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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

May 18, 1917

Page

13

Red Cross Gymkhana At Fort Sam Likely To Draw Huge Crowd

A large crowd is expected at the Red Cross benefit gymkhana on the Fort Sam Houston parade grounds Saturday afternoon. Prominent army and city figures will participate in unique events including thread and needle, costume and umbrella, polo ball, animal, and polo pony races, plus mounted wrestling bouts. The program starts at 2 30 with two military bands and an aviation flyover.

Red Cross Fort Sam Houston Army Post Army Texas Cavalry Morgan

Mrs Hynes Credits Tanlac With Restoring Health After Long Ills

Mrs E Hynes of 1429 Flores St says 15 to 20 years of poor digestion nerves and fatigue improved after taking Tanlac. She reports better appetite sleep and energy with fewer headaches and says the tonic built her up. Tanlac is sold in San Antonio by Wagner's Drug Store and E J H Meier under a Tanlac representative.

Tanlac Taniac Mrs. Hynes San Antonio Wagner E. J. H. Meier

Chinese Refugees to Be Housed in San Antonio Camp

About 400 Chinese refugees who accompanied General Pershing’s column into the United States will be sent to San Antonio next week. They will be housed in a government camp south of Wilson Street and assigned to Col. Harry L. Rogers for labor. They will be paid standard wages and used in land clearing and other menial tasks as needed by the quartermaster forces.

Mexico General Pershing United States San Antonio Wilson Street Harry L. Rogers Southern Department

Army aviators to train reserves at four universities

Army aviation officers from the first aero squadron are ordered to four of six cooperating universities. They will assist civilian instructors in a month of preliminary theoretical training for reserve officers in the army air service.

Washington, D. C Army Aviation Aero Squadron Army Air Service

New Squadrons Created and Capt. Cousins Assigned to University

Fort Worth May 18 Capt Ralph H Cousins of the First Aero Squadron U A has been assigned to the University of Texas for aeroplane instruction. He is the son of President R B Cousins of the West Texas Normal at Canyon. Also mentioned are gum arabic gum copal kola nuts cork and dyes used for paper, and a Tennessee inventor with a panoramic camera covering 169 degrees.

Ralph H. Cousins Texas State University Fort Worth Tex Ralph Cousins First Aero Squadron U. A University of Texas R. B. Cousins The West Texas Normal At Canyon

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