Greeley Woman Targeted in Email Like Blackmail Plot
Mrs. Julia OConnell of Greeley Colorado reports a local extortion attempt over her son Daniels military service. Police traced a typed letter demanding 300 dollars to secure his freedom and placed a dummy note with a turnout. Officers waited with revolvers but the blackmailer did not appear as federal authorities join the case.
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Creeley
Colo
Julia O'Connell
Argue
Daniel O'Connell
Sammy
O'Connell
Ben Florence
Fort Logan
Atlantic
Florence
Aconnell
Platte County Farm Bureau to Hold First Banquet
WHEATLAND Wye Mar 1 The annual dinner and election of officers for the Platte County Farm Bureau will be held Wednesday in the basement of the Congregational church. All interested in the organization are urged to attend membership open to women as well as men. Tickets on sale at business places and with community chairmen listed. Membership may be secured at the meeting. Farmers and wives urged to attend. food, speaking and entertainment provided.
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Wheatland
Wye
Platte County Farm Bureau
Congregational Church
Ueou
Ie Congregational
Charles Haut
Glenda
A. B. Fowler
Gernaey
John Clark
Dwyer
A. Morrison
IF. H. Trenhohn
G. W. Re- Kiew
Bordeaux
Thomas Evans
Slater
John Young
Chugwater
Chas. Youllough
Cottonwood
Faulkney
Dr Edwards Olive Tablets Offer Gentler Liver Relief
An old advertisement touts Dr Edwards Olive Tablets as a gentle substitute for calomel. It claims they clear the bowels and liver, purify the blood, and improve overall system health without the harsh aftereffects of strong laxatives.
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Edeo
Edwards
Park Miss Park directs sound era features in female leadership note
Pathé star Miss Park rises from actress to co director and director of several projects including The Grip at Feats and Hell Morgan's Girl. Dorothy Phillips stars in many Miss Park directed works as her career expands. Universal City hosts tourists as indoor studios close during the rainy season.
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Mantall
Pathé
Abe
Ans Features
Feats Feider
Hell Morgan
Miss Park
Universal City
Mecca
Rivalling Cities Pull Off Apparent Film Industry Stunt
On a morning near Ninetieth Street a fleet of cars lined both sides of the road in front of the Standard Theatre. Dozens of pedestrians gasped as well dressed extras arrived, supposedly for a moving picture shoot, signaling a staging rig to rival Los Angeles in showbiz spectacle.
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Glen MacWilliams
Douglas Fairbanks
Fair
Los Angeles
Montana
Miss Campire
Doug
New York City
Ninetieth Street
Standard Theatre
Big Muddy well near completion signals major oil potential
Northwest Oil's Big Muddy field well shows 600 feet of oil in the casing with heavy gas pressure as of this morning. Drilling aims to reach the pay sand within days. a Casper-Embar contract with J M Frost of Billings sets March 15 start to reach the third Wall Creek sand around 2,500 feet. Ohio Oil tests oil from Rock Creek field with similar gravity, while St Mary’s and other Wyoming fields see multiple developments underway by independent companies.
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Northwest Oil Company
Casper Press
Casper-Embar Company
J. M. Frost
Billings
Mont
Frost
Hidden Dome
Third Wall Creek
Ohio Oil Company
Rock Creek
Laramie
Wyo
Denver
Ohio Company
St. Mary's Home
Fort Steele
St. Mary's Field
H. O. American
Caribou
T. Dyer
General Petroleum Company of California
HH. O. Corporation
Oil deals and personnel shifts across Wyoming and Kansas
Lincoln-lnho Oil contracts for five wells on Fossil field in Wyoming. W. D. Outman sells Wyoming-Montana Oil Exchange to Mitchell Carter and EF. Bd. Carter. H. V. Wales to join Outman at new Kansas City exchange. Producers and Refiners reports strong gas flow at deep Sand Draw well. Western Exploration may oust president E. Tyler Smith with I. Jh. Brooks, ex governor of Wyoming.
