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Newspaper
The Kemmerer Camera
Location
Kemmerer, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1918
Page
2
A community voice criticizes slackers in the Red Cross drive and urges public shaming of those who withhold support. It lauds patriotism as soldiers risk their lives, calling for donations to back the war effort and condemning those who abstain from giving.
The Park County Enterprise urges readers to report any mother or wife of a drafted or volunteered service member who is being imposed upon by unscrupulous people. The paper stresses civic duty and calls on authorities to investigate and remedy abuses affecting loyal Americans and their families. The item includes fierce condemnation of German bombers and internal enemies, urging public action and unity in wartime.
A garbled 1910s style exhortation urges readers to boost food production and home defense. It stresses growing vegetables and fruit, raising poultry and rabbits, and supporting ammunition production while urging persistence and unity. Names appear misread but evoke a wartime home front tone.
The Lincoln Exmplonation Company was incorporated in Cheyenne Wyoming on May 10, 191%. The company aims to engage in wholesale and retail business across Wyoming including oil lands wells and refining. Authorized capital stock is ninety thousand dollars in nine hundred thousand shares of ten cents each. The term is fifty years with operations in Sweetwater and Lincoln counties. Directors for the first year are A C Cronin and D Stafford. Principal office is Kemmerer with C L Stafford as statutory agent.
Department of the Interior notice from Evanston Wyoming dated May 2 1918 states Moses Strong of Fontenelle Wyoming filed for final three year fifth to establish claim to SW and NW portions of Section 22 open 25 North Range 25 West Sixth Principal Meridian. Hearing set June 4 1978 before Flo Lachapelle Clerk of Court Kemmerer Wyoming with witnesses Jacob Herschler Edgar Herschler Lyon Rathbun Frank Pomeroy all of Fontenelle Wyoming. ALEX NISBET Register.
TOR KENDRICK ON PACKING BUSINESS. Senator Kendrick denounces the meat packing industry as a violent asset to the war effort. He calls for reform and a market system that reflects true value, urging cooperation to separate meat producers from speculative entities. Witnesses and officials named in the land filing are listed for final proof.
Fifty American soldiers just returned from active service in France begin a month long speaking tour across the country. Corporal Huy BF Smith of the 104th Infantry and Private John Maderueh of the Fifth U.S. Weld Armory lead the mission to share personal experiences and current conditions. The tour aims to reach as many people as possible during late May and early June, offering firsthand insight into the war effort.
The fragmentary OCR item mentions LOMBEATRON and Hew Klee with unclear reference to cell and tay, offering no coherent event, date, or location to establish a complete news item. Further readable details are unavailable for a reliable summary.
Acting on official instructions from Washington, the Lincoln County Draft Board prepares to register all men who have reached majority since June 1817. They must register on June 5 at the nearest post office where there is no draft board. Postmasters in listed towns will mail to the local board to register all men referenced, cooperating to ensure timely registration.
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