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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1917
Page
16
Acting Governor Frank L. Houx designates Labor Day observance on Monday September 3 1917 in Wyoming. He urges the public to honor workers and the cordial relations between labor and employers, with the proclamation signed in Guernette August 20 1917 and sealed by the Great Seal.
The First State Bank of Cheyenne will open in the Bresnahan block with a parallel trust company named Haukers' and Stockmen's Trust, capitalized at 500000. A. A. Spaugh announces officers including W. A. Skinner and T. P. Pahey, with stock already sold to prominent ranchers. openings planned around September 1 for quarters and September 20 for business.
The Wyoming district exemption board adjourned its session in the state house supreme court chambers and will likely finish by the coming week. Decisions on local board appeals and industrial exemptions will be announced through county boards as they are issued. Officials expect final notification to those held for compulsory service by week’s end and hope to have Wyoming’s quota ready for mobilization by late September. Normal temp 64, mean 57, precip 11.55 inches to date.
Courac designed for men in military service advertised in 2002 Pioneer. Inquire at Phone 462R for enrollment details and scheduling.
Local Weather Report from the Weather Bureau Cheyenne Wyoming covers four hours ending 6:00 PM. Observations include temperature 78 degrees at 6 AM and 41 percent relative humidity with northwest winds.
Thieves took ten and a half gallons of whiskey and twelve quarts of gin from a car in the west end of the Union Pacific yards on Wednesday. No suspects identified and the missing liquor has not been recovered. Police suspect bootleggers stockpiling for dry times.
Governor Gunter urges Colorado parents to have their children finish schooling this year urging college attendance amid wartime fear that war conditions may cut enrollments. The proclamation calls for trained men and women to meet national needs.
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