Camp Fire Girls Plan Tree Planting With Aid From University
The Camp Fire Girls program featured a Forest Ranger talk on trees and tree planting for locals. One hundred cottonwood trees were ordered from the University of Wyoming Forestry Extension Department for Axbor Day planting. People may obtain a limited number of free trees by contacting Mrs. W. L. Looney or the Forest Ranger. order blanks and instructions are available from the ranger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
5. E. Caster
Forestry Extension Department
University of Wyoming
W. L. Looney
Forest Ranger
Arbor Day Proclamation by Governor Emerson of Wyoming
Governor Frank C. Emerson proclaims April 25 1929 as Arbor Day and urges school observances and statewide tree planting and protection. The proclamation highlights forests as water and firebreaks and calls for an urban rural coordinated effort to cultivate trees for shelter, beauty, and future welfare.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wyoming
Pigin
Frank C. Emerson
State of
United States of America
Frank
Mothers Day program at Community Church ministers urge families
The Community Church invites parents especially mothers with children to attend a Mothers Day program on Sunday May 12. Children are asked to bring their mothers. No service next Sunday April 28 at 8 p m. The Episcopal Church reopens for public worship with the dedication of the temple and an offering to cover expenses. A new tourist camp is under construction west of Rawlins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Community Church
Rev
A. C. Best
Episcopal Church
Diocese of
Wyoming
Early Discovery and Recovery From Tuberculosis
An old South city faced a typhoid outbreak last year from a leaky water pipe sewer cross-contamination and many deaths. The piece stresses early tuberculosis warning signs cough lasting weeks weight loss appetite changes fatigue and urges prompt medical examination for early detection and cure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Big Piney Caucus to Nominate Town Officers
A caucus of Big Piney citizens will meet Monday April 29 1929 at 8 p.m. at the town hall to nominate officers for the town. One Mayor for one year and two Councilmen for two years. Attest Geo A Moffat Town Clerk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Town of
Big Piney
Doctor Alexander to Visit Big Piney and Tulsa Dates
Dr. F. J. Alexander, who has long treated eyes, will visit Big Piney at the Piney Hotel on Monday April 22 from 1 to 5 P.M. and Tulsa at LaBarge Imm on Tuesday April 23 from 9 to 12 A.M. for eye care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. J. Alexander
Big Piney
Piney Hotel
Tulsa
LaBarge Imm
Appointments Made by State Game Dept
Bruce Nowlin announces 16 officers reassigned or appointed in the state game and fish department. Carl Lund becomes chief assistant for two years. four hatchery superintendents Bliss Bayne T. B. Bard Frank Cook Havlock Stone reappointed also two years. Several assistant commissioners named for two year terms beginning Monday. Robinson assigned to Goshen Niobrara Laramie and Platte counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bruce Nowlin
State, Game and Fish Department
Department
Game and Fish
Carl Lund
State Department of Fisheries
Bliss Bayne
Hyattville
T. BR. Bard
Sheridan Hatchery
Frank Cook
Laramie
Havlock Stone
Dubois
Game and Fish Commissioners
Albert B. Taylor
Sundance
C. W. Sheffner
Casper
Pitchford
Rock Springs
Dwight Hammond
Sheridan
Fred Deyo
Jackson
Glyde Cover
Thermopolis
G. W. Brunshill
Lester Bagley
Afton
Co. GC. Smith
Greybull
E. C. Robinson
Torrington
Gregory Jensen
Buffalo
Robinson
Goshen
Niobrara
Platte
Yellowstone chief ranger to lead new Grand Teton Park
Samuel Tilden Woodring, longtime Yellowstone chief ranger, will become superintendent of the new Grand Teton National Park in Wyoming. Woodring, born June 27 1878 in North Carolina, has 30 years in federal service and has guided visitors for four decades abroad including Cuba and the Philippines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheyenne
Wyo
Sameul Tilden Woodring
Yellowstone National Park
Graud Teton National Park
Wyoming
Washington
Yellowstone Park
Coolidge
Woodring
Federal Service
Lie
Natioal Park Service
Harding
President Coolidge
Warding
Watauga County
North Carolina
United States Army
Quartermaster Service
Cuba
Philippine Islands
Mexico
New Bounty Law Details for Predator Animals
The recent bounty law requires presenting animal skins with upper and lower jaws and all paws attached at the County Clerk’s office. Two affidavits sworn by county taxpayers must accompany the dam. Blank forms are available from the County Clerk at the courthouse in Pinedale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pinedale
Buick to Add Lower Priced Car to Feld Buick
Announcement from Lee Bess of Big Piney Garage says Buick will introduce a lighter, less expensive car under a different name. It will not replace existing Buicks and will be sold by current Buick dealers nationwide. First showing expected early summer. name and details to be released soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee Bess
Big Piney
Buick
Fur Dealers Must Have License Under State Game Laws
A new clause requires any person firm company or corporation that buys collects stores or transports raw fur for shipment to buyers stations or manufacturing plants to obtain a license from the State Game Commission. Read Section 31 Chapter 93 of the 1929 Game Laws for full details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Game Commission
