San Antonio Private Uracy Moore First casualty in France
Private Uracy Moore of San Antonio was killed in action in France, believed to be the city’s first Black casualty. His mother Ellen Sneed at 408 Lavaca Street received a telegram on September 18 noting his death on July 20, and a letter from Captain Willie Woods. Moore enlisted in June 1917 at age 19, trained at Newport News, and shipped to France last November.
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Uracy Moore
France
San Antonio
Ellen Sneed
Lavaca Street
Willie Jenn Woods
Moore
Infantry
Newport News
Pits and seeds urged to make charcoal for gas masks
An appeal directed to San Antonio and along railway towns asks citizens to save fruit pits and seeds for charcoal to manufacture gas mask charcoal. The Red Cross will collect and ship the material. merchants are urged to place receptacles and public bodies to set up boxes. In Fort Worth, two lieutenants were killed in a crash near Viele.
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San Antonio
Brazil
Red Cross
Old Fashioned Remedies Move From Fields to Shelves
Grandmother’s remedies pulled from medicinal roots and herbs now fill modern drugstore shelves in attractive packages. Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound leads sales, historically aiding women with female ailments and becoming a standard remedy in its era.
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Lydia J. Winkham
America
San Antonio faces wood fuel crisis amid high prices
San Antonio reels from scarce stovewood and rising prices as 19 000 families rely on three to five cords per season. Chamber of Commerce and Square Deal Association push a municipal wood yard proposal while dealers claim profiteering and government demand drives gains. Government payments cited as 4 00 to 4 75 per cord for oak. labor shortages hinder supply, with 50 to 60 percent profit alleged by buyers.
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San Antonio
Chamber of Commerce
Square Deal Association
John B. Carrington
Carrington
Square Deal Association Backs Rent Reduction Promise
At a Wednesday meeting two unfair rental cases were reviewed after Trent Estate Exchange reports. One case found rents not exorbitant. the other showed a tenant charged extra after moving in, which was deemed unfair and the landlord promised removal. The Real Estate Exchange will ensure the promise is kept amid calls for more housing and remodeling to serve a growing transient population. John Carrington noted that building operations would continue despite the need for housing.
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Square Deal Associats
Trent* Estate Exchange
Real Estate Exchange
John 3. Carrington
Negro Burned in Garage Accident Near Main Avenue
Frank Abbott, a Negro, is not expected to live after a gasoline resulting burn at 2 45 PM Wednesday at a garage 420 Main Avenue. He was washing an automobile while workers adjusted the battery. a spark ignited fumes. He is in critical condition at Robert G. Memory Hospital with clothing soaked in gasoline burning over much of his body.
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Frank Abbott
Main Avenue
Robert 2. Green Memory Hospital
No Absolute Ban on Building Ties San Antonio Housing
Charlies 8. Hayden reports no total ban on building, but all projects face official scrutiny and require a permit from the State Council of Defense. In San Antonio, housing for officers and enlisted men during winter training raises demand for new homes and apartments, and a shutdown would worsen shortages.
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Chamber of Commerce
Charlies 8
Hayden
Washington
State Council of Defense
San Antonio
Bedell
Kelly Field laundry to Army prices for air service personnel
Kelly Field will prepare laundry for enlisted men and officers at Camp Travis rates, with six day weekly transport. Enlisted men pay one dollar per month, officers pay a higher rate. The order, aiming to reduce field costs and simplify passes, requires all field agents to close by September 24 and prohibits field splicing.
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Kelly Field
Travis Tiaundry
Ravis
Square Deal Association
Teachers Needed in Texas War Support Education
Texas seeks teachers and school superintendents to fill positions deemed essential war work. The United States Employment Service in cities like San Antonio requests aid from Community Labor Boards to recruit qualified men and women. Applications are to be made through the local boards.
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Texas
United States
San Antonio
Employment Service
Community Labor Boards
HH. W. Lewis
Baard
Hedell
Save Your Hair with Vanderine Danderine Claim
A vintage advertisement extols Vanderine Danderine as a cure for dandruff and a tonic for hair growth. It promises stronger, shinier hair, reduced itching, and new hair growth after several weeks, stating the product soothes the scalp and improves fullness. It urges purchasing Knowlton's Danderine from drug stores or toilet counters.
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Knowlton
Draft boards assured of help from attorneys
In Bexar county the draft process will be aided by a central committee and legal advisory boards to obtain lawyers for preparing questionnaires for men registered on September 12. District courts will adjourn in October to allow lawyers to assist. The plan addresses past apathy and ensures assigned lawyers aid in thickly settled Mexican districts.
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Court of Civil, Appeals
Bexar County
Central Committee
Legal J
Ha Legal Advisory Boards
Nassday
San Antonio Tar Association
Dearh
Juamary
Varios Legal Advisory Boards
Rescuer Injured as Runaway Horse Spooks City Streets
Mrs George Jokerest riding a horse escaped injury after the horse ran nine blocks along Elmira Street from her home. A. De Doncher a soldier at Camp Travis suffered bruises when his horse fell as he tried to catch the runaway. Milton T Govan sustained a badly sliced hand when his bicycle was struck on Alamo Plaza. An automobile collision at Travis and ... damaged two cars and ornamental lighting poles near the St. Anthony Hotel with no injuries reported.
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George Drokerest
Mast
Elmira Street
A. de Doncher
Cnanp
Milton T. Govan
South Olive Street
Alamo Plaza
Lee M. Tighe
Kelly Wield
St. Anthony Hotel
Travis
Grocer Robbed Again On South Presa Street Heist
A. Droemer 1620 South Presa Street reported a fourth burglary this season with $60 to $60 in goods stolen mainly cigarettes and tobacco. Four youths were recently arrested in connection with the prior break-in. A pane of glass was removed to gain entry. cash receipts were taken earlier. The burglary was found at 6 o'clock Thursday morning. A seven passenger Studebaker was stolen from Garden Hotel and found in brush near Fort Sam Houston. A young man was arrested in San Antonio on charges of stealing $250 from a Rusk county resident based on telegraphic reports.
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A. Droemer
South Presa Street
Droemer
Studebaker
Bo G. Trish
Garden Hotel
Deep Laid Pot Scene Reveals Household Tensions
A Washington Star excerpt centers on a domestic quarrel about employe loyalty and wages. A cook plans leave while a firm faced Mrs Funelli’s interference prompts wage raises and indulgence. Mrs Powell is proposed as successor.
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Erie
Dr Pierce’s Pleasant Vellets Promoted By Buffalo Doctor
A historical note extols Dr. Pierce of Buffalo NY as a top benefactor in medicine. It praises his open labeling of ingredients for his remedies and advertises Doe’s Vellets as gentle laxatives made from Mayapple aloe and jalap. The copy claims these sugar coated pellets cleanse the intestines with no after effects and improve health.
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Pierce
Buffalo
N.Y
America
Doewr Vierte
Dr. Pierce
Detectives Nab Mexicans in $2000 Jewelry Burglary Case
Norton and Carver led a morning probe ending days of work that cleared seven burglaries and recovered over two thousand dollars in jewelry and clothing. Sixteen diamonds owned by Mrs. P. B. Rische were recovered from a bar pin after the home break in two weeks ago. The four Mexican youths and two women face at least seven burglary charges, with further prosecutions possible as the investigation continues.
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Norton
Carver
P. B. Rische
Main Avenue
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