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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1918
Page
4
An inmate sentenced to the guard house at Kelly Field asks to fight the field champion on a wager. If knocked out, two months more. if he wins, freedom. The tale reflects wartime bravado and acrid morale as reports describe its curious attempt.
A division board inducted ten young packers into military service, sending them to Camp Joseph Johnston in Florida. Inductees include Victor Flores and Angel Tudescos, with several others named, plus Erwin Klinstek to Washington Barracks as mechanic and fireman and Louis Endersee to Camp Lee Veterinary Corps in Petersburg. A St. Louis man cites a Bible verse in his exemption appeal.
Sam Houston, Zachary Taylor, Grant, Lee, Hood and other famous soldiers dined at a historic gathering, linking celebrated commanders across the conflict. The event highlighted enduring military legacies and regional ties among veterans and prominent figures.
In Del Rio Texas R L Dick Owen began selling papers at age nine and after twelve years in the business has built a lucrative agency for the San Antonio Light. Five years ago he became Del Rio agent boosting daily circulation to 740 and Sunday 900. He also delivers International mail to Acuna Coahuila Mexico.
A white man, tied to a robbery at Levystanski Jewelry, where a diamond stick pin valued at $160 vanished, was caught Friday afternoon. Detectives Louthian, King, Street and Knight traced the suspect who had recently escaped from Camp Bowie guard house. The theft followed the man entering the shop.
A vintage advertisement extols Knowlton s Danderine as a remedy for dandruff and hair loss. It promises quick relief, scalp revival, and new hair growth with a small bottle purchased at drug stores or toilet counters.
On a Belgian government mission, Drs G Vanderheyden and H Holemans of Antwerp arrived in San Antonio to survey U S stock conditions for postwar restocking. They will map the lay of the land and report back, noting Iowa as the sole source of pure bred Belgian horses, and plan further tours before returning to Kerrville and other Texas stops.
An announcement at department headquarters says a set of captain and lieutenant promotions for the medical corps will occur soon. Promotion boards have been formed to review candidates, with Fort Sam Houston led by Lieut. Col. Robert C. Loving and Majors Willan FF Rice and James F. Simmons, and Fort Bliss by Col. Henry A. Webber with Majors Munson, Corbett, and John Dibble.
Major General Willard A. Holbrook, department commander, is eyeing a tour of inspection that would cover Brownsville district posts and Southeast Texas camps. Col. L. L. Durfee and Lt. Arthur M. Hill may accompany, with Corpus Christi Houston Galveston Brownsville and other ports on the itinerary. The weeklong trip would begin Tuesday if no contingencies arise.
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