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Ger
Linccoln-lnho Oil Company
Fossil
Wyo
W. D. Outman
Denver
Wyoming-Montana Oil Exchange
Casper
Mitchell Carter
EF. Bd. Carter
H. V. Wales
Casper Exchange
Kansas City
Producers and Refinersa Corporation
Western Exploration Company
E. Tyler Smith
I. Jh. Brooks
Wyoming
Conscientious objector allegedly tries dental escape from draft
In Sioux Falls South Dakota federal officers probe Harry Zetman of Wessington Springs for removing gold crowns and other dental work to avoid military service. Zetman, jailed seven months for failing to register, supposedly damaged his teeth to gain exemption. Gold sent to a Milwaukee firm was found by the sheriff. Also cited are road-surface percentages by state with Massachusetts leading at 47.6 percent.
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Sioux Falls
Harry Zetman
Wessington Springs
Zetcian
Draft Board
Zetman
Milwaukee
Alfalfa Used To Substitute Tobacco In East
In Fort Collins, farmers discuss feeding alfalfa to cattle and sheep to gain returns, with some refusing to sell hay. An East tobacco house agent toured Colorado seeking alfalfa supply data, signaling a growing shift to hay substitutes as tobacco prices rise.
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Fort Collins
Cole
Mar
Colorado
Local Tobacco Prices Hint at New Home Grown Alfalfa Use
The piece notes rising costs in tobacco and suggests growers may turn to home grown alfalfa. It hints that soldiers in the trenches will receive hay from Colorado rather than Kentucky tobacco farms, implying shifting supply sources and regional pricing pressures.
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Colorado
Kentucky
Snow Stalls Auto Travel Across Wyoming Counties
A March blizzard hit Fremont and Lincoln counties. Eight inches fell in the high areas, delaying auto travel for now and likely extending the travel pause for about a month. The storm stretched from South Pass to Kendall, with lighter snowfall to the south.
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Pinedale
Wyo
Fremont
Lincoln
South Pass
Kendall
Blondy woman tries to fire jail in Casper
A woman about 30 described as Blondy caused damage after being ejected from the Rhinoceros cafe in Casper. She set fire to four blankets in the city jail and faced a $20 fine in court, then bought four blankets for future visitors.
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Casper
Wyo
F& Woman
Swan Land and Cattle Company Buildings Burn in Wyoming
John Clay of Clay Robinson reported from Wheatland Wyoming that the Swan Land and Cattle Company office and bank house burned Saturday morning. The fire started in the attic story at dawn with unknown origin. All company records were destroyed except those in the safe, and there was fear that other company buildings might be destroyed.
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Wheatland
Wyo
Mar
John Clay
Clay-Robinson
Swan Land 4 Cattle Company
Apps
Junior Red Cross Organization Spreads Through Platte County Schools
In Platte County Wyoming the Junior Red Cross forms chapters in multiple schools under County Superintendent Winifred Danner. Halloe-Jonke leads with Miss May Whipple. dues are 25 cents per member. Funds come from public school entertainments. Dwyer and Dwyer Ruth Nelson arrange a collection box to support dues.
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Wheatland
Wyo
Red Cros
Winifred Danner
State Department of the Red Crogs
Halowe-Jonke
Chugwater
May Whipple
Moody School Brings Fall Event to The Fall Friday
The Moody school announces a fall gathering next Friday featuring junior red Cries chapters from surrounding schools. Included are Chuewater with Miss Genevieve Bailey, Deer Creek with Mise Carria A Dew las, and Mud Springs with Miss Miraio Martin.
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Isola Talley
Enowe- Jonko
Misa May Whipple
Whip-S School
Florence Whipple
Eighty Draft Men Fail to Appear at Wheatland Board
In Wheatland Wyoming on March 1 the Platte county selective service board found eighty registered men did not show for examination and deemed them as technical delinquents. The initial list was larger but late registrants and notice issues reduced the count. Many names belong to foreigners and transients including Mexicans here for the beet harvest, now possibly south of the Rio Grande.
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Wheatland
Wyo
Platte County
Jane
Rio Grande
Swedish-born man arrested for sedition in Kemmerer Wyoming
Frontier resident of Swedish nativity was arrested by Special Officer Walter Hawkins after complaints of seditious remarks. He was briefly jailed while intoxicated, but examination found no proof and he was released. A quantity of W W literature was found on his person.
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W. W. Held
Kemmerer
Wyo
Walter Hawkins
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