Cheyenne RMA holds complimentary smoker for retiring C J Griffin
Cheyenne branch of the R M A hosted a smoker at Carnegie Library for C J Griffin who has resigned after fifteen years as assistant chief clerk of the railway mail service. W C Mulford of Denver and D R Kinport presided as toastmaster. gifts included a 32nd degree Mason charm. Several speakers praised Griffin’s service while notes from the event highlighted mail service changes and the attendance of about thirty guests along with other clerks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles J. Griffin
Railway Mall
New York Life
Carnegie Library
Cheyenne
O. C. Stanfield
Fitzmorris
C. J. Griffin
Griffin
W. C. Mulford
Denver
D. R. Kinport
Mr. Kinport
Mr. Mulford
Erl Gorham
Robert O'Brien
Fred Miller
P. J Dutee
L. R. Tyson
Harry Hines
Gorham
O'Brien
Tyson
Miss Irene Smith and Miss Bessie Burke Entertain For Friends
Social notes describe Miss Irene Smith hosting Saturday afternoon for Miss Alice Barber and Miss Bessie Burke entertaining at a Kensington tea in Underwood Bridge Luncheon. Mrs Wallace Bond hosted a detectable luncheon with bridge. prizes went to Mrs T Paul Wilcox, Mrs H B Gates, Mrs J D Clark, and Miss Gertrude Dobbins. Invitations issued for a June 14 bridge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irene Smith
Miss Irene Smith
Percy Smith
Alice Barber
Bessie Burke
Miss Bessie Burke
Kensington
the Underwood
Wallace Bond
T. Paul Wilcox
H. B. Gates
J. D. Clark
Gertrude Dobbins
Bond
Wedding Invitation and School Prom Announcements
Cheyenne friends note invitations to the marriage of Hattie Ruth Pred to Morris Wolcewicz at 8 o clock in Blackstone Omaha. Mrs Pred, a Cheyenne businessman, is remembered fondly. Also announced Junior Prom and a piano recital by pupils of Miss Lea and Miss Blamey at Labor Hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheyenne
Boris Pred
Hattie Ruth
Morris
Alfred Wolcewicz
Blackstone
Omaha
Neb
Pred
Visitor to Kemmerer High School Teacher Arrives Saturday
Miss Helen Stuby, language teacher at Kemmerer High School, will arrive Saturday morning to visit her sister Mrs H A.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Stuby
Kemmerer High School
H. A
Local club entertainments and society events
Mount Mellick Club hosts Mrs Charlie Bailey for an afternoon gathering. Hospital Aid Society plans a regular meeting at the library Monday at 4 o clock. Tech Twentieth Century Club schedules a dance Monday June 4 at Knights of Columbus hall with Kopard’s orchestra. O T Club held a Parish house dance Friday with Kopard’s orchestra. many guests attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Mellick Club
Charlie Bailey
Hospital Aid Society
Twentieth Century Club
Tech
Knights of Columbus
Hall
O. T. Club
Kopard
St. Mark's Guild
David Nimmo
Nimmo
Albert Martlett
H. J. Woodman
A. P. Swainson
Burdick
Methodist Sunday School to Hear Hon W B Ross
Win One class at the Methodist church schedules a 9 45 a m session with Hon W B Ross addressing the audience on temperance. All interested invited to attend as Mr Ross speaks on temperance and the public is welcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. B. Ross
Methodist Sunday School
Ross
Mr. Mills
A. Mills
Denver
Methodist Church
Win Oa Clase
Waudolta
High Water Record Threatens North Platte Region
North Platte river may overflow its banks as warm weather persists over a week. Ten thousand second feet flow over Pathfinder dam near Casper with similar inflows from tributaries, risking bridges roads and crops in Nebraska lowlands. State Engineer James B True cites 35 percent more snow this winter and expects irrigation water will be plentiful, reducing disputes among water users.
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Platte River
Nebraska
Pathfinder
Casper
State
James B. True
True
Wyoming Sees No Opposition to Registration in War Efforts
Wyoming reports strong register turnout with no opposition to draft. J C Thompson Jr notes about half the counties need more supplies for non residents and Natrona County lists 500 absent men seeking registration. In Cheyenne 370 absentees have registered with about 200 more in two days, six weeks before June 5.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wyoming
Army
Navy
J. C. Thompson, Jr
Houx
Natrona County
Cheyenne
Ida Graham
Carranza Officer Executed for Selling Munitions
El Paso June 1. General Masterio Soto, a Carranza officer convicted of selling munitions to Villa’s forces, was executed by firing squad before an audience of about 2000 Mexicans in Juarez late Thursday.
