Slogan redux at Lewis Grocery sparks WWI service pride
The Lewis Cash Grocery in this city displays the slogan Put fighting blood in your business. Three employees Peter Bosone Thos Jones and Ralph Williams hold American Expeditionary Forces citations. Bosone earned the Distinguished Service Cross in the Argonne Meuse fight with a 225 man unit reduced to 28. Jones received a Distinguished Service Medal recommendation for service from August to November 11 1918. Williams, wounded on the Marne, is famed for his role with the 2nd Division and leads railway crews toward the front. The note links their wartime valor to civil life and future conduct.
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Lewis Cash
Peter Bosone
Thos Jones
Ralph Williams
Argonne- Meuse
Bosone
Thierry-Mayne
Williams
Marne
Esprose
Fragmentary OCR Note Points to Local Names and Dates
A garbled OCR fragment mentions local persons and places with scattered references to meth, friends, a hotel living water memorial, and someone arriving from Cumberland on Thursday. The text is incomplete and lacks a clear event or outcome.
Kemmerer Dominates Oakley In County Baseball Game
Kemmerer shut out Oakley 13 hits to 4 as Williams held Oakley to three singles in nine innings. Swanson was briefly injured by a foul ball, then returned. Reynolds hit a homer for Kemmerer amid a nine run offensive burst including two base hits by H Smith and G Smith.
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Kemmerer
Oakley
Williams
Sneddon
Easton
Sig Swanson
Tucker
Sig
Renfro
Cope
Kavanagh
Ss Easton
C. Sneddon
Yoek
W. Sneddon
Kemmer
Mavine
Montpeliey
Camels
Framhook
Faston
Moon
Reynolds
Swanson
Hankin
T. Smith
G. Smith
Montpelier
Montpelier Triumphs in Both Ends of Weekend Series
Montpelier won Saturday 12 to 4 and Sunday in a decisive doubleheader against Kemmerer. Strong Montpelier defense and timely hits powered the victories while Kemmerer faced lineup reshuffles and seven errors on Sunday.
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Montpelier
Baseball slimmed: Jackson and Swanson hit homers
Mul ien belted home runs, Franback struck out 13, Williams fanned 4, Lynch hit by pitch in a tight game.
Wyoming Boards of Education Seek Higher Teacher Pay
Wyoming boards acknowledge rising living costs and higher salaries offered by businesses. They fear experienced teachers leave, urging communities to fund better pay for 1919-20 to attract and retain skilled instructors. Information from superintendents shows salary increases align with living costs, with boards insisting on well qualified teachers.
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Wyoming
Boards of Education
Soreshasierice
Overland Automobiles Arrive in Kemmerer
The Kemmerer Hardware and Furniture Co this week received notice of an enroute shipment of Overland automobiles, including a new model. It marks the first car shipment for months for the firm and a factory promise to keep them supplied, with several Overlands expected on Kemmerer streets soon.
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Kemmerer
Rathburn Players Here Next Tuesday in Kemmerer
The Rathburn Players return to Kemmerer next Tuesday for a dance and evening of entertainment. Their July visit drew a large crowd and the company proved popular with local residents.
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Rathburn
Kemmerer and
Kemmerer
Italy
Eepauthian
Ae Company
Army Teaches 56,000 Wounded In War Hospitals
Washington July 29. Enrollment of wounded men in art crafts taught in military hospitals rose to 56,850 in total across ward studies and commercial courses. The War Department reports increases from 35,52 to 40,61 among ward students and 80,358 to 51,248 in shops and schools. Attorney Ivan S. Jones is navigating Kemmerer streets this week.
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Army
Washington
War Department
Ward
St Mihiel battle shells record marks new Allied offensive milestone
Washington reports the St Mihiel battle from September 12 to 15 as the first major American offensive. American artillery fired over one million shells in four hours, with 550 000 American troops engaged. Gettysburg comparisons highlight the scale and casualties, noting 7000 American losses versus higher Union casualties at Gettysburg.
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Washington, D. C
The
St. Mihiel
Jean
Gettysburg
Gburg
Former auto dealer buys Chandler car in Big Piney
Walter C. Yose of Big Piney purchased a Chandler Roadster through Lincoln County Garage this week. Yose had sold his Big Piney garage last week, where he held the agency for several cars, and chose a Chandler instead of a local car to avoid dealer commission. Wilson, a major Chandler booster and leading salesman in the district, stands behind the sale.
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Walter C. Yose
Big Piney
Lincoln County
Yose
Peeved Auto Dealer Faces Empty Showrooms
Frank Hlachun, a local automobile dealer, laments no cars to sell. He says only a National Touring car and three used vehicles remain, including two C models and a Haynes, all marked down as exceptionally cheap. He plans to stock wheel barrows as the only viable inventory.
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Frank Hlachun
Haynes
Cabby Woods Returns From Overseas Service To FH Store
Tames Woods known as Cabby returned this morning from overseas service and is likely to resume his position with the FH store.
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Tames Woods
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Kemmerer Agenta— Cluth-Fargo-Hoskins Co
J.P. Fitspatrick
A. Christmas
Kemmerer Hardware & Furniture Co
Diamondville Agent— Mountain Trading Co
Frontier
Frontier Supply Co
Big Piney Merc. Co
Cokeville
Schill’s Drug Co
Evanston
Rock Springs
Lewis Grocery
Helen
Daly
Koby Ry Sell
Thormdyilly
Che Hottelivings
John Moborial
Gumberland
Thurstiny
Kemmerer Thaeter
Jack Plekfaed
Kendall
Marney Shiney
Kevoon
C.H. DeMille
OLD Wives
Pethe News
Gladys Brockwell
the Devil's
BASE
Cook’s Pavilion
Kemmerer Theatre
Car Overlands Enroute
Hdw. Co
Ivan S. Jones
Mr. Wilson
Chandler
Hlachun
Wilson F. McDill
Lyceum Bldg
Kemmerer Orchestra
Dale Crane
Kemmerer Garage
J. Chasler
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