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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1919
Page
12
Community efforts mobilize for soldiers with cake and pie drives. Officials and volunteers from Owens of Hall Autouto coordinate food, ice cream, and baked goods. A parade and public event planned for Thursday aim to raise funds and wares, with local women’s groups and civic leaders coordinating relief and distribution.
Men of 131s and iin will be civitlany Monday. The LEU trench mortar battery will back in civil fo by next Monday. Demobication of two agitations to take prow Wriday, Rate ly and Sunday. Command of TMet held artillery, Pheae plaiy in accord With the 'gousral' onen' st.
San Antonio residents may audition for a new film program by the San Antonio Motion Pictures Corporation. Vice President Bs Wharton says local actors will have opportunities in silent drama and feature roles, with early plans for “story-to-tromlated” date pictures and local production facilities.
A.2 Verbs, an experienced oil operator, says drilling will begin soon in the Deep Wells field near San Antonio. Mr. Derby plans to mobilize local labor, assess transportation and equipment needs, and push rapid development while seeking investor support and partnerships in the Texas wildcat region.
Obituary notices report the deaths of several individuals including George Corley in San Antonio and relatives connected to families in Galveston and Cleveland. Interment arrangements are described for multiple bereaved families with services noted at local churches and cemeteries. Additional items reference a man found dead on Mulberry Street and other recent deaths with family statements and forthcoming funeral plans.
Fractured OCR text lists funeral undertakers Hagy and McCollum and mentions ambulances and cars. It references Was. Hominy Weed, Fort Silly Howton, and San Antonio with stray lines about distribution, a warning to clean up, and a street address style jumble.
A San Antonio report notes that of the 131st Field Artillery unit, only fourteen men have yet to find employment. Colonel Birkel cites the remaining men as ready to work, with a list showing occupations including machinist, investment picture operator, architectural and highway engineer, garage mechanic, railroad worker, and several steel rail yard positions. The piece highlights the regiment’s successful record and the ongoing search to place all veterans.
Fragmentary OCR mentions roles such as brakeman chauffeur stationary engineer and unskilled laborer with an employer willing to place laborers. Text is garbled and references contact through a local messenger or notice, but details, names, dates, and exact call signs are unreadable.
A forthcoming case in the seventh district Court is to go before a jury Monday afternoon. The long trial lists four attorneys for the defense and ten for the state as judges arrange for the proceedings. Charles Hazelvaad faces charges tied to a competition with a named party. the court is expected to render a decision midweek.
A dated advertisement urges quick action on Hog Creek Central Oil stock once offered at par. It claims the original holders could now gain by selling, noting a supposed rise to around $10,000 from a $100 investment and urging gumption to avoid regret tomorrow.
A garbled note questions whether a memorial sale should proceed or become regretful. It states the date must be set with a stipulation that if stock is oversubscribed the yang reserves the right to return the subscription to Volk.
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