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Newspaper
Big Piney Examiner
Location
Big Piney, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Apr 11, 1946
Page
7
Town council met with Mayor Gray and councilmen present. Minutes of prior meeting approved. Bills audited and paid including county taxes town lights street maintenance and town clerk and attorney salaries. Meeting adjourned with clerk Muriel Gray attesting.
Regular session of the Piney Wyoming Town Council on April 2 1946 with Mayor G T Morgan and Councilmen Carr Nebeker and Gray present. Bills audited and approved include Griggs Power and Light Co street lights Guy M Carr night marshal South Side Garage fire truck storage Guy B Hockett attorney Muriel Gray town clerk Earl Wright state compensation fee for Carr Big Piney Teephone Co calls and attest total 69.42. Meeting adjourned.
The record lists notices to creditors for the estate of Anna Edwards and a will probate in Sublette County Wyoming, urging claims within six months from April 11, 1946, with filing at the District Court Clerk or at the executor’s Mason home, or be barred. The document also covers the estate of Thomas Oscar Beck with time and place set for proving the will on May 14, 1945, in Pinedale, and appointment of Fred Beck for letters testamentary. The article then details a banquet for the Razzetts with basketball themes, listing attendees, officers, and participants in a school event with musical entertainment and a dance.
The annual social highlight featured a banquet and dance on Friday evening April 5 hosted by the Baz z etts and sponsor Mrs L O Brewer honoring the basketball teams of the year.
Many Piney students traveled to Kemmerer Sunday to see the film Bad Bascomb and reports indicate they enjoyed it. The page also notes social pairings among students, upcoming prom plans, and a playful guessing feature about a popular girl, while warnings about spreading germs and sneezing without cover are included.
The article explains heart disease as a major cause of death and urges awareness of early warning signals such as breathlessness dizziness fatigue and chest pain. It stresses periodic checkups and moderation, noting many heart conditions can be treated if found early and that past illness does not preclude leading normal lives. The piece is sponsored by the Wyoming Tuberculosis Association.
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