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Carranza
Gen. Villa
el, Paso
Texas
Masterio Soto
Villa
Juarez
Hardware dealer arrested with rifles in embargo case
Houston reports Harris a Brownsville hardware dealer was arrested with ten rifles in guilt cases. He faces charges of attempting to violate the embargo on arms shipments into Mexico.
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Houston
Harris
Brownsville
Utg
Mexico
Youths Detained in Laredo for Aiding Escape from Registration
Two youths, both described as of compacriptible age, were detained in Laredo Texas on June 1 for reportedly attempting to leave the United States to avoid military registration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laredo
Tex
United States
Taxi Driver 19 Killed in Casper Crash
Jack Crilly taxi driver died when his Dodge overturned on East Second Street near Carpenters home at 5 am. Four men were aboard. Brian, Tom Juealey, and Frank Martin escaped with minor injuries while Mr. Moore broke a collar bone. Investigators say speed on a slippery hill caused loss of control. Crilly was thrown from the vehicle and killed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Casper
Fyne
Jack Crilly
Carpentr
East Second Street
Mr. Crilly
Capitol Hilt
Brian
Tom Juealey
Frank Martin
Moore
Crilly
Narrow auto escape on Poudre River near Fort Collins
June 1 report from Fort Collins describes two car parties nearly plunging from a river bluff on the Poudre Canyon road. Mrs. Ritchie slowed the vehicle at Pied Rock just inches from a forty foot drop, averting disaster as one car regained control and continued onward.
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Fort Collins
Thomas Whitman
Humi Ritchie
Ritchie
Piente Rock
Man Dies From Injury At Rock Springs
James W. Nicolson, aged local resident, died after a Tuesday accident at the blacksmith shop in Rock Springs. A crowbar struck him on the head and shoulder while he moved heavy machinery. he recovered briefly but relapsed into a fatal hemorrhage. He lived with his sister Mrs McKinney and leaves several sisters in nearby towns. Funeral plans were not yet set.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rock Springs
James W. Nicolson
Timhe
Mra
McKinney
Mra, Dukes of
Superior
LePayne
Opal
Andy Knudsen
Idaho Falla
Weather Outlook for Cheyenne and Region
Weather forecast reports generally fair and warmer conditions for Cheyenne and southeast Wyoming on Saturday. Tropical high pressure shifts bring cooler temperatures into Colorado while Wyoming experiences clear skies and record low Sheridan temperatures for June. Montana Idaho show warming trends. scattered showers from Texas to the middle Atlantic coast decline in intensity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheyenne
Wyoming
Colorado
Sheridan
Montana
Idaho
Texas
Middle Atlantic
Cheyenne Firms Win Big Water Plant Contract
Cheyenne Light Power will award a contract for installing machinery and electrical work on the Burneelec water plant. The council also considers abstracts and deeds for a Federal Land Company purchase, with work to start on drilling once the deal closes. The project aims for completion by late September.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berens
Jung
Cheyenne
Federal Land Company
Council
Spy execution report shocks Washington and Brussels
The report claims Katrina Couchel an American was executed as a spy in Germany. She allegedly contacted the Spanish consulate in Brussels and sent a message to the state department via London papers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iter
Washington
Igyetune 1
Katrina Couchel
Germany
Brussels
London
State Department
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Floyd
Ford
Studebaker
Miller
Ka'en Blimé
Hock Springs
Poe Crain
Harry FE. Crain
Colorado Agricultural College
Irace Logan
the Agricultural College
BE. A. Logan
W. M. Jeffers
Seeberger
North Platte
Schipfer
Sigourney
Iowa
Chyenne
Miss Eunice Anderson
Lenver
George Harnsverger
Harnsberger
J. F. Meyer
Augusta Bevanes
Bevvans
Tribune
State Council For Defense
Harry Stvens
Rawlins
Stevens
Remeyer
Jorgensen
W. Hall
W. A. Nettle
Mr. Nettle
Western National Life Insurance Company
A. A. Baerresen
John L. Jordan
Marie
Chugwater
Miss Jordan
Fort Russell Society
Edgar A. Meyer
Samuel A. Smoke
Susie Smoke
Boyd’s Cash Market and Grocery
Boyd
Swer
J. T. Boyd
Wollack
Lee
Blamey
Kent Barber
Laura Lee
Mia. Meyring
Mrs. Evans
Miss Lee
Misa Young
The
Baptist Church
E. 8. Johnston
B. J. Dobbin
Hazel Bell
Jibby
Law
Methodist Social Circle
W. C. Hopkins
Huiuiotu Sael
Man
Rine
Morning Glory
Wm. Myers Dry Goods Company
Athen’s
Athens
Athens Candy Company
Lincoln Highway
Weil
Eatia
Olsen
Evans Street
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