State Fair of Wyoming Grows with Centennial Vision
Douglas Wyoming June 28 Fourteen year old state fair history notes growth since the first annual fair laid groundwork for educational progress industrial development and opportunity. By 1915 the grounds saw new agricultural hall extensions and a grandstand with bleachers a paved road and tree lined grounds showcasing livestock crops and minerals. The progression links Wyoming’s rising industries to a permanent fair as a symbol of state development and community pride.
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University of Utah cafeteria to offer vegetables cheap
Five acres near the campus were planted by women students under Dean Lucy Van Cott as part of a community war garden project. The goal is to provide affordable produce for fall semester meals with low cost to the student body.
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Wyoming Towns Chronicle Briefs Highlight Local Developments
Slator reports a Wheatland elevator project for 10 000 bushels with feed mill gear. Sunrise notes Greek immigrant Angley sent to Camp Sherman for draft violations. Manville grants 30 year electric franchise to J M Plaming for a new power plant. Wheatland farmers complain about crop damage from grazing livestock. Jackson votes to tax 6.7 mills for a South Park school. Lander to get two new ministers with resignations and calls accepted. Dubois assays potash purity at 2 percent. Riverton notes four story hotel and large grain elevator projects. Cody reports park entrance road to be built this summer. Sheridan dry farming experiments yield strong results. Big Horn erects new silos for silage experiments. Green River anticipates U P property improvements and new buildings.
For Sale Trade Offer and Lost Watch Notice
For sale or trade for stock a thirty ramely pull tractor and thr sth re maritime price 100.00. Hi Williams memorandum Wye. Lost twenty three jewel Hampden watch on Capitol Ave between Eleventh and Twenty Fifth Street. Return to 16 West 25th and a reward. 30
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Prisoner Snakes Charmer Delights Camp Kearny Crowd
Camp Kearny San Diego June 25 Soldiers laugh and cheer as Corporal Reed, dubbed the snake charmer, captures rattlesnakes near Casama Lake during a drill. He pockets one snake and wraps another around his arm before releasing them to the crowd.
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Government rush on Alaskan railroad project
Four hundred men are at work sealing the twelve mile gap between Seward and Anchorage as the United States government advances the Alaska railroad. Alaska engineering commissioner William C. Edes, visiting from the north, says the Anchorage Seward segment may be finished this year while the northern stretch to Fairbanks could not be completed in 192? with current conditions and power constraints.
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Lumber Cut Totals Reveal 2017 Output Below Prior Year
Washington reports 15.82 billion feet of lumber produced nationwide in 2017. State leaders were Washington with 4.57 bln, Louisiana 4.22 bln, Oregon 2.59 bln, with mill counts down from years prior and a shift toward government and war emergency needs affecting distribution.
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Homesteads for Arwiy Lane Plan
A June 28 Associated Press summary reports Secretary Franklin K. Lane proposing homesteads of public lands, including Hawaii, to reclaim and settle land after the war. He envisions opening vast Pacific commerce and routes, with a national park framework guiding expansion and a future merchant fleet. The plan emphasizes available lands and strategic Pacific access.
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Fragmented 1920 Census Discussion in Postwar Context
A garbled passage reflects 1920 census debates on counting population and gathering vital statistics. It mentions the presidency and vice presidency, Congress, and the broader role of the census beyond tallying people, including production data and societal measurements.
Nevada Woman Knits Record Socks Amid Harsh Conditions
In Nevada at Hnitps, Mrs. Margaret Mievw has knit thirteen pairs of socks in one day and set a longer goal of 25 pairs in May. Despite deteriorating eyesight, she continues a daily routine of knitting, caring for her home, and aiding travelers in the desert.
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Women supervise hotel asyl for marine families at Quantico
Two women are entrusted to plan and supervise the binding of a hotel house for the entertainment of wives mothers and friends of marines at Quantico Virginia. The project awaits the return of architect Miss Katherine Budd and construction supervisor Miss Gertrude Mayo before the contract is awarded.
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Women Bank Clerks Prove Competence in Wartime Britain
London reports a trend of women entering bank clerical work during wartime. Bank officials feared customer trust would suffer if women handled financial matters, yet observers cite three years of wartime service as evidence that women can manage secretarial and financial tasks as well as men. The piece notes mixed expectations among bankers and suggests a shift in employment norms.
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Field Glasses Withheld Prom Troops Vnu Camp Kearney
San Cal June 24. No more federal troops will be issued for abroad quarters until their arrival at sea port. This is announced here in a transcript of a War Department order.
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