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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1918
Page
3
Tuesday night social calendar lists Beethovan hall reception and May fete by Catholic Woman's Club. Multiple church and auxiliary meetings scheduled Wednesday at churches across the city including St. Gerard's Red Cross and Denver Boulevard Presbyterian groups. Notables visiting from UT and out of town attend dinners and trips to Houston New York and Langley Field with plans for future engagements.
Gentle coconut oil soap is recommended over commercial soaps and shampoos as it cleanses hair and scalp without drying. Wet hair, rub in oil, rinse to remove dust dirt and dandruff, leaving hair soft, silky and easy to manage. Coconut oil is inexpensive and can supply the family for months.
A roster of military officials and dignitaries is noted in a report alongside social events. The Highland Park Parent Teacher Association will meet at 3 30 Friday afternoon. Alamo Chapter D A R hosted a luncheon at Casa del Rio honoring Mrs Jennie Kendrick Collins with poems and toasts.
Strands of gray hair are unattractive and unnecessary and accelerate age. La Cigale Hair Dressing promises even dark hair color with daily use. Also advertised La Creole Hair Dressing for gray or faded hair with guaranteed results. Sold or mailed for $1.20 by Van Vleet-Mansfield Drug Co Memphis Tenn.
Dublin reports from May 7 say Ireland remains quiet amid anti conscription activity. Sinn Fein controls funds and pledge lists, while nationalist sentiment grows. A Pope influence denial from Archbishop Harty in Thurles underscores religious concerns in the debate. San Antonio tax notice warns payment due by May 31, 1918 with penalties.
Brig. Gen. John W. Ruckman will depart San Antonio Thursday for his new post in Boston, after postponing by one day. The meeting of clerks continued into Tuesday to audit military traffic and involved over a dozen workers.
Teachers seek notices for former students now in service. The school is at Austin and Wight Streets after years on Avenue. Call Travis 4515 or send notices to the school. Also: local boy Hidalgo 10 breaks leg. Pan-American beauty cars advertised by Pan-American Motors Corp. representative D A Castleberry.
Mamie Milholland a 20 year old Negro woman was fatally shot on her front porch at 823 Ruiz Street in San Antonio. Her husband Boyd Milholland 22 was booked for murder and to be transferred to county authorities. Police say she was trying to stop him from firing a pistol as they grappled after his return from Camp Travis. The weapon a 44 caliber pistol was surrendered by the husband. The shooting occurred shortly after his return from the camp.
A Tuesday night program at Knights of Columbus Building No 3 Camp Train offers seven stellar acts starting 7 45 pm The lineup includes Jazz quartet Mrs M Moore Glen Wallace I J Scheutzé and Lamar Raby vocal solo P G Osborne saxophone solo Lamar Baby banjo trio Mrs J W Carpenter Miss Edith Scheutz e F I Scheutze Wiseman sisters violin selections novelty quartet with Glen Wallace Mrs J W Carpenter Miss Edith Scheutz e J Scheutz e ukulele and a closing number by the jazz quartet The event aims to exceed the previous attendance.
Mrs T A McLemore and her daughter Miss Annie McLemore were injured when their truck was struck by a fast touring car on Somerset Road near San Antonio. They were taken to Robert B Green Memorial Hospital with two fractured ribs and a broken arm. The driver of the other car fled the scene.
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