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Newspaper
The Kemmerer Camera
Location
Kemmerer, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1918
Page
12
Classified style lines offer reading Lorals and Oars of thanks with tonal insertions. The notice lists brevier type and ten cents per line for each insertion and resolution, hinting at a small, period advertisement format.
Dr. Culbertson urged nationwide food conservation citing European starvation and wartime needs. In Kemmerer he spoke to six to seven hundred people stressing universal observance of meatless and wheatless rules. A One Hundred Percent American Club was formed at a Kemmerer hotel supper with Frank Pfeiffer as president and Jos. K. Burch as secretary. Membership seeks loyal men and women committed to absolute adherence to regulations and supporting the war effort.
Casper Daily Press shares gossip and editorials urging belief in official reports of ample gasoline reserves. Abdul Hamid remarks and anti Kaiser propaganda mingle with Star Valley ranchers funding a rodent campaign. James M. Dunlop from Chandler and A C Nedford state government stockpiles meet wartime fuel needs and warn against shortages.
Market steady with receipts 1,440 led by cattle and veal. Steers top around 10.25, choice cows and heifers about 8, fair to good 6, canners 4.50 to 5.25, veal calves 9 to 10, bulls to 7, hogs 16.75, lambs 15.50, bulk sales near 16.75 with slight gains reported.
Friday recital at the club house showcased Mew Seelomire and her pupils with several pieces. Town updates report Snake River repairs planned, concerns over Teton Pass access during high water and cold winter nights. Letters from France mention soldiers in the 116th ammunition train and local Red Cross efforts continue.
Miss Thelma Bosworth of Preston Idaho visits brother Roy and will clerk at the store. Frank Hussar left school for his father’s ranch. Mona Graham returns home to Smoot. Red Cross met at Mrs Ziegler’s. Sewing department busy after Denver shipment. Stanley Mohar visits Kemmerer. Dance at Sublet draws many Quealy residents. A Gordon to return to Lymin farm. Several men depart Quealy amid mine work concerns. Afghan festival completed by school children. Jackson Hole Courier notes Leek entertainment at Kammerer Theatre March 26 with Mr Teak and Mr Leek’s film program showing elk hunting, haying, and camp life with varied views.
Cokeville reports a busy weekend with visitors from Kemmerer and Laramie, several social dances at the opera house, and a sermon by Bishop Thames. Early week notes include Miss Reynolds visiting Denver and Philadelphia, Mrs. Boomer improving at home, and Red Cross junior pledges and local first aid classes advancing.
K H S notes report Friday evening March 15 alumni met in the high school auditorium to organize an alumni association. William Sneddon elected temporary chairman and Mary Mack temporary secretary. A committee was named to draft a constitution and by laws. Absent members listed. Students turning over books for army camp. Alumni girls practicing basketball against undefeated Kit S. Ellit foam. Detective Jacobette reportedly made eighty words a minute. Dr Henry Coe Culbertson spoke to the high school, representing the United States.
The K H 8 class hosts a patriotic talk to reassure parents about wartime shortages. Students vow to help win the war by saving food and avoiding indulgent meals like porterhouse steak and cakes. The freshman science class studies water decomposition with electricity and plans milk preservation tests next week.
A false alarm Sunday night at about 40 residence of Gilbert Taysum prompted a fire department response. Crews found no fire need, the alert caused by a smoking stove from a defective flue.
Notice of incorporation records the Kemmerer Big Piney Oil and Refining company formed in Cheyenne Wyoming on a Sunday in March 1918. Capital stock $150000, 150000 shares at $1 each. Planned operations in Lincoln County Wyoming with directors Claude Hamilton C G Elliott L B Kindall Dr Franc Buse and H R Christmas. Principal office Kemmerer and agent HR Christmas.
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