Women to Run Red Cross War Relief Campaign Teams
Mrs A B Weakley chairs the women’s central committee organizing three nine woman teams for the Red Cross drive June 18 to 25 in San Antonio. A luncheon at the Gunter Hotel will announce the men’s team list as the city prepares to raise funds toward the national goal. The article recalls President Wilson’s 1917 call for a central war council and the Red Cross’ role in civilian and field relief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
San Antonio
American Red Cross
A. B. Weakley
James Parer
William Aubrey
Carlos Bee
John J. Stevens
Adele Staacke
Hannah Hirshberg
Gunter Hotel
Sons of American
Europe
War Relief Council
Wilson
War Council
War Council of the Red Cross
America
Congress
War Department
Glassford Retired. Younger Officer to Take Over
Col. William A. Glassford, chief aeronautical officer for the Western Department, was relieved of duty by War Department orders and placed on the retired list. He previously commanded the Army aviation school at San Diego and established an aviators’ school at the University of California. A younger officer will succeed him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Cal
William A. Glassford
Western Department of the Army
War Department
Joe
Glassford
Army Aviation School
San Diego
University of California
Flag to Be Given Battery B and Its Donors
Members of the Gen. Dave S&S Stanley Circle No 3 Ladies of the Grand Army of the Republic present a flag to Battery B Texas National Guard Thursday night. The ceremony features a long list of circle members and veterans with officers of the G A R present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dave S&s. Stanley
Grand Army of the Republic
Battery B
Texas National Guard
Edward C. Loomis
Mary Holmes
Ladies of G A R Present Flag To Battery B Texas Guard
San Antonio hosts the 140th anniversary of the national flag with the Ladies of the Grand Army of the Republic circle presenting a five by eight foot flag to Battery B at the armory on East Crockett Street. Mrs. W J Fox presides. Capt Claude V Birkhead accepts. H L Brook plays concertina. Guy B Le Stourgeon delivers the principal address. Dororthy DeCosta and Mrs H R McClelland perform. flag-raising follows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
David S. Stanley
Grand Army of the Republic
Battery B
Texas National Guard
East Crockett Street
W. J. Fox
Claude V. Birkhead
Dorothy DeCosta
Union Band
H. L. Brook
Guy B. le Stourgeon
H. R. McClelland
Elks to Honor Flag at San Antonio Lodge
San Antonio Elks Lodge No. 216 will honor the American flag with a Thursday evening program. Alvin M. Owsley, first vice president of the Texas Association BPOE, will deliver a patriotic address from the Lodge on Avenue E. Owsley, a Denton resident, is at Camp Funston for officers training.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elks
San Antonio
Alvin M. Owsley
Texas Association
Avenue E
E. A. Wickmeyer
Rabbi Samuel Marks
L. L. Lentz
Columbia Gem of the Ocean
G. E. Gwinn
Esqui
Recruits Sought as San Antonio Leads Texas Guard
National Guard of Texas enlistment accelerates in San Antonio with three infantry companies a cavalry troop and field artillery battery formed. Additional cavalry and artillery units near muster. enlistments urged at Battery B armory 325 East Crockett Street for ages 18 to 45. Artillery ranks praised for quality and patriotism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Guard of Texas
San Antonio
Regular Army
Navy
East Crockett Street
Precaution on Courtroom Exit By Juror Tim Casey
A juror named Tim Casey sprang from his seat and moved toward the courtroom door before being restrained. Judge questioned him after Casey admitted confusion over arguments by Mr Finn and Mr Evans and his decision to leave during the proceedings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tim Casey
Argonaut
Walloons and Flemings Dividing Belgian Ministries
Amsterdam reports plans by Belgium's German governor general to split agriculture industry art and science and labor into Flemish and Walloon ministries. Walloons number about three million versus four million Flemings, with Flemish cities Brussels Antwerp Ghent dominating population. The piece notes geographic areas, language groups, Celtic ancestry, religious history, and mentions Froissart as a distinguished Walloon writer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amsterdam
Belgium
Walloon
Brussels
Antwerp
Ghent
Liege
Aix-la-Chapelle
Aachen
Lille
Hainaut
Namur
Luxemburg
Brabant
Rhode Island
Connecticut
Alva
Don John of Austria
Requesens
Low Countries
Froissart
Toll road to Medina Dam delayed until August first
