Elephant Butte Dam Dedication Set for October 14
Las Cruces, Oct. 12. The Elephant Butte dam, largest masonry structure under U S reclamation and rivaling world scales, will be dedicated with elaborate ceremonies on October 14. It spans 1250 feet, holds 610000 cubic yards of rubble stone, and will form a 45 mile long lake with six mile average width. The project cost reaches 10 million dollars and will reclaim 200000 acres in New Mexico and Texas including 30000 acres in Old Mexico opposite El Paso. The dam’s name honors a sleeping elephant landmark near the canyon. International Irrigation Congress opens its 23rd annual session here during the dedication.
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Las Cruces
N. M
Elephant Butte
United States Reclamation Service
Rio Grande
Roosevelt Dam
Nile
Assousa
Egypt
New Mexico
Old Mexico
el Paso
Heesagone
International Irrigation Congress
Elephant Butte Dam
Fl Paso
Two New Casper Oil and Garage Companies Formed
Two firms filed articles of incorporation in Casper. Desasemer Oil Company is capitalized at $600,000 with directors Glenn C. Littlefield C. E. B. Littlefield Williane Wilson and C. E. B. Winter and incorporators the first three. Douglas Garage Company is capitalized at $26,000 to operate general automobile and garage business with directors Miller K. Wiker Wesley K. Wiker and Jesse E. Siichter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Desasemer Oil Company
Casper
Glenn C. Littlefield
C. EB. Littlefield
Williane
Wilson
C. E B. Winter
Carl P. Taylor
Douglas Garage Company
Apany
Miller K. Wiker
Wesley K. Wiker
Jesse E. Siichter
Mrs John Hughes Dead Prominent Dairyman’s Wife Dies
Word reached the city from Fayette that Mrs John Hughes died Wednesday morning. The body will be shipped to Cheyenne for interment. John Hughes, a noted dairyman, is remembered here. Mrs Hughes left three children, John Dan and Marion, and was a member of the Eastern Star lodge. Marriage license issued to Ward Hunt Bentley of Denver and Helen Lyle Smith of Los Angeles.
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Fayette
Thomas Hughes
John Hughes
Cheyenne
Ward Hunt Bentley
Denver
Helen Lyle Smith
Los Angeles
Scenic highway proposal links Cheyenne and Laramie
Local business leaders push a scenic road from Cheyenne dam past Tabor Mountain to Ames Monument and return. H O Punshon and R M Lamont organize cross city scouting trips to survey ground and spur rapid action toward connecting Cheyenne and Laramie.
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Q@heyenne
Industrial Club
City Dam
Tabor Mountain
Ames Monument
H. O. Panehon
Laramie
Denver Adopts Cadet System
Denver council approves re establishment of the cadet system in schools. Superintendent Cole recommends requesting war department for equipment and instructors and Captain Steever to be detailed to this service.
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Denver
Denver School Board
Cole
War Department
Steever
Baby Fuller Laid At Rest
Funeral services were held yesterday at 3 p.m. for Forrest Francis Fuller eight month old son of Mr and Mrs William B Fuller of 814 Capitol Avenue. Rev L Harold Forde officiated. Interment followed at Lakeview Cemetery.
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Forrest Francis Fuller
William B. Fuller
Capitol Avenue
L. Harold Forde
Lakeview Cemetery
New Oil Well Near Wyoming Club Holdings
The first north river well near the Big Muddy field was completed recently. It lies close to Wyoming Developing club’s drill and is the second to be brought in on the Elkhorn holdings. Geologists say the club’s holdings lie in the oil stream’s direct path.
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Big Muddy
Wyoming Developing Club
Elkhorn Holdings
Cousin Wounded in Europe Report Reaches Canada
Mrs. A. P. Helts received a letter from a cousin serving with Allied troops in Europe. He was wounded in a major engagement between English and German forces and is hospitalised in Scotland. He also stated that 1500 Canadians were killed in a fierce battle.
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Kemmberer
Mra. A. P. Helts
Europe
Scotland
Federal Farm Loan Board Resumes Hearings for Districts
Hearings by the Federal Farm Loan Board to outline districts and locate twelve banks under the Rural Credits Act resume a week from Monday. The southern tour begins around November 15 with hearings in Atlantic Gulf states and reaches Arizona Oklahoma Arkansas Tennessee West Virginia. Banks expected to be ready February 1.
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Washington
Federal Farm Loan Board
Rural Credits Act
Ite
Atlantic
Gulf States
Arizona
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Tennessee
West Virginia
German naval stance amid U boat threat risks Atlantic ports
Hamburg Rhine October reports Aagusl Thyssen a coal and armed mate says Germany will not pursue disarmament terms with the United States despite submarine activity off the Atlantic coast. He asserts Berlin will keep its word and raise new European ports in response to the raid.
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Hamborn-On-Rhine
Germany
Aagusl Thyssen
Associated Press
Walfare Agai
United States
Friday the 13th Hints and Hoaxes in a Florid Fable
A humorous piece warns readers to beware Friday the 13th with comical prohibitions and dubious do nots. It lists unlikely precautions such as avoiding ladders and umbrellas indoors and hints at odd daily cautions while urging readers to stay in bed and read the State Leader for tips. The tone playfully treats superstition and everyday anxieties as a local newspaper feature.
