Wyoming officials to attend War Industries Board meeting
Maurice Grosson and Charles Morgan will join a Washington conference of the War Industries Board November 11 to 12 with two representatives from each state. They aim to clarify building restrictions and set clear expectations for war program projects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maurice Grosson
Wyoming State Council of Defense
Charles Morgan
War Industries Board
Washington, D. C
Groshon
Mr. Morgan
Washington
Death of Frank Crosby in Basin after pneumonia attack
Frank Crosby, a colored resident of Basin, died last Friday evening from pneumonia. He leaves a widow and one child. The funeral was Sunday, with interment in Mount View cemetery. Born November 17, 1871 in Ripley Ohio, he was 47. Reared in Indianapolis, he married Henrietta Shull in Pierre South Dakota on July 3 1916, and moved to Basin in April 1917.
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Frank Crosby
Mount View
Basin
Ripley
Ohio
Indianapolis
Ind
Henrietta Shul
Pierre
S. D
Basi0
Fragmented OCR Brief Sits at Bus Hall State Allon Store
Partial text shows a bus hall state subject with a sale or store item referenced. Readers see unclear wording about a location and action, with missing names and dates due to damaged OCR.
Fragmentary OCR item about a legal or civic notice
Readable segments describe a public action or meeting content with references to original rules and possible applications. The text remains unclear on dates, people, or places, but suggests an administrative or regulatory matter under review.
Fixtures for sale at Council Café and kitchen equipment
Auction style notice offering fixtures from Council Café for 150 dollars including counters tables chairs ranges and cash register. First come wins. Also reports a large photo received by A Lissa from his son Gus at Camp Taylor showing Gus and Bill Fedde looking heavier since Basin departure.
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Council Cafe
A. Lissa
Gus
Camp Taylor
Bill Fedde
Basin
Wickwire Thanks Voters for County Support
B F Wickwire thanks voters for their support in Tuesday's election and pledges to merit the confidence reposed in him as sheriff. He expresses appreciation for the vote and acknowledges the electorate's choice.
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B. F. Wickwire
Sheri
New Infantry Officers Training School Planned at Camp Fremont
The War Department announced a new infantry officers training school at Camp Fremont California near Palo Alto starting December 1 1918. It will admit up to twenty thousand officer candidates with a two month course and welcomes draft registrants aged eighteen to forty six except Class 1A pre September 12 1918 and those in deferred Industry or essential occupations who meet education physical and personality standards. Wyoming is allotted thirty spots with applications to the University of Wyoming Commanding Officer Lar am ie Wyoming. The War Department urges filling the school to capacity to meet officer needs for Wyoming men.
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War Department
Camp Fremont
California
Palo Alto
Hope for Private Development Amidst Conservation Policy Debate
The writer argues that restricting private development of oil and water resources on vast western public lands would strip tax revenue, cripple school funds reclamation and road projects, and block western growth. They warn such policy could be driven by eastern political log rolling and socialism, but express hope it will be defeated.
Wyoming Future Sees Oil and Coal Boom for State
Wyoming touts oil and coal as vital resources and envisions growth as demand rises with new technologies. The article urges national policy supporting private oil development and notes Basin Harness Shop offers shoe repair with midweek returns. Pastor R. M. Jones of the Method church fell ill with heart and kidney troubles but showed improvement.
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Basin Harness
Greybull Shoe Works
R. M. Jones
The
Method Church
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Liberty
Tate Ane
Mercer
Big Horn County
Wyoming
Mazie V. Rhodes
Jim Grimes
Simmons
Allon
Sitra Lia
Las
Marke
Wickwire
BAS
NEW Training School
Chase & Sanborn’s
Martin’s Cash Grocery
Craig-Curtis CO
and Greybull
First National Bank
of Basin
Member
Federal Reserve System
Arthur K. Lee
S. Skovgard
Ed Carothers
J. C. Stewart
W.C. May
James A. Lee
F. C. Emerson John McFayden Herbert
John Luman
John Seaman
Kris
the Basin Lumber& Supply Co
Hardware Builders Supplies
Basin, Wyoming
H. W. Horn
Mgr
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