Meeks Third Tuesday Meeting at Masonic Hall
Visiting members welcome to the Masonic Hall monthly gathering led by Naomi Hoyt Worthy Matron. The note mentions VF2MA Imm el Society tree and a $78 amount, but the sentence appears garbled.
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Newspaper
Big Piney Examiner
Location
Big Piney, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Apr 05, 1945
Page
6
Visiting members welcome to the Masonic Hall monthly gathering led by Naomi Hoyt Worthy Matron. The note mentions VF2MA Imm el Society tree and a $78 amount, but the sentence appears garbled.
Services held on the second and fourth Sundays of each month at 7 00 pm at St John the Baptist Church Big Piney. The public is invited to attend. Signed John McLoughlin.
A fragment urges Americans to support the war effort by paying taxes and buying War Bonds. It emphasizes that neglect harms the country and that citizens have a duty to serve and sustain national defense.
Guidance on harvest timing for snap beans peas Swiss chard broccoli cauliflower sweet corn kohlrabi turnips rutabagas parsnips and oyster plants. Advises picking before seeds form trimming outer leaves and allowing some crops to stay in ground for winter use with notes on signs of peak flavor and texture.
An instructional note advocates home gardening for scarce wartime vegetables. It highlights Swiss chard Savoy cabbage edible pod peas and kohl rabi as easy to grow at home. The piece urges harvesting methods and offers tips on timing and flavor to yield fresh, flavorful produce. It mentions West India gherkins as a rare pickle and emphasizes self-sufficiency.
Local residents and visitors are listed with brief notes on can be found in Cheyenne area social items. Guests include Mr and Mrs Chas Uowerson and Mr and Mrs Arthur Homer visiting from their ranches. A bridge party honors Mrs Hebert L Miller on her March 27 birthday, with several attendees named. Cheyenne reports a Wyomie Extension Service push from A E Bowman urging farmers to save wartime income in War Bonds to fund postwar improvements such as electricity water and sewage facilities and rural health programs.
Expenditures for food in community lunch projects under the War Food Administration totaled 99901.46 for the period September 1944 through February 1945. WA supplied 73093.62 of the cost with Congress funds. remaining costs borne by sponsors and schools. More children are eating nourishing lunches at schools this year.
The group promotes locally grown foods amid abundant supply, praising meals made from mulk vegetables fruit mest and bread and butter for loyal merchants and farmers. The WEA encourages purchases of regional produce to support local agriculture and ensure steady availability.
Mrs. Harry Brown hosted a birthday dinner in honor of Mrs Payne with Mr and Mrs Dick Pierson and Mr and Mrs Kim Payne present. The group later shopped in Pinedale while Artie Pape and others visited relatives. several trips to Cheyenne and the Veterans hospital were noted.
A wartime appeal urges every American to buy war bonds to hasten victory and save servicemen lives. It stresses even small contributions matter, explaining soldiers give their lives while citizens fund the effort.
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