Kenneth Chetwood

On April 1, 1957, The Sheridan Press reported that the Sheridan City Council would formally consider the renewal of the Ideal Hotel's rooming-house license later that day, setting the stage for what would become the most public and consequential chapter of Angelina Calicura's career in Sheridan. The article revealed that County Attorney Edward J. Redle had officially protested the reissuance of the license, directly questioning the moral character of those associated with the hotel's operation. Mayor Carl Crawford confirmed that both Redle and City Attorney Kenneth Chetwood were actively involved, signaling that this was no routine licensing matter. What had once operated quietly behind closed doors was now under intense public scrutiny, and for the first time, Angie's business at the Ideal Hotel was being challenged openly at the highest levels of city government.

Later that afternoon, at 2:00 p.m., the council reconvened in regular session with all members present to take up the matter formally. Also present were City Attorney Kenneth Chetwood, City Engineer Johnson, County Attorney Edward J. Redle, Sheridan County Sheriff Willard H. Marshall, Joseph Minnehahn of Casper, attorney for the Ideal Hotel interests, and local attorney Jack Wolfe. Redle and Sheriff Marshall appeared in direct opposition to the renewal, while Minnehahn and Wolfe spoke on behalf of Ideal Hotel, Inc.

During the meeting, City Attorney Kenneth Chetwood clarified a critical legal distinction—the earlier failure of the council to secure a second to Mayor Crawford's motion on April 1 did not actually constitute a formal denial of the license, but merely a procedural failure to act. This interpretation reframed the entire controversy. Mayor Carl Crawford acknowledged this clarification and asked council members whether they believed the matter had effectively been "settled" at the previous session or whether further action was required.

Her final appearance in the Sheridan Press while still living came not in connection with the Ideal Hotel, but through a crime report in which she was not the offender. On December 12, 1958, the paper reported that $1,600 had been stolen from the office safe of local attorney Kenneth Chetwood, and police records revealed that the money was reported to have belonged to Angie Calicura. It was a quiet, almost footnote-like reappearance—yet it served as a poignant epilogue to her turbulent and closely watched Sheridan chapter. Notably, Angie still appeared in the 1959 Sheridan City Directory listed as a resident of 173 North Main Street, yet for the first time the name "Ideal Hotel" was entirely absent, a subtle but telling marker that the once-infamous operation had fully vanished from public record.