Cotton outlook good near Corpus Christi portends record crop
Reports from Corpus Christi indicate the cotton crop this year may be the best in history. Early May rains followed by hot dry weather boosted growth, with farmers optimistic about high yields though feed crops suffer from dry spells. Various growers report strong stands and potential bale-per-acre results, while Ashton Ill looks for someone to replace a forgotten water-tower lamp.
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Corpus Christi
Tex
W. J. Smith
M. H. Williams
Clarkwood
J. T. Hester
Agua Dulce
First State Bank
Mr. Hester
Nueces
N. F. Rodd
Draftage selection expands to aviation branch for eligible men
May select service allows draft aged men with mechanical skills to join the aviation branch at Brooks Field or Stooka Field after local board consent. Eligible trades include machinists, electricians, cabinet makers and more, with written consent required. Unfit men from the signaling corps are reassigned to infantry or other branches.
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Brooks Vield
Np. m
Fignar Corps
Infantry
Stooka Field
Home Folks seeks Soldier Friends From Across States
The Home Folks column in The Light invites soldiers from San Antonio camps to list names and cities they want to contact. Read requests from Bridgeton New Jersey Omaha Nebraska Anderson South Carolina Racine Wisconsin and more. The column has connected former friends and kin and offers published responses from residents eager to welcome home town boys.
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Bridgeton N. J
Home Folks
the Light
Kelly Field
Bridgeton
San Antonio
Anderson
8. C
Omaha
Neb
San Marcos
Texas
Caledonia
Sam
Tidiana
Joan Wise
Racine
Wis
Marmer Fricks
O'Brien
Liat
Westnd
Tome
D. C
N. Jr
Clay
Cuba
Galena Ih
the Bronx
Beaver Falls
Fort Smith
Ark
Wanette
Oklo
Onisha
Los Angeles
Gal
Dubuque, Towa
Booneville
N. J
Baltimore, Md
Dearborn, Mich
San Diego
Mich
Twin Falls
Idaho
Grosse Pointe
Trose Lake
Iowa
Plymouth
N. I
Mapleton
Twagte Lake
Garden City
Amboy, Minn
Carbondale
Granville, AL
Burnside
McKeesport
Johnstown
Malden, Washpepe
Learn Shorthand in a Week Ad by King Institute
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Nerson
King Institute
New York
N. Y
Notification system for soldiers' relatives during wartime
Relatives of American soldiers listed as casualties are alerted within twenty four hours after casualty lists reach Washington. The adjutant general's statistical division, with staff and clerks, tracks names and emergency addresses, drafts telegrams, and mails letters as details become available.
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Europe
Washington
Adjutant General
France
America
American Expeditionary Forces
Ile
Adjutant General’s
Pershing
General Pershing
Ius
Poet John Masefield postponed Army camp visit
English poet John Masefield defers lecturing at San Antonio camps from June to late June and early July as he volunteers for the Army YMC A. He will speak at Kelly Field and Camp Travis on outdoor platforms with dates to be set. A political notice announces Frank Sommers as candidate for County Commissioner Precinct 3 in the July 27 Democratic primaries.
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San Antonio
Carlos Bee
John Masefield
Masefield
Army Y. M. GC. A
Association
Kelly Field
Camp Travis
Yor County
Light
Frank Sommers
Nurses Urged to Enroll for Overseas Service in 2025
Secretary Baker Secretary Daniels and Surgeon General Gorgas appeal to Red Cross workers in the Southwestern Division to recruit 2025 trained nurses for U S Army and Navy hospitals in France. Texas Kansas Missouri Oklahoma and Arkansas urged to supply dozens of nurses with training schools to rapidly ready replacements for active service.
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Baker
Navy
Daniels
Gurgas
United States Army
Red Cross
Southwestern Division
France
Texas
Kansas
Missouri
Oklahoma
Arkansas
United States
Gorgas
Army
America
Cuticura Heals Two-Year Skin Trouble Said by Judge Hurd
Judge Hurd Jr of Woodlawn Texas reports two years of tetter and pimples followed by three cakes of Cuticura Soap and three boxes of Cuticura Ointment healing his skin. The ad promotes Cuticura Soap and Ointment with a free sample offer from Boston.
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Judge Hurd, Jr
Woodlawn
Texas
Cuticura
Dept. H
Boston
Sol
Reclamation Shops Grow Five Times Since March at San Antonio
Reclamation shops of the depot quartermaster department in San Antonio have expanded nearly fivefold since March 1 under Col. Daniel KE McCarthy. Employment reached 954, with most workers women. March 1 had about 200 employees including 200 enlisted men, 50 civilians, and the rest women. A new building at Fort Sam Houston houses the enlarged shoe, taffor, tent, cat, and hat shops. McCarthy predicts the shops may become the largest in the United States and may later include overall and other factories. A. P. Barrett announces his candidacy for congressional nomination subject to primary voters’ will.
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Depot Quartermaster’s Department
San Antonio
Daniel KE. McCarthy
Fort Sam Houston
New Braunfels Avenue
McCarthy
United States
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Jersey
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Southwestern
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Ford
Universal Car Co
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