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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1918
Page
4
Office of the Department Quartermaster Fort Stanwix announces a public auction to be held at 9 a m on February 12 1818. Ten houses will be sold. Further information provided upon inquiry.
Air development proceeds after changes to routes and labor shortages slow repairs. Colonel Deeds told the Senate military committee that no aircraft funded by Congress will reach France on time, as labor, material gaps, and shifting tactics strain production. He outlined four machine types under manufacture, with hundreds of units completed or contracted, and noted rapid in-house fabrication efforts to meet urgent needs.
Me and Mrs. Fred C. Binal announce the marriage of their daughter Julia to Francis M. Neville of Chicago. Neville, stationed at Camp Travis with the 165th Depot Brigade, wed at 8 p.m. Thursday January 31 at Saint Mark's Episcopal Church. Best man was Gerald Aiken. Relatives only attended the ceremony. Afterward, dinner was served at the Gunter Hotel plant room.
Dairy and grocery items show price drops with items such as prunes and apricots at $1.00 per dozen and special prices on canned goods. The Consumers' Sample No. 12 Garden and California travel offers on the Apache Trail Trip note an added cost of $15.00 with further information available upon request from Southern Pacific Lines.
Washington announces looser standards for physical exams of draft registrants. New rules reduce unconditional rejections for minor defects and direct more cases to medical boards. Minimum weight kept at 100 pounds, with exceptions for proportionality and temporary causes. cases between 160 and 214 pounds to medical board.
Paris residents viewed the Thursday air raid as a dramatic spectacle with crowds gathering on roofs to watch. German bombs caused 70 blasts, injuring some, while American Red Cross teams evacuated victims and nurses offered aid. The attack sparked conversations about bravery and retaliation, with officials visiting the injured and newspaper offices mobilizing.
In Pyle Texas and across East Texas, coon hunting shifts from a rural pastime to a thriving industry. Hunters report river and creek trapping yielding coon hides at 34 cents to 58 dollars each, with some earning up to 100 dollars daily as markets spike and thousands of hides are sold in the region.
The War Department announces appointments to West Point for William T. Chunney of Wortham and A Cilbarne Janes of Anderson. The two named individuals are listed as chosen cadet candidates.
The YMCA party features boys in overalls and blue shirts with girls as guests in white aprons. The event, organized by the Boys' Social Committee, begins at 7 pm in the tub rooms and promises original entertainment and staged acts.
Report claims rheumatism stems from a toxin called urbeucks produced by the Dowels, recommending four ounces of Salts daily in water for a week to stimulate kidneys and eliminate impurities. It touts dad Salts as inexpensive, harmless lithia water made from grape and lemon acids, with claimed widespread use by sufferers.
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