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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 05, 1917
Page
11
In Austin Texas Georga Parkin head of the Rhodes scholarship trust of Texas says no Rhodes scholars will be awarded this year due to the United States entering the world war. Many candidates have volunteered as soldiers and the annual awards are usually made in October but will be postponed to October 1418.
The Real Dewil Board at the Gunter Hotel reported steady growth across San Antonio business lines. Members forecast continued expansion in manufacturing, jobs, retail, and real estate. a committee was formed to address city tax office service issues.
Gerald F. Dupont aged 28, son of Maurice Dupont and brother of a Wilmington powder maker, died by self-inflicted gunshot while riding with Miss Margaret Browning after leaving a hospital where he had suffered a nervous breakdown. He stepped from the automobile and fired the pistol to end his life.
Plans for Robert Green Memorial Hospital heating plant addition and improvements at the nurses training school. A third story will become dormitory space for student nurses while the second floor houses graduate and staff nurses. The project includes a swimming pool gymnasium and a new dormitory for 45 to 50 nurses, with limited admissions to avoid large graduation.
Secretary Baker announced a massive aviation program funded by Congress totaling 40 million dollars. He highlighted rapid production of airframes, motors, and equipment, with thousands of pilots and students training both in the United States and allied nations. The aim is swift deployment to Europe as the nation expands aircraft capacity and allied collaboration grows.
An aerial encounter in France ends when a German aviator is shot down. British airmen recover a wreath attached to a parachute, found near an evacuated village. A note on the wreath asks mourners to place it on the grave of the dead German pilot.
A column reports rapid War Library gifts for soldiers with a truckload of maps and magazines arriving. Elisabeth Houston contributed 54 items. 40 more promised. Volunteers sort and pack books daily. Massachusetts reports $55,000 raised, Boston $24,000, aims to double. Alabama Governor urges public support for the campaign and rapid fundraising.
A garbled New York report quotes Mrs. Tlonry Havemeyer about a Tuesday night comment on the Liberty Vote. The excerpt references angels, stress, and a Baltimore matter, but the fragmentary text is unclear on names and outcomes. No definitive actions or dates are recoverable.
A partial OCR passage references political faction talk, a person not speaking fully for a loan, and a wish for democracy. It mentions American women, a reading and rest room, and a church listing with an address on Navarro Street. A quiz and letter-writing activity are noted with daily hours.
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