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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1920
Page
13
Belgium recovers from war and occupation with rapid trade and industry growth. Despite ruined cathedrals and public buildings, the country reboots cattle herds by importing blooded stock from England and aims to restore farm herds to former strength.
Kid Gleason announces the White Sox will use his big four in turn: Williams Chotle Faber and Wilkinson with Dick Kerr excluded. Ed Miller joins Gonnie Mack, hailing from Atlantic City, after Reading Internationals days and independent ball this spring.
Veteran outfielder Joe Jackson of the White Sox country club is reported to be among the leading hitters in the American League. The article notes his aging but steady batting form and includes a photo showing how he grips the bat for power swings.
A Massachusetts lad who starred at Somerville High and Potts College moved from utility man to third base and shortstop during college. Braves scouts saw him last summer and he began to hit stride this season on the southern four for third base, forcing Boeckel to an outstanding game.
Australia’s R. R. Burguez sprinted 100 yards in 9.9 seconds at a Queensland track championship. The tall sprinter outpaced New South Wales champion W. W. Hunt by two yards with a rapid start and strong stride.
Peter Trigoulidas, a native Spartan, won the Boston Marathon after eight years of effort and trials. Arthur Holt, the 1916 winner, finished 200 yards behind as Trigoulidas’ disciplined training culminating in a historic athletic triumph.
The report lists several NL morning games with club lineups and battery pairs. Notable entries include Philadelphia against Cincinnati with pitchers Mah and others, Brooklyn vs New York with Grimes and Miller, and St Louis facing Pittsburgh with Ponder and Meadows in the batteries.
Morning games feature batteries Mogridge Han nih Shaw Carlson Schacht Picinich and others. In Philadelphia batteries Warper Karr Schang Perry Perkins and Bagby ONeil Ayers Glazier Alton Ainsmith. St Louis and Chicago show varied action with Satheries Van Gilder Davis Buccs and Williams Lynn among noted lineups.
The Southern Wyoming Aircraft Corporation aircraft is set to arrive in Cheyenne today after changes at Denver. A second plane, the Lincoln Standard, is also en route from Salt Lake City for a non stop flight to Cheyenne and is expected to reach the city today.
Albany county sheriff Decrge Trabing will transport John Cordillo to the Rawlins state penitentiary to serve a fifteen to twenty year murder sentence for killing Frank Jennings near Laramie on September 7, 1919. County attorney George Patterson notified Trabing last year that the duty would devolve on him, giving ten days from sentence to comply. No departure date had been set and officials had heard nothing further yesterday.
Margaret MacDonald stars as The Biggest Cheat in the World in The Beauty Market as the last Amuse today. She delivers a strong portrayal of honesty against society’s wealth driven pretenses with a well cast supporting lineup.
Funeral services for Mrs Ellen V Goldacker were held Monday morning at the Dumm mortuary followed by a requiem high mass at St Marys cathedral. Rev James A Hartman officiated. The church was filled with friends who admired her endearing spirit. Interment was in the Olivet cemetery family plot.
Tuesday showers sweep the extreme southeast, followed by warm conditions Wednesday. Showers are possible Tuesday morning in the southeast, with warmer weather spreading to the west and north on Tuesday.
St Mark's parish forms a social club with weekly meetings starting next week. The first evening will feature dancing and cards. tickets are available from J H Stevens Jack Kenkel Clifford Hiner and Dr W K Mylar with Captain Edwards handling Fort Russell sales. The group will meet on the second Tuesday monthly. Rexall One Cent Sale Plains Pharmacy June 3 4 and 5 watch for ad June 1.
The peace treaty grants Great Britain a mandate over Palestine and pledges to make the Holy Land the homeland of the Jews. Two prominent American Zionists, Judge Louis D. Brandeis and Judge Julian W. Mack, are highlighted as leaders in the movement.
Former business manager of the Yanks, Harry Sparrow, died of heart failure in an apparent sudden illness. Sparrow was a noted booster of the game and respected figure in baseball circles.
Citizens of Cheyenne are invited to hear Dr Divine speak on welfare issues at the First Baptist Church from June 2 to June 6. The event aims to inform residents about local welfare programs and community needs.
In a Goldwyn release at the Atlas Moore plays a man who is caught in a compromising moment in The Gay Lord Quex. He devises a plan to shield the woman from scandal and earns reconciliation with his former foe, paving his path to happiness. Also shown are Sauce and Senoritas with Montgomery and Rock.
Londonderry Nova Scotia suffered extensive loss when a forest fire yesterday damaged 48 buildings including four churches a glebe house a rectory a school and an auditorium. About forty of 250 families were left homeless and losses were estimated at 450000 while New Waterford was saved by volunteers as flames encircled the town within half a mile.
The Cheyenne Baptists announce a community welfare program led by Dr. Divine. Addresses will be given at the First Baptist Church from June 2 to June 6, inviting public attendance and engagement.
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