Contractor Charles X. Gutzeit said the Medina Dam toll road will not be finished until about August 1 due to a shortage of hauling teams and timber for bridges. He noted two weeks of near standstills as farmers used teams for spring work but expects supply to improve and promises immediate bridge construction once timber arrives. Grading is within a mile and a half of the dam, with gravel work to resume once bridges are passable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Medina
Charles X. Gutzeit
Gutzeit
Mr. Gutzeit
Medina Lake
Minimized War Waste Through Selective Draft Plan
The Farm and Fireside discusses a selective draft to protect farms and war industries. It notes Congress and the President sanctioning early twenty-something unmarried men for conscription to reduce disruption and avoid burden on dependents. It argues the draft rests on equal duty to defend the nation and questions volunteer versus conscription.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baker
Ten Slackers In Texas Jailed On Registration Charges
Ten young men are jailed in Texas with pending charges following an investigation into nonregistration. Five are held in Gonzales with others scattered across the state. San Antonio cases are being pursued though no specific charges yet filed there. The crackdown began after a June 5 registration deadline and shifting policy toward filing complaints in all cases of willful nonregistration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Gonzales
Robert L. Barnes
Bureau of Investigation
San Antonio
Mr. Barnes
Death Verdict Says Duncan Not Foul Play Victim
Hugh L. Duncan a 28 year old chauffeur was found unconscious on the South Loop near Second Mission and died at Robert B Green Memorial Hospital. Detectives filed charges against a trio member for negligent homicide reckless driving and operating without lights based on witnesses who saw Duncan on the automobile top. Funeral services are planned for 4 pm at the Shelley Loring chapel with interment at Mission Burial Park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hugh L. Duncan
South Loop
Robert B. Green Memorial Hospital
Captain Caruthers
Caruthers
Duncan
Shelley-Loring Undertaking Company
Mission Burial Park
Farmers Can Win the War Says President Wilson
The Farm and Fireside argues that farmers bear the war’s fate and urge immediate action for large harvests. It cites President Wilson stressing the need to raise production and cooperate in selling and distributing farm products nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson
Farmers of America
United States
Serbian Prisoners Endured in Austro Hungarian Camps
Paris reports from M Vesnitch, Serbia minister, detailing mistreatment of Serbian soldiers and civilians imprisoned in Austria and Hungary. They endure unhealthy marshy camps, hunger, forced labor, and beating. many go insane or crippled, with hundreds buried in common graves at Mathausen. Some are used on fronts to carry munitions and mend defenses amid ongoing war crimes allegations.
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Associated Press
Paris
Serbia
M. Vesnitch
Austria
Hungary
Danube
Krizevac
Agram
Mathausen
Austria-Hungary
Isonzo
Branau
Food conservation meeting urged to reduce home waste
National League for Women's Service committee hosts a 10 o clock Friday session at the Gun ter Hotel inviting hotel restaurant and household workers to join. Mrs Roy Campbell urges bringing canned vegetable samples and discusses a proposed canning factory to aid personal use with waste reduction as the key goal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gunter Hotel
Roy Campbell
National League For Woman’s Service
Chamber of Commerce
Deaths Column Lists Names in Blighty Sugar Ration
In the local paper the two soldiers read a line about a forthcoming list of people who will do without sugar in Blighty. They search the deaths column, implying grim news underlying the rationing note.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tommy
Bill
Harry
June Sales Spotlight at 49th Anniversary Month
Noting price concessions on daily service merchandise and many groups of new summer fashions, especially priced to match the Forty-Ninth Anniversary Month, June offers extraordinary shopping advantages.
Wash Cottons of the Better Grades Special 79c
Embroidered voiles silk plaid voiles fancy silk mixed voiles and silk striped voiles sold by the yard. Each yard wide and among the prettiest dress cottons of the season. 79 cents per yard saving 10 to 21 cents per yard. Second Floor.
Girls dresses on sale in zephyr ginghams and chambray
Six to sixteen year olds offered in two groups with styles in zephyr ginghams Chambray Trouville suiting French ginghams and repes. Plain shades and novelty patterns. Prices reduced to 2.65 and 3.85. Second Floor.
