Dr Divine to Direct Baptist Extension Campaign in City
At a church meeting the First Baptist decided to undertake a $40,000 improvement fund. Rev Frank H Divine, D B, will supervise a multi‑week campaign arriving soon and staying through June 6 to raise pledges. The plan adds a new Sunday school unit with gym, social rooms, a dining hall, and expanded social and women’s facilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virst
Prank H. Divine
D. B
American Baptist Home Mission Society
Dr. Divine
Gheyenne
First Baptist Church
Divine
Ile
Odell Murder Trial Highlights Unwritten Law Plea Rejected
Odell was found guilty of first degree murder and sentenced to electrocution at Sing Sing after an April trial in which his unwritten law defense failed. Jurors heard the struggle and the killing as the couple admitted disposing of a victim under a culvert and fleeing town. Mrs Odell faces trial before the same judge, drawing criminology interest over motives and alleged love turned to hate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pearl
Odell
Hobert P. Thompson
Supreme Court
Sing Sing
Mer
Thes
Rochester Police Department
Knelphe
Mystery surrounds Odell killing as Pearl Odell faces witness stand
The case centers on Pearl Odell and her husband Jim Odell as speculation swirls about who delivered the fatal blow in Sing Sing inmate Odell’s death row status. Authorities, including Kneip’s death, may confront new versions at trial, with Mrs Odell insisting she will stand by Jim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Odell
Jimmy
Sing Sing
Kneip
Pearl
Gus Holm's Yellowstone Highway Inspection Trip
Gus Holm of Cody, secretary of the Yellowstone Highway Association, arrived in Cheyenne after a four day mapping trip. He reports snow melt opened the route, with paint crews to follow south from the Colorado line to mark road signs, continuing to Cheyenne and northward. He notes Cheyenne to Gasper good, Gasper to Waltman good, Waltman to Shoshoni poor but passable, Coppee Mountains passable via Bird's Eye, Big Torn basin clear, Waltman to Lost Cabins out of commission, Buffalo Creek road status unavailable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gus Holm
Cody
Yellowstone Highway Association
Cheyenne
Tholm
Ed Wilson
Colorado State Line
Holm
Yellowstone Highway
Gasper
Waltman
Shoshoni
Coppee Mountains
Birds Eye
Big Torn Basin
Lost Cabins
Buffalo Creek
Presbyterians Decide To Stay With Movement
Philadelphia May 25 After an all day debate the general assembly of the Presbyterian church voted down withdrawing support for the Inter Church World Movement and referred the matter to the commission for a revised report. Substitutes and amendments were sent back and the commission headed by S Dr J W Baer of Pasadena Cal retired to reconsider the recommendation. This action marks a victory for supporters of the movement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
General Assembly of the
Presbyterian Church Today
Executive Commission
Inter-Church World Movement
J .W. Baer
Pasadena
Cal
Rock Springs Prepares Air Mail Field North Of Town
Rock Springs Wyoming May 25 work to transform a fir tract a mile north of town into an aviation field will begin this week. The project is funded by the Rock Springs Commercial Club and the field is expected to serve the air mail service when it extends westward next fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rock Springs
Wyo
Toesprings Commercial Club
Fie
Aeris Mail
Local Youth Charged With Theft of Phonograph Records
In Ulita county Wyoming on May 25, Charles Maviahiks, a youth from Knisht, is charged by B. J. Atkinson with stealing 30 talking machine records. Atkinson also accuses the youth of stealing canned fruit and canned music.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evanston
Wyo
Ulita County
Charles Maviahiks
Knisht
B. J. Atkinson
Atkinson
Marialaky
Brother of Police Chief in Pittsburg Dies in Wyoming Jail
In Worland Wyoming May 25, Frank Carrol brother of Pittsburg police commissioners died in custody after arrest for intoxication. Local physicians say acute alcoholic poisoning caused the death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Worland
Wyo
Arested
Frank Carrol
Police Commissions
Pittsburg
Mercury club improves Second Lake beach facilities
Members of the Mercury club repaired the Second Lake bath house and will start tonight on a concrete diving tower and runway. A taller tower and wider sidewalks will be built, several new springboards added, and Will scout carpentry work under William Wilsock supervision. The water is four feet deeper than last year and life guard considerations are being discussed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mercury Club
Second Lake
William Wilsock
Shoe industry hit hard by economic conditions
Haverhill Massachusetts May 25 the shoe industry here reduced to one third normal activity. Manufacturers cite unstable marketing conditions delay by buyers in placing orders stock liquidations by retailers and changing style demands. hundreds of workers idle and thousands part time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Haverhill
Mass
Requiem Mass for Aged Nun Held at Convent chapel
Funeral services for Sister Mary Winnifred, 74, were held at the chapel of the convent of the Holy Child Jesus at 9 this morning. Rev. James A. Hartman officiated a solemn high mass of requiem. Interment followed in the Sister's plot at Olivet cemetery. Born in Ireland in 1858, she lived in Cheyenne for 17 years and joined the Sisters of the Holy Child Jesus in 1884 at Sharon Hill, Pa. Her name before vows was Margaret Murray.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Winnifred
Maryland Republicans sidestep prohibition at state convention
