Soldier seeks friends after years in army
After fourteen years of service starting at age 19, a disabled veteran of World War I returned to North Carolina and then San Antonio. Quarantine cuts him off from army friends, and he asks for civilian acquaintances in Asheville, Charlotte, and surrounding towns to aid social rehabilitation and combat loneliness as his comrades head to France.
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Mexico
Pershing
North Carolina
San Antonio
France
Asheville
Charlotte
Rocking
Home Folks column connects soldiers with hometown friends
Readers learn how The Light's Home Folks column links San Antonio troops with civilians from their towns. Soldiers mail their origin towns and receive matched invites, with free service. examples span from New York to North Carolina and beyond, highlighting the program's reach and personal outreach by civilians.
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Apn
San Antonio
Y M C A Overseas Duty Needs Men and Mechanics
The Y M C A secretaries for overseas duty with the American forces in France and Mesopotamia show 4201 unfilled requirements. As of October 7, total men approved for overseas duty reach 6442 with 4604 overseas in all. Italy calls for 378, 22 approved. France 400, 378 needed. Mesopotamia 60, 71 approved. Only about 10 percent reach front lines. demand for automobile mechanics remains high due to HOA vehicles and trucks to be kept in repair.
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France
Maghind
Italy
Mesopotamia
HOA
Kent
Digestive Health Brand Promoted by Dr Pierce
Daily health talk extols stomach care as the path to strong health. It praises Dr Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as a safe tonic and blood purifier made without alcohol. Anodyne Pile Ointment and Pleasant Pellets are recommended for piles, with the note these remedies are widely available and trusted by many drug stores.
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Dr. Pierce
de. Pierce
Offfalo
N. Y
20000 Men Sought Districtwide for Motor Transport
The U S Employment Service invites men aged draft eligible and those 46 to 56 with special qualifications to join the Motor Transport Service. A district quota of about 20,000 must be filled by October 25, with offices at Main Plaza accepting applications on weekdays and Sunday mornings.
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Motor Transport Service
U. S. Employment Service
Main Plaza
Motor Service
San Antonio
Buick
U. S
United Service
New Y M C A Conference Links Camp Work to S A T C
Army Y M C A secretaries gathered at Camp Travis from October to outline a new branch serving Student Army Training Corps members. Williot, Sanderson, and Lowe lead Southern Department efforts to blend college student work with army camp duties amid government supervised military instruction at universities.
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Army Y. M. C. A
Camp Travis
Students Army Training Corps
Williott
Sanderson
Lowe
Army Training Corp
Free Lecture on Christian Science at Beethoven Hall
The First Church of Christ Scientist in San Antonio announces a free lecture on Christian Science at Beethoven Hall on Monday evening October 14 at 8 PM by George Shaw Cook CSBR of the Mother Church Boston. Public invited. doors open at 7 PM.
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First Church of Christ Scientist
San Antonio
Texas
Beethoven Hall
George Shaw Cook
C. S. BR
First
Church of Christ Scientist
Boston
Massachusetts
Grateful mother hosts dinner for convalescent men at Fort Sam
Mrs. William Barnes of 725 Delmar Street held a banquet for twenty three convalescents from Fort Sam Houston at the Community House on October 2. Guests enjoyed a Majestic Theater party with Phoenix Club members, roses at each plate, and flags honoring her four sons in service. Harold Barnes, recently overseas, is in the Quartermaster Corps. Her sons Harry, Evelyn, Oliver, and Harold have served in England or the United States forces.
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Wate Daar Barnes
William Barnes
Delmar Street
Fort Sam Houston
Community House
Majestic Theater
William Henry Barnes
San Antonio
Harry
France
Rouen
Evelyn William Lionel Barnes
America
London
Oliver William
Bingland
Scotland
Harold
Red Cross to Elect New Local Board on October 23
The San Antonio chapter announces an annual election of the local Red Cross governing board. A nominating committee has named candidates for the executive committee for the ensuing year. Nominations by writing are allowed, with ballots to be used at the chapter’s annual meeting on October 24. Further details on time and venue to follow. An unrelated advertisement for Olympian Perox Cream-Creamless vanishing is included.
