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Newspaper
The Kemmerer Camera
Location
Kemmerer, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Nov 14, 1917
Page
4
Fragments show pricing lines for ads with 16 cents per item and further charges noted as 10e par Mae. The text mentions Bravier type and a reference to Danke and Resolutions, likely indicating a misread or boilerplate insert in the public notices.
A wartime appeal urges timely mailing of Christmas parcels to soldiers in France. It stresses morale for those in muddy trenches and to remember the men abroad who keep the country safe. The notice suggests suitable gifts and hopes readers will contribute.
A city map in the town clerk’s possession outlines Kemmerer’s plan for a future park below the Miners' hospital. The fenced site will serve as an open air playground for families, with a goal of transforming sage brush into a garden spot within a year. Thanksgiving notes honor donor Mr Queasy and the administration driving the project amid seasonal weather.
City authorities advance plans for a fine park and playground. An iron fence arrived after a long delay and has been installed. City Clerk Rosenberg holds the park plot, and the project includes walks with tree-lined sides, children's play equipment, and a boulevard drive slated for the future.
Contractor Charles Hutt began building two houses between the county jail and the city park. One will be brick, the other frame, each planned as a five-room bungalow.
Yesterday afternoon the town of Kemmerer saw its first snowstorm of the season with white flakes piling up three to four inches before melting. Residents noted the event as a real winter hint for the Camera readers.
After a ten day wait for cars American cattlemen including Frank Ball and Al Onterhout pressed officials of the OBL for relief. Forty three carloads of cattle were shipped from Ops yards in the latter part of the week with several named interested parties. Some cattle remained uns shipped yet relief was anticipated soon. Weather was ideal and no extra hay was fed, with no significant weight loss expected.
C Watt Brandon closes a real estate transfer with Abner Davis transferring three lots and three houses in Kemmerer. Davis plans building a large modern apartment on the vacant land. A water well may be drilled, as Davis operates a recent drilling rig. The Brandons spent summer in Lava Hot Springs and will Winter in California, with their son Delos in Long Beach.
AFord car praised for its sleek torpedo-shaped white wheels and red enamel coat. Built and restored in the mechanical rooms of the Wepto-Date Auto company, it draws admiring glances for its distinctive appearance and solid performance.
The Vestry and Guild of St James Church will hold a reception in Guild Hall tomorrow evening honoring Rev and Mrs Morton Joslin. Mr Joslin to the new rector of St James church. All members of the church and friends are invited.
Mrs Teasisuag and Mrs Jeneen of Tig Piney led pledge work last week, securing commitments in a campaign to conserve food. The group devoted several hours to gathering support for conservation efforts.
Aiken forester and Lenora Norson form a gentle, budding romance in a Wyoming canyon tale. Johnson, recovering at the Norson cabin after an accident, is moved by Lenora's singing and offers to listen each evening, sparking mutual interest as summer days drift by.
The Guffy Interests and Charles Lackey led an investigation into Piney fells after years of geological hints. A high grade Cretaceous oil zone atop the La Barge anticline yielded the first firm well, supporting widespread field potential and extensive water-well tests.
The Food Administration enacts rules effective November 1 prohibiting manufacturers wholesalers and other food handlers from selling to retailers who seek unreasonable profits or hoard foods for speculation. Retailers and handlers may not charge excessive prices or restrict production and supply. The system targets hardened violators while protecting legitimate, patriotic dealers compliant with low prices.
The Charlotte News reports that none of the northwest troops from Camp Green in Charlotte faced arrest. Sheriff Horace Moore lauded the Western sailors for exemplary behavior, noting only minor provost guard actions for overstaying. Other items mention Kemmerer theatre goers enjoying The Wizard of Wiseland and locals selecting a standout headline coconut metaphor.
Enthusiastic crowds packed the New Kemmerer theatre with waiting lines half a block long for a film described as a vivid depiction of fighting in France. Civil and military authorities cooperated to stage battles with Poilus in trench uniforms, for showings on November 14 and 20.
Steorge Linton, formerly at the Golden Rule, returned recently to resume work here after a California draft. A.W. Smith, Frank Ball, and Al Onterhout shipped about fifty carloads of stock from Opal to the markets, leaving yesterday for market destinations.
The love story of a cowboy who kidnaps the queen of Broadway unfolds at the New Kemmerer Theatre in Gunday, written and directed by Lyno FP Reynolds featuring Olive Thomas in the cast.
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