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Newspaper
Greybull Tribune
Location
Greybull, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1922
Page
1
Miss Lucille Pritchett and Mrs. Bruce Ritchie among entrants in Tribune prize draw closing at Big Horn Theatre. Other names listed include Miss Bess Hazen and Mrs. Sarah M. Hill with bids totaling in the millions.
A plea urges readers to recruit ten ten year subscribers before June 24 to boost votes for the ten year subscriber entrants. The prize includes a Chevrolet Sedan valued at 1085 dollars and the winner is to be named the most popular lady in Big Horn County with a july 8 celebration.
The text explains that extending existing subscriptions yields additional votes. A one year subscription already yields 3 000 votes. extending by one year adds more votes so the total mirrors what would have been earned on the full initial order. Extending to two years yields 7 000 more votes for a total of 10 000, with proportional rules up to ten years.
Nine million votes cast with over 1900 in prizes up for grabs as Lucille Pritchett leads in the Greybull Tribune campaign. Five awards will be given July 8 including a Chevrolet Sedan if the top vote getter wins.
A public wedding during the Elks Razzle Dazzle is set for June 29 at 8 p.m. at the band stand with Dean Dickson of Basin officiating. A prominent Elk and a local young lady will wed as Mendelssohn’s wedding march plays amid cheers, followed by gifts from town merchants.
Pedro Alavarez a Mexican worker from El Paso Texas died after falling beneath moving freight cars near Greybull while attempting to board. He had traveled from Worland fifteen days earlier seeking beet field work and was returning when the accident occurred. Relatives had not been located and burial was planned in Greybull Cemetery.
J T Norris and A S Moffatt start clearing a lot at 1st Ave South and 5th St for a 100 by 140 foot fireproof pressed brick garage with an estimated cost of 25000 dollars. A two way filling station will be at the corner as Greybull’s first of its kind, with Salvation Army and a burned business block to be rebuilt soon as tenants’ needs are known.
Joseph C. O Mahoney vice chairman of the Wyoming Democratic State Central Committee spent Wednesday in Greybull meeting local Democrats about the fall campaign. He touted broad enthusiasm for a sweeping victory and predicted a reversal of the 1920 landslide. He praised Senator John B Kendrick as more solid with voters than in 1916 and urged unity with the state Bourbon faction to defeat the Grand Oil Party.
Bert Jones reports finding what he calls the most perfect specimen of laziness in Greybull. The subject pins stamps to letters because he is too lazy to lick the gum.
A group of friends gathered Monday afternoon at Mrs. Rex Mowell’s home to honor Mrs. Guy Allen with a delightful surprise shower. The event featured sewing, conversation, and refreshments including ice cream and cake, with guests Mesdames Amphenour Newton Read Nicholson Edwards Allen Shorey Rubedieau Hicks Jensen and the hostess.
Mrs E H Phillips of Spence traveled to Greybull on Thursday and returned the same day with purchases.
Miss Emma Koester travels to Billings on Thursday to meet Miss Lucille Carson daughter of Joe Carson of this city who will accompany her home.
A drowning tragedy near Greybull ends the life of Eugene Watson aged 6 in a waste water pool east of town. The assist came from Clarion and Junior Hoff man with Captain Medlar, funeral held with Boy Scouts leading processions and Christian Scientists officiating. Funeral services were conducted at home and attended by many local and out of town friends.
Joe Huber a north side grocer with a tubercular knee joint had his leg amputated Wednesday afternoon. Dr W S Bennett performed the operation. Huber has lived in the county about twenty five years and is said to be recovering well.
A telegram says trains Nos 29 and 80 paused at their meeting place to allow Dr. Carter of Thermopolis aboard No 29 to examine Supt. J. C. Grisinger who was badly hurt when his car hit a barbed wire obstacle on the track. Grisinger was being moved from Powell hospital to Casper in his private car on No 80, accompanied to Fran n ie by the Powell physician.
Mrs. L Coffen departed Thursday for Glenn Rock on a business trip.
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