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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1918
Page
11
San Antonio readers are urged to donate magazines and books across genres to support Brooks Vield soldiers in quarantine. Magazines are collected from camps and distributed via Rotary, Carnegie Library, and barracks readers as Y Hall centers close.
Washington reports five government shipyards will start concrete ship construction this month. The plan, directed by Director General Schwab, includes 38 tankers, 7800 deadweight cargo ships, three 8500 deadweight cargo ships, and one 8000 deadweight cargo ship. Yards at Wilmington North Carolina, Jacksonville Florida, Mobile Alabama, San Francisco California, and San Diego California will host the program, with first launches in December and completion within a year.
John Burke, a tall Irish American speaker, visits San Antonio to promote Liberty Loans. He argues money for weapons, supplies, and machinery is essential as troops fight in Europe. Burke praises public resolve, notes wartime financing, and announces a Friday night address at Beethoven Hall after a Rotary Club meeting.
The advertisement lists gingham dresses priced from 1.98 to 7.95 for six to fourteen year olds, silk dresses up to 30, plus misses hats shoes and middy skirts. Coats for 12 to 16 year olds range 15 to 32.50, with various colors and fabrics highlighted.
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