Novelty Silk Hosiery At 95 Cents A Pair
An assortment of striped ringed fancy figured and embroidered hosiery matching summer styles offered at 95 cents per pair. Promotion highlights first floor display and special price.
36 Inch White Repp Special at 29c a Yard
A fine quality English repp suited for summer wear including skirts suits and children's clothing. Neat and serviceable fabric offered at 29 cents per yard. Second floor.
Novelty Voiles 25 Cents for Dresses and Blouses
Sheer and dainty white voiles offered in various self patterns. Thirty eight inches wide, high quality for 25 cents. Suitable for dresses and blouses. This sale highlights affordable fabric options for summer wardrobe needs.
Advance Notice of Advanced Prices On Nemo Corsets
Advance notice warns Nemo corsets will increase price levels on July 2 with $3.50 models rising to $4 and to $5 or $6, suggesting buyers stock up at current prices for at least a year. The notice asserts manufacturers will not reflect price changes on quality.
Royal Society Half Price Finished Pieces and Garments
Finished pieces at half price plus regular stocks of hand embroidered garments and children's wear. Items include outer garments and fancy bnns. Sale offers half regular prices. First Floor.
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Royal Society
Summer Footwear Many Styles Special
Broken size assortments from eighteen styles put together at one price to fit nearly all sizes. Includes low shoes for street and dress and some sports styles. First Floor.
Fine finish fabric sold by the bolt at bargain price
Advertised fabric with a fine soft finish, thirty inches wide, sold in ten yard bolts. Priced at $1.49 per bolt, highlighting value and quality offered to customers.
Washable Tub Silks Special Readied for Summer Garments
White grounds with colored stripes in pretty colorings yard wide fast colors making these silks very desirable for summer tub garments.
Ammunition Seized by U S at Laredo
Five thousand rounds of ammunition packed with drugs and medicines in two cases were seized Tuesday afternoon at Laredo Texas by Department of Justice agents acting under orders from Robert L Barnes. A complaint was filed against an officer attached to General Pablo Gonzales staff. The case involves a Mexican officer buying ammo in the city and shipping it to Laredo with drugs substituted in two cases. Authorities are cooperating with Carranza officials to prevent illegal munitions entering Mexico.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laredo
Texas
Department of Justice
Robert L. Barnes
Mr. Barnes
Pablo Gonzales
Barnes
San Antonio Drug Company
L. Benavides
H. M. Abasta
Bureau
Carranza
Mexico
T. R. Beltran
It Wasn’t the Car About a Midnight Alarm
Mr and Mrs Hy Geer woke at 2am to a suspected garage break in and Hy checked the locked garage. They soon realized the mystery involved their six months old son who had fallen from his crib in the dark house.
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Hy Geer
Mrs. Geer
George
George, I Never Thought of Him! — Mr. Geerhey
Liberty bonds and national interest remark
A quoted line asserts that interest in a country equals three and a half times liberty bonds. The statement links patriotic finance to civic engagement without naming individuals or dates.
Nine Out of Ten Need Vitalitas
An advertisement touts Vitalitas as a drugless remedy for cleansing blood and boosting vigor in muscle, nerve, and tissue. It claims effectiveness for chronic indigestion, rheumatism, nervous debility, and liver and kidney ills, urging readers to buy at Summers Drug Store and other druggists.
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Vitalitas
What He Needed
A humorous exchange contrasts thrift with wealth as a man seeks a thrifty wife while another argues for a rich and liberal partner, highlighting differing views on financial expectations in marriage. The dialogue preserves character voice without sensational detail.
Kiterna! vieilance and liberty bend noted
The fragment mentions a Sh and a liberty bend with a value of $50, but the exact context and details are unclear. It references financial terms without clear dates or entities.
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Mrs. Weakley
Levytansky Jewelry Co
E. Houston
M. H. Redwood
Lizzie Mabry
Kate Scharfenberg
Alice Cunningham
Ellen E. Mills
Charles M. Sickles
E. O. C. Ord Post
Ida M. Martin
Captain Birkhead
National Guard
Walloon and Fleming
Ferdin
Ustrians
Gunter
Saul
U.S
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