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Newspaper
Casper Daily Tribune
Location
Casper, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Oct 06, 1922
Page
4
The Mammoth Oil Company struck an enormous gusher at Teapot Heath in section 2 88 78, flowing an estimated 28 400 barrels per day from a 1214 inch casing. Oil flooded the valley floor forming a vast lake as crews raced to build earthen dams and manage a dangerous, shifting flow.
Forty former soldiers sailors and marines met at the courthouse to launch a Casper post of the Veterans of Foreign Wars and plan installation of a local chapter. A next meeting set for Friday October 13 to sign the charter and formalize the post.
Mille, Missouri residents Mr and Mrs James Peterson mourn the death of their month old daughter Tittle Jucite Peterson who passed away this afternoon after a brief illness. The infant's body rests at the Shaffer Gay chapel pending funeral arrangements.
George Beban writes to the Chicago Tribune denying claims that he called 40 percent of motion picture actresses beautiful but dumb. He explains only about 20 percent of today’s stars meet stage experience requirements for mixed screen and stage work, and he cites examples of readers of the dramatic stage succeeding or failing on camera. Miss Viola Dana reacts in Los Angeles by calling Beban a big piece of cheese.
Casper fans relied on The Daily Tribune for world series news with an electric score board and postgame updates. Three editions delivered local and world news plus complete baseball coverage, including play by play, box scores, and receipts, while other papers lagged.
James Blix, a sewer worker on West Yellowstone Avenue, was buried under dirt when a trench collapsed yesterday afternoon. A nearby derrick assisted in freeing him, averting a fatal outcome.
The report notes Elix suffered no injuries beyond severe bruises to the left hip thigh and right shoulder. He was not in shock for several hours afterward and remained stable during observation.
Torrington Oct 6 Special to The Tribune The State Federation of Women's Clubs closes its annual sessions amid good weather and hospitality. The convention features Dr Grace Raymond Hebard of Laramie discussing federation legislation and child labor laws receive the most attention. Past presidents Mrs B B Brooks and Mrs R A Morton attended, with Casper teacher Mrs Cora M Wis her and Thermopolis writer Mrs Marie Montalto Savarescu delivering programs.
London reports the Mudania conference remains deadlocked and cannot resume until British and French governments confer with Lord Curzon. British say Turks demand more than offered, while rejecting note conditions. Paris notes confusion over Near East developments as Greek troop movements raise tensions.
CHEYENNE Wyoming October 6 Governor Carey will appoint Judge ER N Matson of Cheyenne as a trustee of the University of Wyoming to succeed the late Charles Bench of Kemmerer.
LA dispatch reports a prominent Arizona business man is expected to be arrested as the strangler of Guy N. Dernier, a Phoenix and Los Angeles clubman found dead in an irrigation ditch near Phoenix. Deputies Bell and Hellin gather evidence after interviewing nine local women, with suspects narrowed to three. Dernier allegedly kept a diary naming 22 wealthy women.
Lieutenants MacReady and Kelly of the U S Army in an all metal monoplane T 2 flew a record endurance mission from Rockwell field San Diego lasting 29 hours 4 minutes before signaling they would land as fuel ran out. They shattered existing U S and world marks in prolonged aloft time.
News of the Mammoth Oil Company 20 000 barrel gusher reaching Teapot on Thursday afternoon sparks a rush to buy lots. The Teapot Development Company reports rising demand and imminent price premium from October 15 as geologists predict oil potential. KE FP Oman visits en route to northern Wyoming.
Cody Wyoming rancher Eck Baker spends the week in Casper while W Gamplin of Therenne arrives in Can or seaterday as a business visitor.
The Standard company of Inilinna Casper plants calls a mass meeting at the courthouse Thursday evening Op. 12. Dr. B K Loy presides. Four speakers from company and employees will discuss. Prizes for a working man outing total $17.50 in gold. Two minute talks may follow for nominations to the joint general committees.
Washington Oct 6 Transportation or sale of alcoholic liquors on American ships anywhere and on foreign vessels within three miles of the coast is barred under prohibition laws, in an opinion by Attorney General Daugherty.
Billings Montana Oct 6. The Billings school board refused to ban dancing in the high school gym and other buildings under proper supervision after a petition with signatures argued dancing leads to moral downfall. The board said school facilities should meet natural desires in sane settings rather than push youths to questionable surroundings.
A dispatch reports Kemalists threatening to seize Thrace and Constantinople with a deadline set by Allied authorities. The note mentions a demanded occupation time slipping from 2 40 to 1 40 o'clock, as M A Wagner arrived from another location yesterday.
Polo Grounds New York Oct 6 Waite Hoyt the Yankee ace will start today as Manager Mike Huggins reshuffles the staff to try for a first Series win against the Giants who hold a 1 0 lead. Giants skipper John McGraw paces the dugout reviewing his pitching options but reveals no starter.
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