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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1919
Page
14
A recruitment pitch offers 30 vacation days yearly plus shore leave, regular pay with meals and lodging, and a two year join. It promises strong camaraderie and lifelong readiness for success after completion.
Cloudy conditions with mean temperature 68 degrees noted for the date. Highest wind velocity 16 mph from the south at 41:35 m. Precipitation since January 1 totals 9.87 inches. 24 hour rain not specified.
The Pine Bluffs to Lincoln stretch is improved and considered passable except for a very rough segment from to Durham. From Wal to Rawlins the road is generally rainy but passable. General Carpenter reports mixed conditions from poor to good.
The Cheyenne Railway Employees Building and Loan association reports rising loan premiums for home building. July's average premium was 22.33 percent, August 26.28 percent, and September 26.41 percent, with a range from 75 to 27 percent. Twelve loans totaling 31,800 were sold at the September meeting.
The Wyoming big game season begins October 1 and runs to November 30. Hunters may take one elk during the period October 1 to November 30 and may harvest one mature mountain sheep on October 1 and November 4. A deer with horns may be taken between November 4 and November 30.
A short note suggests using the State Leader for want ads when you have items to set. It advises placing a for sale listing in the appropriate column to reach readers seeking bargains or offerings.
Wyoming weather bureau issues bulletins on road conditions. Engineers will twice weekly forward information to Observer Puttian for the public and tourists planning travel. Special bulletins will be sent during extraordinary storms or severe highway conditions.
Randolph Leigh has been named district chairman of the Cheyenne district for a five week naval recruiting drive. W A Anderson is chairman of the Sheridan district. The effort aims to recruit many sailors in Wyoming with aid from the press churches business groups and the public. Local sub chairmen will be appointed to lead activities in each district.
A bronze tablet costing 650 dollars was unveiled in Moorcroft to honor local men who served in World War I. The six by three inch monument bears an inscription dedicating the sacrifice and service of volunteers and those called to duty, funded by Moorcroft citizens.
Torrington Wyoming September 27 Mrs G A Srolth receives a letter from her son Harold Lloyd a film star stating he was injured recently in a stunt accident while filming a comedy and a bomb exploded causing the loss of his right hand thumb and forefinger and a facial scar that may affect his screen career.
County Agricultural Agent Wilkins reports a shipment of Rosen rye received for cost distribution to farmers in Laramie County. An additional 300 pounds are expected daily. The new variety, from Aiepicano, is said to adapt to local conditions and yield up to three times the ordinary rye. Pure White Leaf-Sherman Co is involved.
A general court martial at Fort Russell found Membrough guilty of misappropriating four army blankets and buying four more from a sergeant who was barred by army regulations. He was found not guilty on the charge of breaking arrest.
The company announces a new branch office in Plan hot city, its fourth in the region. The previous locations include offices in Dore White and Sherman, GA, expanding its presence with the latest opening.
Market report from Chicago noting price or index moves in corn and other commodities. Mentions values like 81.49 81.44 and references to futures or quotes, with unclear terms and partial figures. Data appears fragmented with limited readable details.
Trading was unsettled after a sharp upturn in General Motors Crucible and Bethlehem shares with labor talks easing but uneven interest across steel issues. Grain markets were nervous with mixed sentiment as corn and oats moved despite some declines and buying support offset by large selling pressure.
A disrupted report notes Union Pacific commits about a million in shop equipment and machinery costs, contrasting earlier estimates. The piece mentions figures around 850 thousand and references Cheyenne and regional figures without clear context.
A serialized adventure follows Joan Gray daughter of a Cinauina fur trapper as she travels toward the Klondike facing greed and peril. John Gray dies along the way and Bateese Le Blanc pursues her while Gold Dust Barker exploits the voyage. Dorothy Phillips stars in the Amusement Theatre presentation with show dates Wednesday Thursday and Friday.
A physician linked to Johns Hopkins warns that many healthy seeming men who smoke or chew suffer progressive organic ailments. He attributes nicotine as the key toxin and outlines signs like rapid or irregular heartbeats and nervous symptoms, urging cessation and offering a nicotine substitute remedy.
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