Boys Take Up Work In War Savings Drive
More than one hundred senior boys from Main Avenue High School are enrolled as temporary government agents to place War Savings and Thrift Stamps in San Antonio stores. D W Hume of the Treasury Department urged pupils to broaden the effort to 5000 stamp agencies in Bexar county, stressing no profit for agents and the aim to make stamps readily available to the public with merchant cooperation.
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Main Avenue High Schvol
San Antonio
D. W. Hume
Thame
Treasury Department of the United States
Hume
Bexar County
Hue
Treasury Department
Tests of vacuum cleaners show satisfactory results
San Antonio managers await further proof before installing vacuum street cleaners after week of tests. Commissioner Lambert notes the machines pick up fine dust but miss heavier refuse and may not reach curbs. Dallas has already adopted four units, and officials will monitor performance before deciding.
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San Antonio
Dallae
Lambert
Haved
Dallas
June 13 Set for Lieut O Brien Lecture in San Antonio
Arrangements are complete for Lieut Pat O Brien of the Lafayette Escadrille to speak in San Antonio on June 13. The talk Escape From a German Prison Camp will be at Main Avenue High School auditorium with proceeds for Red Cross and war relief. Organizers include Miss Elizabeth West Carnegie librarian and Miss Gussie Rowley who will handle business management.
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San Antonio
Pat O’brien
Lafayette Escadrille
Main Avenue High School
Red Cross
O'Briens
Elizabeth West
Carnegie
Gussie Rowley
O’brien
Courtrai
Belgium
Germany
Soldier Charged With Embezzlement In Chicago Transfer
A 23 year old soldier, wanted in Chicago for embezzling nearly $2000 from his employer, was arrested at a local camp by City Detectives and handed to Detective J Murphy of the Chicago department. He was jailed as a fugitive from justice awaiting transfer. Containing notes on opium smuggling arrests and other local thefts, the item also mentions a Hudson sedan reported stolen and a pawned ring case. A brief note on Camp Travis orders adds a first aid training plan for American bandmen stationed there.
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Chicago
King
United States
Jack Cassidy
Travis Club
A. Monier
Castro Street
Imperial Bath
Wheeler
James
Camp Travis
PLAN ARTILLERY CAMP AT CAMP BULLIS FOR BETTER TRAINING
Brig. Gen. W. C. Marshall oversees plans to move the 165th field artillery camp to the southern end of Camp Bullis target range. Water supply is the main challenge as tents replace buildings. The 16,000 acre reservation aims to separate artillery from infantry for improved rifle-range training.
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165Th Field Artillery
Camp Bullis
W. C. Marshall
Stowers Ranch
Beckman
Brown Place
Ninetieth
Local Bargains Highlight Week's Specials
The Consumers Supply Co advertises numerous discounted items including Quaker Oats, Dark Karo syrup, Meadow Gold Butter, prunes, Santos Coffee, Palmolive Soap, Macaroni and Spaghetti, Calis pink beans, Octagon Soap, Bermuda onions, hand packed tomatoes, Purity Oats, Blue Rose rice, Crystal White Soap and toilet paper. Also featuring bicycle sale and motor wheels from Portage Tire Co at Garden Street and Alamo.
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Bermuda
the Consumers Supply Co
Garden St
Adv
German trade groups in war aftermath face Rhenish iron leadership
A Times dispatch from The Vlague reports that major German combines, despite wartime conditions, struggle to keep overseas influence. The Rhenish iron and steel combine, via the Rocker Company, reportedly controls most Wolfram mines in South America since 1915 and is exploiting properties through a Buenos Aires agency for future needs of the parent company.
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Bandon ‘Times
San Antonio
Lift Off Corns Freezone Miracle Cure
A vintage ad touts Freezone as instantly stopping corn pain with a tiny drop, allowing quick removal. It pitches Preezon as a cheap solution to soften hard and soft corns and calluses without soreness or irritation.
Soldiers Seek Old Friends Through The Light Home Folks Plan
Soldiers from across the nation can find hospitality via The Light’s Home Folks column. The service, free of charge, asks soldiers to write their name address and hometown so local residents with that background can reach out. The column lists several towns and cities with lonesome men seeking connections in San Antonio.
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Hartford
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Troy
N.Y
San Antonio
Tlome Wolks
van Buren
Fort Smith
Ark
Kelly Feldman
Drie
Home Folks
Kelly Fieldman
Charleston
Marion
S. C
Evie
Pas van Buren
N. C
Stamford
Conn
Mitchell
Keokuk
Centerville
Town
Fragmented Place Names Across a Hazy Local List
A garbled OCR fragment lists place names including Chicago Seattle San Terancisco Malden Walker County Georgia Killings Mont Malden Washington Wallice Idaho Baltimore Boston South Boston Manton R Marienne Islands Broadway Lewiston Pa.
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Chicago, WA
San Terancisco
Cal
Maeland
Walker County
Georgia
Killings, Mont
Malden, Wash
Wallice
Idaho
Baltimore, Md
Boston
American Vice Consul Resigns and Enlists in Fort McIntosh
Henry Sinterless, American vice consul at Nuevo Laredo, resigned yesterday and enlisted in an infantry regiment at Fort McIntosh, announced today. Also note: Army officers' uniforms tailored to fit at moderate prices by A. J. Quasso, 7226 Los Soya St.
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Enli
A. J. Quasso
Los
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Nava
Emerson
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LEMP
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E. A. Seideman
S. Medina St
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Lieut
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London Opinion
France
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