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Newspaper
The Kemmerer Camera
Location
Kemmerer, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1919
Page
9
Sebil Excavating today for a building wall project aimed at equalizing state standards. The threat room to be fitted would place us in this part of the project, highlighting ongoing construction work and site plans.
Canadian soldiers Sergeant H. B. Lord and Salem Coray visited Kemmerer and were hosted by Mr. and Mrs. M. J. Sowayn. Lord, who enlisted in Manitoba, served with the Camel Battalion overseas and earned the Croix de Guerre after being wounded four times. Coray, a Royal Mounted Police veteran, spoke of early war training, Belgian suffering, and Allied relief efforts, recalling the Red Cross rescue and his return home.
Fragmentary OCR notes report Dr Sanders arriving in the United States on July 1 with scattered references to overseas service, a medical context, and Kemmerer, Decca, and Kiernpres. Details are unclear due to garbled text.
The Dry Piney Oil district near Kemmerer Wyoming sees increased pumping and storage efforts on Lincoln-Idaho district properties. Henry J. Crittenden reports recent returns from a business trip as equipment moves by truck to restart drilling and storage facilities after a period of limited pumping due to storage constraints.
Sheriff D. C. Oakley praised the Big Piney rodeo attracting over three thousand attendees over two days. He noted strong influence from HB and Coe rising from Rock Springs, while Canary Man Gnidue was mentioned in passing amid the crowd.
Paris reports the German government has formally expressed willingness to sign the peace terms unconditionally. The signing time is set between 3 and 4 pm on a day likely Thursday. Berlin reports the Reichstag vote approved signing while Bauer framed the gesture as signing without accepting responsibility or allied obligations.
Wyoming’s Big Piney hosted a record setting rodeo event with the largest crowd yet, featuring a world record breaking chariot race and wild horse and mule races. The Kemmerer band provided daily music, and a notable foot race between L G Baker and Dr Hocker highlighted Saturday’s events amid praise for local Wyoming residents and Lincoln County participants.
The article outlines the near final steps for a local celebration parade. It notes parade workers and organizers coordinating costumes stages and routes with emphasis on community participation and evening events.
Arizona-Wyoming Oil Co prepares an intensive development campaign in Fossil Wyoming and Big Muddy fields this summer. D C Coulam reports holdings of 190 acres in Fossil and 160 in Big Muddy with equipment moving to Fossil. Six wells, shallow depths 202 to 240 feet, supply fuel for Wyoming-Pacific tractors. Plan includes expansion and possible spar mine development in Moody district.
News notes Kemmerer hosts a large Idaho Wyoming Utah audience for a Pocatello Elks versus Home team game with Hotel Kemmerer promoting a high class cabaret in the dining room featuring Bromley Sisters Evelyn Francour Bob Robinson Arch Penny and other performers in a lively social evening with traveling entertainment units arriving from Salt Lake City and San Francisco to boost local interest
Lieutenant Gorge Bock, an aviator, was fatally injured last Friday when a wine drop attempt during a flight failed to work and the aircraft went awry. He died within twenty four hours after the accident. Mrs Peter Beck of 9 Utah is named as a relative, with the family mourning in the city.
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