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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1918
Page
5
Wheatland high school basketball lost for the first time in three years on their home floor, dropping a two point decision to the Nougles 16 to 14. Whalen played in place of Johnson who was sidelined. Anderson and Dan refereed. a return game is slated for next week.
Lusk hosted a game that ended without Wheatland's win. Morris Schofield replaced Johnson at forward. Wheatland may enter two tournaments with a Denver trip likely. A planned home fundraiser game was canceled due to a crowded schedule, and Lara mie tournament inclusion remains uncertain.
In Douglas Wyoming on March 8 the county agent will establish his headquarters in part of the commissioners room on the main floor of the courthouse. The office will stock government bulletins and farm papers for farmers and ranchers, plus literature for women and youth programs.
Alberto Pani secretary of Industry and Commerce urges government led exploitation of coal fields at Colombia Nuevo Leon along the Rio Grande. He recommends a government built branch line to connect with the national railway system at Sanches or La Jarita to unlock deposits stalled by rail shortages.
Douglas Wyoming readers are told the United States Navy will display an exhibit at the Wyoming state fair with a recruiting officer to explain war material. Lieutenant Commander M C Gorgas notes Denver will supply materials and a recruiting party member will staff the booth. The fair commission also awarded contracts to the Laramie Republican company for the premium list and to the Douglis Enterprise company for additional work.
In Laramie Wyoming on March 8 the city council voted to have saloons close during troop train visits. City marshal instructed to request saloonkeepers to lock doors when trains are in the yards, a move described as patriotic by council members.
Major James H. Perkins reports to the War Council that the American Red Cross has organized a front line service delivering hot soup and coffee to U S soldiers under fire. The system uses a rolling canteen to feed troops during lulls in combat.
The rolling canteens send fifty or more large recpetacions with hot soup and coffee to French troops behind the lines daily in small hours. Free service aids the stationed and returning soldiers, valued by the French and now requested by the American army to coordinate with medical relief stations at the front. Eugene Idle, brother of Senator Hale of Maine, finishes six months of service with these rolling canteens at Verdun.
Judge C E Winter issued an injunction restraining Griffith Oil & Gas Co from honoring a development contract with Ivanhoe Oil & Gas on lands leased from M C Keith. The order blocks equipment purchases and labor contracts for drilling. Griffith sues for $4500 bonus paid to Ivanhoe, claiming misapplied funds. bond of $500 posted.
The Stock Growers National Bank offers a free pencil with each purchase of Thrift or War Savings Stamps for one week starting Wednesday morning March 6. The Leader office advertises old papers for sale at 5 cents per bundle of 100. Lusk field is proven by Buck Creek oil well.
Washington reports a seed shortage alongside labor scarcity threatens 1940s food production. Rep Jolweal of the Non Partisan League urges targeting essential industries and tapping manpower, warning many farmers lack seed money or credit while war drafts pull workers from farms.
A wartime notice explains how thrift stamps and a war savings stamp purchase varied items. It lists tents, belts, laces, tags, trench tools, gloves, socks, underwear, steel helmet, cartridges, belts, scabbards, masks, overcoats, coats, blankets, and rifles priced by stamp quantities. The tone mirrors a government retail guide for citizens.
The Big Indian Oil and Gas Company relocates its storage tanks to the Salt Creek field. Company officials say the move will consolidate operations and improve capacity while maintaining safety standards and regulatory compliance.
London reports personalities of aircraft and dogs at airfields. Flyers bond with their buses, naming planes with quirky terms like jig-swhale and polywog. Dogs sense returns, waiting at the field as masters fly.
Mail this slip to Foley & Co in Chicago to receive a trial package of Foley products including Honey and Tar Compound for coughs and colds, Foley Kidney Pills for pain, rhenumatium for backache, and Foley Cathartic Tablets for constipation and biliousness.
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