Wyoming Oil Field praised by expert in Casper report
Casper Wyoming September 7 expert and geologist P Chester Thompson praised Wyoming as the future leader in oil production. He toured Salt Creek and Moody fields, examined the Yonder river area, and predicted a dome will dramatically raise overall output, signaling vast growth for the state’s oil industry.
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Casper
Wye
Wyoming
Tohen
P. Chester Thompson
Mir Thompson
New York
Thomproy
Koeet
Eireles
Thompson
America
Teavela
Bill Would Let Homesteaders Work on Farms
Washington September 2 The Myers bill to permit homesteaders to leave their lands for farm labor is pending in the House. It would allow absence during the war and require filings with land and district offices with witnesses, while not excusing required improvements or cultivation. The measure, urged by Senator Kendrick and introduced by Senator Myers, aims to ease labor shortages for western homesteads.
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Washington
I. C
Senate
Public Janda Committee
John B. Kendrick
Wreming Jaw
Myers
House
Hte
Kendrick
Montana
Eliiera
Howe
United States of American
United States Land Office
Secretary of the Interior
Million Dollar Company Forms Near Guernsey Wyoming
Guernsey Wyoming September reports a new oil venture the Diotte Wroming Company capitalized at a million dollars to take over leases from the Guernsey Oil Company. Local geologists' favorable readings spark oil fever with spudding planned within sixty days and merger talks ongoing with rival firm.
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Guernsey
Wyo
Enaiente
Diotte-Wroming
Guernsey O1 Company
Arm Severed in Trencher Accident at Garland Worksite
Lyman Welty, worker on a trenching machine operated by the reclamation service south of J. W Lord's place near Garland, lost his arm when another worker started the gear while Welty fixed a cotter pin. Webb, an operator, had initial amputation at the scene before hospital care. Eight to ten employees contributed to a hospital fund for costs. indemnity through government service was unclear.
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Powell Wye
Reclamation Serviee
J. W Lord
Garland
Altor Olling
Lyman Welty
Wetch
Johnson
Webb
Chevrolet wins 100 mile auto race at Sheepshead Bay
New York Reuters reports Louis Chevrolet won the 100 mile auto race for the Harkness gold trophy at Sheepshead Bay with a time of 4 20.08 setting a new American record, surpassing the former mark held by Resta.
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New York
Sheepshead Bay Track
Louis Chevrolet
Aife Resta
Two Escape Injury In Auto Crash Near Lafayette
Roy Ellis and Percy L. Corbin, former University of Colorado staff, escaped injury when their Overland struck a concrete abutment on the Lincoln highway two miles south of Lafayette. Both are with the YMCA at Fort D. A. Russell Wyoming. They were en route from Denver to Boulder, battery weakness blamed, car left side battered but drivable to Lafayette for repair. They reached Boulder after 1 am with only a shake up and bruises. Corbin formerly YMCA secretary at the university.
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Boulder
Cole
Roy Ellis
Percy L. Corbin
University
Overland
Burlington
Houge
Lafayette
Fort D. A. Russell
Wyo
Denver
Lafayette An
Hev.Hillis
University of Colorado
Corbin
Rock Springs Boy Receives Commission In Aviation Corps
Rock Springs Wyoming reports Lt. Robert Marshall Anderson son of J M Anderson answered the call of country. He trained at the Presidio officers training camp where only 125 of 2500 earned commissions. Anderson was commissioned as a lieutenant in the aviation corps and posted to San Diego for practical training before furlough was canceled.
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Rock Serings
Wyo
Robert Marshall Anderson
Iew
J. M. Anderson
Robert
Presidio
Aviation Corps
San Diego
Uhia Pew
See Hobbs 2 timekiokit for a square deal in furniture
An OCR fragment notes Hobbs and the Plains hotel area offering a furniture deal described as a square bargain. The text is fragmentary and lacks clear dates or entities beyond these two locations.
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Hobbs
Plains Hotel
Fish hatchery at Lander eyed for Fremont county site
W E Sumith, head of the Spearfish hatchery, urges establishing an egg collecting plant at Brooks Lake in Fremont county. Spawn would be collected near the lake, incubated at Lauder, then shipped to various localities. The plan gains backing from the forest service and state game officials as a tourist draw and a way to stock otherwise barren mountain lakes with black spotted trout.
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Smith
Jatchory
Lander
Wilson
Forest Department
Fores
Denver-Yellowstone
Mr. Smith
Brooks Lake
Rush on freight cars to move grain and cattle
Washington dispatch notes hundreds of empty freight cars being rushed to the central and western states to safeguard grain movement during the six week peak air raid era travel. Cars are also diverted to move cattle from drought regions and to support lumber and munitions shipments for cantonments and shipyards.
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Washington, D. C
Ballard Dunne
Omaha
Railroads’ War Board
Commission On Car Service
Thither
National Army
Atlantic
Southwest Oil Company shoots well near Upton
A crowd gathered at an oil well near Thorton on Tuesday to shoot the Southwest Oil company well. After drilling into the sands a heavy charge of nitro was used to test for oil and gas indications, but the well did not spout though oil was brought to the surface.
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Southwest
Upton Upton
Wyco
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United States
New Sieve Men Laboratory
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