Local draft men briefings planned by Council of Defense
The State Council of Defense will hold local meetings for drafted men before departure to training camps. Sessions will feature a military officer, a Red Cross representative, and a physician or medical corps member to explain army service, hygiene, insurance, and wills. Men will be urged to subscribe to government insurance and arrange a will or power of attorney.
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Rtate Couscil
Defense
Loew Legal
County Council
Home Service Sections
American Red Cross
National Army
Utah Oil Company Pays Big Fine Here
Notices warn oil firms operating in the state to observe corporation laws or face prosecution of officers and representatives. One Utah company paid 200 dollars into the secretary of state's banda fund to acknowledge the laws. A clause in the law states that any company.
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Utah
Utah Oil Company
Banda of
Notice of Carpenters Local 469 Special Meeting
A special meeting of Carpenters Local No. 469 is announced for Monday evening at 7 20 at D C W hall. All members are requested to be present for matters of importance. Oscar Moody secretary.
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Carpenters Injon No
D. C
Royal Flyers And High Flyers Cited By Food Committee
London April 1 20 The food control committee at Lincoln charges that the Royal Flying corps officers are both high flyers and high livers. A raid during a dinner dance halted the meal and found officers coating meals with wartime rations while dining on Mayon hal salmon roast turkey boiled chicken York ham roast beef pressed beef salads fruit salads jables and six other items.
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United Pros
London
Food Control Committee
Lincoln
York
London Prom Am Raid Smoke Screen Idea
A Daily Dispatch spoof suggests the government install snake producing apparatus in London chimneys to blanket the capital with smoke before a potential air raid. The proposal, attributed to a "genius with nothing to do," claims the cost would be nominal and cites 2,000,000 chimneys as coverage.
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United Press
London
Daily Dispatch
German Artist Arrested For Joke On Pood Crisis
London April 29 The artist who designed the Prusalan fifty prennig notes was arrested after investigators found inscribed above three turnips This is how we Hive and under a ham Tender longing wreet hope The authorities deemed the joke unhumorous and acted.
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United Press
London
Pepper Smuggling Fine Set at Hull Court
United Press reports from London that April 29 a Hull carpenter was fined 2500 for smuggling 70 pounds of pepper hidden in a ship’s cargo. The pepper was claimed for fish preservation, but the judge noted its high German demand for war uses.
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United Press
London
Johe Ohwam
Hull
Olsen
Tomar Sles
Johan Ingemaron Drew & ‘O-dellar
Les
Jan
War footwear rule expands to all soldiers
A government order bans polished shoes in the army during the war. Going forward soldiers must wear unpolished footwear, with the order applying to guards and the household brigades as an example.
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London
A Pint Too Much in Wartime London
In London on April 20 a magistrate addresses the case of a man accused of drinking more than a pint, debating how much whiskey each man’s share is during wartime rationing. The exchange centers on ration limits and communal drinking during the period.
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London
Young Displays Davy Robertson in Giant Lineup
Two youthful players stand to shape the National League pennant race this season Charley Holllocher a top shortstop and Ross Young an outfielder vie for impact with their clubs New York April 29 United Press Young shows promise as a standout outfielder while Hollocher eyes the Cubs as a premier shortstop potential amid early spring play and high expectations
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Charley Hollacher
Ross Young
New York
Young
Giants
George Barnes
Mr. Young
Davey Robertson
Dave
Rots Young
East
Napoleon Lajoie
Hollocher
Pacific Coast
Walter McCredie
Cubs
Chicago
Debris from Shell Buries Sammy Who Dies, Game to End
A New York sergeant buried in shelling at Lunville is miraculously rescued after 24 hours of entombment. He was pulled from rubble, alive, and joked with rescuers before another shell strike halted further recovery efforts.
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Shell
Sammy
Lunmville
New York
Debrie
Bers
Wyoming Grants 6 More Oil Firm Charters Last Week
Six oil concerns and one petroleum related company filed articles of incorporation in Wyoming during the last week bringing the state total chartered since January 1 to 115. The six include Lost Creek Consolidated Oil and Gas of Rock Springs with 1 million dollars, Chappell Oil Company of Casper with 1 million, Texas & Gulf Coast Oil Field Company of Cheyenne with 100 thousand, Wamsutter Oil Company of Rawlins with 76 thousand, Quadrangle Oil Company of Missoula Montana with 600 thousand, Paragon Petroleum Company of Newcastle with 1 million, and Anti ce Publishing Company of Laramie with 10 thousand.
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Wyoming
Ainee
Lost Creek Consolidated of & Gas
Rock Springs
Wyo
Chappell of
Casper
Wryo
Texas & Gulf Coast Oil Field Company
Cheyenne
Wio
Wamsutter Oil Company
Rawlins
Quadrangle Oil Company
Missoula
Mont
Paragon Petroleum Company
Newcastle
Anti¢iie Publishing Company
Laramie
Allies Hold Teutons Till U S Enters Breach
Fragmentary wartime column argues Germany cannot crush the Allies now and expects peace moves. It notes Allied resilience, British and French resolve, and appeals for American manpower to swing the balance as the U S joins the war effort.
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U.S
Six Yankees Transferred To American Army From British Forces
London April 29. Only six Americans in British arms have been transferred to the U S Army despite thousands applying. A Texan reporter relayed cases showing British officials refuse transfers to protect allied forces and avoid discharging papers until enlistment in the U S forces is complete.
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Mellett
United Press
London
America
U. S. Army
Texas
Philippines
Canada
France
Mesopotamia
U. S
Suez
Europe
Asia
Africa
Havel
Tie
Woman's death in immoral house deemed double tragedy
Diamondville Wyoming April 20 letters found in the trunk of Isa bel Bassett reveal she was killed by Harry McClosky in an immoral establishment. The letters from her brother a prominent physician express affection and sorrow and show he did not know her mode of living before learning of her death.
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Diamondville
Wyo
Isabel Bassett
Harry McClosky
War’s duration rests on America and its allies
A wartime reflection notes that the conflict’s length depends on American resolve. Allies await aid and perseverance, counting on the United States to sustain support. The speaker emphasizes a weighty responsibility on America to lead and sustain efforts.
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America
New Federal Grain System Changes Wheat Marketing in War Time
Missouri farmer Col Jenkins loads wheat for sale as the Food Administration Grain Corporation shores up national marketing. The piece explains new grading rules, price formation from primary markets, freight deductions, and how a single government body aims to move all wheat from country elevators to buyers, reducing speculation and stabilizing prices during wartime.
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Uncle Sam
Pood Administration Grain Corporation
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Col. Jenkins
Food Administration
Congress
Department of Agriculture
Sem
Food Administration Grain Corporation
United States
America
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France
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New York
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Moe
Grain Corporation
Representave
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New York City
Col
Jenking
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