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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1918
Page
2
Two months of effort by the Junior Red Cross of San Antonio is displayed in the Wolff & Marx Building. Pupils from multiple city schools contributed layettes, blankets, towels, and quilts for infant care destined for France and Belgium.
A vintage style drugstore pitch touts 12-cent Tiz as instant foot relief. It claims to reduce swelling, draw out soreness, and eliminate shoe tightness for tired, aching feet with calls to buy now.
Mrs. Ti Clouse of Norton Virginia describes nearly four months of severe dizziness and back pain in 1901. After using Cardus, she reports gradual improvement over two to four bottles and claims permanent recovery with seven years of good health. She endorses Cardus as safe reliable proven and available from all druggists.
A poster from Main Avenue High School lists 46 427 surgical dressings five knitted baby blankets one pair of completed socks and 34 incomplete pairs. It also records 75 servings of cream soup 200 servings of orange sponge and 24 servings of baked apples sent to the Robert B Green Memorial Hospital.
Police in San Antonio reported increased incidents of alcohol use near the dry zone and late returns to the city to celebrate. Judge Barkley urged severe penalties for those who drink beyond the zone and drive back, stressing risks to public safety and traffic.
Twenty Americans who served as mechanics on the French front spoke at a San Antonio City Club luncheon at the Gunter Hotel. Talks were given by Joe Allain I E Cox Owen England and J N Wall. The item lists local ads and notes on Red Cross lectures and Camp Travis events.
Local association to select delegates at a June state convention in Waco with a special meeting set for June 6. A string of ads covers summer sales at Hienniel’s Clothing, Chinese flour surrender to food administration, a Psychology of Patriotism talk by Dr J S Lankford, a Dixie Social Club dance at Turner Hall, Eagles flag dedication in San Antonio, and a St Michael’s parish benefit dance with Puppe Orchestra.
An effort to organize an engineer regiment from University of Texas ex students to join the Texas National Guard and potentially federal service. George A. Duren is chairman, with UT representatives from several schools guiding the project. San Antonio members will help establish one or more companies in the regiment.
Brig. Gen. John W. Ruckman known as the senior officer of the Southern Department sailed for Boston to oversee the Northeastern Department. Mrs. Ruckman accompanied him while a small group of civilians and one army officer attended the farewell at the station. He was discharged as major general after a overseas duty medical clearance, and Maj. Gen. Willard A. Holbrook takes his place.
The undersigned insurance agents schedule Saturday afternoon meetings at 1 o'clock from May 11 to September 28 1918. Participants include George Feichtnz Co Leighton Burke Shums Piper Stiles D Blacksl Meyer Burttschell Florian Fire Insurance Jones Willums Tobin Bros Hugo Co Startwell Ludolph Coleman W Sullivan Dittmar Sanger Jonathan Burnet Monger Bodkin Cummelas Phot Chadwick Hiv Pawkey Vorrey Hugh Rice McAllister Sanur Wortham and others.
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