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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1921
Page
15
City records note a new DH mail airplane arrived at the local aviation field. Pilot Smith conducted an initial Sunday test flight to assess its performance. The aircraft features a wider wing spread than the existing mail planes in service.
Under the Cheyenne Chapter of the American Association of Engineers a general meeting of engineers is set for Wednesday at 7 30 PM in Carnegie Library Hall. The discussion will cover a proposed Wyoming licensing bill for engineers and surveyors and a repeal of the current statute. The committee requests full representation.
We extend sincere thanks to friends acting individually and organizations for their aid during the bereavement of F A Wedge. Signed by Mrs IF, A Wedge, Mrs A C Sandberg and family. L-18 J A Kirkpatrick Real Estate and Insurance 1821 Carey Ave. Sedan taxi service info follows.
Final plans for a simple inaugural ceremony on the east portico of the Capitol were approved after a conference between President-elect W. G. Harding and Elliott Woods. A small platform will be erected on the steps for the inaugural address, creating a modest, solemn scene for the event.
The alleged check writers George Walsh and Leroy Levine will not be tried in Green River. Prosecutor Roche Mentzer of Laramie County declined to pursue an information here. The pair are charged with using a protectograph to raise checks and several such altered checks circulated locally. Only one check for 62 dollars is known to have been passed in Green River.
A Wyoming report proposes a Fremont Division to become a second class county with a nearly nine million dollar assessed valuation, including Green River watershed and part of Lincoln, expanding west of Wind River mountains. Committee members from Natrona, Carbon, Converse, Big Horn, Lincoln, Laramie and Albany attended, with a favorable report expected to advance in the House today.
The legislature advances multiple county creation measures with pilots in eastern Fremont and Carey in western Converse. Enabling acts require a special election and majority local votes for final ratification. The joint budget committee is formed with Senator A. D. Kelley as chair and Fern Patterson as secretary. initial progress is slow. Senator Arthur K. Lee chairs the joint ways committee as suggestions on bridges highways and education follow the budget session.
Wyoming considers boxing legalization and a possible state or federal bonus. Cheyenne American Legion hosts a meeting at the Chamber of Commerce building this evening inviting all war veterans. Annual election of Cheyenne post officers will follow the discussion.
An actor rushing to Cheyenne telephoned Plains hotel for two clean collars and to reserve a room. Amid lodging congestion from the legislative session, a bellhop was dispatched to fetch the shirts, but room availability remained uncertain.
Mrs. Maurice Collins impressed Cheyenne listeners with a Monday concert at the Masonic Temple presented by Chapter C. P. B. O. Highlights included Hooley Piper The Winds in the South Today and Joy of Spring. Duet with Mrs. L. C. Hinkle Oh That We Two Were Maying and Madame Butterfly in costume drew praise. Horace Wells of Denver sang tenor solos.
Reported murders include the couple J B Willard found dead near town on Saturday night. Police filed no formal charges against suspects. Separate items note a robbery and killings in Toledo and a boarding house shooting in Denver with the assailant at large.
Longtime ranchers Thomas A Bowerman 56 and Ben T McCoy were found dead by suicide on their properties. Bowerman reportedly worried over money matters and had commented that McCoy had chosen the easiest way out of his troubles.
Lee was arrested about 9 AM with pockets full of perfumes and cosmetics. His room was searched by 11 AM revealing more perfume and fancy photographs. He pleaded guilty before Justice Edwards, and by 1 PM began a ninety day sentence in the county jail.
Cure claimed using Parmint with hot water and sugar, four times daily. Advertised as constitutional treatment for catarrh and ear inflammation, promising relief from head noises and improved hearing.
The George Witzmaurice production Idols of Clay stars Mae Murray and David Powell at the Princess for today and tomorrow. Dorothy Cummings and George Fawcett are highlighted in a tale of a London sculptor in the South Seas and a pearl smuggler’s daughter.
A scene unfolds with high tension and fleeting romance enhancing the mood. The characters navigate danger and desire amid charged surroundings, shaping a compact tale of risk, passion, and cinematic ambience.
The article notes the enduring popularity of Robin Hood written by Reginald de Koyen and Harry B. Smith, now staged by manager Ralph Dunbar at the Princess starting Thursday January 20, highlighting its lasting appeal amid fleeting showbiz trends.
Todd books the production for a return engagement after enthusiastic praise last season. The piece appeals to many who missed the first city performance. A sensational line notes an old Turkestan saying about a wife being purchasable for a box of matches.
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