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Newspaper

Cheyenne State Leader

Location

Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America

Date

Aug 14, 1920

Page

6

Airplane first crosses central Wyoming to Lincoln county

Wyo august 13 a Lincoln Standard plane piloted by W B Thorn with Fred Hollingsworth passenger wrecked on landing near Lincoln while en route from Newcastle to Kemmerer. No injuries. First east to west cross of central Wyoming. detoured to avoid Wind River range and included stops at Riverton and Rock Springs due to urgent business.

Kemmerer Wyo Lincoln County Pioneer Lincoln Standard W. B. Thorn Fred Hollingsworth Petrogas Oil Corporation Newcastle Wyom Trea Wyoming Riverton Rock Springs Wind River Range Hollingsworth

Burns Band Organized and county fair plans announced

Burns Wyoming band members elected to leadership with H. Bastian Ridley Deering to recruit a band leader from Cheyenne OC Weiss elected president John W Bozorth vice president A L Kendig secretary treasurer A big dance set for August 14 at the Fair Grounds plus lighted streets and churches. Local social notes include visits and travels of residents and civic updates.

Burns Wyo D H. Bastian Ridley Deering Hillsdale Cheyenne Kk. OC Weiss John W. Bozorth A. L. Kendig Burns Band J. H. Gossage Kansas L. D. Christy Christian Church W. O. Miller Harley Hawk Iowa Cyrus Willoughby Joe Crowe Joseph Lauber Rock Island Ill Win Morris Dauber Rock Island Railway Company Portland Ore Carter Columbia Clyde L. Byers Yellowstone Park Pearl Steele Mystic H. C. Hixenbaugh Hd Berglund East H. Sibley Lincoln Neb Dorothy Sibley Royal Miss Marry Green H. L. Noyes Chas. Green Laramie County Burns Fire Department

All Mistake Finds Albert Not Buried

Albert L. McCullough arrives in Casper after believing he was legally dead in 1916. An undertaker denies burying a man of his name in 1916 or recent years. McCullough informed relatives in Fort Collins that he is alive and that records show no burial for him or anyone of his name.

Casper, Wy Albert L. McCullough Casper McCullough Fort Collins Colo

Daring Rescue Saves Two Boys From Drowning in Casper Pond

Ira Gartee leaped into a flooded pond at McKinley and Fifth streets to save Hubert Voss, 6, and Gerald Cotter, 9, after the boys fell from a raft during high water. Cotter followed his friend into the water but both were pulled to shore uninjured.

Casper Wyo Ira Gartee McKinley Fifth Streets Hubert Voss Gerald Cotter Gartee Cotter Voss

Tribune Marathon At Casper Draws Strong Regional Interest

Casper Wyoming awaits Labor Day as Wyoming and Montana athletes gear up for the Tribune marathon. Medals and cups will be displayed, with entrants from Midwest Refining and Standard teams among favorites. Notable runners include Patterson, Marl Dow ler, and Dusty Miller, who aims to boost the field with a strong mile-running pedigree.

Casper Wyo Wyoming Montana Tribune C. H. Reinerth Standard Midwest Refinery Patterson Marl Dowler Missouri Valley Conference Hal P. Riner Midwest Refining Company Eppeots Midwest Riney Dusty Miller Miller

Railroad Official At Casper Promoted To Assistant Superintendent

Casper Wyoming August 18 J H Aydelott who has served two years as superintendent of the Chicago Burlington and Quincy Railroad here has been promoted to assistant superintendent of transportation for the entire system with headquarters in Chicago No successor named Aydelott came to Casper as superintendent two years ago

Casper Wyo J. H. Aydelott Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company Chicago Aydelott

American mothers urged to dress daughters in proper attire

Mrs Ma Soo advises American mothers to clothe daughters in modest outfits with long skirts and corsets. She criticizes short skirts as immodest and compares American corsets unfavorably to traditional bound feet practices, claiming Chinese binding is worse. Her daughter Miss Elee follows the fashion.

