College cadets sail for war zone to aid British forces
One hundred college boys from Dartmouth Princeton Northwestern and University of Chicago sail to join war relief efforts in British zones. Some join Red Cross units others the American ambulance and Y M C A work in rest huts. Seven aim to reach Mesopotamian front with British forces.
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New York
Dartmouth
Princeton
Northwestern University of Chicago
Red Cross
American Ambulance
Mesopotamia
Statewide Rainfall After Sunday Storm Across Texas
Rain fell across nearly all of Texas on Sunday with totals from .01 to 4 inches. San Antonio recorded 1.02 inches while Brownsville and San Marcos reported significant totals. A second storm was developing Monday over the southern plateau region with warmer, unsettled weather and possible further rain.
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Texas
Colorado
New Mexico
Texas Panhandéle
San Antonio
Brownsville
Houston
Galveston
Taylor
Palestine
Dallas
Fort Worth
Adeline
Amarillo
Brenham
Henrietta
Hondo
Huntsville
Lampasas
Luling
Waelder
Waco
Columbus
Westland
Kopperl
Longlake
Longview
San Marcos
Temple
Waxahachie
International & Great Northern
Laredo
Kirk
Uvalde & Gulf
Uvalde
Carrizo Springs
Big Wells
Campbelton
George West
Corpus Christi
Cuero
Apansas Pass
Kerrville
Comfort
Barres City
Normana
Linton
Falfurias
Runge
Range
Yorktown
Fredericksburg
Floresville
Gregory
Aransas Pass
Alice
Yoakum
Lockhart
North
West Texas
Bowie
Brownwood
Vernon
Cisco
Marshall
Texarkana
Sherman
Plainview
Plans for Battery B dansant to fund truck purchase
Final plans for the Battery B dansant, set for Thursday evening at the Gunter Hotel, will be discussed at a 10:30 a.m. Tuesday meeting in the Wolff & Marx auditorium. Women of San Antonio urge attendance to raise money for a motor truck for the battery before troops are mustered, with events including refreshments, fortune telling, and a popularity contest.
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Gunter Hotel
Wolff & Marx
San Antonio
Claude V. Birkhead
Memorial for Homer T. Wilson Unveiled at Mission Burial Park
A monument to Homer T. Wilson, longtime state chaplain of the Travelers' Protective Association, was unveiled at Mission Burial Park with a Sunday ceremony. Members from across Texas attended despite rain, honoring Wilson with a prayer, eulogy, and wreaths. A window at Central Christian Church was also dedicated to his memory.
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Homer T. Wilson
Travelers’ Protective Association
Mission Burial Park
Texas
Victoria
Hugh McLellan
Central Christian Church
Wilson
Howard W. Peak
E. N. Mulkey
Sherman
Nat M. Washer
St. Louis
Women promote wild food use in Britain campaign
London reports a country-wide drive by women food experts to teach household economies and how to utilize wild resources. They say rural and small-town residents could meet two thirds of their needs for most of the year from local fields, woods, and streams, citing 260 plus edible types.
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Associated Press
London
British Isles
Banks can buy bonds war bonds urged by Texas official
In Austin on May 7 Commissioner Charles O. Austin stated banks may invest any amount in United States war bonds as long as it fits good business judgment. He urged banks to view such purchases as a patriotic duty within their reserve and business conditions.
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Austin
Tex
Insurance and Banking
Charles O. Austin
United States
Afternoon and Street Frocks Reduced to 24.50
Retail listing offers afternoon and street dresses priced at 24.50 after reductions from 29.50 and up. Includes medium and dark silks made in America with savings up to 15.00.
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America
Tailor Silk Skirts Special at 16.50
Lovely skirts represent new summer fashion with beautifully tailored novelty taf fetas in charming color tones. Made in America. Special price 16.50.
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America
Made in America White Fabrics Collection
A description of a fabrics collection emphasizing American made white fabrics offering broad variety and daily wear to finest trousseau quality. It promises economies, high quality, and recurring value with fabrics priced exceptionally reasonably for durable, replaceable yardage.
38 inch Fabrics Sale with Aisle Wide Voiles and Organdies
A newspaper ad lists 38 inch embroidered voiles and organdies at 98 cents with a 10 to 20 cent saving per yard. Forty five inch wide fabrics include many textures, skirts, dresses and blouses at 69 cents per yard. Mercerized Batiste at 25 cents, plain voiles at 19 cents, and 36 inch mercerized pajama checks at 17 cents. Made in America.
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America
Corpus Christi Plans Publicity Push for Summer Visitors
The Commercial Association directors met to consider hiring a rep to visit major Texas cities with Corpus Christi literature. They authorized 20,000 descriptive folders and a 400 sign campaign to guide travelers from San Antonio to Dallas, with the Corpus-San Antonio road already posted.
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Corpus Christi
Tex
The
Commercial Association
Quinn
San Antonio
Waco
Dallas
Corpus
Explosion at Kingsport Dye Plant Kills One
An explosion in the chemical department of the Federal Dyestuff and Chemical Company plant in Kingsport Tennessee wrecked about a third of the plant. One man was killed, three believed fatally burned, and another is missing. An investigation was launched to determine if the blast was incendiary in origin.
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Kingsport
Tenn
Chemical Department
Federal Dyestuff and Chemical Company
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Kenedy
Enora
Noa Spears
Losora
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