Flu Situation Abating in City With Seven Quarantined
Health officer Dr. C D Stafford reports a easing flu situation citywide. Private homes isolated 45, 28 released, leaving seven houses in quarantine today. Frontiersman Steve Hirko returns from Army duty after serving with the 18th division. Roy Taylor of Salt Lake transacts business in Kemmerer.
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Steve Hirko
Frontier
Mr. Hirko
Mid-Ocean
Eeey
U. S
Steve
Kemmerer Coal Company
Thin City
Roy Taylor
Salt Lake
Kemmerer
Community Mase Mrs Temmerer Sicks In Town Epidemic
A fragmentary report outlines a severe local epidemic affecting Mrs Temmerer and Mrs Smith with deaths and hospitalizations. It urges early bed rest warm rooms and proper ventilation to curb spread. The piece references medical guidance stressing bowel elimination and hydration in the outbreak.
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Kammerer
Kemumerer
5. Smith
Jar
Smith
Coke
Denner
Local Doctor Narrowly Escapes Death in River Incident
Dr J.8 Newland escaped serious harm after his car left the road and toppled into a river. He was rushed to Marquis hospital with minor bruises, recovering and able to be on duty again soon.
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Dr. J
Newland
Marquis Hospital
Newland Newland
Finnish Photographer J A Pohjala Dies After Mining Incident
J A Pohjala, a Finnish-born photographer and longtime Kemmerer resident with branches in Bablat and Camber, was found dead in Lincoln County following a mining incident near 4 90 o'clock Monday morning. Pohjala, middle aged and well known, had operated a successful local business for many years.
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J. A. Pohjala
Karamerer
Pohjala
Kemmerer
United States
Finland
Pohjots
Hia Busines
Bablat
Camber
Pohjoe
Lincoln
Pohjola
Rae
Three Million Dollar Bond Issue for Good Roads
A wartime road program is proposed to employ returning soldiers with a federal 200 million dollar grant. States must match funds, giving preference to veterans, to build roads and boost employment. The plan targets a three million dollar Wyoming bond issue set for the twenty second of the month.
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France
Germany
Uncle Sam
New York
Illinois
California
Wyoming
Sam
Lincoln County Draft Board In Past Turmoil
Fragmentary notes describe a draft board office disrupted by an assault on an officer near Cheyenne. Mentioned are a deputy, a clerk named Miss Hoss, and references to a county board with names Oakey and Dr Biattords amid a state-wide context and felony implications.
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Lincoln County Draft Board
Pothays
Hoss
Cheyenne
Biatiee’ Oakey
Dr Biattords
Local WWI Enlistee Pfeifer Recalls Service Adventures
Fred Pfeifer of Kemmerer recounts joining the aviation corps after the 1917 U.S. entry into WWI. He trained at Rock Springs and Fort Logan, served as a ground crewman in Texas, and traveled to France aboard the Pannonia. He saw a London air raid, fought near Verdun, witnessed aces like Rickenbacker, and earned a prisonerofwar souvenir iron dragon. He returned to the United States and was discharged in California, resuming work with P. J Quealy.
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America
Fred Feifer
Kemmerer
Yaleeam
Red
Air Service
Fred
Rock Springs
Aviation Corps
France
Garden City
Long Island
Pannonia
Cunard Lines
New York
Liverpool
England
Tondon
Hallowe'en
Sun Aviation Instruction Center
Issoudon
Indre
Outch
Toul
Latherry
Pfeifer
Major Lufberry
Boubachinga
Verdun
Lorraine
Treey
Joan of Arc
Vocoleurs
Meuse
165Th Infantry
Alabama National Guards
Brest
Camp Mills
Pfe
Captain McDill remembered by Kemmerer locals
Mrs. T R Jones has a telegram from her son in law Wilson F McDill saying he landed in New York and travels to Camp Milla. He served in the 1st Ambulance Company Salt Lake then to the 147th Ambulance Company acting major at Rochambeau base hospital in France. Kemmerer residents recall his time as company doctor at Sublet Cumberland and Bip Plney.
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T. R. Jones
Wilson F. McDill
New York
Camp Milla
McDill
Ther 1S Ambulance Co
Salt Lake
147Th Amb. Co
Rochambeau
France
Kemmerer
Sublet
Cumberland
Bip Plney
Schools May Open Monday Says Local Authority
A local official states schools may reopen Monday amid concerns about contagion in classrooms. Dr J A notes mild rheumation but no serious illness, and authorities urge cautious return while maintaining safety measures.
Victory Liberty Loan offers easy payment plan
Washington April 1 The new Victory Liberty Loan terms are the most liberal yet. Deferred payments may extend over six months from May 10 to November 11. Ten percent is due with application by May 19 and another ten by July 14. Four installments of 20 percent follow on August 12 September 9 October 7 and November 11 with accrued interest on deferred installments due on each payment date.
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Washington
New Victory
Liberty
Glass
Roy Johnson Leaves for Salt Lake
Roy Johnson departs for Salt Lake with family and mentions plans to join a group in the area. The note reflects a move connected to home life and ongoing association with local circles.
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Roy Johnson
Salt Lake
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