Ice Pooling Bid Faces Price Assurance Hurdle
John B Carrington Wood Administrator ruled out en bloc ice buying for butchers and grocers unless a stable price pledge is given. The hearing showed a potential 8 cent per hundred pound saving at 32 cents versus 40, but Carrington warned that safeguarding the poor and national needs outweigh dealer gains. A single ice plant loss could trigger scarcity affecting military establishments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John B. Carrington
Mr. Carrington
Deaiers
Carrington
Food Administration
Jake Wolff
Ukuleles and Guitars to Hawaii Soldiers in Hawaii
Funds have been raised to send ukuleles and guitars to a group of young Hawaiian soldiers serving with an army engineering unit at Camp Humphrey Virginia. The troops wrote they feel lonesome for Hawaiian music and need ukuleles to convince their comrades they are truly from Hawaii.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Honolulu
T. H
Hawaii
Camp Mumphrey
Motor Transport Corps Created to Control Army Vehicles
The War Department announces a single Motor Transport Corps to oversee all army motor vehicles from bicycles to trucks as part of rapid troop and supply movement. Col Charles J Drake will organize the corps, aiming for about 5000 officers and 200000 men, enabling standardized equipment, better repairs, and efficient parts interchange across depots, parks, and reconstruction shops. Increased training is planned with new motor transport schools alongside Jacksonville, Ma. Camps Travis JC AA building enlargements also noted for YMCA workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
War Department
Quartermaster Corps
France
United States
Charles J. Drake
West Point
Motor Transport Corps
Iepair
Motor ‘Transport Corps
Jacksonville
Home Folks Hae For All These Onio Mas Former
The Home Folks column in The Light helps soldiers and civilians in San Antonio by matching people from distant towns. A Philadelphia civilian and a soldier from Camp Stanley reconnected through the editor, while others from Denmark Amsterdam Worcester and more seek hometown links.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
the Light
Ixokomo
Tud
Home Works
Denmark
Andy S
Elvilian
Philadelphia
Olks
Worcester
Masy
Amsterdam
Holland
Mass
Camp Tra
Danderine Hair Dandruff Cure Ad Promises Strong Beautiful Hair
A vintage advertisement touts Danderine as a cure for dandruff and hair loss. It claims immediate results with shiny, full waves and new growth after weeks of use, urging readers to buy a small bottle from drug stores or toilet counters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knownlton
Soldier Letters Link Park City and Citywide Talks for Camp Travis
Dearborn and Philadelphia soldiers seek correspondents in Home Folks column. Illinois and New York troops report meeting friends through Hone Works and Home Walks editors. Centerville Ia man hopes to meet Law, son of Centerville, at Community House. many cities listed for future pen pals.
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Nimic
Dearborn
Mich
Philadelphia
Ilinois
New York
Yeighth Street
Broadway
Home Walks
Walter B. Cavey
Censterville
Law
Centerville
Camp Travis
Tie
Tlome
Folts Ecohim
the Light
San Antonio
Westfield
Winnish
Beloit
Wis
Edgewater
Mass
Togansnort
Ind
Barnesboro
Booneville
N. X. Pirmonth
N. Purnside
Tawa
Real Show by First Group at Camp Travis Will Stage Minstrel
A minstrel show by the First Group at Camp Travis will feature two performances at the Majestic Theater in downtown. Lieut. Martin directs with Sgt. Herbert Wall assisting as a parade prior to the show. Funds from both shows go to building a recreational hall for Black residents at Camp Travis. The program includes a parade on Houston Street and a jubilee chorus of one hundred voices ending with spirituals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canny
Travis
Majestic
Herbert Wall
Houston Street
Jubilee
Sergeant Wall
San Antonio Firms Offer Work to Men Disabled in Battle
San Antonio manufacturers respond to the Chamber of Commerce urging employment for wounded soldiers. Over fifty firms replied offering 5 to 15 positions each and providing data on job types and machinery. The effort feeds a Washington guidance bureau to train wounded men and fit them to available plant work. Local officials seek a delegate to national rehabilitation discussions in Philadelphia September 20–21.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
Chamber of Commerce
Washington
Emen
American Academy of Political and Social Science
Philadelphia
Sam C. Bell
Carrington
Mar. Carrington
Chamber of Commercce
Calendar of Services at Temple Beth El for Fall
Rabbi Samuel Marks releases the temple calendar listing fall activities and Rosh Hashanah Yom Kippur Sukkot and Shmini Atzeret services with dates and times. Autumn programming includes the temple Religious School reopening for all children and other activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Temple Beth el
Samuel Marks
Sokkos
Shinind Atgeres
Marks
Temple
No Ground for Charge in Down Porto Rico Draft
In Porto Rico charges of favoritism in the selective draft were investigated. A report of the facts has been sent to Governor Yager by Attorney General Kern. Adjutant General John A. Wilson said investigations found no case of unfair exemption or missed call, noting many charges were made hastily without verifying facts.
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Down
Porto Rico
Yager
Kern
John A. Wilson
Gets-It Corns Claim Quick Shrivel and Loosen
An advertisement touts Gets-It as a simple effective remedy for corns. It promises quick shriveling and loosening with just two drops, claiming older methods required bandages and time. The testimonial asserts prior failures with other treatments and credits Gets-It with a painless cure.
Get It Corn Remover Claims Easy Cure
Fragmentary advertisement describes a corn treatment promising quick relief using a product called Gete-It. The copy mentions painful removal methods previously used with knives and scissors, claimed to remove corn and fever, and lists K. Lawrence & Co as the distributor in a late 19th or early 20th century retail context.
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Edison
Phonograph
West Tree Commerce Street
Crockett
James Francia Sullivan
Bellevue Hospital
Westchester County Hospital
Leslie M. Shaw
Court of Claims of
Mike
Una
Light
The
Unseen
Farm Service Division
U.S. Employment Service
Department of Labor
U.S. Public Service Reserve
U. S. Boys’ Working Reserve
State Councils of National Defense
No Man's Land
America
Berlin
U. S. Employment Service
U.S. Dep’t of Labor
W. B. Wilson, Lee’y
Washington, D.C
Newton, Weller & Wagner Co
O'Clark
Organi Ition
Johnson
Rumpus Ridge
Ark
Hotag
Grant
Sansas City
Temple Beth-Eli
Perto Rico
K. Lawrence &Co
Hasty ‘Deel
Cerne
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