Basin Celebrates Registration Day With Parade and Praise
Basins celebration marks Registration Day with a parade from Live Wire club to Rex theatre led by the band and officials. Judge Edmond Nichols delivers the address as R B West of the Chamber of Commerce planned the holiday. Community groups join the Red Cross and Liberty Loan activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. B. West
Chamber of Commerce
Basin
Judge Nichols
Billings
Live Wire Club
Basin State Bank Corner
Fourth
Third
Rex Theatre
Home Guards
Woman’s Club
Red Cross
E. J. Sullivan
R. M. Jones
America
Invictus
T. E. Keefer
C. H. Keefer
the Red Cross
M. H. Smith
Liberty Bonds
Edmond Nichols
Old Camp Ground Lanes
R. M. Jones Lucile Coons
J. F. Leighty
Winifred Patten
Star Spangled Banner
Thirteen Eighth Grade Graduates In County
Thirteen graduates will receive diplomas after county eighth grade exams held across district schools. Nine others passed most subjects and may retake in August. Standouts include Dulcie Holladay and Mable Gibbs with top averages. Beaver and Germania schools lead in graduates and averages.
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Douglas Gerber
Rowland Allen
Rollin Stearns
Germania
Oscar Preator
Dulcie Holladay
Burlington
Lyman Paddock
Himes
Moselle Austin
Louise Austin
Mable Gibbs
Edith Bower
Beaver Creek
Catherine Arnett
Shell
Florence Martin
Edna Martin
Hyattville
Lower Beaver School
Lower Germania
Oil News of Week from Grasscreek District
Oil activity dominates Grasscreek with Tee Keefer visiting sister as he recovers. Drilling expands with Ohio Oil Co and Midwest Refining maintaining rigs while Mexican Wyoming Oil builds two new standard rigs. A new school is approved and a two room facility planned for fall. Baseball dream teams form among local camps as pipe lines advance and new power houses rise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. E. Keefer
Grasscreek
E. J. Sullivan
Thomas Lamb
Casper
The
Lamb Drilling Co
J. F. Swank
Lee Crall
Jon
Bonanza
Grass Creek
Midwest Refining Co
Ohio Oil Co
Wm. Cheley and Associates
Grass Creek Petroleum
Mexican Wyoming Oil Co
Illinois
Buffalo Basin
Gerhart and
Maret
Big Horn Theatre
Thermopolis
Chatham
Greybull
Norbeck
Nicholson
Liberty Oil & Gas
American Oil Co
Oplane
Anaconda
Himes
Ed McMahon
Manistou
Junior Home Guard Notes Plan and Enlistments
The Junior Home Guard reports a good season start despite rain and planting delays. Enlistees include Edward Lewis Billy Burroughs Roberta Tomer Desdemona Slater Ted Wetherill Burl Jones. A gold filled medal prize is offered by Wyoming Gas Co for the top officer. Meeting at the gym Thursday covers planting cultivation irrigation pests and summer plans. Leader Wilson F Moor announces office hours 7:40 to 9 a m at the schoolhouse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Lewis
Billy Burroughs
Roberta Tomer
Desdemona Slater
Ted Wetherill
Burl Jones
Wyoming Gas Co
Tedman
Mr. Moor
Wilson F. Moor
Liberty Bond Appeal Encourages Local Buy This Week
Local banks invite residents to purchase Liberty Bonds to support Uncle Sam. Banks offer information and handle applications to lend aid through the federal bond drive.
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Uncle Sam
Many Young Mien Register Here
Basin clerks reported strong turnout as 121 young men registered under military rules. Registration ran 7 to 9 pm, with initials listed to protect full names. Some registrants are already in service or mailed cards as absentees.