In Baltimore the Republican state convention refused to take a party stand on prohibition and instead left the issue to individual candidates. Delegates ratified General Wood as the party's primary choice with 116 votes to Johnson's 413.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maryland
Baltimore
General Wood
Wood
Johnson
Mondell Calls for Faster House Pace to End Session
Representative Mondell Republican leader told the house he hopes Congress will adjourn by June 5. He announced a speed up plan to meet earlier than usual, aiming to shorten the current session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mondell
HOUSE
Washington
House Today
Congress
Cavalry Arrives in Westmeath as Sinn Fein Threat Looms
A cavalry detachment has reached Westmeath to guard farms amid ongoing cattle drives. Reports from seemingly reliable sources say Sinn Fein action is anticipated following the military movement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ireland
Dublin
Westmeath
Sinn
Senate approves General Appropriations Bill to conference
Washington May 25 The senate approved the annual appropriation measure carrying 415 919 000 and sent the bill to conference for further discussion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Washington
Irwin Wins Frontier Days Supply Contract
Q B Irwin awarded the contract to furnish stock for this year’s Frontier celebration at the Plains hotel meeting. He will supply 50 bucking horses 25 saddle horses 46 work horses 75 wild horses and provide twenty men for track work. Other bids came from John H Burnside Crockett Phillips Ed McCarty McCarty and Carpenter Myrtle Cox Sam Brownell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Q. B. Irwin
The
Frontier Committee
Plains Hotel
Irwin
Mr. Irwin
John H. Burnside
Garden City
Kas
Crockett & Phillips
South Dakota
Ed McCarty
Cheyenne
McCarty and Carpenter
Myrtle Cox Company
Sam Brownell
Iron Mountain
Funeral of Otto Braun Schweig This Afternoon
The Elks will conduct the funeral services for Adolph Braun schweig this afternoon at 3 o'clock at the Elks home. Interment will be at Lake View cemetery. Relatives from Golden, Colorado, will attend in Cheyenne. Pallbearers are Joe Cahill, Max Slelmsdorf, P. J. Gauff, James Sorenson, Michael Walsh and Samuel Idelman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Elks
Adolph Braunschweig
Elks Home
Lakeview Cemetery
Cheyenne
Golden
Colo
Joe Cahill
Max Slelmsdorf
P. J. Gauff
James Sorenson
Michael Walsh
Samuel Idelman
Montana to call Democratic convention to order
Washington May 25 J Bruce Kremer of Montana vice chairman of the national committee will call the Democratic National Convention to order when it meets in San Francisco June 28 Kremer was elected national committee announced tonight because Chairman Cummings acts as temporary chairman not because it was felt a western man should open the first convention west of the Rocky Mountains
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
J. Bruce Kremer
Montana
Sn Francisco
Kremer
Cummings
Fxtine
Rocky Mountains
Omaha Chamber of Commerce Trade Excursion Arrives
Omaha business delegation from the Chamber of Commerce arrives in Cheyenne this morning, parades through the business district, tours the city by auto, and returns to the train by 8 o'clock. The group is accompanied by Dan Desdune's jazz band and will continue to Denver tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omaha
Omaha Chamber of Commerce
Chamber of Commerce
G. Fr. Hoel
Dick Schroeder
Charlie Ipwin
Cheyenne
Sterling
Colo
Dan Desdune
Elks
Denver
Santa Fe Train Wreck Kills Engineer and Fireman
A Santa Fe passenger train No. 808 wrecked at La Joya 52 miles south of Santa Fe due to soft track from high water. The engineer and fireman were killed and about 30 passengers injured. Cars lay on their sides in water. A special train with doctors and nurses was ordered from Socorro and a wrecker from Belan to aid. The train had left El Paso earlier that day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albuquerour
N. M
Santa Fe
la Joya
Here
Socorro
Belan
el Paso
Rehabilitation bill passes House and heads to president
The senate bill funding vocational rehabilitation for industry cripples was approved by the House today and sent to the president. It provides shared costs between the federal government and the states with state authorities handling operations under federal supervision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washlington
Senate
House
Sutherland Leads Wood in West Virginia GOP Contest
Wheeling West Virginia May 25 election returns from 405 of 1330 precincts show Sutherland 2812 Wood 2182 Webster 4 in the Republican presidential preference race.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sutherland
Wood
West Virginia
Wheeling
West Va
Webster
Judge sentences theft suspect to fine and 30 days jail
Eulalie Harra was fined 50 dollars and costs and sentenced to thirty days in the county jail by Judge Edwards yesterday after being found guilty of stealing a suit of clothes. The fine remains unpaid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eulalie Harra
Edwards
Training nurses for Frances Warren Pershing Memorial
The student nurse personnel at St. John's Hospital, about 20 strong, will be expanded to 50 as quickly as possible to ensure an adequate staff of student nurses for the Frances Warren Pershing Memorial Hospital, which is to replace St. John's.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Memorial Hospital
St. John’s Hospital
Frances Warren Pershing
St. John's Hospital
Cheyenne
Laramie County Memorial Hospital
Memorial Hospital OF
Laramie County
Plains Hotel Board of Trustees
John W. Lacey
Samuel Carson
John A. Martin
William C. Deming
James Dolan
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DR. Devine
Baptist Extension Fund
Park
Offigial
Charlie Irwin
Otto Braunschweig
Cheyenne Creamery Company
Thames Streets
Hene
Santa FE Crasm
Cheyenne and
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