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Newspaper
The Kemmerer Camera
Location
Kemmerer, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1916
Page
8
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T F Hatchelor, previously running the White Restaurant, becomes chef at the Combination Cafe. The White Restaurant passes to Frank J Abie who vows to run a classy place. A M Rose takes over as the new chef at the White Restaurant.
Popular Diamondville girl Miss Julia Platt daughter of James Platt was taken to the local hospital Friday morning for an appendicitis operation. She is a member of the last graduating class of the local high school and is reported improving rapidly post operation.
Johnny Jamieson returned to Rock Springs on Saturday and will stay there until after the Fourth of July. He plans to bring Mrs Jamieson back with him as she has been ill and recently in a Denver hospital. They may travel to the western coast this summer if it benefits her health.
Daily events include film showings at the Kemmerer Theatre and nightly programs. Local residents travel to Salt Lake City for visits and business. many Kemmerer residents and visitors are noted from last week. The Cumberland baseball team plans to play Lyman on the seventh at Lyman, with several residents taking trips and returning from Bear Lake and Ogden.
Numerous residents travel to and from Kemmerer for Independence Day activities. Joe Matinetli spends Fourth with family at Save Hot Springs while Gus Linden and D. K. McDougal visit from Rock Springs and Cokeville respectively. Maurice Thomas and Albert visit Ogden. Billy Woods returns to ranch life. local business updates include Grandad Union Tea and a gas line tank installation at South Cumberland. Cottages and a Nine barber shop update mark Ideal Beach development as residents plan summer stays.
Plano notice offers for a high grade piano stored at Kemmerer. Respondents are requested to write to The Denver Music Co. in Denver Colorado for particulars and terms.
Reports from Kemmerer indicate Ira and Emma Palin alongside Jack Mantle traveled to Evanston for a quiet Monday wedding. The couple then moved on to Salt Lake City, where Mantle’s parent, once married to Sam Palin, resided. Local congratulatory messages and admirers greet the newlyweds in their hometown.
A July Fourth celebration in Kemmerer ended with a very successful dance hosted by the volunteer firemen. A large crowd attended the affair and reported lively festivities.
J C Penney president A Fenney arrived in Kemmerer on the fourth day of a regional tour to inspect Golden Rule stores. Reginald Smithwick of Lexington Massachusetts visited Kemmerer and Mahlon Quealy this week. Local residents Jere A Sammon of Bakersfield and others are noted for weddings and moves as readers learn about arrivals, marriages, and community happenings around Kemmerer.
Weekly excursion rates advertised by O L agents promise cheaper travel from Saturday or Sunday. The notice emphasizes steady weekends and better fares for customers choosing the service.
In Kommerer a large crowd enjoyed sports and a children’s dance at the Lyceum Theatre hall. Frontier staged a grand auto parade, a keen ball game 11 to 6, Italian boace and a Japanese fireworks display. Kemmerer band played as dances followed, while Diamondville held similar events and Oakley featured a Greworks display.
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