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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1920
Page
3
Readable fragments describe a public sale action with local officials and a referenced date, though many details are unreadable. The piece suggests a municipal notice about an upcoming event handled by authorities, with partial naming of involved parties.
Miss Mabel Knight was guest of honor at a miscellaneous shower hosted by Miss Margaret Doane on Central avenue. Cards and supper followed by a tiny brown building reveal from Farmers State Bank carried wishes and gifts for the new home. Knight’s engagement to Henry S. McGraw of Henna Montana was announced last week.
English artist O H Hoppe tours the United States to find women surpassing five famed English beauties. He names Lady Lavery, the Duchess of Sutherland, Lady Curzon, Mrs Diana Duff-Cooper, and Viscountess Massereene as benchmarks and asks Americans to prove him wrong. A photo trio highlights Mrs John Barrymore, Mrs Marshall Field III, and Mrs Morgan Belmont as notable beauties.
John Mckenzie longtime Union Pacific stationary engineer in Laramie Wyoming died at his home on Monday after years with the railroad. He came to Wyoming in 1868 with his father after crossing the plains and lived in Laramie since, leaving a widow.
The Army authorizes schools of agriculture and animal husbandry in larger camps to train new recruits in farming basics. Cities will host recruitment drives while rural areas see reduced campaigns. The move aims to reverse rural population drift and reconnect city youth with agriculture.
Mrs Ella L. Smith widow of Charles Smith died Sunday morning at her home in this city. She is survived by three daughters Mrs Worden Cross Mrs Thomas McKeon and Mrs Fred Calder of this city and by two sons Lawrence 11 and Claude 9. Services Tuesday at 2 pm Curly Bricker Brothers chapel Rev Charles A Bennett officiating interment in Lakeview cemetery family plot.
Low den Mills, son of Mr and Mrs Paul Mills of 810 Wasnt Tenth street, died Sunday afternoon at the family home. Funeral services will be held at 11 o clock Tuesday morning at the Barry Bricker brothers chapel with Rev J B Stubblefield officiating.
In Laramie Wyoming on August 23 the first products from the new Midwest refinery arrived. Twelve cars of gasoline for general use were sent out in the initial shipment after the refinery opened on August 5.
A Chicago and Northwestern passenger train struck cattle between Riverton and St Stephens. Seven cattle died, the engine left the track, tender overturned, and baggage and mail cars derailed. No human fatalities. the fireman suffered two broken ribs. Superintendent Holmes traveled from Casper with the wrecker.
Four year old Genera Baby David Genera died at his home 115 East Twelfth Street. Funeral services were held at Early Bricker Brothers chapel with Captain Harris of the Salvation Army in charge.
Carl Christensen a 38 year old lineman from Denver was killed by high tension current while altering a transmission line ten miles south of Torrington Wyoming. He was atop a thirty foot pole when a momentary energization burned his foot and hand. He died several hours later and the coroner took charge awaiting relatives. He was unmarried.
Funeral services for James H. Millerman who died Saturday morning will be held at the Early church. Family survivors include a widow and several children, with burial following in Elmwood Cemetery.
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