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National American Red Cross
San Antonio
Ilannah Tirschberg
American National Red Cross
R. W. Staneke
Stohn J. Stevens
Joseph T. Wrost
Pharnah Hirschberg
Clegg
J. Brient
Fudge
A. W. Seeligson
Henry I. Halff
Carruth
Charles
Meek
tWirschberg
American Jet Cross
Oustober
Dr Edwards Olive Tablets Offer Quick Relief From Bad Breath
The advertisement promotes Dr Edwards Olive Tablets as a gentle bowel and liver stimulator that purifies the system and removes bad breath without the side effects of calomel. It touts a vegetable formula with olive oil, olive color, and dosing of one or two nightly for a week, priced 40c and 25c per box.
Examinations for government work announced here
The Civil Service Commission lists a competitive exam for senior inspector of car equipment and vacancies across multiple federal departments. Salaries range from 2200 to 8600 annually with openings for junior economists, clerks, inspectors, navigational and drafting positions, and various specialized posts in Washington and Pittsburgh. The piece blends job notices with a wartime naval note about the tanker Buck sinking a German submarine and mentions H Dreeke, a ship draftsman, a 19 year old Santo Antonio graduate serving eighteen months in the navy.
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Bureau of Standards
Department of Commerce
Department of the
Naval Observatory
Yaenneies
War Department
Washington
J. Goorin
Forest Service
Matey
SAMCO
Marten
Department of Agriculture
Antienareetas
Birreau of Mines
Pittsburgh
Shou
Syane
Swsuo
Rodman
Times-Picayune
Frank EH. Buck
H. ¥. Dreeke
Uiin
Algiers Navy Yard
New Orleans
Louis Dereeke
Garza Street
San Antonio
Ife
Navy
San Antonio Boy Plans Foundation of Effective Gun
A San Antonio youth crafted gun foundation plans for a large oil tanker as part of a wartime production effort. The Ditty Box monthly notes the drafting room produced dimensions and arrangements for foundations fore and aft, guiding the tanker’s fitting at a port.
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San Antonio
BOY Plans Foundation OF
Industria Department
United States Naval Station
New Orleans
Celebrity Guests Staying at Local Hotels
A garbled hotel diary lists Mrs G W Harrin from Mexico City and many others, including A Speer Corpus Christi and Mrs W J Ellis Marathon Texas, staying at the Gunter, St Anthony, Menger, or Lanier. Names such as J Dolleh, Velseoll, J Wanson, G Melntyra, Lavel Dallas, Mrs S W Collina Austin, and A Wellman San Diego appear with hotel assignments. An ad promotes prevention and cough syrup as the text closes with medical product lines.
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Mexico City
Lanter
WH. A. Speer
Corpus Christ
Tha Gunter
W. J. Ellis
Marathon
Tex
St. Anthony
Do. Notll
Noxhouse
Wenn
Menger
W. EL Kester
del Rio
Ping
Gunter
J. Dolleh
Breather
New Yorke
W. Collina
Austin
Lanier
A. Wellman
San Diego
Cal
Bexar Red Cross Sets Influenza Fight Plan
A Bexar County Red Cross influenza committee was formed at a special meeting. Members include Robert J. Harding Mrs. John J. Stevens Miss E W r Brient Dr J Biggar Major Kellam Fort San Houston Colonel Sund Camp Cravis George Gillett Major Gardner Dre Wy W. Ising and Henry Malft. Galff named emergency purchasing agent to supply Red Cross needs. Mrs Stevens heads nursing services and has recruited dozens of nurses for joint military hospitals. Registration open at Red Cross HQ for women with nursing experience. service tied to army needs and Red Cross ID cards.
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Besar County
Red Cross
Robert J. Harding
John J. Stevens
Ew.r. Brient
Ur. J. Biggar
Kellam
Fort San Houston
Sund
Camp Cravis
George Gillett
Gardner
Wy W. Ising
Henry Malft
Galff
Stevens
Chandler Tanrthing
Army
Potatoes for Sale at Goodsowns and The Yellow Yams
Advertises potatoes priced at 2.50 for 100 pounds from Goodsowns and The Yellow Yams, 21 pounds for 1.00, located at 4125 Medina and 406 Main Ave. Ad reads like a local shop notice with two addresses and promotional pricing.
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Main Ave
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