
San Antonio
the Light
Clarksburg
Fairmont
Morgantown
Buckhannon
W. Va
California
New Jersey
Springfield
Mass
St. Anthony Hotel
Llease
Spencer
Iowa
Camp ‘Travis
Home Folks
Jeoria
Logansport
Ind
Jersey City
Hoboken
N. J
Gloversville
N. Y
Des Moines
Greenpoint
Branklyn
Philadelphia
Cambridge
Spencer, Town
Prooklyn
N.Y
Amsterdam
Tolland
Paterson
Haskell
Midvale
Weston
Massachusetts
Fort Wayne
Bayonne
Detroit
Mich
New York
Westfield
N. T
Beloit
Wis
Bridgewater
Trogansport
Barneshore
Booneville
Dearborn
Rose Lake
Town
Plymouth
N. HW
Nagle Lake
Cordon
Minn
Burnside
Lawn
MEN OF 1918 CALLED TO CAMP TRAVIS SELECTIONS
In Austin Texas August 29 1918 the draft board announced September 2 movement to Camp Travis for 2015 registrants and June registrants. The list includes 23 named 1917 and 1918 registrants plus a long roster of men from various counties and backgrounds. Negroes called for September 2 movement include multiple named individuals. Also plans discussed for a state aviation fair and special military training for officers civilians and students with courses run by regular army officers from 2 to 5 pm beginning September 2.
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Willian ME. Skinns
Norman W. Singer
Edward Sequiardi
Camp Teavis
Emil Mueller
Hans Jesse
John Ky Offers
Frid
Win Seawall
Williand K. Fennell
Fredangel
Tienry M. Zoller
Max Kuehn
Robert AL. Best
Alton F. Hydson
Roy Lacy Crow
Joe Gillis
Irenee Hamel
John Dickens
Leon AL Rakewits
Kdward Phoret
Daniel M. Essary
Willian V. Clark
Remus
Kinney
Karl W. Bremer
Charles J. Dooley Jr
Alfred
Dot TU
Oeffinger Tn
Edwin FP. Dreyer
John F. Baker
Ehins
Julius John Dittmer
William J. Schlein
Alt
August Magellktin da
Henry 2 Crabtree
Robert Tk. Navabocia
David S. Phike
Nolan B. Muyllans
Dlenry M. Lutz
Moeckel Lyle
Otto Green
Edgar Ok, Pennington
George L. Grahamar
Richard Fadwig
Joseph C. Jaeckle
Arthur B. Beynon
Albert Bandiseh
Camp Travis
Mary Washington
Isaac Wawkins
Charles Moody
Ernest Neaf
William H. Middleton
Lorenzo Thompson
Travis Branch
T Lee Wheeler
Ernest J. Pittman
Curtis Ning
Sidney Allen
John Smith
Mark Jones
Olulius Kuykendall
James M. Farner
Edgar Thompson
George Peden
Mirjah Moore
Austin
Tex
Peacock
S. P.m
Regulay Army
Adv
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Aine
Eaotea Correcy
Antonio
Jex
Rees
Charles Rees
Olney
Don Pree
Gunter Hite
PytYs Aes i Pvg
Ferry
Fourth ST
Hetty
Jans
Teyene
Noa Spears Co
Losoyn
Board No. 4
Turrows
Wyse
Ring Crockett
Burnett
Chandler
Crockett
Acme Cigar Co
Phil
Teddy
Life
Ray
Cline Tire and Accessory Co
Travis
Mohawk
East Travis Street
Lucchese Boot
Mrs
Boots
Jungkind
Jefferson Street
Call Crockett
LA Perla
SAN Antonio Brewing Association
Willard
S. X. Callahan
North Flores ST
Texas
San Antonio Brewing Ass’n
Hagg & McCollum
Undertakers
Burn
New Drug Store
Houston St. At
Navarro
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