Campaign to enroll students for Fort Sam Houston camp
Bexar county's O WM T C campaign to enroll students for the Fort Sam Houston camp opening June 15 begins under Nat Washer, county chairman, with Reserve officers and citizens assisting to reach a 1000 student quota. Franz Groos of San Antonio chairs the state executive committee. members include Max Bentley, John Perkins, T. J. Morency, Tom Connally, Ike Astburn, J. Start Pearce, Percy Tyrrell, and others from across Texas.
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Fort Sam Houston
Nat Washer
Ralph Durkee
Cecretery of War For Texas
Wesher
Army Post
Military Training Camps Association
Darkee
Franz €. Groos
San Antonio
Max Bentley
Abilene
John Perkins
Alpine
Earle B. Maid
Austin
Ben 3. Dean
Alex McD
Nicholson
Reymond Phelps
G Ton Hare
San Angelo
J. H. Allison
Wichita Falls
Harry Wurzbach
Seguin
Mork Keppard
Texarkana
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Uvalde
Fred A. Cooley
Waco
E. Mcfanney
George Washington Copyright Notice 1927
A brief copyright note from 1927 credits King Features Syndicate Inc for the George Washington material. The text acknowledges standard rights and publication attribution common to that era.
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King Featy Syndicate, Inc
Canadian Graduate George Forbes Faces Two Year Burden
George Forbes, a Canadian university graduate, is jailed in Bexar County awaiting a two year state penitentiary sentence after a Ninety-fourth District Court jury convicted him of burglary. Forbes pleaded not guilty and defense lawyers plan a motion for a new trial.
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George Forbes
Bexar County
Ninety-fourth
Reed Blames Coolidge For Failing to Punish Scandals
Senator James A. Reed of Missouri assailed President Coolidge over the Harding era scandals. Speaking before the Indiana Democratic Editors' association in Indianapolis, Reed tied corruption from the government’s start to date to the Republican party, while saying he cannot excuse Coolidge’s conduct on these matters. He praised Coolidge personally but faulted his administration’s handling of impeached acts.
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Universal Service
Indianapolis
Harding
Coolidge
James A. Reed
Missouri
Indiana
Democratic Editors’ Association
Senate
Reed
President Coolidge
Woman Writer Calls Flapper Type Old as Time
English authoress Mrs Mary Agnes Hampton told Wesleyan students and professors in Middleton Connecticut that Americas new young woman the flapper shocks elders with lipstick and defies norms noting the Black Bolshevik image is as old as life in a lively campus talk.
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Universal Service
Middleton
Conn
America
Déxin
Mary Agnes Hamton
Wesleyan
Widow's will forbids admission of fat girls to future home
Toledo dispatch reports a will restricting entry to a planned fifty year hence home for young women. The text says no fat girls need apply and describes residents as tall and stylish with portraits to hang on the wall. The bequest aims to please girls with love for beauty.
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Toledo
Opera Star Seeks Music as Cure for Student Crises
In Chicago on February 16 Mme Ama ta Galli-Curei, famed soprano, proposed music as a cure-all to stem waves of student suicides. She told a group of young women that loving music could reduce their personal crises and lessen distress among college students.
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Universal Service
Chicago
Mme
Ama Ta Galli-Curei
Auto Association to Discuss Bills at San Antonio Hotel
An auto association plans a meeting to discuss pending legislation in San Antonio. The gathering is set for Thursday at the Fanter Hotel, with officials expected to attend.
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Auto Association
America
Santonio
Fan “Ter
San Antonin Ik Bn
Act For Disabled Veterans Pushed In House Rules Committee
The House Rules Committee advanced legislation favored by disabled veterans advocates. The measure seeks enhanced compensation and protections for veterans with disabilities and would set new eligibility standards and benefits.
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UP World
Tega
Armored Trucks For Mail Ordered By President Coolidge
President Coolidge asked Congress to appropriate funds to purchase armored mail trucks to protect valuable mail shipments. The recommendation, disclosed in a message to Congress, aims to bolster security for postal operations nationwide.
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Iversal Service
Coolidge
Congress
Sinclair to Meet Cles in Mexico City Talks
Harry Sinclair arrives in Mexico City with lawyers for meetings with government officials to seek a settlement in the petroleum controversy. He hopes to confer with President Calles or his aides amid ongoing talks and developments.
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Mexico City
Harry Sinclair
United States
Sinclair
Calles
Volunteer Kansan Offers to Battle Six Ghosts
Report from Snake Creek near Omulgee Oklahoma states six ghosts terrified residents. A letter to county officials says a Kansan volunteer will confront the spirits for 24 hours with only a hand baronet and will forfeit 1000 dollars if he fails. Authorities will not reveal the writer’s name.
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Obmulgee
Okla
Snake Creek
Pardoned Youth Admits Forgery In Houston
In Houston on February 16 J A Davis a white youth who had been pardoned by Governor Miriam A Ferguson pleaded guilty in criminal district court to five counts of forgery and passing and was sentenced to four years in the state penitentiary less than a year after his pardon.
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Houston
Miriam A. Ferguson
J. A. Davis
State Penitentiary
Criminal District
Heiress Prefers Work to Society
Heiress Hli nor Dorrance has returned from Europe and will resume her job in her father's soup factory in Camden New Jersey rather than pursue society life.
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New York
Hlinor Dorrance
Europe
Camden
N. J
Ready to Pay Poll Workers
Forty clerks and judges from the last general election are requested to appear at the office of County Treasurer Robert Uhr to receive their pay. Mrs. Lillian Hyson of the treasurer's office announced the notice Wednesday.
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Robert Uhr
Lillian Hyson
Bly's Cream Balm Offers Instant Nasal Relief
An advertising blurb promises instant relief for stuffed nasal passages from colds or catarrh. It claims Bly's Cream Balm opens airways, calms inflamed membranes, and provides immediate breathing ease with a small bottle from a druggist.
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Bly
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