Entire Towns Gone Fields Plowed by Shells and Trenches
American French and British civilians aid in restoring lands devastated by German retreat from Noyon to the Somme. 243 villages damaged. 35,000 elderly and children left homeless. 250,000 acres to cultivate. 30 American tractors deployed. military commissariat distributes food and clothing.
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Associated Press
Noyon
Somme
Washington
American Fund For
Bechericourt
Baron Heri de Rothschild
France
Unexploded shells slow field work after war
Officials report progress clearing land with 4000 acres plowed and sown with grain and grass while 2500 more acres are plowed and weeded. Despite dangers from unexploded shells beneath the surface only one accident has occurred.
Soldiers Enjoy Program At Camp Wilson Event
A large crowd attended an entertainment Monday night at Camp Wilson. The San Antonio Red Cross entertainment committee arranged the program at the YMCA venue, with items by the military band, readings, vocal solos, sketches, and accompaniment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp Wilson
San Antonio
American Red Cross
Young Men's Christian Association
A. Sachs
Frederick Abbott
Egypt
Nat Goldsmith
I. R. Stone
Ferdinand Groos
Flora Briggs
da Strid Pianna
Virginia Beraud
Dorothy Hensel
Eric Kunkel
B. Staffel
Florida Shaw
New York
Ruby Hopper
Bernice Hardy Duggan
Milton McAllister
Natatorium Planned at Hillcrest Near Eagle Pass Club
Plans and specifications for a modern natatorium on Hillcrest near the Country Club are being drawn by Manly L. Keller. Construction will start soon and the facility will be owned by Dr. Van E. McFarland with a cost near 4000 dollars. The 80 by 70 foot pool will feature private baths seating platforms a band stand a cold drink emporium and other fixtures.
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Eagle Pass
Tex
Hillcrest
Country Club
Manly L. Keller
van E. McFarland
What is an optimist in a restaurant tale
An old joke defines an optimist as a diner who enters a restaurant penniless and plans to pay with pearls from oysters. The quip reflects a humorous, hopeful view on taking risks for payoff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois
Jewels Presented to Masonic Officers at Joint Installation
At Masonic Temple in San Antonio a joint installation of officers for San Antonio, Army, Anchor and Alamo lodges featured past and presiding master jewels awarded to T. E. Andrews of Anchor Lodge and C. D. Hall of the same lodge. R. L. Ball spoke on The Bicentennial of the Lodge of England founded in 1717, noting Texas has over 900 lodges and about 70,000 members as of 1917.
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T. E. Andrews
Anchor Lodge
A. F
A. M
C. D
Ball
Texas
San Antonio
T. A. Doxey
Fred A. Burns
C. A. Stone
P. D. Mathis
O. £. Carr
EE. W. Dethieffson
CC. Roamer
Alamo Lodge
RR. V. Smith
Norman MacLeod
Fred Mitchell
Chase Holland
R. L. Burnett
John Kemp
F. Winfield
C. D. Hall
Henry Rabe
Rev. L.S
E. C. Arnold
Frank Richards
I. Solomon
George L. Briggs
J. R. Reynolds
Army Lodge
Charles W.titus
William C. Moore
Daniel O’connell
Samuel N. Vickery
Loyd King
Herman Berebolt
Louis Albert
Dero J. Brown
E. G. Ruis
Indicted for Murder in El Paso Case
Felix Jones of Fort Worth T and T R Coggan with Millard Coggan of El Paso were indicted by the grand jury on murder and conspiracy charges connected to the May 17 killing of Thomas Lyons, a Silver City cattle man. Jones is jailed. Coggan brothers free on $20,000 bonds each.
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EL Paso
Felix Jones
Fort Worth
T. R. Coggan
Millard Coggan
Thomas Lyons
Silver City
N. M
Jones
Coggan Brothers
Liberty
McFarland Named Texas National Guard Lieutenant
Eagle Pass reports M Earl McFarland secretary of the Chamber of Commerce and Retail Merchants Association received Austin telegrams announcing his appointment as a lieutenant in the Texas National Guard. Born September 22 1895 at Port Lavaca he is son of M M McFarland a legislator and resident of Alpine, and nephew of Dr Van E McFarland state quarantine officer in Eagle Pass.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eagle Pass
Tex
M. Earl McFarland
Chamber of Commerce and Retail Merchants’ Association
Austin
Texas National Guard
Port Lavaca
Texas
M. M. McFarland
Alpine
Free zone corn remover promises painless lift by finger
Cincinnati authority touts freezone as a cheap topical remedy that lifts corns with a few drops applied directly to the corn. The compound dries quickly, causes no inflammation, and is claimed safe for use on all corn types, appealing to women wearing high heels.
