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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1918
Page
6
A Light bulletin board links soldiers abroad with eager San Antonio civilians who offer social contact and comfort. Letters from towns across the U S and even international readers pour in, matching service members with local residents willing to write, visit, or share greetings, with no obligations or charges.
Veterans in transit at Fort Sam Houston and Camp Stanly place requests to connect with civilians from their hometowns. Messages name Atlantic City New Jersey Huntington West Virginia Huntington, West Virginia Indianapolis Indiana Albany Michigan and more as soldiers hope to meet former neighbors or kin. Requests include matches from Northumberland County Pennsylvania and other locales with a sense of home amid Army postings.
A historical note from The Light requests readers to donate old postage stamps. Tran Corthals, an interned Belgian soldier, appeals for stamps as a gesture of contact during captivity. Stamps may be sent to the address listed after his name in the Lorosoing.
In Vyexar County crowds gather as residents rush to obtain poll tax receipts in the final weeks of 1918. Officials estimate about 14,469 receipts needed, with daily issuance continuing for about two days before the deadline.
Three Army mules carrying riders from 369th Infantry Regiment defeated all comers at the 39th Field Meet. The event followed a series of races and featured a drawn mule riding contest amid a full regiment crowd. Company A and the Machine Gun Company placed high in several events, with officers and the regimental band present.
Army personnel reports list five days leave for Yurtt of the 359th Infantry and four days for Keech at Camp Travis. Officers and staff from various units are assigned to duties at Camp Travis, Fort Worth, or other installations, with several being transferred or detailed for instruction, training, or administrative duties.
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