San Antonio Plans Mass National Anthem Sing Along
A drive to make San Antonio the first U S city where all residents can sing the Star Spangled Banner launches with a Thursday Travis Park sing along at 7 30 pm. Led by David Griffin the plan aims for all to know the words and music by July 4 with weekly community sings and church and lodge participation across the city. Mayor Sam Bell supports the effort and a coordinating committee will be named to organize the big civil and military Fourth celebration at Brackenridge Park.
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United States
Travis Park
David Griffin
Kelly Field
Griffin
Sundchools
Basin
Sociaul
War Camp
War Service Board
Army
Sam UC
Felf
Brackenhiage Park
Bell
Truck for Toll Road Moves to Repair Texas Road
Medina toll road executives plan to buy a demountable tank and a heavy truck to carry materials and pack gravel, with a luminous top to solidify the foundation. George Lytle named toll-keeper to supervise repairs. patrons urged to report bad culverts or surface defects on the scenic road. In West Point, Baker predicts over a million American men will be in France soon, with General March stressing rapid officer advancement and unwavering loyalty. at Fort Worth, 150 stockyard workers walkout demanding an eight hour day and a $1 daily wage increase, mediator Joseph Myers called in.
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Medina Toll
William SL. Furlong
Texas
George Lytle
Ee Ron
West Point
France
Baker
United States Military Academy
Washington
United States
Peyton C. March
Commencement Cay
Academy
Atlantic
America
Chiss
March
Fort Worth
Tex
Department of Labor
Joseph Myers
Army Orders Announce Officer Assignments and Duty
Washington June 13 The President will relinquish control of any railroad or transportation system from July 1 next to 1918 under a joint resolution by Chairman Sims of the House Interstate Commerce Committee. New officers named include First Lieutenants Albert I Wenfrow Henry C Wintam T Condron and Roy W Kedings and Dental Reserve Corps officers assigned to duty at Kelly Field. Argentine requires imported notators to be accompanied by certificates showing growth in maniary soil.
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Louis WH. Wenfrow
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Fure T. Condron
Roy W. Kedings
Agrarian Secdan
Siena Reserve Corps
Kelly Pivid
Washington
Sims
House
Interstate Commerce Commissi
Four hundred New Mexico draftees arrive for auto mechanics course
In Austin on June 13 four hundred men of the selective service from New Mexico reached Camp Mabry to begin a course in automobile mechanics.
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Selective Service
New Mexico
Camp Mabry
Local Society Notes and Events Stir San Antonio
Thursday night lecture by Lieut Pat O’Brien at Main Avenue High School Friday events include Burnet Community War Savings Society at 3 30 p m and a social at Mrs C 5 Robinson’s home 214 Carson Street. Wil liam McKinley School hosts flag day exercises by fifth and sixth graders. Red Cross Circle meets 9 a m to 1 p m in the work room. Main Avenue High School pupils who formed an organization to adopt wards in military hospitals will meet 1 50 p m Friday to visit hospitals with flowers or books. An old fashioned country dance lights up Tuesday at 8 30 p m at the officers club. Beta Gamma Sigma semi annual initiation at 8 16 p m with a list of initiates. An Anglo French federation forms at Mrs A Wilson’s 111 East Laurel Street. officers of the French Mission attend and pledge cooperation. Next meeting set for 8 p m Tuesday at Mrs Wilson’s home. Transcript includes playful dialogue fragment.
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Kelly Field
San Antonio
A. Wilson
East Laurel Street
George Devineau
G. Thealer
B. F. Dane
Floyd McGown
J. P. Drought
I. 2. Clegg
Joe H. Frost
Fortier
Lbrarian
Mme. Fortier
Lift Off Corns Freezone Ends Foot Pain
A dramatic pitch promotes Freezone as a painless corn remover claiming instant relief and easy lifting of hard and soft corns and calluses. It touts a tiny bottle from the druggist for a few cents and credits a Cincinnati genius for the ether discovery, with no soreness or irritation.
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Cincinnati
Their Married Life a Night Journey Through Brooklyn
Helen departs alone for Brooklyn defying Warren's disapproval seeking adventure in a cold night. She navigates subway confusion with strangers offering help, learning solidarity in a city that may overlook a lone woman. Her kindness toward fellow riders boosts her courage and hints at newfound empathy.
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Internation News Service
Helen
Warren
Brooklyn
Frances
Carp
Mary
Atlantic Avenue
Evelyn
Kenneth
Twenty-eighth Street
Tom
Boredom and the call for hard, meaningful work
The Light's Editorial argues boredom stems from tasks that are too easy or pursued without real effort. It cites moving a German U boat through New York streets to illustrate that hard, purposeful work keeps both men and women engaged. It suggests women can escape boredom by seeking substantial duties beyond dishwashing and housework.
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Red Cross
Consoling exchange about legacy and posterity
Bobby and Granada comfort a seventy year old man who fears he will not be remembered. They joke that perhaps he may yet become somebody's grandfather and leave a mark in history.
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Bobby
Granada
Gets-It Corn Remover Claims Instant Pain Relief
A sensational old ad copy touts Gets-It as quick relief for corns and calluses. It promises painless removal in seconds, claiming users will walk away smiling, backed by a money back guarantee and a broad list of trusted stores and manufacturers.
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Lawrence & Chicago
Howe
Técarunomd
Fischer
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Wagner
Laurel Heights
Pharmacy
Do Mothers Err Lydia Pinkham Remedy Mentioned
A fragment discusses mothers and girls failing daily duties due to female ailments and advocates Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a traditional remedy. The text implies neglect by mothers and praises the tonic as a cure known to medicine.
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Lydia TL. Pinkham
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