Red Cross worker aids troops on moving train tale
A Red Cross canteen worker Mrs FL W Blackburn assisted troops during a transfer at a station. While collecting postal cards, she found one bearing her mother's name and address in Scotland, revealing a surprising family link. The incident highlighted the small world of service members and volunteers amid war logistics. Also noted: Private William A Ferguson died of pneumonia at Camp Travis and two officers from Fort Sam Houston were assigned to the US Guards stationed there.
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William A. Ferguson
15Th Depot Brigade
Travis
Willian Tf. Bergason
Moore
Texas
Thomas J. Gallagher
Harry V. Kennedy
Fort Sam Houston
20Th Battalion
United States Guards
Judge Davis Defends County Leaders Over Zinsser Letter
Judge J R Davis replies to William N Zinsser director of the Commission on Training Camp Activities denying county officers in Bexar County have obstructed vice regulations. He accuses Zinsser of misinforming the public and urges specifying any officer named. Davis touts county cooperation with the national war effort and calls for legislative changes if needed.
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William N. Zinsser
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Zinsser
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Judge Davis
Mr. Zinsser
San Antonio
War Department
Davis
John J. Pershing
Southern Department
Ereland
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Taseom Johnson
Johnsono Couy
Legislatire
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Habeas Corps
Miner
Getter
Sudge Davis
Drought Aid Fund Growing In Texas Total
Austin August 2 The drought relief fund total at noon reached 20208 with today’s contributions of 481 dollars. Governor's office records show ongoing fundraising for drought relief efforts across the state.
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Austin
Tex
Car Shortage Halts War Work in West Texas Mills
West Texas workers face delay as a car shortage blocks recruitment by the U S Employment Service. About 180 men in Childress await transport to drought hit jobs while east factories need labor and shipments to Norfolk and Galveston are constrained. Rail officials urge immediate aid to move the unskilled laborers to centers where work exists.
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Department of Labor
West
Texas
United States Employment, Bureau
Seaboard
Quartermasters Department
Norfolk
Childress
Che Ru
Galveston
Athintic Coast
Bean threshers test set in San Antonio to gauge crop handling
A government expert is due in San Antonio Friday to test threshing machines installed by the Chamber of Commerce for castor bean crop. Three threshers will run, one engine powering all, to show processing capacity in a given time and to set dates for leasing crop shipments to local warehouses. Washington announces a freight reduction of AQ percent for bean shipments, boosting movement of nearly all regional crop to San Antonio with private firms handling beans at Mission and Melton.
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San Antonio
Chamber of Commerce
ATL
Mhis
Washington
Railroad Administration
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