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Cincinnati
Buy Paint With Your Eyes Open
An advertisement urges choosing paints with zinc for durability and cost efficiency. It promotes Mastic Paint made from white lead and zinc oxide, certified to last and cover well. The notice directs readers to J. C. Dielman in San Antonio Texas for color cards and a paint book.
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J. C. Dielman
East Commerce St
San Antonio
Texas
Popular Pullman Conductor Praises Tanlac Recovery
Captain L. J. Wefing Sr a Pullman conductor between San Antonio and Corpus Christi says Tanlac revived his health after fifteen years of circulation and nervous distress. He reports improved strength energy and endurance and plans to continue the remedy with family endorsement. Wagner's Drug Store and E H Meier sell Tanlac in San Antonio under a special representative.
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Tanlac
L. J. Wefing Sr
Pullman
San Antonio
Corpus Christi
Wefing
Bois D’arc Street
Pullman Company
Taniac
Wagner
E . H. Meier
End of Month Sales At Wolfsons Draw Shoppers Early
End of month sale at Wolfsons attracts economy minded women who arrive early on opening day as merchandise and savings spread through many homes.
Bids Open for Sidewalks and Street Work on Soledad
City commission opened bids for 21400 feet of sidewalks and curb along Soledad Street as part of widening plans. Bids referred to City Engineer Helland for tabulation, with related bids for coal concrete bridge work on South Flores Street and sidewalks at a Negro playground on East Crockett Street. City funds totaling 46 for Koehler Park music and 192 for National Guard enlistment music were approved, while a Red Cross donation request for 150000 was denied. Two jitney licenses granted on Camp Wilosa route and 1208.85 appropriated for last week’s day laborers. Three Haas street sweepers to be purchased.
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Soledad Street
City Commission
Helland
South Flores Street
East Crockett Street
Koehler Park
National Guard
Red Cross
McMillan
Camp Wilosa
Haas Street
Jitneys Exempt From Commercial Vehicle Class in Texas Opinion
The Texas attorney general's opinion says rent cars or jitneys with capacity 1000 pounds per wheel or less are not commercial vehicles under Highway Commission law and pay 35 cents per horsepower as for pleasure cars. Jitneys over 1000 pounds per wheel become commercial and face higher license fees up to 500 dollars. privately owned trucks over 1000 pounds per wheel used privately for individuals remain noncommercial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Tex
Curtis Hancock
State Highway Commission
Attorney General's Department
Highway Commission
Guard Below Strength in War Time Recruitment Pace
Washington D C June 26 The national guard remains well below war strength though recruiting runs about 1000 men daily. War Department figures for 36 states DC and Hawaii show a net gain of 9759 officers and enlisted men from June 10 to 20. Ohio leads with 2733, New York 1298, Massachusetts 684. Tennessee 192 Georgia 107 Texas 33 Florida 30 Oklahoma 13 Kentucky 4 South Carolina 1.
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Washington, D. C
National Guard
War Department
District of Columbia
Hawaii
Ohio
New York
Massachusetts
Tennessee
Georgia
Texas
Florida
Oklahoma
Kentucky
South Carolina
Brisbane Buys Washington Times
Arthur Brisbane has purchased Frank A. Munsey's Washington Times. Wilton J. Lambert, Times attorney, said Brisbane bought the paper individually. Four injured in a Texas auto crash near Palestine when a car plunged 20 feet off a road embankment. driver bruised. others injured. none fatally.
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Washington, D. C
Arthur Brisbane
Frank A. Munsey
Washington Times
Wilton J. Lambert
the Times
Brisbane
Palestine
Tex
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Comtesse de Chabrannes la Pallice
Maucourt
Pablo
PABST
Milwaukee
Ullmann, Stern & Krausse, Inc
Grand Jury
Felix Jones, T. R. and
Earl McFarland
Corns
Captain Wefing
Wolfson’s
Soledad ST
Council
Yonkers Statesman
Che Ie
Jersey
Nemo
Saul Wolfson
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