Governor Calls Reclamation Vital to Wyoming
Governor Roger emphasizes storage projects as essential for Wyoming and rejects framing the issue as political football. He states water is the lifeline of Wyoming and condemns its politicization.
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Newspaper
Big Piney Examiner
Location
Big Piney, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1954
Page
3
Governor Roger emphasizes storage projects as essential for Wyoming and rejects framing the issue as political football. He states water is the lifeline of Wyoming and condemns its politicization.
Mr and Mrs Irvin Meintz came in from the ranch on South Piney last Saturday. Dr. HK. HW. Scarborough, optometrist of Salt Lake City, will be at the Marbleton Hotel on April 5 to examine eyes and fit glasses. A 20 lap scramble motor races are set for Marbleton next Sunday afternoon. For sale a 1947 Dodge Truck with tires and flat bed. Mrs Willam E Sherman of Rapid City visited family here. Miss Alferna Ray of Cheyenne spent time with relatives. John Budd family return from Salt Lake City after hospital stays. Cash containers in stores aid Wyoming's Crippled Children.
The Gaiety Theatre opens doors at 725 P M with news and cartoon features before and after each program. Navy sailor Frank Bray Jr on leave visits his parents and his brother Gordon Ray from Wyoming joins the homecoming group along with several local residents. A 4 H Club dance in LaBarge is announced for April with Stepp music and public invited.
The governor argues all states benefit from the Upper Colorado River Storage project and rebukes critics. He cites Wyoming’s 1953 receipts of 1.66 billion dollars in oil royalties and royalties on federal lands, with portions returned to highways and education. He warns against water and money grants to surrounding states and calls for unity.
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