Joyce Chapman Crowned County Spelling Champion at Big Piney
Joyce Chapman of Big Piney won first place in the county spelling contest held at Big Piney High School on Thursday April 5. Mary Budd, also of Big Piney, took second. Charles Johnson of Pinedale finished third. Individual grade results include Nancy Budd and Kathleen McGinnis from Big Piney earning top spots in 5th and 6th grades.
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Big Piney High School
Big Piney
Joyce Chapman
Mary Budd
Joyce Chapmen
Carper
The
Texas Company
Mary Budi
Joe
Ruth Buda
North Piney
Nancy Budd
Grace Mary Budd
Kathleen McGinnis
Henry Tamblyn
Pinedale
Stil Grace Joyce Chapman
Job Pinee
Charles Johnson
Pinedal
Swart Martin
Eisenhower Offered Wyoming Hunting License Honor
President Eisenhower is among ten individuals offered complimentary Wyoming non resident hunting and fishing licenses under state law. The Wyoming Game and Fish Commission announced in Cheyenne. Eligible are state and federal employees cooperating with wildlife management. Includes federal officials and agency leaders, with the governor also offered a license. Last year about 80 000 Americans died of cancer due to late treatment. Fight cancer with a checkup.
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Eisenhower
Wyoming
Wyoming Game and Fish Commis
Cheyenne
Commission mm Game and Fish Management
John L. Farley
U. S. Fish and Wildlife Services
Wyoming Game and Fish
Lester Bagley
U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service
John GC. Gatlin
Alburquerque
Fish and Wildlife Service
Carey Bennett
Fish and Wildlife
Conrad Wirth
National Park Service
Washington, D. C
Lowell Puckett
Bureau of Land Management
C. J. Ol Son
U. S. Forest Service
Ogden
Utah
Donad E. Clark
Denver
Colorado
Commission
Milward Simpson
Snow survey shows high mountain water for irrigation
April snow measurements across Soda Lake Triple Peak Snider Basin Piney LaBarge and Poison Meadow show 50 percent more water than average in the mountains with near doubling over long term norms. Green River Basin forecasts predict 125 percent normal flow at Warren and 133 percent at Fontenelle with substantial storage expected. U.S. Department of Agriculture Soil Conservation Service commends Arnold Olson for long service as Big Piney District Supervisor.
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Soda Lake
Cottonwood Creek
Triple Peak
Snider Basin
Poison Meadow
Gray's Rive
Sail Conservation Service
State Engineer of
Wyoming
Green River Basin
Green River
Warren
North Piney Creek
Macon
Nework
Boulder
Fontenelle
Arnold Olson
Big Piney
M. Olson
Vote on School Bond At Southwest District
Citizens are urged to vote in the school bond election planned for next Tuesday April 27 in the Southwest School District. The notice highlights housing for teachers and defends civic duty and the right to vote, urging all eligible voters to participate.
Troubles Please Operetta at Big Piney Community Hall
Mixed Chorus to present an original operetta Troubles Please at the Big Piney Community Hall on Friday April 20 1956. The story set in Kelly's Soda Bar Anywhere USA follows high school students and a clever soda jerks attempts to help peers with problems until a plan goes awry ending in a cheerful resolution. Tickets 75 cents adults 50 cents students 25 cents children. Cast features Kelly Alice Macy Fats Throckmorton Van Dunee Saundra Lucy Hawkans Tommy Mary Joey Barbara Dexter Keith South and others with senior high choir extras.
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O'Dell
Mr. Gallemore
Kely
Anywhere
USA
Kelly
Youlla
Alice Macy
Throckmorton van Dunee
Saundra
Lucy Hawkans
Alice
Tommy
Mary
Joey
Sammy
Keith South
Barbara Dexter
Dave Pitchford
Wayne Griggs
Lorella McAllis
Barbara Lewis
Lyle Gurney
Loretta Diebler
Ted Roberts
Pat Albee
Recognition for the effort in soil and water conservation district leadership
Government workers commend District Supervisors in Wyoming for their role in advancing soil and water conservation efforts. They thank the supervisors for leading farming and ranching communities, noting that leadership has expanded the district's impact and will be missed as officials step down.
