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Newspaper
Cokeville Register
Location
Cokeville, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1918
Page
7
On Sunday June 9 at 11 30 A M the Sunday School of the Presbyterian Church will present a Children s Day program and the public is cordially invited to attend.
Lineman Geo Puckett spent time in Cokeville this week soliciting new phone subscriptions. If subscriber numbers rise enough to justify it, the phone company plans to offer Cokeville continuous day and night service.
Notices urge flockmasters to attend a city hall meeting at 1 30 P M Monday June 10 to protest the recent dipping order. All interested are advised to attend.
Local readers learn that Reverend F M Johnson has entered the Naval Reserve on the Pacific coast. Johnson previously conducted Episcopal services in the town and left many friends who wish him well in his new calling.
One victim in the Salt Lake wreck sues Harry Krupp of Kemmerer for eleven thousand dollars. Krupp, once a prosperous hide buyer, faced charges of careless driving and reportedly spent a large sum since the accident.
Cokeville Dramatic Club returned Thursday from Montpelier where they presented A Family Affair to a large audience. They report a pleasant trip and many courtesies, with the Registration Day dance postponed until after the show.
Fossil shearers who walked out last week over pay returned to work last Friday. They had been paid 1 cent per head and board and demanded 20 cents. The dispute ended with a compromise of 17 cents per head, with board not delaying the operation for long.
At the town council meeting on Monday, A. Larson became mayor replacing Frank A. May. W. G. Morley becomes councilman, Greo. KE. Murton is city clerk, and the council lists J. A. Lardop as mayor and Tom Collett as police judge. The body approved past administration thanks and set the new routine in motion.
Maj Gen James Parker urges total wartime commitment in a Camp Custer broadside. He argues for sweeping sacrifices, higher Liberty loan subscriptions, and unity to prove America is heart and soul in the fight, noting Allied strains and German doubts. He calls every mature citizen to invest and vote for the war effort.
Neutral reports claim Germany and Austria send hundreds of thousands of tons of Russian and Romanian wheat to their starving peoples with no price paid. In America farmers receive fair prices while the government asks for loans to fund more wheat purchases, arguing lending is better than aiding the enemy.
Government bonds urged as protection against wartime looting by the Kaiser's armies. Readers advised to lend money to the state to safeguard savings and avoid being robbed during military advance through Belgium and northern France.
A patriotic appeal urging citizens to invest in Liberty bonds to support World War I. The piece emphasizes national duty, sacrifice, and the goal of funding the government's war effort, promising safety for democracy and victory. It likens investment to a public game of responsibility, urging broad participation and collective action.
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