Pounding Donts From Washington Drys Challenge Barleycorn
A Washington D C publicity sheet from the Board of Temperance Prohibition and public morals of the Methodist Episcopal Church derides John Barleycorn and condemns drinking while urging a shift from propaganda to addressing the high cost of living. The article mocks the drys press agent and questions the impact and logic of prohibition messaging.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Temperance, Prohibition
Public Morals
Methodist Episcopal Church
Washington, D. C
Drys
John Barleycorn
A Tip to Kemmerer Building Boom Aspires
A letter notes Rock Springs is increasing housing and constructing two large garages and a hotel. It urges Kemmerer to follow with more building, citing high labor and material costs as past barriers and praising Rock Springs progress as a model.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rock Springs
Kemmerer
Congress to act on information on campaign expenditures
Public interest centers on how Congress will handle data it gathers on spending for presidential candidates. The piece ties the issue to the Prosperity Convention, noting the Democrats will convene in San Francisco on June 28.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Financial America
San Francisco
Associates Laud Thomas Sneddon at Kemmerer Bank
The First National Bank of Kemmerer Wyoming adopts a resolution praising Thomas Sneddon former vice president. The board notes deep sympathy for his bereaved family and records the resolution in minutes to be sent to his widow.
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Ational Bank of Kemmerarie
Masa Cate
Thomas Sneddon
Amire
Bank of
Prank Pfeiffer
Western Union To Move Uptown In Kemmerer
Western Union plans an uptown telegraph office in Kemmerer within thirty days per L G Sloan of Pocatello and District Manager McClintock of Denver. The site at William Pitt's plumbing office will host a five year lease with hours from 8 pm to 8 am possibly extending to 24 hours during oil booms or heavy demand.
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Kemmerer
L. G. Sloan
Western Union
Pocatello
McClintock
Denver
Jease
William Pitt
Sheep Shearing Boom At Willow Gap For 4500 Head
Jack Matthews resumes large scale sheep shearing at Willow Gap with a crew of thirty. They will work 4500 head of the Mame Bark and John Jimison flocks, with dipping to start immediately after completion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Matthews
Willow Gap
Ling
John Jimison
Navy recruits ages seventeen with parental consent allowed
Wire from Washington reports Salt Lake headquarters states minors over seventeen may enlist in the Navy with parental consent for a period of one year at a time up to three years. Minimum requirements include a weight of 120 pounds and a height of 62 inches.
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NAVY
Salt Lake
U. S. Navy
Washington
State Adopts Four Local Children
Four Kemmerer children left destitute by their father's illness are taken in by State Humane Officer M N Pateridge and moved to the state institution. They are John Mary Joe and Irma Manoralla. Their miner father John Manoralla is gravely ill and has kept the right to reclaim his children when able to provide for them. Consequently the children will not be offered for adoption.
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Kemmerer
M. N. Pateridge
John
Mary
Joe
Irma Manoralla
John Manoralla
Sublet Beats Glencoe 15 to 9 in Slugfest
Sublet hammered three Glencoe pitchers Sunday as Groutage kept the mound, two double plays opened by Sublet, and a 15 to 9 final. Umpires Jurick and Sneddon worked the game with Groutage and Jincol behind the plate.
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Sublet
Glencoe
Roze
Crumbie
Daniels
Kukoy J
Sublet Douthpaw
Groutage
Jurick
Sneddon
Jincol- Jette
Sawley, Howell, Bryant and
Velinova
Former Resident to Be Married in Evanston Today
Mary Elizabeth Worthen of Salt Lake City will wed Oscar V. Anderson of Evanston, formerly Kemmerer, in a ceremony today. Anderson served on the local draft board during the war. Worthen is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Worthen of Salt Lake City. The couple plans to live in Evanston after August 1.
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Mary A. Rochevar
Mary Elizabeth Worthen
Salt Lake City
Oscar V. Andereson
Evanston
Kemmerer
Anderson
Misa Worthen
A. H. Worthen
Pioneer Miner Harry Godber Dies in Diamondville Cabin
Harry Godber, 78, a veteran miner in the area, died of heart failure Sunday at his Diamondville cabin. Found near the door by friends, his body was taken by the City Undertaking Parlors for burial in City cemetery. He worked in the old Army mines and had relatives in Star Valley. his wife resides in Montpelier.
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Harry Godber
Diamondville
Mr Godber
City Undertaking
Mr. Ker
Old Army
Thomas Sneddon
Montpelier
Mr. Godber
Star Valley
Dempsey Cleared Of Slackerism In Draft Act Case
Champion boxer Jack Dempsey was acquitted by a jury amid an odd mix of taunts and praise. Manager Jack Kearns said Dempsey would begin training within two weeks and be ready to meet any challenger, while Dempsey thanked supporters and declared himself the happiest kid on earth.
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William Harrison
Jack) Tantasey
Pugils
America
Lance Caeni
Dempsey
Puatene
Serena Ant
Jack Kearns
Local notes on travel plans and reflections by Mrs Haddenham
Diamondville reports Mrs Bergoon and two children leaving Sunday for Laramie to spend the summer term at the University with Professor A L Bergoon joining later. Janet Vickers and Mrs Weidmen vacationing with Ruth Corollo in Bear Lake, Isabel Schofield back from Daniels after four months teaching, Selma Swanson set for an extended east trip. Mrs Haddenham muses on travel progress from stagecoaches to modern cars and urges balance of material and moral growth.
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Minnie Haddenham
Mrs Bell Sprains Ankle in Yard Accident
Mrs Ben Bell suffered a minor ankle sprain while tending chickens in her yard on Tuesday. She received treatment at Lincoln County Hospital from Dr BH Stafford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bell
Ben Bell
Lingoln Count Ae Hospital
G Stuff Ori
Fragmentary Advice on Purchases and Cleansing Aids
A damaged note describes a man forgetting article names and opting for a generic law approach, suggesting confusion and dissatisfaction. It mentions Chamberlain's Abe and cites issues with purification and digestion. The text overall reflects incomplete word fragments and unclear context about a product purchase and remedies.
June brides shrink wedding ring trade at Curtis jewelers
F E Curtis, a Kemmerer jeweler, says wedding ring business is very scant as June weddings fade in popularity with young couples seeking ceremonies elsewhere. Mamie Bertel of Moberly, Missouri praises Chamberlain's Tablets as the best remedy for stomach trouble biliousness and constipation, noting lasting relief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. E. Curtis
Mra
Mamie Bertel
Moberly
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LAUD
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Chandler
C. Chesland
Lincoln County Garage
Platt Wilson
Chandler Motor Car Company
Cleveland, Ohio
Diamondville Notes
First Nationatis
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