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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1920
Page
5
Incomplete OCR fragment mentions a man born in the United States and a baseball teacher father with scattered references to Washington and sand play. The readable text lacks clear events, dates, or full names to form a coherent news item.
A Cheyenne society page recounts the Shrine club mask hall at the Masonic Temple hosting 300 guests with costumes and unmasking at 11 pm, followed by a grand supper and dancing. The Gheyenne high school cadets held their third military ball in the gym with a grand march and pink white decor, crowning one of the year's largest school dances.
Printed chiffon remains popular for afternoon frocks and separates. A beige chiffon dress drapes over navy blue taffeta with a two toned ribbon girdle. The design features a rounded neckline with bead trim, and a unique sunshade parasol with four ribs for summer wear.
A social by the young peoples' societies of the Presbyterian Baptist Methodist and Congregational churches is postponed to Friday evening next week at 8 at the Congregational church parlors. Moving pictures will be shown as part of the entertainment. Mr and Mrs William C. G. Kinkead return from a brief visit in Denver. Mrs Boice reports encouraging messages to her sister and hopes for rapid convalescence. Vevey Hon Patrick Sullivan with wife and daughter accompanies?
Miss Margaret Patton, Irma Patton, and Amanda Melquist left Friday for Denver to attend grand opera and visit for a few days. They passed through Cheyenne en route to Gasper after a week in Denver. Mr. and Mrs. L. R. Jessen announce the birth of a daughter, Margaret Elizabeth, born April 30 at St. John's Hospital. Mrs. William H. Gill and daughter Madge Gill left yesterday for a brief Denver visit.
About sixty ladies attended a tea afternoon hosted by St Mark's guild officers at the Parish house. Performances included vocal numbers by Mrs Collins with Mrs Patterson and Mrs Richart, a Red Cross nurse talk by Miss Tonlin with photos, and tea service at 5 pm.
The Thirteenth Chair screen version by Leonce Perret for Pathe opens at the Atlas Theatre. The murder mystery centers on Stephen Lee and a suspect Helen ONeill as a clairvoyant seance leads to another murder, with the climax tied to identifying the killer in the thirteenth chair.
John D. O'Carrell age 30 and Miss Bess A. Johnston 22, both of Cheyenne, married in Fort Collins at 41 o'clock Wednesday night by Judge Jay H. Bouton at his county court residence. The couple had returned from the ceremony.
Miss Peggy Shianor, a young show star, solves party dress cost with a pink and white checked gingham evening gown trimmed with a spray of roseballs. The inexpensive frock costs about fifteen dollars for material and can later become a kitchen apron.
The Weather Bureau recounts kite experiments with self recording meteographs used for aviation. Four kites broke away with miles of wire, flew about 18 miles, then tangled in a tree. The cloth was stolen in fragments from cabins after one wreck. Wire injured a boy and trapped a mule, three men freeing it. Two kites landed in a pine tree. a meteograph was recovered intact while rain wrecked the remaining kites.
Sir Robert Kindersley president of Hudson Bay Company arrived from England to mark the 250th anniversary of the Canadian fur trading firm. The event celebrates the founding of the historic company and its long export heritage.
BEAMA notes in a British electrical journal that Norway ranks as the richest European nation in water power and that water resources are its key asset. The article highlights Norway’s abundance of hydroelectric potential and its prominence among European powers in this area.
The correspondent notes Norway has long invested in water power and to this day relies heavily on it. The nation faced coal shortages during wartime, enabling it to endure hardships and save substantial costs.
April 30 report from San Francisco notes Dr. Albert Abrams demonstrating an electrical device claimed to induce intoxication like alcohol. He argues energy units and vibrations of substances cause varied effects, with the subject's feet on zinc and a head electrode as the current activates.
After April 29 1929 I will not be responsible for any debts contracted by my wife. This notice is dated April 29 1929 with extensions through May 4.
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