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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1917
Page
5
Fire destroyed the Chickasha ice and cold storage plant late last night causing about 25000 dollars in damage. The blaze left Chickasha and many nearby towns without an ice supply today and prompted investigations into the incident.
J D Shippee in charge of stores for the Southern Department estimates one million writing sheets and over half a million envelopes weekly for 52 new Army YMCA buildings across six states. Requisition covers 62 structures with 100000 more in equipment like pianos phonographs and Bibles.
Mayor Bell proclaims July 19 as the first pennies day for Southwest Texas as part of the Happy Tribe Million Penny War Fund to aid Belgian children. San Antonio and area youths are to start contributions, with funds distributed by the American Red Cross to war torn Belgium and Flanders.
A lemon skin lotion recipe uses lemon juice and orchard white to create a cheap beauty treatment. The Go-Hawk Happy Tribe of Des Moines inspires a nationwide movement with children urged to donate pennies to aid Belgian children, promising tens of thousands of members and a Million Penny War Fund. San Antonio and Southwest Texas youths are invited to join, sending pennies to The San Antonio Light.
The notice states envelopes bearing addresses should be sent via special town boxes placed soon at convenient locations. Dropping envelopes into these boxes counts as if delivered to The Light office, within a day or two.
A jumble of names shows visitors at the Menger Lanier Gunter St Anthony and other hotels in San Antonio. Notable arrivals include Clarence Shuler of Waco and F A Shuler, H D Gohlmann Jr of Houston, R R Lipscomb of El Paso, Fred A Jones of Dallas, T M and F B Pyle of Longview, R M Prather of Beeville, W C Howe of Houston, H M Finck and G P Paulson of St Louis, J A Buck of Detroit and H Osser of Alice. A beverage advertisement for Carbonated Ju Cy Wine closes the list.
W A Webb chief operating officer of Katy lines visited Dallas to inspect the new terminals. He was joined by C C Huff general solicitor and E L Martin maintenance of way engineer. The project nears completion and the new passenger station is expected to open around September 1.
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