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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1919
Page
5
A past column from Kelly Field era notes the Texas Eagle addressing the city mayor. The letter boasts the paper as an independent voice and asks the mayor to sponsor subscriptions to support its operations. It references Major General Cabell and urges local readers to subscribe.
A letter to Major General Cabell from Kelly Field Eagle alumni asks for moral and financial backing to create a new military newspaper section. They recount past booster efforts and request a heart to heart meeting to discuss his support and a two dollar coupon.
The Texas Eagle announces its first volume and inaugural issue priced at five cents. Readers are invited to follow a new Texas newspaper featuring local news, notes, and features in a compact weekly format.
The Texas Eagle promises a weekly magazine style publication for San Antonio and the southwest with a Woman's Department, state news digest, oil and army camp coverage, social notes, two former soldiers as editors, merit based patronage, and a two dollar subscription offer. It pledges honesty in oil reporting and editorials, and a balanced mix of information minus superfluities.
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