Construction of Permanent Gauging Station Begins
Cheyenne announces immediate start on a permanent gauging station to determine flow of the North Platte River from Wyoming. The project aims to provide continuous measurements and improve water management for regional users.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheyenne
North Platte River
Wyoming
Michigan students to Wyoming in April
The first group of University of Michigan engineering students bound for a summer camp near Jackson Wyoming will pass through Cheyenne this month. Professor Henry Bouchard and a caretaker will precede the group to establish the camp location.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheyenne
Wyo
University of Michigan
Jackson
John A. Whiting
Henry Bouchard
Wyoming
Whiting
Wyoming Debate Teams Return After 8 000 Mile Tour
The Wyoming debate squads traveled about 8000 miles visiting 25 schools in 14 states over two weeks, spanning West Coast to Lake Michigan and near Mexico. In their sole dual vs Colorado Teachers College they swept both ballots, while other teams split debates on foreign floors, with notable student debaters named and hailed for success.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wyoming
Lake Michigan
Mexico
Hazel Krieg
Marguerite Blair
Josephine Phelan
Colorado Teachers College
Constans
Harold Scott
Alfred Pence
Mr. Stevens
William Holland
Winston Howard
East
Harry Hall
Miss Krieg
Worland
Miss Blair
Laramie
Saratoga
Douglas
Buffalo
Albin
Pine Bluffs
Pruning Shelterbelt Trees Not Advisable
Wyoming Extension Forester W. O. Edmonson reports pruning shelterbelt trees weakens snow protection. At Ardmore South Dakota experiments show unpruned Caragana and Chinese elmane Russian Olive plots trap snow fails and dry stock areas benefit. Growth naturally results in dense, low branches centering windbreak effectiveness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. O. Edmenson
University of Wyoming
Edmonson
Ardmore
South Dakota
Wyoming
America's First Newspaper 225 Years Ago Exposed
The note marks April 24 1704 as the date Boston saw America's first successful newspaper. The piece previews Elmo Scott Watson's illustrated feature on the editor, his challenges, and the paper's nature, in this issue of The Examiner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Mass
America
Elmo Scott Watson
The
Examiner
Bronx Budget and Social Roundup in Pinedale
Local notes list visits and illnesses involving the Payne, Pape, Albert, Cox, and McDole families. Helen Pape recovers from appendicitis and will leave the hospital April 21. A Beaver Hill coasting party and tea at Daniel featured several local youths and families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Pape
Beaver Hill
Ahee
Eileen Pape
Doris Lucille Scott
Chas. Albert
William Pane
Alvin Pearson
Rodney Pape
Jerome Albert
Town Election Proclaimed for Big Piney Wyoming 1929
The town of Big Piney Sublette County Wyoming proclaims a town election on May 14 1929 to elect a mayor for one year and two councilmen for two years. Polls open 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. at the town hall. J F Shipley mayor town clerk signs and seals the notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State of
Wyoming
Sublette
Big Piney
State of Wyoming
A. D
J. F. Shipley
Winter Wheat and Rye Prospects Near Average US wide
The national outlook for Winter Wheat and Rye stands near average with April 1 conditions at 82.7 percent for Winter Wheat and 84.9 for Rye. Wyoming reports stronger local results with Winter Wheat at 87 percent and Rye at 89 percent of normal, though lagging the U S averages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
W. W. Putnam
Wyoming, Cooperative Crop and Livestock Reporting Service
Wyoming
Wyoming Cattle Shipments Likely 10 Percent Below 1928
Oscar Beck reports in the Wyoming cattle loading quarter two 1929 shipment forecast at 1,151 cars, about ten percent under 1928 levels. Higher costs kept cattle from feed lots and a severe winter caused earlier movement, with Western Union installing new equipment in Buffalo and Sheridan offices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
EIVE
Oscar Beck
Wyoming
Western Union Telegraph Company
Buffalo
Sheridan
Beulah Whitman and peers teased in Big Piney tale
A hometown school page features student nicknames and snippets about Beulah Whitman, Joseph Bird, and Alma Stewart with sketches of looks, habits, and a few classroom quirks. It notes seniors rehearsing a May play and Juniors’ planned Clyde hall performance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beulah Whitman
Joseph Bird
Alma Stewart
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A M. Clark
Rawlins
Geo. A. Moffat
DR. Alexander Coming
State Game Dept
Feton Park
Michigan
Bronx
James Payne
Lydia
Edwards Pape
D. E. Bess and Son
Aty W
Paul Pape
Jack
H. B. Jons Home
Homer Payne
R. T. Albert
C. A. Cox
Boulder Golorasio
Mrs
J. J. Warren
Huston
Daniel
B. &. McDole
D. B. Scott
Eastern Star
Emmeline McDole
BIG Piney High School
BAT
Joseph
Norual
Emma Lindback
Thelma Vickrey
Ona Beck
Ila Hacklin
Clara Lindback
Muriel Hopkins
Jim Ray
Oxfords
Clyde Hall
Joe Murdock
Joe
Mae Ott
Twila
Jennie
Anderson
Cooper
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