Seven New Letter Carriers Added to San Antonio
Postmaster Armistead gains seven senior substitutes to July 1 delivery. City limits are abolished for postal purposes. Beacon Hill and Alamo Heights fall inside free delivery. Expansion aims at earlier, more frequent service though reflects wartime economy.
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San Antonians
George D. Armistead
Beacon Hill
Alamo Heights
San Antonio
Post Office
Daniel F. Hoffman
Harry L. Raney
William Kuykendorf
Lee A. Ingle
William L. Marsh
Robert EL. Duke
Phillip V. Kato
Armistead
J. O. Chapman
L. W. Morris
Post Office Department
America
How to Reduce Your Weight
A persuasive weight loss ad urges using oil of kerein capsules daily after meals and before bed, plus daily open-air time and seven breaths morning and night. It promises safe, fast loss, weekly weighing, and improved energy, claiming modest results in a few days and social admiration.
Go to Galveston Saturday $5.70 Round Trip Adv
Advertisement notes a Saturday trip to Galveston for 5.70 dollars round trip via Southern Pacific.
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Galveston
Southern Pacific
First Baseball Plate Question Sparks Conversation
A child's curiosity about the baseball plate prompts an uncle to explain its purpose as the catcher of pitched drops, a moment recorded by the Boston Transcript reflecting a lighthearted learning scene at a ball game.
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Boston Transcript
Entertain Soldiers and Bohemian Rally at City Venues
Catholic soldiers from Fort Sam Houston and nearby camps will be entertained Saturday at the Knights of Columbus hall in a smoker with music and readings. About four hundred guests are expected as part of a series of entertainments supporting the Red Cross and Good Shepherd Home.
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Fort Sam Houston
Wilson
Funston
Kelly
Knights of Columbus
San Antonio
Automobile stolen on St Marys Street. owner later recovered
Packages of wearing apparel remained undisturbed in the car, which was left on St Marys Street about 10 30. It was found two hours later by Policeman Calderon and taken to central police headquarters where the owner claimed it Saturday morning. Later, Matthew Slater an Empire Theater organist aged 42 of 123 Jackson was struck by a police motorcycle on St Marys Street at 5 30 PM Friday injuring his right leg and scalp. Officer Connor was thrown and injured.
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Norton
Baker
West Travis Street
A. Carillo
Burleson
New Braunfels Avenue
W. J. de Lacey
Sheriff's Office
Tobin
St. Mary’s Street
Calderon
Central Police
Matthew Slater
Jackson
Empire Theater
Robert B. Green Memorial Hospital
P. Connor
Slater
Connor
Belleville
Brancardiers
Alice
Fires in city due to stove and bridge blaze
Two alarms were rung for fires at 2917 Main Avenue from an oil stove in A. C. Woodley’s home at 4 55 Friday afternoon and again at 7 50 Friday night when East Romano Street bridge flooring caught fire from a discarded cigar stub. No damage occurred.
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A. C. Woodley
Main Avenue
East Romana Street
Obituary Michael Stenger Dies in San Antonio Burial in Peoria
Michael Stenger 50 died Friday afternoon at his sister Katherine Emberle’s home at 514 Meerscheidt Street. Burial will be in Peoria after services at St. Giraud Catholic Church. A Peoria native, he lived in San Antonio three years. Survived by sisters Margaret Lammers Theresa Riesing and Katherine Emberle and brothers Franz Andrean Stenger, all of Peoria or San Antonio.
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Michael Stenger
Katherine Emberle
Meerscheidt Street
Peoria
St. Giraud Catholic Church
Stenger
San Antonio
Margaret Lammers
Theresa Riesing
Franz and
Andrean Stenger
Death of Hyman Levy at 62 in San Antonio
Hyman Jacob Levy died at 3 45 PM Friday at 317 South Street. A German native, he had lived in the United States ten years and belonged to I Co BB and Anchor Masonic Lodge 424. Survived by widow, son Julius, and daughters Martha Bertha and Mrs H McClary, all of San Antonio. Funeral at 4 PM Sunday from the residence with Anchor Lodge officiating. Interment in Orthodox Jewish Cemetery.
