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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 15, 1917
Page
10
Fragmentary passage mentions sweaters and woolen garments, with scattered words about San Antonio, Wat's Serv, and letters mailed. No coherent event or clear entities to confirm.
A damaged OCR reads like a war time plea urging local women of a Texas town to donate winter clothing for soldiers from San Antonio. It mentions Can Bowie, hospital, recruitment HQ, and names Mars and Steu Ras Laud as signatories or organizers.
Fragmentary text describes a wartime training camp with officers and enlisted men preparing for instruction in weapon handling. Mentions Captain Maney and Lieutenant Teroront among others, a rear details imply a school for scouts and sniping, plus a general meeting endorsing a stage performance to aid the war recreation fund at a grand opera house. Deer hunters arrive at Kingsville, abundance noted. deer are plentiful in Kilnerg County.
Doubtful lieutenant receives two responses from back home as The Light's home folks column outlines a plan to connect soldiers in San Antonio camps with civilian hosts. Readers from Town City Iowa and other towns offer news and support, inviting soldiers to meet locals during their stay, with published town affiliations and contact steps.
T Koppmeyer a longtime farmer from Route 2 Box 85 describes severe rheumatism that left him weak and unable to work. After trying many medicines he began Canine therapy and reports renewed strength, less pain, and improved appetite as he nears recovery, with Canine sold in San Antonio by local druggists under a special representative.
A fragmented OCR note from a 19th or early 20th century source mentions a young woman from the Itide republic and locals in San Antonio meeting a soldier. It cites towns such as Thebes and Hat of unanswered towns with replies from a man near Thebes and a Braddock Pennsylvania soldier seeking home folks.
Army personnel announcements list transfers assignments court martial witness duties and inspections across Camp Travis and nearby posts. Included are Lieuts Morse Morse Wilson Kubu and Ferguson among officers moved or detailed, cooks and bakers schools to be inspected, and a false alarm fire drill at Camp Travis with cross city alarm responses.
On the last lap of a wartime drive, army young women lead with strong support from YMC A War Work councils. The five regiments report substantial subscriptions totaling $11,18 in progress, with $700 from a Camp Tring team. Prominent donors include Dupont Powder Company and American Harvesters. Women volunteers organize separate canvassing, targeting substantial gifts while maintaining unity with male committees.
Listings show Percales at 17 to 29 cents and Madras up to 32 inches wide in stripes. Linene, Pekin stripes, and cotton khaki priced from 19 to 60 cents with wide widths. Domestic sheeting, cambrie for undergarments, flannels, and aurora bleached sheeting noted with assorted colors and weights.
A San Antonio report dated Wednesday night 14 notes a department rep from the adjutant general’s office attending a ceremony November 27 for training officers. Kingsville and Leon Spihur referenced with active service. An Express shipment from the Santa Gertrudis herd owned by Robert J. Kleber is described, with ten cattle framed for shipment to Crowley Louisiana and plans for testing of fifteen more head to follow in a few days.
The readable text describes portraits and mastery themes with references to names and phrases. It appears as a distorted OCR fragment lacking clear events or dates, offering little coherent narrative beyond mentions of portraits and mastery.
An early report notes preparations as rifle practice begins with ammunition shipped and the target range ready. An artillery battery has arrived and the facility readies for rapid training progress once ammo arrives.
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