Special Course in Food Conservation Opens Monday
Laramie will host a short course in food conservation starting Monday July 16 at the university under the direction of Miss Henrietta Kolehorn with Mrs. EK io Keneth assisting. Demonstrations will be led by trained women in home economics and food conservation, teaching Hoover pledge, methods, recipes, and scientific tips to aid households and patriotic effort. Daily programs will cover various phases of food conservation, highlighting economic and patriotic goals.
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Laramie
Misa Henrietta Kolehorn
Tete
Mra. EK
Io Keneht
Hoover
Laramie Te
Rawlins Rock to Supply Makers of Beet Sugar
A July 13 contract between UH Larsen of Rawlins and Great Western Sugar Co secures limestone quarrying near the Larsen quarry for beet sugar factories. About forty men will be employed, with at least ten rail cars of limestone weekly to Colorado points. A spur line to the quarry is planned, boosting shipments and local work. Rawlins stone is noted as among the best, previously used at Green River and the Encampment smelter area.
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Inch of Fonds Wttle
Mre. & K. Morton
Mesera
Clark
Webeter
Mize Saul
University of Wisconsin
Bat
Miss Saul
Mesdames McNamara
Amspoker
Douglas
Anthens
Rawlins
UH. Larsen
Great Western Sugar Company
Larsen
Loftus @ Young
Great Western
Eaton
Greeley
Colorado
U. P
Green River
Saratoga & Encampment
Cow
Stean
Albany County Receives Advanced Road Equipment
Albany County unveils a new multiuse loading outfit for the county roads truck in Laramie. The device loads gravel sand and similar material spills spreads and compacts with lever control. It can haul about forty tons of gravel daily and lay five to seven miles of road per hour. The county expects quick labor savings to offset the cost.
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Laramie
New Lumber Mill Added Industry Laramie
Laramie will gain a large lumber mill on the Laramie River opposite the Colorado Wyoming line. The Laramie Logging Company plans to move the Kam m mill here and begin operation soon, employing 20 to 30 workers initially and sawing about 25 000 to 30 000 tons daily. Logs will come from nearby forests and be shipped nationwide. Corporate officers are to be named after initial duties, with three incorporators identified: T. H. Simpson Clark Poulton and Will McMurray.
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Laramie
Ely
Laramie Loeeing Company
Colorado, Wyoming and Eastern
Kamm
Faoresta
Grumm
Corporation
T. H. Simpson
Clark Poulton
Will McMurray
Shipping Requisition Power Granted by Executive Order
President Wilson issued an executive order definitively granting the United States Shipping Emergency Corporation the power to requisition vessels needed by the government. The corporation may purchase ships whether completed, under construction, or contracted for, and may take over charters as well.
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Washington, D.C
United States Shipping Emergency Cororation
Wilson
Willow Creek Man Wounded In Accidental Gun Incident
James Moe Gibbon Jr. of Willow Creek Ranch was badly injured in the right leg when a pistol accidentally discharged. Everett Perry, a Mexican sheepherder, found and fired the weapon while moving a sheep camp. The bullet entered above the knee, narrowly avoiding bone and an artery. He received care from Dr. Price after being transported ten miles. The wound is not expected to be life threatening.
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Laramif
James Moe Gibbon, Jr
Willow Creek Ranch Company
Everett Perry
Willow Creek Company
Perry
Grover Postoffice Set for Higher Classification
Grover Colorado Reuters reports that four quarters of receipts and compensation at the Grover post office exceed government limits for a third class rating. The automatic change to a higher classification starts October 1 with postmasters receiving salary plus clerk hire, rent, light and fuel allowances. The gains reflect Grover’s status as eastern Weld County’s commercial center.
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Grover
Colo
Grovers
Weld County
Admiral Sims Defends Atlantic Fleet Against Submarine Attack
The energy and intelligence of Admiral Sims saved thousands of American soldiers on transports to France. He and his destroyers repelled the German assault in the Atlantic, the first effort to sink troop ships, and a later battle off the French coast again drove submarines away.
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Sims
Atlantic
France
Ile
Free-for-all at Red Buttes involving Mexican workers
Deputy Sheriff Trabing and Night Officer Henning rushed to Red Buttes after reports of a killing and injures in a five cornered fight. They found only bruises and cuts. Three Mexican attackers were jailed in Laramie with no charges yet filed. The melee involved pick handles and improvised weapons as rival groups clashed.
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Laramie
Trabing
Henning
Red Buttes
Edison may become the most important figure in the nation
New York July 13. William Maxwell general manager of the Edison company says Thomas A. Edison’s work may soon crown him the most important figure in the nation. Maxwell offered no further comment as interest in Edison’s contributions stirs government circles.
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New York
Thomas A. Edison
William Maxwell
The
Edison Company
Maxwell
Salt Creek Oil Camp Labor Booms On The Line
Casper July 13 A steady stream of trucks hauls freight to Salt Creek camps as development accelerates. Major outfits including General Petroleum California and Ohio Midwest push forward with a four inch pipe line and a gas plant near the home camp. With 60 to 70 men at the site, progress aims for early fall completion despite material shortages and rough terrain.
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Casper
Salt Creek
California
General Petroleum Company
Ohio
Midwest
Moreni tanker loses in four hour fight with U-boat
American tanker Moreni battled a German submarine off Spain for four hours on June 12. The ship shelled was hit, decks blown up, and gasoline ignited. Four crewmen died, including a gunfire victim and two others, plus a wireless operator. Captain Thompson returned with 43 crew members aboard the Moreni.
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Spain
Moreni
United States
Thomas Thompson
Baton Rouge
I.s
Leghorn
Denchell
Douglas Residents Form Oil Venture Near town
A Douglas company named One Hundred Oil Association plans to drill six miles south of Douglas on land along the Northwestern and Burlington railroads. Subscriptions are $100 with land holdings of 20 acres government land and 326 acres leased. A three member committee will run affairs with possible full directors later. Meetings and stock at the Douglas Brokerage in Hotel La Bonte. The Pathfinder Oil Company reported progress and optimism for a new well near the Big Muddy field.
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Douglas
One Hundred Oil Association
Northwestern
Burlington
Douglas Brokerage Company
la Bonte
Pathfinder Oil Company
R. D. Hawley
Chippewas Reject Monarchist Chiefs in Demands for Reform
In Bemidji Minnesota on July 13 the Minnesota council of Chippewas adopted resolutions calling for abolition of the federal Bureau of Indian Affairs and charging its officials with incompetence. The meeting supported woman suffrage for squaws and seating of the first woman delegate to tribal councils by a 2 to 1 vote, while chiefs were barred as modern Indians were deemed democrats. Captain John Smith, age 125, highlighted the gathering.
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Bemidji
Mion
Federal Bureau of Indian Affairs
Bureau
Minnesota Council of Chippewas
John Smith
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State of
Wyoming
Rawlins Rock
Albany County
Hontly Incorporated
Laramie Concern
Willow Creek
Grover Postoffice
Admiral Wisasims
Red Butte
Tdinson
U. Ss. Aid
America
Waterman
Yes
17Th St
Carey Ave
Cheyenne, Wyo
Mine Road
Standard Provitice Co
Brown
Denver
Colo, Branch
Ito
HUNOI
Chippewas
Studebaker, National Elgin and
DORT
Diltline
War Service
Court House
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