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Army
Navy
National Guard
Jnter
Crowder
Department of Justice
Wilson
Washington
Census Bureau
General Crowder
Basin
P. P. Anderson
Chas. Green
B. E Denny
J. P. Spaulding
W. E. Welsh
L. M. Boles
K. J. O'Malley
G. K. Hartman
H. H. Runnells
G E. McKee
J. R. Wilson
J. W. Lunsford
L. A. Gregory
G. B. Jenkinson
J. T. Craig
J. D. Lewis
H. 8. Kelley
Chas. Waybee
Chester Powell
J. D. English
J. E. Moore
C. F. Erhard
G. Sprague
KB. A. Letskus
J. D. Bailey
M. H. Kaehn
W. C. May
C, Be, Tost
A. X. Johnson
List of names appears in municipal roster
A long string of personal names is presented in a likely roster or membership list. Names include R. W. Puryear C. E. Johnson W. W. James Virdie Simmons J. E. Larsen R. A. Nelson Walter Neal E. C. Ludwick Ralph Erhard Frank Kerns Neal Tuttle J. E. Thatcher L. C. Cheatham R. L. Brown C. E. Dobbs H. A. Carpenter J. H. Denny W. W. Barnes Louis Biggini H. A. Drumm Hardy Harris E. L. Barrett C. R. Geddis C. B. Henderson Alfred Hickman G. A. Swanson L. D. Baird W. A. Lease C. A. Minus Marvin Harrell J. L. Sharp O. L. Wilkerson D. F. Mitchell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. W. Puryear
C. E. Johnson
W. W. James
Virdie Simmons
J. E. Larsen
R. A. Nelson
Walter Neal
E. C. Ludwick
Ralph Erhard
Frank Kerns
Neal Tuttle
J. E. Thatcher
L. C. Cheatham
R. L. Brown
C. E. Dobbs
H. A. Carpenter
J. H. Denny
W. W. Barnes
Louis Biggini
H. A. Drumm
Hardy
Harris
E. L. Barrett
C. R. Geddis
C. B. Henderson
Alfred Hickman
G. A. Swanson
L. D. Baird
W. A. Lease
C. A. Minus
Marvin Harrell
J. L. Sharp
O. L. Wilkerson
D. F. Mitchell
Uptown Office May Be Installed In Basin
A Basin Chamber of Commerce committee pressed Adams Express Co to establish an uptown office or free delivery. C M Day, Western Division superintendent, plans to visit Basin soon and promising action. The chamber believes service will improve once conditions are shown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce
Adams Express Co
Denny
C. M. Day
Express Company
Army YMCA speaker to visit library tonight
J. P. Bailey will address a library audience about YMCA army work and its challenges. Bailey, with Mexican border experience, is described as an effective speaker. Herman Werkelow visited Basin with a wheat load and commented on dying fruit trees. Mrs. Blaine Kinder left for northern county on Wednesday.
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J. P. Bailey
Army Y. M. C. A
Bailey
Herman Werkelow
Germania Beach
Blaine Kinder
Germans Repulsed On All Lines In War Updates
German air raid over eastern England costs heavy losses for both sides. Ten of eighteen attacking aircraft returned as two shot down near the coast killing 12 and wounding 36. Eight enemy planes were forced down or driven out of control by British naval airmen. Across the front, British and French forces report artillery duels and several captures, with 162 prisoners taken near Arras. E. J. Sullivan made a brief trip to Germany Thursday morning for business.
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Germany
England
Belgium
North Sea
Entente
Made
Steenstraete
Hetsas
Wytschaete
Ypres
Scarpe River
Accident Near Basin In Volunteer Car Overturns
The Grant Six owned by Harry Johnson overturns west of Basin while returning from a trip with Campbell Bros. troupe guests. Johnson suffers facial cuts and sprains. others escape serious injury. Passengers include Clark Goodley Love Lee Willie Brown and Ernest Clermont.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grant
Harry Johnson
Leavitt
Basin
Harry
Campbell Bros
Mr. Johnson
Clark Goodley
Love Lee
Willie Brown
Ernest Clermont
Also Mentioned on This Page
E Nichols
W. EE. Taylo
Basin Oil Brokerage Co
Midwest Refining
Midwest Oil
Common Saave
Merritt
Republic
Boston-Wyoming
Grass Creek Oil & Gas
Northwest
Wean Ee A
English
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