Home Folks column links soldiers with towns for comfort
A San Antonio Home Folks column matches lonely soldiers with civilians from their home towns. Danish and Louisville soldiers gain quick introductions, while requests span Philadelphia to Brooklyn and beyond. The free service connects readers with hosts, letters, visits, and holiday cheer across states and nations.
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New York
Hoxton
Chicago
Cleveland
Omaha
San Francisco
Woman seeks injunction against San Antonio vice squad
A young white woman in San Antonio has filed for a temporary injunction against Detective Captain A. O. Van Riper and all vice squad members. In sixteen months she has been arrested four times by vice officers on alleged immorality charges and claims harassment and molestation, saying she is afraid to greet a gentleman on the street.
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Studer
Seventy-third District Court
Vice Squad
A. O. van Riper
San Antonio
Broomcorn Substitute Broomcraft Spreads To California
Scarcity of broomcorn drives substitution as the queen palm native in Southern California thrives for broommaking. A yucca species shows promise for surgeon splints and potential use in artificial limbs amid ongoing experiments. Indianapolis News notes the shift and future prospects.
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California
Indianapolis News
New Year's Message Praises Camp Travis 18th Division
Brig. Gen. George H. Estes urges Camp Travis officers and enlisted men to uphold loyalty patience and duty as the 18th Division and other units face continuing service and sacrifice. He credits the division with an invincible spirit and urges steadfastness until the national call to duty ends.
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Camp Travis
George H. Estes
Texas
Vamp Travis
War Department
Dinner planned Monday for Judge Fly at Menger Hotel
Bexar County Bar Association OKs a 7 PM dinner at the Menger Hotel in honor of Judge W. S. Fly chief justice of the Fourth Court of Civil Appeals marking 25 years of service. About 160 attendees expected with speakers including Chief Justice Nelson Phillips and Justice Anton Mourland among others. Toastmaster R. L. Ball. rooms adorned with Allied flags. resolutions to be read. Also notes the formation of the International Woman's Association of Commerce in Chicago.
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W. S. Fly
Fourth Court of Civil Appeals
Menger
Judge Fly
Bar Association
Fourth Appellate Court
Texas
San Antonio
Nelson Phillips
Supreme Court
Anton Mourland
Fourth Court of Appeals
KR. B
Knights of Columbus Aid Soldiers Booth Opens in Union Station
The Knights of Columbus have opened a free aid booth at Union Station in St. Louis for soldiers returning home. Officers report baggage checks, cigarettes, goods, and a lounge at no charge. The notice, from J. G. Hertich, notes demobilization benefits for discharges and mentions ongoing activities at Kelly Field. A commercial law and real estate class at Kelly No 2, taught by Guy C. Crapple of Northwestern University, is attracting soldiers seeking practical business training with sessions on Monday, Wednesday and Friday evenings.
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Union Station
St. Louis
J. G. Hertich
Welly Field
St. Louie
Kelly Field
Hertieh
Kelly No. 2
Guy C. Crapple
Northwestern University Law School
Chicago Bar
Takes Films North A Texas film firm plans San Antonio shoots
William Steiner president and general manager of Tester Comedies will report to New York Sunday. The first two films for the company are The Wild West and The Tenderfoot made in San Antonio. Work on a third comedy will start during Steiner's absence. A. M. Kennedy director of the Western Pic is in San Antonio evaluating filming benefits for upcoming productions.
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Mianager
Tester Comedies
New York
San Antonio
Steiner
A. M. Kennedy
Suspected Slayer Arrested in Guerrer Murder near Seguin
A 27 year old Mexican wanted for the Claude Guerrer slaying near the Seguin second mission nine months ago was arrested Saturday morning by Bexar County deputies A Diaz H L Stephens and Seguin Sheriff Nabour. Guerrer was lured from his home and shot with a buckshot load. Three Mexicans faced suspicions. one was arrested on bond, another detained Saturday, the third remained at large. The detained man claimed he had been along the border at Corpus Christi Houston and Beaumont since leaving. Indictments followed the killing.
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Claude Guerrer
Seguin
A. Diaz
H.l Stephens
Bexar County
Ns Vt
Corpus Christi
Houston
Beaumont
Ian Atte
Y Concerts by Maurine Dyer and John Carre in Camp Tour
Miss Maurine Dyer and John Carre left the city for Camp Jake as part of a Southern Division YMCA tour. They will appear in a Y.M.C.A. concert at Fort Sit and have performed 38 times in six days at the Liberty Theater. Dyer sings two Carre tunes Love Me If I Live and You. Carre performs Valse in 12 Flat and Prelude in GC Sharp. Carre is a Chicago Music College graduate with a B.A. degree.
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Maurine Dyer
John Carre
Camp
Jake
Texans Seek Big Work After War in Camp Travis
A Texan soldier back from the war, eager for major opportunities, seeks a job that lets him contribute to a national rebuilding effort. Camp Travis hosts a Department of Labor and Shipping Board office offering discharged servicemen free support finding positions, especially in shipbuilding and marine work, with recruiters present to enlist for various trades.
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France
United States
Camp Travis
Henry Ne Rinsland
Haring
United States Department of Labor
Camp
Can Travis
Ninth Street
Avenue
Rinslind
H. Aa. Kelton
Sammie Lackland
United States Shipping Hoard
Camp MacArthy
Camp Beauregard
Edward J. Wicke
United States Merchant Marine
Eayis
Department of Labor
United States Shipping Board
Cmp
Arena I
Camp Travis aids veterans shifting to civilian life
The United States Shipping Board expands plants and labor programs as returning soldiers face civilian life. Discharged men are directed to jobs from farming to skilled trades, with Camp Travis leading efforts. Lists from the Department of Labor show thousands of openings, from printers to railroad workers, while the library program encourages self education before discharge. A large Texas ranch sale concludes the item.
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Sqollier
Uni Shipping Board
Great Lakes
Activitt
Tra
Travis
Mering
Hind
United States Department of Day
Hibover
South Americ
Campooitiew
Department of Labor
Firtes
Wemy
Trade Teat Board
NEED SCOUTMASTERS Appeal to War Department for Scoutmaster reinforcements
The Boy Scouts of America appeal to the War Department for assistance in obtaining officers and enlisted men returning from overseas as scoutmasters. The circular asks veterans to consider further service after discharge, emphasizing the Scouts’ role in developing youth.
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Boy Scouts of
Americ
War Department
Dog Scouts
America
Time changes again alter Del Rio time on January first
The boundary between Central and Mountain time shifts take effect at Del Rio on January 1 at 2 a m. The change impacts train schedules on the Southern Pacific Railroad and travelers from San Antonio to Del Rio. Del Rio will be one hour ahead of San El Paso previously, affecting passenger services.
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del Rio
Southern Pacific Railroad
San Antonio
San el Paso
Southern Pacific
de Rio
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