Chatenae's Fare Sparks Fire Equipment Debate in Cheyenne
Fire Chief Bates reports Laramie has two new American LaFrance apparatus worth 15000 dollars, a pumping engine and a combination truck, both motor driven. He notes Cheyenne lags with limited motorized gear and fears a future fire could strain the department, despite capable firefighters. Ed ward Storey joins Bates on the inspection trip.
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Jack A. Bristol
Laramie
Cheyenne
Georgeates
Edward Storey
Bates
American LaFrance Company
Union Pacific
Inter-Ocean
Ceyenne
Central Station
Clark Staton
Debber Fined in Federal Case for Bootlegging Coliseum
Ex proprietor of the Coliseum pool hall, Debber, was fined 1000 dollars in U S Court 5 C for bootlegging and running a house of ill fame. City revoked his license. police uncovered a back room gambling setup and whiskey inventory during the raid. License to operate will transfer to M Paul of Denver at the next council meeting.
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C. Debber
Coliseum
Debber
M. Paul
Denver
1120 Guests Attend Hillsdale Wedding
R R Champion of Hillsdale married Lilly May Spatz daughter of a local farmer in a reported Wyoming record wedding with 1120 guests served an eight course dinner. The ceremony spanned two days with events on both the bride and groom sides. Champion, born in 1890 in Kentucky, is a University of Kentucky alumnus with a master of arts degree and studied at Oxford. He has taught in Kentucky Oklahoma and Wyoming for thirteen years and belongs to the Elks. Mine Champion is described as a talented musician with a well trained voice.
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Wyoming
R. R. Champion
Hillsdale
Lilly May Spatz
Mr. Champion
Kentucky
Old University of Kentucky
University of Oxford
England
Oklahoma
The
Elks Lodge
Mine Champion
Cheyenne Man Enlists in Eighty Third Artillery
Verner Fransen of Cheyenne living on east Lincoln highway enlisted Saturday in the Eighty third artillery stationed at Fort Russell. He is a longtime Union Pacific employee and a well known young man, member of Wyoming Consistory No. 1 and affiliated with local lodges.
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Verner Fransen
East Lincoln Highway
Eighty-third Artillery
Fort Russell
Union Pacific Railroad
Wyoming Consistory No
Southern Pine Mills Pledge Night and Day Work to Boost Ship Timber
Southern lumber firms launch an intensified drive to raise ship timber output from 850000 to 2000000 feet weekly. Mills, some never cutting ship timbers, overhaul equipment and run shifts around the clock to meet government needs. The Southern Pine Association mobilizes supervisors and workers with public instruction and speakers to cut waste and speed production for the nation’s merchant fleet.
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Southern Pine Association
Sou Pine Association
Ress
Besthersky Seceoung
Ern
Ressee Meaure Association Sa “Lumbermen
Mondell Plans Ten Slice State Extension To Yellowstone
Emerson Hough writes in the Saturday Evening Post that Congressman Frank W. Mondell will introduce a bill in the current session to extend Yellowstone park about sixty miles southward. The proposal would cover Jackson Hole, the winter elk range, Jackon townships, and Jackson Lake, transferring roughly 50,000 square miles from Wyoming to the federal park, an area likened to South Carolina in size.
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Emerson Hough
Saturday Evening Post
Yellowstone
Frank W. Mondell
Wyoming
Congress
Yellowstone Park
National Park
Hough
Jackson Slote
State Game Department
Jiackgon Lake
Lake Yellowstone
Teton Range
Jackson
Moran
Gravant
Zenith
Brooks
Cheney
South Carolina
NEW RULINGS FOR DRAFTED MEN ENLISTING
Washington issued new rules allowing enlistment only if the recruit presents a statement from the local draft board chairman that he will not be needed to fill the district quota. The War Department aims to boost voluntary enlistments before December 15. Affects those far down the list. no voluntary enlistment after noon December 18.
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Washington
Army
Navy
National Army
War Department
Superintendent Gray's Son Dies in Yankton
Edward Dodge Gray died yesterday morning at Sacred Heart hospital in Yankton South Dakota at age 47. His father Superintendent W D B Gray of Cheyenne and his brother Lieut W S Gray of Fort Snelling were at his bedside. A telegram arrived for Mrs W D B Gray before noon. The father had traveled to Yankton after being summoned to his son's deathbed.
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Edward Dodge Gray
Sacred Heart Hospital
Yankton
S. D
W. D. B. Gray
Cheyenne
W. 8. Gray
Fort Snelling
W. D. DB. Gray
Superintendent Gray
Court Decision Lifts Burlington Stock to Par Value
A Oklahoma supreme court ruling raises Burlington oil stock from fifty cents to par value of one dollar with potential further gains. The Nowata well soon to drill. brokers expect all Oklahoma incorporated stock companies to be set at par or above. The move boosts legitimate firms while tightening the fate of wildcat operators.
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Supreme Court
Oklahoma
Burlington
Wyoming
Wilson-Fowler
Burlington Oil and Refinery Company
Oklahoma City
Nowata
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
School Boy II Injured in Burlington Turntable Incident
William Brown a Cheyenne high school pupil was injured Saturday when he fell under a Burlington turntable while playing with friends. He sustained a wrenched knee a severely sprained foot and both legs bruised. He was taken to Mrs. Amelia Berger 922 East Lincoln highway and a doctor attended him. He will miss several days of school.
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William Brown
Cheyenne
Burlington
Amelia Berger
East
Lincoln Highway
Doctor Phifer Sees Governor Over Selective Service
Dr. Fred W. Phifer of Wheatland, a lieutenant in the U S reserve corps, motored to the city yesterday to confer with Governor Houx on the selective service department duties.
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Phifer
Fred W. Phifer
Wheatland
United States Reserve Corps
Houx
Selective Service Department
Oklahoma AG to prosecute fake oil firms over development claims
Oklahoma Attorney General Douglas A. Preston announced vigorous action against oil companies advertising immediate development work but failing to commence it. He cited large fees due from foreign firms seeking to sell stock, Charter copies to be filed with the secretary of state, and orders to the state land board to halt land grants to noncompliant firms.
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Douglas A. Preston
Vigorou
Secretary of State
State Land Board
Supreme Court of
State of Oklahoma
Wyoming
Well Brings In Ford Tract Oil Well Near Thermopolis
Drillers in Thermopolis Wyoming report a new well on the Ford tract east of town struck black oil at about 1100 feet. The well lies roughly 1.5 miles from the Lee well and confirms oil in the intervening territory with an estimated capacity near 75 barrels daily.
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Thermopolis
Wyo
Ford Tract
Lee
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J. E. Rhodes
Campai
America
Mondell
Spain
Broadway
New York
Minna Valieri
Shubert Theater
Vark Theater
Tortola de Valencia
Nyet
Migs Vilieri
Gwefail
Supt. Gray's Son
Difs
Adairing
Preston
Cheyenne Light, Fuel & Power Company
Capitol Ave
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