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Newspaper
Big Piney Examiner
Location
Big Piney, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1965
Page
1
U S Senator Milward Simpson inspecting weapons used in Vietnam examined Chinese made arms captured by American troops. Pentagon briefing followed as he and other Republican Senators viewed a drum fed 762 millimeter light machine gun and a carbon type submachine gun.
Wyoming in the News items from February 15 1890 report government bids for seed wheat oats potatoes and corn at Crow Agency with Big Horn river bridge completion near Fort Custer noted. Also coverage of Hon. W H Holliday heading to Washington with Democratic support and debate over new counties and tax implications for Wyoming.
Wyoming Game and Fish Department warns hunters that Grand Teton elk permit applications will not be accepted until after May 1. Chief Clerk Philip F. Leslie says readers submitting now will have their forms returned and asked to resend after the date. Other elk area permits will also wait until seasons are set in May.
Four Big Piney students attended the State Science Fair in Casper joining about two hundred peers from Wyoming after earning the state trip through district fairs. Ken Morgan placed first at both district and state levels last year and earned a second this year for Colori metre Analysis. Trudy Vickrey’s Moon Garden won a second place and NASA and Army awards in botany, with her seeds surviving exposure to air but not water.
A compact historical sketch outlines Wyoming Territory creation in 1868 and key dates through early exploration. It notes name origins from Delaware words meaning at the big flats and mentions early trappers and explorers such as John Colter and Ashley’s and Bonneville expeditions. National Library Week invites public library use April 25 to May 1, 1965.
As of this morning April 2 1995 Mrs Robert Daniels will be the new Town Clerk taking over the postion vacated by Mrs Winifred Peterson.
Bernard Shaw's Pygmalion will be staged April 22 in the Elementary School auditorium by Big Piney High School students directed by R Rex Burnham. The show uses original 1914 costumes from Salt Lake City and features three scenery changes with Harold Brause of A B Paint Shop building the sets.
The Snow and Water Survey by Soil Conservation Service and Forest Service shows irrigation moisture excellent across sites. Readings from Snider Basin Piney LaBarge Soda Lake Triple Peak and Poison Meadows indicate 130 to 165 percent of normal moisture, with high snowpack and dense snow moisture above 40 percent.
UW defeated Casper College 1195 to 565 in Laramie rodeo. Pink Peterson led bareback and Denny Wall won bull riding. Dick Claycomb took multiple runner up spots as did J. R. Kvenild in calf roping. Casper entries earned several top three finishes, though Casper did not field a women's team.
Postmaster George Nichols, under orders from Postmaster General Gronouski, pledges broad cooperation to promote and support the Treasury School Savings program in Big Piney Wyoming. He notes the program’s wartime thrift lessons and the Stamp Consignment plan easing school financing by supplying Savings Stamps and books.
Commissioner of Agriculture 0. Henry Engendorff will be among top speakers at the 38th state convention of the Wyoming Future Farmers of America in Sheridan this week. He will speak Friday April 2 on The Current Agricultural Situation and will judge a public speaking contest. Duke Marquiss of Gillette is state FFA president.
Mrs James Jensen and Louie Tomass drove to Jackson Sun dey to bring Mr Jensen home from the hospital.
The Wyoming Natural Resource Board rejects including the Upper Green River in the U S Wild River proposal from the U S Department of Interior. NRB president Glenn E Sorenson says restrictions would threaten existing water users and hamper regional agricultural and industrial growth. The board passed a resolution urging Wyoming’s delegation to oppose the designation and any restoration of wilderness characteristics on the river segment.
Wyoming's spring bear hunting season begins today and runs 91 days to June 30 in 12 counties including Big Horn Fremont Lincoln Park Sheridan Sublette Teton Washakie Carbon and Albany. Northwestern fishing waters such as the Snake River Salt River Grand Teton lakes and Palisades Reservoir open today and stay open through October 31 with North Platte River water south of Fort Steele also opening through October 31. The Game and Fish Department notes many waters are open year round and a full list appears in the 1965-66 fishing orders.
A notice invites Mountain Men and muzzle loading rifle enthusiasts to gather Monday April Sth at 7 30 p m at the Pinedale VFW Club to discuss the Launder Pinedale Race over the Wind River Mountains.
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