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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1918
Page
3
Local events include Yc Club and church gatherings honoring visiting educators. Mrs Fee and Supt Ira B Fee hosted a Saturday dinner, with notable attendees from the state university and regional districts. Lectures, recitals, and P T A meetings are planned, with the College Club hosting senior girls for a commencement week tea.
A ripple of visitors spends a Cheyenne weekend at the J. M. Carey home before heading to Careyhor. Rex from Casper arrives on business, and Miss Mise Warle Jordan of Maryland plans a May 22 Chicago trip with six classmates. Denver visits and summer plans in Cheyenne involve Miss Julia Cohen, Mrs. Johnson’s daughters, and several friends.
Chapter C FP BO Mre Sam Thompson hosted a gathering at her apartment with Mire A W Meliitty Mise Stanley and Mort Fussell’s party guests. Chapter B Laratile Dan bean invited Chapter C for Saturday work and a luncheon at Mre Fee’s home followed by a v i o meeting and social activities.
Mrs. W. Anter and Mrs. Fr. X. Matson will entertain the Presbyterian Aid Society in the church parlor on Friday afternoon.
Aline Mareden bets she can attract a suitor and swiftly secures an admirer beside her husband Phil, who has granted her three months of freedom. The Atlas screens Journey's End with Ethel Clayton, John Bowers, Muriel Otriche and a strong cast in a witty, engaging era film package.
The Red Cross benefit program at the Academy of the Holy Child Jesus on Thursday May 16 offers an Academy Orchestra reading, The Service Flag The Highland Wing The Rainbow Kimonas a two act comedy In two acts The Soldier Boy Twined Troubles a comedietta Chorus and High School Pupils Selected American Air Orchestra.
Bethlehem Pa May 11 A unique league has begun the Bethlehem Steel corporation baseball season. The twenty week campaign features teams from Riverport Por River Maine Harlan Wilmington Debin Bethlehem and Sparrows Point. Major and minor leaguers have signed to play in overalls and uniforms, with money reportedly offered from 200 to 800 per game.
The article notes Fore River 42, Harlan 22, Steelton 20 each for Pelit and Bethlehem, Leban 14, suggesting Bethlehem’s management relies on quality over quantity. It discusses potential signings like Hansaesher York Giants and NEAT rumors, with negotiations not yet concluded.
The Cheyenne land district learns that the U S Land Department has issued the broadest interpretation of the war time leave rule for homesteaders. Farm work now includes any farm related tasks such as cooking and herding as well as building and maintenance. HOMESTEADERS may stay away from their claims indefinitely to help in farm labor if arrangements for cultivation are made and proper notices and affidavits are filed.
In France an institute trains dogs to lead blinded soldiers at May 1. kennels once owned by police and hunting dogs supply hundreds of poodles now guiding war veterans. The two stage program teaches obedience and obstacle navigation before pairing with a sightless hero under careful observation.
Washington and New York shoppers watched as the first air mail service was set to start with Army aviators carrying only first class mail. One flight each way daily would operate initially, marking a pilot expansion of mail transport between the two cities.
United Press reports Liberty bond holders cashing coupons during the day. Second issue bonds allow coupon redemption at banks and many agencies, with investors seeking interest payments across communities.
A report notes funds of 60 and 100 dollars prepared for delivery to the Ojtttenn Nation Bank. The message references Liberty bonderf and outlines the amount readiness for disbursement. Other details are unclear due to damaged text.
Denver May 1 The death of Mayor Speer ends a two week pneumonia illness. Services are planned for Saturday with the body resting in city hall. W F R Mills will succeed to the mayor’s post as provided by the Speer charter. Speer had been improving briefly before heart failure ended his fight.
Thermopolis Wyoming May 15 The city council advances a plan to pave about ten blocks in the business district. City Engineer W S Wright works on costs and methods testing native asphalt as suitable material. Proposed routes include Broadway from the railroad to Sixth Street and adjacent blocks. Estimated cost runs about 105000 dollars.
Dr. A W French state veterinarian left for Washington D C to confer with Dr J R Mohler chief of the bureau of animal industry about federal cooperation in inspecting Wyoming purebred herds for tuberculosis. The plan aims to have herds recognized as free accredited after three years.
Four territorials intercept a German plane near Fiennes as it lands at dusk. The pilot leaves the cockpit and surrenders while the observer maps. The group secures the German aircraft with rifle and hunting weapons, while the crew remains uninjured.
Repairs completed at Morrie Harness Shop located at 1206 Seventh Street arising from Bon Ton Livery. Questionable wording remains but item notes harness repair activity and origin of work.
Professor H. Clark, a member of the national advisory council of the four minute men, is released by the University of Chicago to speak on the war. He is hailed as a plainspoken yet powerful orator whose message stirs audiences in California and beyond and urges united loyalty and wartime support. His two sons are in France as he stresses the fight for freedom and safety at home.
The speaker at the Red Crota meeting in the high school auditorium Friday at eight will urge faster production use of bridge bulletin yards and land engine factories to increase tonnage output of ships of the era.
London May 15 This report describes a new class of fabricated vessels where components are made inland and assembled elsewhere. The ships are larger than standard vessels and notably lack curved frames, illustrating a major shift in Britain’s shipbuilding methods amid industrial expansion.
A notice announces a Wednesday May 14 meeting at the courthouse for the 100 Percent American Low Tes Ty group. All members are requested to attend. secretary issues the call.
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