Ma Soo Miss Elee

Possibilities of Lincoln oil areas covered by state

G B Morgan state geologist outlines prospects in the Dry Piney and Big Piney districts in Lincoln county. Reports describe drilling tests in multiple sections, potential Hilliard formation oil at 1000 feet, and the chance of light hydrocarbons and gasoline-rich oil in a high grade, 39.9 Baume oil.

Lincoln Lincoln County G. B. Morgan Montana Upper Colorado Kemmerer Opal Wyo Union Pacific Big Piney Oil Company Green River Petroleum Company Wyoming Associated Oil Company of California Big Piney Hilliard Pierre and Steele Lincoln-Idaho Oil and Development Company Baum Cretaceous Oil Company Sendon Piney Crescent N. of Sey- Ane

Three Injured When Casper Car Turtles

Casper Wyoming August 13 William Edwards 16 son of M W Edwards of the Wyoming Drilling Trust suffered a broken collar bone in a car accident. Two girls in the same car were less seriously hurt.

Casper, Wyo William Edwards M W. Edwards Wyoming Drilling Trust

Fresh Produce Prices In Local Market Ad

Crate peaches at 15 cents.Elberta peaches lb 15 cents. plums 2 lbs special. cabbage by the pound. beets by the bunce. carrots by the bunch. head lettuce leaf lettuce onions green three bunches. turnips two bunces. sweet potatoes per lb. cauliflower per lb. green peppers each. cucumbers large each. green beans three pounds. oranges per dozen priced 30 to 80 cents. lemons per dozen 40 cents. grape fruit each 10 to 15 cents. cantaloupes ripe. watermelons available.

Accident Report Details Cadillac Crash After Wikhorn Dance

A large Cadillac driven by a man named Edwards overturned three times around 2 am on a sharp turn. Babe Smiykel, a telephone operator, is in State hospital with back, leg, and wrist injuries. Muriel Rogers, a Bales girl, suffered minor bruises. others in the car escaped serious harm. Edwards said a truck drifted onto the road, forcing evasive action, but the car was traveling about twenty miles per hour.

Babe Smiykel Muriel Rogers Homer Howards William Edwards Wikhorn

Name changes for Casper building reflects Midwest Refining entry

CASPDR Wyoming Aug 13 The Wyoming National Bank building will be renamed the Midwest Refining Company Building as Midwest Refining occupies the fifth and sixth floors. All Midwest offices move from the Oil Exchange building to the new structure upon completion and a one year option on the fourth floor may be exercised for future expansion.

Caspdr Wyo Midwest Refining Company Wyoming National Bank Oil Exchange Soonas Midwest

Abandonment of Lance Creek Field Moves Forward

Casper report notes the abandonment of the Tuance Creek field with one remaining productive section 28-36-64 held by Midwest Refining. Midwest plans a final test well while Ohio Oil halts Faseline plant work, risking the field’s viability as trucks pull equipment from former producers and broader interest fades.

Caspdhr Wyo the Herald Tuance Creek Midwest Refining Company Midwest Midwest Company Ohio Oil Company

Brief News Notes From Albin District

Albin, Wyo. August 13 William Ashcraft returned Monday to his Pueblo Colorado home.

Albin Wyo Willam Ashcraft Pueblo Colorado

Local Social Roundup of Visits and Home News

District residents travel and family gatherings are noted. Dobbs and Judy families spend weekends with friends. Rabon and Green families visit Cheyenne. Green couple recently married in Denver. Larson formerly a La Grange teacher. Lizzie Cox recovering from facial blood poisoning. Paul Smith improves farm with a new six room house. Neth and Hendricka visit the Judy home in Des Moines Town.

Ashcraftling Frank Catherine Dobbs Voight Ralph Judy Familly Peterson Warrul Mary Ross and Son Des Moines Bull Canon George Rabon

Wor Vacations and Summer Trips

Strange food and hurried eating during travel plus hot weather upset digestion in summer. Salts and castor oil may not suit everyone. Foley Cathartic Tablets are promoted as wholesome and cleansing, easing headache, biliousness, bloating, sour stomach, and helping a torpid liver.

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