Washer Heads the Committee on Recreation
The San Antonio war recreation committee was organized at a luncheon at the Gunter Hotel with Nat M. Washer as chairman and Harry L. Miller as vice chairman. General Parker urged advance planning for soldiers leisure, registration of 55000 Southern Department troops, and co operation with local officials to provide outdoor amusements, swimming and fishing.
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San Antonio
George A. Bellamy
War Department Commission
James Parker
Southern Department
Baker
Parker
General Parker
Mr. Bellamy
Elbert M. Vail
Washington
Vance
Fort Sam Houston
Camp Wilson
Playful Exchange From A Childs Conversation
A child asks to join other children at play and the mother limits roughness. The girl persists asking to include a smooth titling boy, prompting a cautious parental boundary. The dialogue captures a domestic moment of guidance and boundary setting.
Dazzling Headlights Rule Enforced In Ten Days
Commissioner Lowther of the fire and police department orders motorists to replace dazzling headlights with diffused Osram or Warner lenses within ten days. Arrests and fines will follow for violations as traffic law is strictly enforced citywide. Motorists must equip cars with standard lenses or risk arrest.
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Lowther
Fire and Police Department
Warner
T. O. Miller
Lutheran Synod Meets in Texas Conference
The Texas branch of the First Evangelical Lutheran Synod of Iowa meets at St John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church for a multi day conference to discuss church business plans and activities. About 180 visitors and delegates attend lectures and sessions led by Rev. Mr. Rausch of Waverly Iowa is slated to speak on The Reformation.
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Texas
First Evangelical Lutheran Synod of Iowa
St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church
Rausch
Waverly
Iowa
Stock Hudson Chassis Breaks 24 Hour Record by 52 Percent
A Hudson Super Six chassis reportedly set an endurance mark by traveling far beyond the 24 hour record, avoiding a grueling 1,819 mile drive in a single day. The report notes a 52 percent faster pace, underscoring mechanical reliability and driver endurance.
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Hudson
Cincinnati
San Antonio Bexar County Face July Draft Call
San Antonio and Bexar County will supply nearly 1000 young men for the September 1 draft into a 625000-strong national army. Total local registrations reach 15,566 with 2,523 from rural precincts and 13,043 from city precincts. Divisions report varying totals and boards prepare certificates for exemp tions and appeals.
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San Antonio
Baxar
Es- Suaeng
Boards of Registration
Ferguson
Registration Board
War Department
Bexar County
Sheriff Tobin
Federal Authorities Probe Registration Failures Among Youths
At least six young men who did not register were reported to Robert L. Barnes of the Bureau of Investigation. No arrests yet as officials assess ignorance versus intent to evade service. Cases include a Filipino servant with no English, a man misinformed by his sister about age, a vanishing San Antonio youth, a Mexican, and two others uncertain of their ages.
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Robert L. Barnes
Bureau of Investigation
Barnes
San Antonio
Officials vow action on unregistered men as jail terms seen
Mr Barnes cites ignorance as cause for failure to register and says young men are ready to register. Some were reportedly turned away at the county clerk's office. He notes no provision for punishing those who failed to register through ignorance but promises swift jail for deliberate nonregistrants.
Injunction suits in clean up filed in San Antonio
Assistant District Attorney Black filed 23 injunction suits in the Thirty seventh District Court against owners operators and inmates of places used for immoral purposes or gaming. Restraining orders were issued and hearings set. The actions form part of a War Department clean up campaign to designate San Antonio for divisional training camps with more suits to follow as property descriptions are processed. Police report no arrests yet under the clean up order.
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Black
Thirty-seventh District Court
W. 8. Anderson
War Department
San Antonio
Lancaster
West Side
Helpful Hair Hints for Dandruff and Graying
An advertisement touts Parisian Sage hair treatment as preventing baldness and grayness while keeping the scalp clean. It features testimonials from women praising its scalp-soothing, hair-strengthening effects and recommends buying from A. M. Fischer and druggists with a genuine Giroux Parisian Sage guarantee.
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A. M. Fischer
Giroux’'s
City to purge disorderly and gambling houses
Chief Lancaster announces new orders to close disorderly and gambling saloons citywide. Reports of open houses will be investigated by the detective department, with immediate removal from town and maximum penalties if arrests occur. West Side will stay under watch.
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Lancaster
Ready for the Worst and a Nervous Trip
A London Opinion line notes a wife and anxious friend taking a small outing with George driving. George has joined the Red Cross and is learning first aid, while the line hints at many hospitals and poets connected to care.
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George
Red Cross
London
Lemon Juice Skin Softener Boosts Complexion
A cheap lemon skin lotion recipe uses two fresh lemons and three ounces of Orchard White to yield a quarter pint. After straining the juice, bottle and massage daily to soften, brighten and even skin tone. Edward Wesley Co. Cincinnati Ohio offers Orchard White.
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Edward Wesley Co
Cincinnati
Ohio
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Washer
Sam Co. Bell
Franz C. Groos
Chamber of Commerce
James R. Davis
J. H. Savage
John M. Bennett Jr
R. J. Boyle
J. H. Kirkpatrick
Ray Lambert
Porter Loring
J. W. Hucker
R. C. Jones
Charles S. Meek
Mesdames J. J. Stevens
Eli Hertzberg
Floyd McGown
A. B. Weakley
Perry J. Lewis
Evelyn
Lutheran Synod Meets
St. John’s Church
Hudson Endurance
Hudso Phaeton
Crockett Automobile Co
Wm. Steinhardt
Nohols
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