Big Piney Wins County Spelling Contest Honors
Big Piney students dominated Sublette County spelling on Monday April 12 with first second and fourth place. Jo Anne Marincic won top honors earning $26 and booking a spot at the State Fair and a Rocky Mountain News contest in Denver. Colorado and Wyoming contestants will vie for a trip to Washington, D.C. May 24 29 with national winners earning cash prizes. The article also notes dates for the 8th Annual Southwestern Wyoming High School Music Festival set for April 30 and May 1 with seventeen invited schools and a roster of participating ensembles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Big Piney
Sublette County
Tours
Jo Anne Marincic
Susan Twichell
Ronald GC. Floerke
Dell Greek School
James Carr
Big Finey
Max McReynolds
Sublette
Rocky Mountan News
Denver
Wyoming
Colorado
Washington, D.C
New York
Southwestern Wyoming
Mary
Kemmerer
James Mackay
Hest
Kemmerer Wigh
Pinedale Star Valley
Evanston
Cokeville
Lyman
Mountain View
Green River Rock Springs
Reliance
Superior
Rawlins
Hanna
Jackson
Saratoga
Auxiliary notes on Pan American Pageant at Pinedale Unit
Our unit held a special meeting at the home of Mrs. R. S. Bennett to honor a visit from Department President Mrs. C Wilson and District Vice President Mrs. Porch. Dept Pan American Chairman Mrs. Looney assisted in the Pageants last Friday evening with presidents and vice presidents as guests of honor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. S. Bennett
C. &. Wilson
Porch
Dept
State committees begin reorganization of Wyoming school districts
The State Committee on School District Reorganization met in Casper April 9 and 10 to review county plans. Albany and Crook propose county wide districts with multiple schools. Sublette Weston Washakie favor two districts per county, each including a city school and rural schools. Five counties tentatively approved. final approval awaits minor details and hearings. Extensions and aid requested. aim for completion by June 1, 1948. Similar plans moving in several neighboring states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Casper
Wyomin
Albany
Crook
Albany County
Crook County
Boards of Trustees
Sublette
Weston
Washakie
Carbon
Goshen
Sweetwater
Washington
Utah
Idaho
North Dakota
Colorado
Nebraska
New Mexico
Miss Wyoming to Study at Barbizon Before Miss America
Laramie resident Miss Wyoming of 1948 will travel to New York for a six week beauty course at Barbizon on Fifth Avenue before entering Miss America in Atlantic City. A five day intensified session will precede the pageant focusing on posture walk facial expression and overall poise. Dorothy McKay, Miss Wyoming last year, credits a Barbizon tele-scoped course with placing in the top 15 and earning a $1000 scholarship to continue art studies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laramie
New York
Cestor
Dorothy McKay
Wyoming
Barbizon
Attend FFA Convention Held in Casper
Mike Melonik and four FLA boys Bob Nebeker Norman Moffat Phil Marincic and Billy Budd returned Sunday from a four day trip to Casper. They attended the 21st annual FFA convention held at the Mesonic Temple on April 9 and 10. Delegates from 21 schools conducted the meeting promoting a better FFA organization. Main speakers were Charles Myers and George Knutson with delegates from University of Wyoming and Department of Education present. The Powell Chapter gave the outstanding two minute speech and noted members own their own equipment and paid their own fees. The regionals include the Public Spring Contest won by Casper representatives headed to Salt Lake City. Attendance for 75 Channel Farmers highlighted the event as the first for many. the group thanked the school and board for making it possible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mike Melonik
FLA
Bob Nebeker
Norman Moffat
Phil Marincic
Billy Budd
Casper
FFA
Mesonic Temple
Future Farmers of America
Wyoming
FEA
Charles Myers
Stockerower
Feanston
George Knutson
State
Federal Statistician
Cheyenne
University of Wyoming
Department of Education
Powell
Casperada
Salt Lake City
Schoo
Wyoming Proclaims May Music Week 1948 Keynote Focus
Governor Lester Hunt proclaims May 2 to May 9 as Music Week across Wyoming. The message praises music’s role in church, schools, and communities, urging statewide participation and noting strong state leadership and high attendance in past programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wromins
Wyoming
Lester
Hunt
State of
Lester CG
Date Change For PT A Event With Ghost Wanted Play
The PT A date change moves the meeting from Monday April 19 to Thursday April 22. District and state officers will attend, and the Senior Class play Ghost Wanted! will be presented at Community Hall Saturday night April 24 followed by a dance.
