Books Make for Happy Soldiers at War Library Conference
Mil to ld Feecuson state librarian told Northern California librarians that libraries support war effort by providing technical military reading and morale boosting recreational books. He cited Camp Premont and Camp Kearny and 39 other camps as examples and urged continued public service to civilians, farmers, and workers to sustain national morale.
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California
Milton J. Feecuson
Premont
Camp Kearney
United States
Drafted Men Will Make Best Husbands After War
Camp Lewis soldiers will return to civilian life as neat, tidy providers. They will have learned to keep rooms clean, handle clothes, and cook modest meals. Barracks discipline includes bed making, ordered clothing storage, and daily inspections to maintain sanitation and order.
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Camp Lewis
Tacoma
Wash
Man Kills Self After Fear Of Mob In Ft Collins
Ernest A. Hess, a German American baker at Star Bakery, shot himself in his home on Wedbeek Street after telling officers he feared a mob would punish him for pro German views. Hess had appeared deluded and claimed American citizenship while declaring patriotism and donations to Liberty loans.
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FT. Collins
Colo
Wedbeek Street
Ernest A. Hess
Star Bakery
Hess
Cooke
Baker
Sanders
A*mob
Head injury description from a gunshot report
A brief note describes a gunshot wound where the bullet entered the head and lodged on the opposite side of the skull. The text preserves clinical detail without graphic description.
Two Bridges Are Rebuilt on Wood River
MEMTEETSE April 15. J W Webster reports completion of a new bridge spanning Wood River at his ranch replacing last season's destroyed structure. The bridge is about two feet higher and more durable than the old one, with a $6000 property loss noted from floods. Don Adams reports second bridge decking finished and approaches near completion. Both bridges are 200 feet long, funded by private subscriptions, labor, and county aid, designed to withstand future high waters.
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Memteetse
Wyo
J. W. Webster
Wood River
Webster & Property Los
Don Adams
Sunshine
Injured When Car Hits Wagon Near Red Buttes
John Faber employed by Mrs. Izora Phillips McClure of Laramie sustained a severely injured right arm when his wagon was struck by an automobile on the road near Red Buttes. The car’s driver fled. Faber obtained the vehicle number and handed the case to the county attorney. He received medical treatment from Dr. Stevens and was later sent home.
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Laramie
Wyo
John Faber
Izora Phillips McClure
Red Buttes
Pober
Stevens
Honor Roll and Local Merchants List Mentioned Yet Truncated
A list of donors and merchants appears with names linked to a $1000 W.S.S. Club honor roll. In a separate item from Cokeville Wyoming a man named Will Thomas shot Andrew Mollin in the left chest near the heart, perforating the lungs, amid a backdrop of bad feeling.
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Kemmerer
Wyo
Cokeville
Will Thomas
Andrew Mollin
Man Arrested After Afternoon Shooting In Cokeville
Deputy Sheriff Smalley brought Thomas and the wounded man to Cokeville and Lincoln County Miners Hospital where the latter died. At a Cokeville preliminary hearing, Thomas claimed self defense after being threatened by Mollin and was released.
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Thomas
Kommerer
Smalley
Cokeville
Lincoln County Miners’ Hospital
Mollin
German section hand registers after threat to flee
In Kemmerer Wyoming April 15 Herman Foust a German section hand at Opal told a reporter If the United States wants me theyll have to come and get me Special Deputy Sheriff Ralph Gunter tracked him down and he registered without protest Afterward he disappeared The story notes a Rawlins man who threatened to shoot in similar circumstances and Gunter is described as a decisive authority in the area
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Kemmerer
Wyo
United States
Herman Foust
Opal
Ralph Gunter
Mr. Foust
Rawlins
Gunter
Local residents and moves noted in Rock Springs
Rock Springs reports a list of local movements Melvin of Kemmerer visits as a business guest Charles Dolgas enlists in the engineering corps at Fort Logan Joseph Hay suffers rheumatism A. H. Anderton resigns from Union Pacific Coal to join Mogeath Coal A E Bradbury from Evanston visits Paul Freeman deals with arm blood poisoning Mrs Mills to leave Sunday
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Rock Springs
Wyo
Melvin of Kemmerer
Charles Dolgas
Fort Logan
Colo
Joseph Hay
A. H. Anderton
Union Pacific Coal Company
Mogeath Coal Company
A. E. Bradbury
Evanston
Paul Freeman
F. M. Mills
Notable Visit Highlights in Los Angeles Local Events
Dr Grace Raymond Hebard of the University of Wyoming spoke at the high school auditorium on Tuesday night urging food conservation and sugar wheat use reductions while linking Liberty Loan bonds to trench support. Misa Fannie Anderson hosted friends with music games and dances followed by refreshments.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Grace Raymond Hebard
University of Wyoming
Liberty
Banda
Thore
Misa Fannie Anderson
Marcus Ontsen
E. £. Colvin
A. Hememil
Union Pacific
Superior
W. D. Brennan
Union Pacific Com Company
George W. Pryde
Frank L. Neanly
UC. P,. Qoal Company
Supt. N. A. Williame
Union Pacific Railroad Company
Green River
K. EB. Cutllingham
Union Pacific Railway Company
Rawlins
Outsider questions chicken business profits
An outsider deflects questions about making money from the chicken business. He clarifies he is not in the business but supplies lime, cages nets and wire. The Louisville Courier Journal quotes the exchange.
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Louisville Courles Journal
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American Library Association
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Fort Collins
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H. N. Boyd
W. Plummer
Ron & Clothing Co
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W. Biner
Beard
The
Ingersoll Stores Co
H. M. Hitcshew
John Morton
Douglas
W Eckardt
George BK. Abbott
Charles Becker
Sol Neuman
Robert E. Myers
John B. Kendrick
W. B. Danton
Ritie
Rock Springs News
Florine Soapino Telephone
Ypres OR
Armentieres
Bulgaria
Romania
Italy
Liberia
Germany
Cheyenne
Itary
Stephen Decatur
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