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Wyoming
Board of Supervisors
Hopkins Named State Conservationist by USDA
B. H. Hopkins is appointed as State Conservationist in a USDA selection. The role focuses on soil and water conservation programs, planning and resource management, and coordination with local agencies to implement environmental projects statewide.
Thomson backs Mockler for interior secretary post
Congressman Keith Thomson of Wyoming urged President Eisenhower to appoint Frank Mockler of Du Bois as Secretary of the Interior. In a letter Thomson lauded Mockler as intelligent, capable, hardworking and of high character and integrity, noting his authority on the subject.
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Congressman Thomson
Mockler
Secretary OF
Interior
Washington, D. D
Keith Thomson
Hwyo
Frank Mockler
Dubois
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Wyoming
Fryer Leads Wyoming Society for Crippled Children and Adults
A. R. Fryer of Powell Drugelst serves as president of the Wyoming Society for Crippled Children and Adults, a nonprofit aiding Wyoming's handicapped. The group funds its work through Easter Seals sales.
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A. R. Fryer
Powell Drugelst
Wyoming Society For Crippled Children and Adults
Wyoming
Sportsmen From Every State Hunt in Wyoming
Hunters from all states and many foreign regions visited Wyoming last year for fishing and hunting. Minnesota led arrivals, followed by California and Texas, with Nebraska and Wisconsin next. Canadians bought six elk permits and six deer licenses. total nonresident licenses reached 38,040, funding about 69 percent of license income while 93,716 resident hunters paid the remaining 31 percent.
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Washington
D. C
Alaska
Canada
Hanai
Mexico
Puerto Rico
South America
Wyoming
du Jiacoletti
Wyoming Game and Fish Department
Minnesota
Jiacoletti
Caliifornia
Texas
Nebraska
Wisconsin
Jiacoletté
Equality and Women Pioneers in Wyoming History
A condensed look at Wyoming’s path to gender equality from 1867 to 1925. Highlights include the 1889 territorial legislature granting equal rights, Esther Morris as the first female Justice of Peace, Wyoming’s 1890 state constitution granting political equality, Nellie Tayloe Ross as the first female governor, and early theatre rules restricting liquor and promoting women friendly entertainment in Cheyenne.
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Wyoming
America
Laramie
Esther Morris
Son Pass
Nellie Tayloe Ross
United States
Fremont Lake
Cheyenne
Local FFA Boys Annual Banquet in Big Piney
Sublette Chapter Future Farmers of America held its annual banquet at the high school lunch room on Tuesday evening April 16. The event featured ceremonies, awards, speeches, and a chapter report with Bob Tanner elected as new president. Barbara Lewis was named sweetheart.
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Sublette
Future Farmers of America of
Big Piney
FFA
Allen Bradley
Exhvalion
Russel Daniels
Solo
Edith Lomax
David Pitchford
Bob Tanner
David Vickray
Boyd Whitmen
Jerald Lemors
Elton Clow
Chretmas Han
Barbara Lewis
Don Evansson
Three Game Warden Transfers Announced
The Wyoming Game and Fish Commission reported three deputy warden reassigments after Fred Yeaman moved from Casper to Sheridan. John Guiz moves to Casper from Pinedale, Charles Broadhurst shifts Gillette to Pinedale, and George Prazma from Lovell becomes Gillette based while continuing as state trapper.
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Cheyenne
Wyoming Game and Fish Commission
Fred Yeaman
Casper
Sheridan
John Guiz
Pinedale
Chares Broadhurst
Gillette
George Prazma
Lovell
G2llette
Prazma
Millions buy Savings Bonds through payroll plan
Millions of people participate in the easy automatic Payroll Savings Plan to purchase J.S. Savings Bonds, streamlining regular investments.
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J .S. Savings
Rendezvous on the Green at Daniel Wyoming This July
A vintage note proclaims women are vital in Wyoming and invites attendance at Meet Me on the Green on the first Sunday in July in Daniel. The fragment emphasizes the rendezvous as a social gathering with a playful tone.
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Wyoming
Daniel
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B. H. Hopkins
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Nelson Whitman
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