Firemen's Dance Was Big Success
The first annual Big Piney Fire Department dance at the Community Hall drew strong social and financial support. The Big Piney Sentimentalists provided music and the event earned praise with many encores. A midnight box lunch auction, led by Robert ONeill, showcased fine lunches and lively bidding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Big Piney Fire Department
Big Piney Sentimentalists
Robert O'Neill
Phil Marincic
Patty Marincic
Speech student ratings at Big Piney attendents heard
The Big Piney High School earned three very good ratings two good and two fair at the Wyoming speech festival held at the University of Wyoming April 9 and 10. A total of 209 students from 20 Wyoming high schools attended. Cheyenne High School led with 18 superior ratings while Laramie and University high schools each received two. Other superior recipients included Green River Thermopolis Jackson Rawlins Sunrise and Douglas. In debate Big Piney pupils received very good good and fair ratings. Poetry reading honors went to Marille Bay Valeria Nelson and Sarah Nelson. Norman Tharsnn and Mrs Marion Boner served as judges for Big Piney students.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laramie
Big Piney High School
Wyoming
University of Wyoming
Cheyenne
Gasper High School
Laramie High School
The
University High School
Green River
Mairille Bay
Valeria Nelson
Sarah Neilson
Norman Tharsnn
Marion Boner
Big Piney
Thorp Advocates Monument for Lander Cut Off
Russell Thorp of the Wyoming Stockgrowers Assn proposes a bronze plaque for the Lander Cut-Off monument near Star Valley. He asks Joe Linford for ideas and hopes to involve Valley residents and schoolchildren in a summer dedication with a related social gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Linford
Joe E. Linford
Afton
Wyoming
Joe
Oregon
Lander
Wyoming Historical Commission
Star Valley
Wyoming Stock Growers Association
Russell Thorp
Wyoming Stockgrowers Ass'n
The
Star Valley Independent
Red Cross drive closes with $865.37 raised in 1948 drive
The Red Cross fund drive chaired by Ben Rahm concluded with total contributions of 865.37, short of the 1,000 goal. District totals include Big Sandy Bondurant Haliway Corn Daniel Boulder Bronx Big Piney 318 Pinedale 299.35, with 68 percent retained locally and 32 percent sent to the National Chapter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Big Sandy
Bondurant Haliway Corn
Daniel
Boulder
Bronx
Big Piney
Pinedale
Green River Cattle Association Holds Annual Meeting
The Green River Cattle Association met at the Pinevale court house on April 1 to elect officers with Bob Miller reelected as chairman and Frank Steele as secretary treasurer for a twenty second year. Advisory board members Carl Jorfensen Elmer Olson and Phil Marineri retained their terms. Rex Wardell was rehired as foreman. Planning included range improvements wells reservoirs and fence work. 1948 assessments were discussed and the group agreed to spray cattle for grubs next spring. Twenty of twenty two members attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Green River Cattle Association
Court House
Pinevale
Bob Miller
Frank Steele
Carl Jorfensen
Elmer Olson
Phil Marineri
Rex Wardell
Mr. Steele
County Farm Bureau Organization Meeting in Big Piney
Sublette County Farm Bureau held an organization meeting at the Cottage Hotel in Big Piney on Tuesday afternoon April 13 1948 with a large gathering. W E K Alexander of the Wyoming Farm Bureau Federation spoke on Automobile Casualty Insurance while Joe Budd president of the Wyoming Reclamation Association discussed reclamation. Mrs Lois McNinch was elected chairman of Associated Women of Farm Bureau. A chicken dinner was served by Mrs Margaret Thompson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sublette County Farm Bureau
Cottage Hotel
Big Piney
W. Ek, Alexander
Wyomintg Farm Bureau Federation
Joe Budd
Wyoming Reclamation Association
Lois McNinch
Associated Women of Farm Bureau
Margaret Thompson
Senator Robertson Praised For Wool Support Price Increases
Washington reports credit for higher 1948 wool price supports goes to Sen. Robertson whose efforts aided the industry. The 1948 spot price schedule, announced by the agriculture department, shows minor lifts to offset higher freight costs and adjustments for graders, with Texas and other regions seeing small increases in clean wool bases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Mv. Robertson
Co. J. Pawcett
Boston
National Wool Marketing Corporation
Wyoming
Pawratt
Fan
Straid Robertson
U. S. Department of Pariculture
Robertson
Texas
Sagebrush removal boosts dryland grass yield at Bar Grass ranch
Local rancher John Kvenild of Bar Grass ranch at Big Piney reports that grading off sagebrush and avoiding overgrazing quadrupled grass production on a dryland field. He began brush removal in 1944 with Sod Conservation District help and, once plowed, native grasses thrived. He estimates similar brush removal could double grazing capacity across surrounding sagebrush lands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Kyeniird
Big Piney
Big Piney Sol
Kvenild
Sod Conservation District
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HOUSE
Lingle
Wyo
Homer Oxley
House of Representatives
Oxley
MISS
A. G. Crane
Thorp
RED Cross
Red Cross Fund Drive
Ben Rahm
LA Garge OW
Montana
Salt Lake
Brandon
J.A. Mininn
la Bane
Wasatch Ol Company
la Barre
Medicine Bow
Wasatch Company
Home Oil and Refining
A. B. Cobb & Co
Cut Bank
A. B. Cobb
C. W. Jeffrey
Dr. Jeffrey
Carbon County
California
Joe A. Minton
Saib Lake
D. L. McKay
Great Falls
Pondera
Kevin-Sunburst
Pondera Fields
Cobb
la Barge
Green River Cattel Association
County Farm Bureau Organization
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