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Newspaper
Basin Republican
Location
Basin, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1921
Page
4
Advertising rates listed for display and local use in Basin County paper. Rates include subscription at two dollars yearly in advance and 20 cent per line for blackface locals, with contract terms for display space.
The Republican force wishes readers a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. It notes world disarmament talks further peace and urges goodwill, business built on the Golden Rule, and Christianity as civilization’s basis. It calls for facing the coming year with confidence and faith in brotherhood.
A Worland gathering calls for Wyoming to assume control of intrastate railroad and express rates. The resolutions seek re enactment of Public Utilities law and expanded Public Utility Commission authority to enforce fair rates and to pursue interstate action to restore business conditions. Copies would go to the governor, legislators, newspapers, commercial clubs, and farm bureaus.
Charles E. Lewis son of Mrs J H Hanlon, married Mises Bess Phillips in Powell on December 10. He works for the Powell gas company and served two years in World War I. They will reside in Powell and are honored by the American Legion with an 80 piece dinner set.
John Snyder of Lovell and W. Braden of Greybull were in town yesterday. Baptist church ladies hosted a wedding shower for Miss Mary Hanlon. Dr M H Smith reports two mild smallpox cases in Hyattville and one in Basin, with strict quarantine and no expected epidemic.
Mary Hanlon will wed Marlin M. Shaffner at 10 30 on Christmas Day at the Hanlon home on North Sixth Street. Rev L A Losey of the Presbyterian church will perform the ceremony. The bride, eldest daughter, is from Basin with many friends. groom works for Midwest in Greybull and they will live there.
Washington reports two prominent railroad figures Charles H. Markham of Illinois Central and W. W. Atterbury of Pennsylvania Railroad urging both less government restriction and possible public property takeovers. They warn dense oversight burdens public service and urge a return to efficiency through managed restraint.
The speaker describes inflation easing from 1913 wholesale levels and wage reductions aiding lower costs. He argues industry must ramp production with larger plant capacity, warns of tough 1922 competition, and uses an automobile analogy to urge lowering prices and wages to restart growth.
The piece recounts how liberty bonds and war loans built a spending reserve, then prices soared after armistice day. Consumers pursued holidays, production dropped, and speculation surged as buyers clung to wealth, hoping prices would return to 1913 levels.
A note encouraging patrons to enjoy the Rex venue at night, suggesting heating costs deter attendance and inviting guests to feel at home during the evening performance.
Marie Prevost stars in Nobody's Fool a zippy tale of the ugly duckling found by an aunt's legacy that stirs her transformation. The issue also features the comedy A Thousand a Week joining Friday's lineup with light humor and charm.
A note highlights a stage work titled Gypsy Blood adapted from Prosper Merimee’s Carmen with a lively Lloyd comedy noted as accompanying entertainment.
A Tuesday display features Mutt and Jeff with Harry Carey in The Fox. The Woman God appears as a Wednesday feature where Leena Owens confronts a fleeing killer, with Betty Sets the Pace as part of the comedy lineup.
A regional figure rising from the plains gains prominence in Wall Street circles as media coverage highlights his ascent. Fox News provides ongoing commentary and analysis of his influence on finance and business discourse.
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