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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1919
Page
5
Wyoming Labor Director ED P Taylor explains the boys working reserve aims to boost farm labor during and after World War I. He notes enrollment goals, wage guidelines, schooling emphasis, and local enlistment efforts with national approval from Secretary William B Wilson.
The Knights of Columbus council inaugurated a social service school in Georgetown Heights Washington to train women for reconstruction abroad. Thirty seven women attend with six headed to Poland. others to France and Poland. Courses run six weeks then three months, with housing duties taught as part of training. The program welcomes eligible non Catholics and aims to mobilize domestic and international aid after war.
Sufferers from kidney trouble report relief after using Velo Kidney Pills. The letter from W. Kitt of Bes 2, Shortem, Alabama claims the medicine cured kidney trouble, with pains and aches diminishing after taking the pills.
State leader secures special Olympics coverage via Knights of Columbus arranger. Articles from Paris and other locations will focus on athletic events featuring Porthinga men. Charles J. Meegan writes, the former Sporting Waiter for the Morning Telegraph, detailing athletes competing with counterparts from allied nations.
An oblique athletic item notes champions developing amid two million soldiers overseas and signals possible shifts in leadership or status as developments unfold. The brief hints at geopolitical influence on sport and morale during wartime.
Graves, chief forester of the United States, notes in American Forestry magazine that French forests must be rebuilt after wartime destruction. He warns reconstruction will take decades and affect local industries, employment, and regional economies while urging support from the United States and cooperation with French officials.
In Denver January 20 a record opening is anticipated for the annual convention of the American National Livestock Association held with the city’s stock show. Key topics include packing regulation, rail car government control, public lands, price regulation on hides wool, and a TB program for cattle and hogs with Secretary of Agriculture Houston and ex Governor Stuart of Virginia among speakers.
Scores of progressive Missouri farmers with families gather in Columbia for Farmers Week at the State College of Agriculture. Fifteen state farm groups plan meetings focused on postwar topics and reconstruction. Notable external speaker Jane Addams of Chicago is among those slated to speak.
Thomas N. Hert of Boston, oldest living art mayor, marked his 90th birthday in good health. A five time mayoral candidate, he also served as postmaster under Harrison and long was a leading New England merchant before retiring from business.
Telecommunication rules set charges for messenger and station to station calls. Minimum sight rate is 25c with 15c threshold for messenger calls. Night rates apply after midnight for calls with station to station charges below minimum night rate.
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