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Newspaper
Basin Republican
Location
Basin, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1917
Page
9
A commentary on the first Red Cross Christmas urging national unity and charity. It describes a home ritual for Christmas Eve a lighted candle in a Red Cross service flag window and calls all families to join in broader wartime aid and 10 000 000 new members.
A call to universal wartime sacrifice urging every 100 per cent American to observe meatless, wheatless, and sugarless days. It warns of drones who expect others to act while avoiding personal duty and says if voluntary action fails, neighbors will compel shared sacrifices. If we refuse, we risk being made to conform.
About 17 beekeepers attended a Lovell gathering with Tedman and government expert C E Bartholemew to discuss winter protection and foul brood. Big Horn County Beekeepers Association formed with Elias Johnson as president Arnold Johnson as secretary treasurer and a January annual meeting planned. The note ends with a tribute to Jacob Jones and his crew and a farewell to brave sailors.
A patriotic call urges citizens to prepare for war by increasing rifle production and supporting regulars. It references past battles from 1776 to Cuba, praises the Sixth artillery, and expresses sympathy for Halifax while imagining a formidable alliance of Bulgarians Turks Huns and Sub-Hunns.
Ex mayor of Basin Jim Berry has been named inspector of explosives for Wyoming by President Wilson. He will travel across the state but hopes to keep his Basin home, stepping down as Berry Lumber manager to take office. His friends express pleasure at the appointment.
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