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Embery
Beaton
Brooklyn
Registration drive outlines ward boards and hours
Announcing election registration for three wards with boards at Dinneen’s garage Pioneer Ave Lincoln Way Industrial club Warren Ave Court house annex. Four days left with morning and evening hours. Voter ward boundaries defined by Seventeenth Street and Central Avenue. Registration runs daily with varying schedules.
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Boards of Registry
Dinneen
Pioneer Ave
Lincolnway
Industral Club
Warren Ave
Court House
Seventeenth Street
Central Avenue
New Democratic Candidates Named for State Legislature
Several new Democratic nominees filed with the secretary of state to replace ticket incumbents who realigned due to business interests. Appointments include James EB Mayes of Lusk for state senator and replacements for Worland, Lovell, Neibert, Encampment, Hanna, Rawlins, and Rawlins areas. All named men run for state representative.
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James EB
Mayes
Lusk
Harry C. Snyder
Boott Hazen
Lucerne
M. L. Austin
Worland
David Lewis
Cowley
H. A. Gilbreath
Neibert
C. B.otteson
Lovell
Reyn Leedon
J. R. Rollman
Encampment
W. H. Weaver
J. J. Mitchell
Hanna
John R. Doty
Rawlins
McDaniel Campaigns For Re election After Wife Murder Charge
Oscar D. McDaniel released on a 50000 dollar bond to await trial for allegedly murdering his wife opened his bid for re election as Buchanan county prosecuting attorney. At a schoolhouse meeting he urged voters to withhold judgment and to presume innocence until the case is resolved. Earlier he reviewed three weeks of office developments.
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ST. Joseph
Oscar D. McDaniel
Buchanan County
McDeniel
Himeself
Social Card Advertises Evening Event at K Ball
A brief item notes a social gathering titled W.O. W. a day night or Oct. 18 at K ball. Admission is unspecified.
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W.O
K. C. Hall
Alston's Road Gang Expands in Cheyenne
Four more members of Warden Felix Alston's road gang arrive in Cheyenne to join three others. They will widen Canyon road and improve Lincoln highway east of Granite Canon, and a new road near the Albany Laramie line will bypass a dangerous Union Pacific crossing. The old route remains usable. Seven roadmen now in Cheyenne with more to come as camps are established.
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Felix Alston
Cheyenne
Granite Canon
Sherman Hill
Canyon Road
Lincoln Highway
Albany-Laramie County
Buford
Union Pacific
U. P
Grague Canon
Stockmen Meet Set for January 18 19 20 in Cheyenne
The American Livestock association convention in Cheyenne is scheduled for January 18 19 and 20. R M Lamont secretary of the Industrial club says the dates allow stockmen to travel to Denver for the stock show after the meeting.
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American Livestock Association
Cheyenne
Denver
Episcopal Convention Debates European War
In St Louis the Protestant Episcopal convention held general sessions discussing the European war. Bishop Daniel Tuttle noted no forts on the U S Canadian border. The remarriage of divorced persons sparked a prolonged debate in the house of deputies and lower house, with many delegates objecting to current practices.
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Louis
Protestant Episcopal Church
Daniel 8
Tuttle
United States
House of Deputies
Hot water and limestone phosphate claim to cleanse the liver
A physician promotes morning hot water with limestone phosphate as a harmless liver wash to remove indigestible material and toxins. He warns that headaches, colds, bad tastes and sallow skin signal liver trouble and urges daily use before breakfast for cleansing, though notes it's tasteless and inexpensive.
Democrats Making Hot in County Campaign Events
Ray K. Olds and Mrs. Graham are among Democratic candidates at a revival church meeting in Carpenter. The party plans countywide precinct visits, weekly Cheyenne sessions with Wilson club, and a Wauneta gathering with speakers including J. R. Carpenter and Ida Graham. Pat Hayes leads a sheriff candidate delegation to Albin with several supporters. Next week visits cover Salem and other precincts.
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Ray K. Olds
Graham
Carpenter
Fahey
Sampson
F. Palmer
Presbyterian Church
Eklund
Wilson Club
Cheyenne
Wauneta
J. R. Carpenter
O. O. Natwick
5. B. Bartlett
Ida Graham
J. C. Nash
M. R. Hemphill
J. E. Gibson
Lee Moore
Pat Hayes
Democratic Party
Albin
Rossa Snyder
Sam Schuetz
W. B. Rosa
Ed Jacobson
Sam M. Thompson
A. B. Mitchell
D. W. Gill
Salem
Florence
Little Bear
Tennyson School
Egbert
Little Horse Creek
Granite Canon
Campstool
Highland
Golden Prairie
Campaign squads move as race nears end
The candidates and party workers are split into several flying squadrons and will be on the move for the campaign’s final phase. Baby Dorothy Cleloha, three, of 71 Central avenue, previously critically ill, is now improving.
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Dorothy Cleloha
Charles Cleloha
Central Avenue
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U. S. Reclamation Service
the Grand Market and Grocery
West Seventeenth Ph
New Oil Company
Snoe
Agency
Shepherd & Klett
Punshon
Dumont
Fuller
NEW OW
Wyoming
Hears Cousin
U-Boat
New Democratic
McDaniel
Alston
Wia
Episcopal Convention
Prookfield
Kelley Mercantile CO
S. W. ST. Clair Union Barber Shop
Masaeur
Alcoba Rebs
Baths
Carey
Logan's
Brandegee
Kincaid Clothes
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