Kemmerer Carpenter Killed by Switch Engine No. 2012
Eugene Cleveland, a Kemmerer carpenter, died after being struck by Switch Engine No. 2012 on the O S Yard near the depot. He walked along the tracks to a point beyond the freight depot when the engine hit him, mangling his legs. He died at Lincoln County Miner’s Hospital at 12 20. He had come from Georgia and left behind a wife and two children. Funeral plans will be announced, likely from the LDS Church in Kemmerer.
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Kemmerer
Eugene Cleveland
Carpenter
Gome
Cleveland
Krank Brezovnik
Lincoln County Miner's Hospital
Georgia
Lincoln Lumber Company
Pocatello
Idaho
Murray
Utah
1. DS
Woman Injured In Sublet Accident Involving Truck
Polly Picolla was struck from behind while walking near Sublet branch. Her foot was amputated at Lincoln County Miners Hospital by Drs. Stafford and Banders. She and her newborn daughter are reported to be recovering.
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Sublet
Polly Picolla
Sbe
Ficolla Fe
Linvoly County Miner's Hospital
Stafford
Banders
Tater
Pieolla
Miners Win Wage Increase in Cheyenne District 22
Representatives of the United Mine Workers and operators of Southern Wyoming District No 22 met in Cheyenne and approved a substantial wage raise for district workers, some figures as high as 20 percent. The agreement, reached on the conference's first day, was supported by district officers and the executive board, aiming to sustain coal production during wartime without layoffs or friction.
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United Mine Workers
Wyoming
Cheyenne
Benefit Smoker By Local Union At Lyceum This Saturday
A local union will stage a benefit smoker at the Lyceum this Saturday evening to aid young Pike Leyich who lost a leg in a mining accident. The program includes boxing, wrestling, and other sports with top acts promised for a big, successful event.
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le DE An An
Lyceum
Pike Leyich
Patriotic Ladies Donate Ice Cream and Cake to Company H
A group of patriotic ladies treated Company H with ice cream and cake for Sunday dinner. The gesture was warmly praised by the soldiers though a full list of donors could not be published. Fred Roberts, a Cokeville sheepman, visited Kemmerer on Monday.
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Company H
Fred Roberts
Cokeville
Kemmerer
The Kemmerer Camera Industrial Edition Features
Unions anticipate the Kemmerer Camera Industrial Edition this week. Subscribers and others may order extra copies now at 25 cents each, with cash required. Demand is expected to exceed supply once released.
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Kemmirer Camera
Lambs Die in Record Sheep Losses After Hard Winter
A Wyoming report describes severe lamb losses with an estimated 50 percent crop failure. Ewes and newborns are thin from a brutal winter and scarce feed. Despite visible slaughter in valleys and ridges, shepherds hope for recovery as lambing ends and efforts to prevent further losses continue.
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Oyster Ridge
Ikewise
Wyoman
Kemmerer Red Cross Chapter Organized in Lincoln County
A large meeting at city hall Monday May 14 organized the Kemmerer Chapter of the Red Cross for Lincoln County. Officers named include Mrs P J Quealy chairwoman Dr Sundera first vice chairman Mrs A M King second vice chairman Frank Pfeiffer treasurer Mrs Harry Trost secretary and several committee heads. Members urged greater Red Cross participation and notes compare U S and German memberships. A follow up meeting at the High School gym is planned for May 16 to promote the chapter’s work.
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The
Red Cross
Kemmerer
Lincoln County
P. J. Quealy
P J. Quealy
Dr. Sundera
A. M. King
Frank Pfeiffer
Harry Trost
A. v. Hopkins
Nellie Rathbun
R. M. Turner
Thos
Sneddon
Lester Pratt
Reed
Bert
Harold Harrison
Mra. Chapin
Strine
Turner
Mra. Evans
Kavanagh
Mamie Thomas
Mary Rene
Military Meller—Om
Thomas Jones
Roy Mason
Mosby
Stafford
C. M. Whitney
Civic Heller
Will Monay
J Pratt
Rene
Mina Reed
Sand
H. Hocker
Donald Meal
Dayin
Red Cros
Germany
United Staton
Company FH
Voluttivnrad
Boy Scouts Organize In Kemmerer Meeting
Corporal Titensor of Company H Wyoming National Guards leads a Kemmerer effort as 20 boys enlist to form a local scout company. The club invites all youths aged 12 to 18, promises summer drills and hikes, and plans regular meetings Tuesday and Thursday.
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Lhat
Kemmerer
Titensor
Wyoming National Guards
The
Episcopal Church
Focal Boy Scouts
Noted Explorer Captain Cook Visits Kemmerer with Pyramid Syndicate
Captain Frederick A. Cook, famed explorer and rival claimant of the North Pole discovery, arrived in Kemmerer from Brooklyn with Abner Davis of the Pyramid Syndicate Chicago. The party includes W. N. Norton and Dr Mavis, traveling to LaBarge and Fosil fields to influence local oil operations.
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Captain Cook
North Pole
Lincoln County
Frederick A. Cook
Admiral Peary
Kemmerer
Brooklyn
New York
Abner Davis
Pyramid Syndicate
Chicago
Pyramid Company
LaBarge
W. N. Norton
The
Plains Company
Abner
Cook
Mavis
Norton
Friday evening dances at Kemnor Church draw crowds
Entertainment notes report Kemmorer church hosts Friday dances long popular in the community. Last Friday introduced a new dance style, drawing praise from attendees who enjoyed a good lunch and a lively social event.
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Kem
District Court Happenings In Lincoln County
A busy district court week featured the Obama case in which T Obama was found Not Guilty after a lengthy trial. Naturalization proceedings were held with 22 citizens admitted and dates set for future hearings. The Crafton murder case proceeded with witnesses from old Mexico and Texas as the jury returned a manslaughter verdict. The Warritt and Delaney cases were scheduled for further action and proceedings.
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T. Ohama
Supreme Court of
Obama
Hon. A. McMicken
Rawlins
Wyo
J. W. Simister
L. 8. Brown
Richard Anglesey
James Hunter
Simpson
CG. W. Whitman
Josiah Deyo
G. B. Allen
J. H. Ikola
John Beachler
State of
Sammon
Melvin
RR. Rose
Old Mexico
Texas
Crafton
State of Wyoming
Wm. Warritt
Wm. Porter
Here
Wyoming
Patrick J. Delaney
Dr Cook to Lecture Friday Night at Kemmerer High
Dr Cook the world famous explorer will lecture Friday evening May 18 in the Kemmerer High School assembly hall at 8 30 o clock. A dance follows the lecture with 10 cents admission.
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Dr. Cook
Kemmerer High School
Funeral of Miner Henry Hukkon at local cemetery
The miner Henry Hukkon killed in a Frontier mine last week was buried in the local cemetery last Sunday. The funeral was conducted under the mineworkers union and drew a large crowd. The Kemmerer band played at the ceremony and many followed the casket through Kemmerer streets.
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Henry Hukkon
Frontier
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Kemmerer, Wyoming
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Lincoln
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Notary Publis
Jares Robincowict Don Directors
Kemmerer Camera Industrial Edition
Ted Mickfeldt
BOY Scouts
Large Company
Ted Blickfeldt
T. Obama
Wm. Parritt
Naturalization Proceedings
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Sweet
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