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Hyman Jacob Levy
South Street
Germany
Anchor Masonic Lodge
Julius
Martha
Bertha Levy
H. McClary
San Antonio
Funeral for Ernest L Laurence Held in San Antonio
The funeral for Ernest L Lawrence, 27, who died Friday night at a local hospital, was held at 10 o clock Saturday from Sloan Hagg Chapel. Rev S J Porter of First Baptist Church officiated and interment followed in City Cemetery No 3. Laurence, a North Carolina native, had lived in San Antonio for ten years.
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Ernest L. Lawrence
Sloan & Hagg Undertaking Company
Obituary for Mrs Josephine Miller of San Antonio
Mrs Josephine Miller, 63, died at 3 am Saturday at 1209 Garden Street. A native of San Antonio, she lived here all her life. Survived by husband H W Miller, three brothers C F Beitel Kerrville H J Beitel Hazelton Kan Albert Beitel San Antonio, three sisters Mrs Elizabeth Ig and Mrs Louisa Sien of San Antonio and Miss Annie Beitel Kerrville. Funeral from residence at 4 pm Sunday with services at St Marys Church at 4:30 pm. Interment City Cemetery No 1.
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Josephine Miller
Garden Street
San Antonio
H. W. Miller
C. F. Beitel
Kerrville
H. J. Beitel
Hazelton
Kan
Albert Beitel
Elizabeth Ig
Louisa Sien
Annie Beitel
St. Mary's Church
City Cemetery No. 1
City Red Cross Drive Eyes $150000 Goal Monday Night
San Antonio workers report $97,009.81 at noon, needing $52,990.19 more to reach the $150,000 city apportioned. Monday is move picture day with all theaters donating proceeds. volunteers in Red Cross uniforms will solicit at theater entrances to maximize gifts.
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Red Cross War Relief Campaign
San Antonio
Red Cross War Relief Fund
Red Cross
Pancoast
Aaron Pancoast
Red Cross Fund
Knights Templars
Shriners
Masons
National Bank of Commerce
Washington
Winchester Kelso
Dallas Boosts Red Cross Campaign To 200000
Dallas reached and passed its assigned goal of 150000 for the Red Cross fund and those in charge voted to raise the city allotment to 200000. They pledged to raise the additional amount by Monday night, extending the original closing time for the drive.
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Dallas
Tex
Red Cross
Army Orders Relieve and Reassign Royal Medical Units
Washington dispatch lists Capt William H Bargis relieved Fort Riley to join medical examining board with Capt Edgar Loomis and to tour major Texas cities for examinations. Several officers reassigned to Fort Oglethorpe and Governor's Island. majors and lieutenants placed in signal corps, ordnance reserve, and medical reserve with new duties including motor truck and wagon companies command.
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Washington, D. C
William H. Bargis
Medical Reserve
Fort Riley
McKinney
Edgar W. Loomis
Bargis
Loomis
Marshall
Houston
Corpus Christi
Austin
Waco
Wichita Falls
Amarillo
Lubbock
Abilence
Fort Worth
John F. Curry JR
Hawaiian Islands
Southern Department
Thomas L. Sherburne
Signal Corps
Fort, Oglethorpe
John H. Statesman
Charles N. Sawyer
Governor's Island
Fort Oglethorpe
Charles W. Haverkamp
Medical Corps
Thomas J. Kirkpatrick
Southern Deartment
Otis L. Inter
Ordnance Reserve
Albert W. Reed
Signal Reserve
Adolphus A. M'Daniel
Burton J. Leomon
Frederick
Newark
George W. Helms
Nineteenth Infantry
Fort Sam House
Red Cross Clears a Night in War’s Sick Room
A war front report describes a Red Cross clearing house scene with wounded soldiers, brancardiers and an infirmier tending a French priest, a German lad, a French captain, and a tirailleur. A surgeon works through the night, a burial follows, and dawn reveals exhausted, quiet wards.
Beneficial Results Reported From Foley Kidney Pills
A man salutes Foley Kidney Pills for relief from backache rheumatic pains dizziness stiff joints sore muscles and other kidney or bladder symptoms. Isaac B Turman of 1277 Washington Ave Ashbury Park New Jersey reports the most beneficial results from use. Sold by A M Fischer.
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Isaac B. Turman
Washington Ave
Ashbury Park
N. J
Ford backs Detroit initiative with $500000 contribution
A Detroit project opened Friday aided by a $500,000 gift from Ford Motor Company. The donation supports the effort, marking a significant private-sector boost to the program.
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Detroit
Ford Motor Company
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KC 407
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