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Cheyenne State Leader

Location

Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America

Date

Sep 08, 1920

Page

5

Woolen Mills to Be Discussed Here

Cheyenne reports indicate capitalists and sheep owners react to a proposed woolen mill project. The plan to build a large woolen mill at Casper was rejected in Wyoming, shifting interest to Colorado. The Daniel Woolen Mills rep plans to present next Monday in Cheyenne and Denver.

Cheyenne Denver Casper Wyoming Colorado Daniel Woolen Mills Company T. m Sabeopinen

Air mail advances reshape cross country delivery network

The plan details Cheyenne as a hub for air and rail transfers, boosting westward mail by 42 hours and eastbound mail by 24 hours. It outlines 14 air mail landing fields from Hagelhurst to San Francisco, with distances and routes enabling rapid movement of letters and parcels across the nation.

When I Went to School A Satterfield Yarn

A nostalgic tale recalls old Hickory school days with harsh teaching traditions. The narrator describes male-only teachers, rough discipline, and a wartime-like routine of wooden rods and showdowns in class. The memory ends with the narrator’s early confidence and first battle with a stern educator.

Satterfield

Red and Reel Club Meets at City Hall for Air Mail Talk

Regular meeting of the Red and Reel Club at the City and County building discusses air mail service. Notes cover inaugurations from 1918 to 1920, routes between New York, Chicago, Cleveland, Omaha, St Louis, and Minneapolis. Air mail has logged 967,108 miles and carried 28,037,440 letters. Transcontinental service expands 1,463 miles, cutting New York San Francisco transit from 80 to 67 hours in winter and 64 hours in summer, with further reductions planned to about 45 hours.

New York Washington Cleveland Chicago Omaha St. Louis Minneapolis

Cheyenne Schools Enroll Record 1828 Students

Cheyenne schools open with 325 more pupils than last year pushing total to 1828, the largest in district history. Many unregistered students remain and final attendance could reach about 2000. To cope, the board ordered two portable one room buildings for crowded yards. Increases include High school 66, Churchill 77, Gentral 22, Converse 29, Johnson 94, Corlett 47.

High School Churchill Gentral Converse Johnson Corlett

Expert Advocates Municipal Manager Expert Advocates Municipal Manager

The Rotary and Lions clubs met in joint session at the Plains to hear J C Herbsman speak on municipal topics at the Methodist church. He praised the city dark as a monument to civic achievement and commended local government as an improvement over the council method.

Rotary Club Lions’ Lab Plains J. C. Herbsman Avery Haggard Liona’ Club Herbsman Sion

City Manager System Seen As Greater Aid for Administration

The form notes that the city manager system provides an even greater aid for running city government. It argues the centralized executive approach improves efficiency and accountability in municipal operations.

Attempt to Break Jail Not Success

Casper Wyoming September 7 Solitary confinement is the lot of Nye Robert as a result of an unsuccessful attempt to break jail in the county battle here. Roberts grabbed jailer George McKenzie when his back was turned but Sheriff Pat Royce arrived and stopped the attack. Roberts, jailed for passing a bad check, is eating bread and water.

Casper Wyo Nye Robert Roberts George Mc‘Kenzie Pat Royce

Oil Field Worker Killed at Mule Creek

LOGE Sept. 7. Frank Drisco age 28 was crushed to death when caught in a cable while working on a rig at Mule Creek oil field. He was employed by Ohio Oil company.

Loge Wye Frank Drisco Mule Creek Drisco Ohio Oil Company

New Hart Film Opens Here Today

William S. Hart stars in Sand an Paramount Artcraft drama with Lambert Hillyer as writer and director The desert setting ties to a tale of a man’s grit The Princess theater shows it today and tomorrow with a strong cast and vivid performances

Paramount Artcraft William S. Hart Lambert Hillyer Semario Russell A. Rogge Dan Kurrie Mr. Hillyer Mr. Hart

Reproduction of The Devil's Pass Key Captures Paria Life

The Photoplay The Devil's Pass Key portrays Paria life with authentic local color drawn from von Stroheim’s own experiences. The film is described as intense in power and dramatic action.

Devil's Pass Paria von Stroheim

Man and His Woman opens feature on love and sacrifice

The Alls presents the J Stewart Blackton Pathé romance Man and His Woman starring May McAvoy as the virtuous woman and Eulalie Jensen as the weaker partner. Herbert ee stars in a tale of one man loving two women with contrasting affections, supported by Warren Chandler Charles Kent and Louis Dean in principal roles.

Alls J. Stewart Blackton May McAvoy Eulalie Jensen Warren Chandler Charles Kent Louis Dean

Ray Succeeds After Meeting the Girl in Alarm Clock Andy

Youthful motor truck salesman Charles Ray stars in Alarm Clock Andy at the Lyric for the last times today. The shy stuttering clerk, living in a boarding house with a cracked mirror, gains confidence after a pretty girl and a chance encounter with a successful business figure elevate his ambitions.

Charles Ray Andy Lyria Charlie Wiliam Blinker

Convincing Picture of Parisian Gayety in The Devil's Pass Key

Erich von Stroheim presents scenes of gay Parisian life in The Devil's Pass Key produced by Universal-Jewel. The film, directed by von Stroheim, follows his earlier Blind Husbands and is billed as one of the season’s finest photoplays.

Erich von Stroheim Mr. von Stroheim Universal

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