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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1919
Page
4
Fire officials under Fire Chief Rovlt started inspections of city businesses to prevent fires from rubbish piles. Emphasis on ensure uncluttered areas, intact hazments and proper taps, with electrical wiring reviewed. Continuous program begun last year and conducted at regular intervals.
Army orders list promotions and assignments across several units. Maj Charles S, Capt Socwmyle, and Cap Bruel Alberts are among officers relieved or reassigned. Staff include Port Sin Mauston and Willis Gosiadan with Capt Walter Bedeckins aiding, linked to Vexis Agricultural and Mechanical College.
Five days into the campaign in San Antonio, schoolchildren and teachers have raised roughly 30,000 rounds of clothing and supplies for war relief, with totals weighed nightly and secrecy prized among rival schools. The effort extended into rural districts and drew in teachers, students, and even local workers who joined in packing, weighing, and distributing garments to aid Europe and Asia.
A long article outlines Texas Methodists organizing a large fundraising campaign in May. It mentions key figures Nawlis Tey and Muareh 24, references pledges and statewide conferences, and highlights aims to support church programs and missions through a coordinated drive across multiple congregations.
A fragmentary society column recollects a wartime romance set around a theater event. A young man admires a stranger who sits beside him, seeks her name, and the piece hints at a wartime marriage or reunion amid soldiers and birthalia. The names Bellie Ithea Jeffres and Cornoral How ard Atkeford appear as characters in a hazy memory.
Hart Munsey aged 7 years old and Miss Lennura Mitchell of Dallas attended services at the Hagy McCollum funeral home. Burial will be at the Confederate Cemetery. Sergeant Way and Sergeant Ware are noted among the deceased. funeral details and interment follow in the Confederate Cemetery. Ansepl Hateh, 60, longtime Texas resident from San Antonio, also noted. services set for Sunday at the Heigy McCollum home with burial in the Confederate Cemetery.
Washington reports a stirring wartime film titled Price of Victory designed to boost bond sales. The film features scenes of production, battle imagery, and propaganda efforts to rally public support. It highlights the role of scientists and workers supporting war efforts and notes a forthcoming public screening with details to be announced.
The text reports strong anti draft sentiments among British workers amid talks of a government army bill. Miners warn Parliament that continued conscription would extend service, deepen class conflict, and mobilize resistance to a mobilized empire army. Revolving around working class unity, fear of Bolshevik movement, and calls for withdrawal of the bill, the piece portrays a volatile political climate with broad labor opposition and government pressure.
In Pleasanton Texas oil leases command as high as fifty dollars per acre amid a rush of newcomers and investors. Explorers and buyers study undeveloped tracts along San Antonio Miledsantan highway and in town with many leases tied to future development. Local brokers report heightened activity, with several deals centered on raw land and potential production as the market tightens.
The article reports Hanson, mayor of Bevtiln, planning a lecture tour through Texas allies, with a focus on a presentation at Communere nidurntin and a stop in Detroit, Michigan. It mentions a meeting in the New York area and references a local event at Be A Ingune berieren, describing an operative plan and possible strike in Seattle.
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