Germans Drive On In New Offensive In Europe
War news reports a renewed German drive on the American sector with American forces bravely holding positions and advancing lines by hundreds of yards in fierce combat. An official Wyoming War Savings Stamp update shows Lincoln County near the bottom of subscriptions as the state nears its quota with over half the year elapsed. Community efforts to fund the war must speed up to meet obligations.
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Alllea
Wyoming
Lincoln County
Pretext and Press Critique on Government Ads
A verbose note criticizes Postmaster General Harrison for higher rates while accusing a small anti-administration paper of filling its pages with filler and reprinted metropolitan clippings rather than government notices. The piece estimates the extra cost to the paper at about 75 cents weekly, urging a vigorous reaction.
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Harrison
Over a Million Men Across the Sea Announcement
Chief of Staff March reports in a weekly statement that more than 1,000,000 men are deployed overseas and about a quarter of a million are dispatched monthly. Only 290 have been lost, despite Kaiser era promises of submarine success. The neutral press notes Hindenburg’s prominence twice. A Cokeville sheepman jokes he’ll believe it when he sees his own hide on the fence, then demands the brand. War Savings Stumps Avery a.
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March
Europe
von Hindenburg
Cokeville
Junk dealer fined for petty larceny in Kemmerer case
Robert Clark a junk dealer from Uton was arrested on a charge of petit larceny after being caught with about twenty five pounds of croA wire. He pleaded guilty and was fined nine hundred fifty dollars plus costs. The incident occurred Friday in Kemmerer as Deputy Sheriff Collett brought him in following a complaint by Gomer Rees of the Kemmerer Coal Company.
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Robert Clark
Uton
Collett
Tack
Kemmerer
Gomer Rees
Kemmerer Coal Company
Clark
Kemnerar Wat
Petkaity
Olivistaits Announces Candidacy for Public Office
J A Olivista its announces candidacy for a Kemmerer public post. He is a former clerk of court Carl Cook of Afton opposes him in the primary. Olivista its background includes family ties and a law degree from the University of Nebraska.
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Nord
Pounty
Ohare Cawera
Chriekmar
Kemmerer
Law
University of Nelgranda
Lee
Yountian
Oakley mine worker Amen fined for firearm possession
John Lepolo an Italian worker at the Oakley mine was arrested Tuesday by Deputy C V Borennon on a citizen’s warrant. He faced charges of possessing a firearm without a license and was fined $60 by Justice of the Peace J W Gipagow.
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John Lepolo
Oakley
C. V. Borennon
J. W. Gipagow
Tragic Freight Track Accident In Granger
A Mexican boy aged about a year old was killed in Granger after attempting to cross a freight track. A Merleen worker nearby testified as a train struck the boy, a fire car hitting him in the head. He was taken to a hospital in Lake City with dispatch following the incident.
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Granger
Nani
All Lake City
Army sugar saver program for canning and home sugar use
A North and West group of Hoy and girls clubs pursues a conservation program to boost the season's supply, enabling canning with little to no sugar. They learn to use molasses and honey for drying fruits, making syrups and confections, and general cooking to save sugar.
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Hoy
QUCMI
St. Denny
New Shell Loading Plant To Handle 52000 Shells Daily
A new government shell loading plant in New Jersey will process 52 000 loaded shells daily, employing over 6 000 workers with 100 buildings on 2600 acres. The facility will handle 13 shell sizes, from 7 mm to 16 inches, with strict safety measures including respiratory suits and advanced ventilation to manage toxic fumes.
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New Jersey
France
Sage hen hunting ends in fifty dollar fine
Charley Knauless of Elko was fined 50.00 after Deputy Warden George arrested him for killing sage chickens out of season. Justice of the Peace J W Glasgow conducted the case, with Knauless pleading guilty and paying the penalty. He vowed to hunt chickens only within the legal season henceforth.
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Justice of the Peace
J. W. Glasgow
Charley Knauless
Elko
Wint George
Sage
George
P. Sorensen
Kikol
Knauless
Iena
Mr. George
Ker-merer
Glasgow
Liberty Bond Drive Urges All Americans to Aid War Effort
A patriotic message invites every man woman and child in America to buy Liberty Bonds or War Savings Stamps to support troops in France and at sea, portraying participation as enlisting in a division of support for the war.
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Secrenry
McAdoo
Lee Ibntiee
Atlantis
Winsint
Atneelf
Les
America
France
Alien Property Custodian Appointed in U S War Effort
Attorney General Rouge announced the appointment of A. Mitchel Malmae of New York as Wyoming State Counsel for the Alien Property Custodian. Under the new Congress law the government may seize property owned by alien enemies and their allies for use by the government. The Alien Property Custodian can appropriate such property, and the government already operates several plants formerly run by aliens.
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Rouge
Washington
Merney
Wyoming
Beery Rabbit Faces KO Bros in Odd Gridiron Banter
A rambling local inked note contends about a beer fueled rabbit and a rivalry with KO Bros Jeckin. It suggests a comical scramble over wheat, meat relief, and a past beatdown while hinting at a plan to fight. The post blends slang and clipped lines into a rough gameish exchange.
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KO Bros
Bern
Small town visits and Red Cross work in Daniel area
Mrs Fred Graham and Mrs Henry Groy of Merna visit neighbors in Daniel and Merna while Mrs L L Baker and Mrs A J Benting spend time with family. Red Cross efforts flourish with sewing and knitting led by Mrs A J Hentley as Fall River Basin residents donate for a recent sale. Visitors from Leon Iowa and Decatur City travel west. C C Beck and G Jewett host gatherings ahead of early haying amid manpower shortages.
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Fred Graham
Henry Groy
Merna
L. L. Baker
A. J. Benting
Joe Miller
Leo Ball
Daniel
Fred Woodard
C. ©. Beck
R. H. Houston
Ris
Wall
Cott Ranch
A. H. Houston
Decatur City
Iowa
Big Piney
Conwell
C. C. Beck
Salt Lake
Pacific Coast
Wyoming
Fall River Basin
Red Crossy
H. J. Onwald
Wood
Onwald Commission Company of
Omaha
Montrose
W. E. Enos
Kemmerer
J. Angus
Arch Jones
Pineje
R. I. Key
C. G. Jewett
Local notes from Hamsfork details health and visits
Friends report Jim Robinson recovering after a fall from his horse leaving him unconscious for days. Arthur Robinson, a local business shelter, attended to him at home. Other items note visits by Jack Parker to Kemmerer, John Parker drafted to Camp Lewis, Mrs. Leonard Buch and Elsie Robinson visiting, and plans for haying and fishing with 10 pound speckled trout. Samuel Adams departs for training camp on July 15.
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J. Ff. Robinson
Jim
Arthur Robinson
Jack Parker
Kemmerer
John
Arthur
Robinson Ranch
Edie Simpson
Frontier Re
Benny Brown
Wm. Blackwood
Washington
Californ
Aliena Thi Peoples of Nations Duty and Place
Fragmentary OCR notes describe various peoples and duties, mentioning nations and groups with implied roles and places. The text lacks clear events, dates, or organizations, leaving only scattered references to groups and their duties.
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Kemmer
Avery
Soldier Insurance
J. A. Olivistaits
Boy Uurt
Army OF Little Sugar Saver
Hamsfork News
Samuel Adams
Aliena
Wien
Theo. Tillotson
Ben
Exchange
Mutual Live Stock Commission Company
Omara
NEB
Chandler
Chandler Dispatch
Cleveland
Lincoln County Garage
Platt Wilson
Chandler Motor Car Company
Cleveland, Ohio
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