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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1918
Page
3
The village groups shift from separate units to a united force as the baseball team and brass band enlist together in the United States Marine Corps. Twenty players and musicians, once split, now serve as a single corps in a shared effort.
A passionate editorial urges replacing the Fourteenth District's Washington representative with a Patrick Henry figure to better back soldiers in France and support Liberty bonds and Red Cross drives. It contrasts homefront sacrifice with congressional leadership and warns that bold representation is needed to sustain the war effort.
The Majestic Theater features Wilfred Clarke in clever vaudeville with Stan Stanley and a strong supporting cast including La Bernicia and her dance duo the Vivians, Olsen and Johnson, Kerr and Weston, and the Mankiohi troupe. The Royal Theater presents Countess Verona with Gypsy czimbalom, while the Yigzag Revue leads at Princess Theater with Charles Leland Marsh and Hazel Kirk. The John T. Doyle players perform In Marching Order alongside Duval and Silver and Kimball and Kenneth.
Readers are reminded that letters intended for publication must be written by the author. The name of the writer will not be published unless desired. Anonymous communications are not accepted. Typewritten signatures and stamps are treated as anonymous. A published letter does not imply publisher endorsement.
Five year old Leslie Matthews of Crockett asks for a small dog to care for during a soldier’s absence. She explains the family can’t buy one due to Liberty Loan duties, wants a gentle, bunny-safe, non biting pet, and promises to return it when the soldier returns.
A rambunctious clipping offers lines about Jess Willard, stars, food conservation, and war chatter. It mocks publicity stunts, fuel shortages, and US morale while joking about U boats, camouflage on cities, and a cross country dog powered postcard tour. The piece mixes wit with contemporary concerns in a loosely connected parade of gibes.
In a critique of the national food commission, the author questions Hoover's claim that 24,000,000 pounds of sugar were lost in Atlantic submarine sinkings. He argues many sunk ships were not Cuba bound and were too small to carry Cuban sugar, urging the public to distrust such figures and resist unwarranted orders.
A village in Minnesota lost its brass band and baseball team for the war duration as soldiers prove skill with baseball aids in combat. Names like High Pockets and Slim symbolize players remembered for their tall hits and fleet bases amid times of conflict.
Professor Sprague of Harvard heads the banking department and advises on banking. He recently spoke to a House committee on taxation, appearing as a finance authority. The piece questions his expertise and implies doubts about his practical banking knowledge.
Alice Brady stars in At the Mercy of Men a select picture supervised by Vladimir Tillman a Petrograd expert The melodrama follows modern Russia before the revolution with grand sets costumes and authentic Russian ambiance Also Dodging a Million with Mabel Normand at the Grand keeps high suspense as trunks and a mystery Spaniard drive the plot
Washington June 13. War geography bulletin from the National Geographic Society describes Chateau-Thierry on the Marne as a historic battleground and wine market. It notes Napoleon’s earlier victory nearby, its medieval sieges, and its notable natives Jean de La Fontaine and the town’s Romanesque heritage.
A farmer troubled by trespassers consults a botanist who provides the hazel’s botanical name Corylus Avellana. He marks the woods with warnings about the nutting hazel, deterring intruders. The crop is gathered in peace that year.
The booklet urges German origin Americans to pledge loyalty to the United States. Hagerdorn, born in America to German parents, once sympathized with Germany but now aligns with the Allies and calls for collective support from German Americans. Thousands already pledge, reflecting a shift amid conscription and wartime sentiment. Seattle and Tit-Bits snippets provide context.
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