Selection board notes and inductions in San Saba
San Saba County Selection Board reports 103 registered men and several inductions under calls 383 696 683 669 and 668. Grover Wallace rejected for military service. Warren Lewis and William Cowart to Texas A and M College for auto mechanics. Andrew Walker and Robert Boykin to Camp Mabry for auto mechanics. General indiction call 668 moves begin 24th. War Department Work or Fight regulations outlined with duty to report idle or nonproductive employment. Provost Marshal Crowder article highlighted for next week. June 18 2018.
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Frank Smith
San Saba
Gordon Mowe Taylor
Camp Travis
Grover Cleveland Wallace
Warren Ben Lewis
Richland Springs
William Andrew Coss Cowart
Bowser
Texas A. & M. College
College Station
Andrew Clay Walker
Robert Benjamin Boykin
Ft. Worth
Camp Mabry
Texas
Boykin
Tarrant
War Department
General Crowder
San Saba County
Masons Notice for San Saba Lodge Convocation June 22
San Saba Lodge No. 612 A F and A M announces its regular convocation on Saturday night June 22 for the annual election of officers. Work in first and third degrees may occur. Sojourning brethren invited. Also advertising William Fox spy film at The Majestic Saturday June 29.
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San Saba Lodge No
A. PF
A. M
Brethers
Wm. Fox
America
Texas Cavalry to Patrol the Border
Washington reports the Texas National Guard 1st and 2nd cavalry brigades will be mustered into Federal service for Rio Grande patrols. About 9,000 men will be formed into brigades with officers Brig. Gen. Jacob Wolters of Houston and Brig. Gen. R. W. McDill of Dallas commanding. Training and equipment were outlined, with Texas infantry to follow.
Pledge the President Statewide Pro Law In Texas
A statewide prohibition law will take effect June 26 to supersede the zone law. The act permits shipment of liquor into prohibited zones for scientific purposes and allows individuals to carry intoxicants into prohibition territory for personal use.
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Austin
Texas
Twenty Five Men To Leave The 25th
Local selection bard reports twenty five men will be sent to Camp Travis on the 2hth. Ferguson rally drew a representative crowd in San Saba with speaker M. B. House present. Houston Chadwick and Walbur Brown, Ellington Field aviators, were in town on furlough. Graves Dockray left for Oklahoma seeking summer work. Miss Margaret Starr and Miss Alice Gray visited friends in Burleson and Cherokee respectively.
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Camp Travis
Ferguson
San Saba
M. B. House
Bius
Houston Chadwick
Walbur Brown
Ellington Field
Houston
Samies
Aviation Corps
Graves Dockray
Oklahoma
Margaret Starr
W. A. Mastin
Alice. Gray
Cherokee
Armour i
Leigh Burleson
Women to Register to Vote in County Registration Drive
The attorney general Looney urges tax collectors to issue registration cards to all women who wish to register. Registration runs from June 27 to July 12 at the Tax Collector's office, inviting county women to present themselves for cards and at the ballot box to show readiness during this critical period.
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Looney
Manless Wedding staged at Court House with Chaplin
A crowd-filled Court House hosted a one of a kind Manless Wedding last Thursday headlined by Charlie Chaplin and Miss Mary Pickford. The ceremony featured notable impersonators, military escorts, and a symphony orchestra while proceeds benefited the local Red Cross chapter.
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Court House
Charlie Chaplin
Mary Pieckford
W. A. Martin
Fother
Elton Noble
Willie Belle Harris
Zaida Beveridge
Francis Harris
Thelma Carson
Pickford Twins
Louise Urquhart
Jon Clark
Jemima
C. T. Jones
Sheebany
Helen Lidstone
Marjorie Kelley
Billy Sunday
Symphony Orchestra
Armour
Burleson
Red Cross
San Saba Proclaims National War Savings Day June 28 1918
Mayor W A Smith proclaims June 28 1918 as National War Savings Day in San Saba Texas and urges all residents to attend meetings at local schoolhouses at 2:00 PM to pledge savings for War Savings Stamps. The proclamation calls for saving 91 million nationally and warns absentees will be listed for Treasury records.
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United States
Texas
A. D
National War Savings
W. A. Smith
City of
San Saba
State of
United States Treasury Department
Lst
National War Savings Committee
National Treasury Department
Airplanes Reported Seen Flying Over Town
A Kincaid of Wallace Creek district reports a squadron of five aeroplanes flew over his pasture the day before, likely en route from Fort Worth to San Antonio. Residents heard the motors but could not identify the exact origin. The piece notes planes are appearing nationwide and compares aeroplanes to automobiles in commonality. The article also urges San Saba women to register to vote on June 27 to 29 to aid the tax collector, with local showings of The Prowlers of the Plains and Saucy Madaline at The Majestic on Saturday night.
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T. A. Kincaid
Wallace Creek
Kincaid
San Saba
W. W. Skelton
Wm. S. Hart
Prowlers of the Plains
Maen Sennett
No Man’s Land
Burt
Red Cross
JT S
Dome
Huns Launch Major Offensive on Italian Front
An Allied news summary reports a large Hunnic offensive on the Italian front with Italian troops holding firm at key points. The Red Cross notes wounded soldiers and strained supply of bed shirts and bandages, while officials say Austrian efforts gained no ground and hint at a broader Allied strike elsewhere.
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Pjave
Guesr
Adriatic
Rome
Pledge the President's Texas Guard To Be Mustered In
Washington June 17 Six national guard cavalry regiments now being raised in Texas will be inducted into the Federal service immediately upon their organization for service on the Mexican border Major General Carter chief of the militia bureau disclosed this plan today. Names of numerous Texas women and men appear in the text as part of social notes following the muster plan, with mentions of several families and individuals.
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Washington
National Guard
Texas
Carter
Militia Bureau
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Bulletin OF Selection Board
H. Hinyard
Texas Cavalry
Rio Grande
Texas National Guard
Baker
March
Harley
Sheppard
Garrett
Garner
Buchanan
Sullivan
Jacob Wolters
R. W. McDill
Dallas
Totin Speeshing
Wes.g
Deck
Texas Guard
I. C. Beaumont
A. Woods
D. Callahan
W. ©. Edwards
W. BE. Barrow
Bertha May
Caree Baxter
Opie Gunter
Florence McCarley
Marty Chamberlain
Jewel Sullivan
Bluiehe McConnell
Boyd White
Kate Harkey
J. Bo Nalls
D. C. Barkley
Tom. Tart
Woo
May
Thomas Hibden
W. Hudson
W. H W. Woodall
J Miller
Jimie Lou Garr
Shanice Doran
Frank Chamberlain
Julia Seiders
Ed Dickerson
Ruth Perry
Mary Dismukes
Rubilee Mornton
Gertrude Hill
John Lavine
Hive Bower
Oma Hendrix
Mesdames
Ji. Y. Dabney
Kate Hartley
G. W. Light
J. V. Carr
Sam Taylor
Harry Hopkins
Parks
Misses Marquaret
Fannie Carroll
Jimie Lou Carr
United Sater
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