Steer Roping Contest Set for Pinedale August 7
Glenn Wadsworth Shoat Webster Jim Snively Bob Moore Ike Rude Everett Shaw John Dalton Cotton Lee Yan Irvine Duane Rosenberg Clark McIntyre Hyde Merritt John Scott Bus Fear are expected to compete in Gene Pfisterer's Fourth Annual $10 000 Championship Steer Roping at 1 30 PM at the Pinedale rodeo grounds with Eddie Hanna as announcer. CHEYENNE WY sales tax receipts for July fell 64000 from July 1953 while gasoline tax rose to 654740 boosting total July state taxes to 6735792 with 1154390 going to the general fund.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glenn Wadsworth
Shoat Webster
Jim Snively
Bob Moore
Ike Rude
Everett Shaw
John Dalton
Cotton Lee
Yan Irvine
Duane Rosenberger
Clark McIntyre
Hyde Merritt
John Scott
Bus Fear
Pinedale
Gene Pfisterer
Pinedale Rodeo Grounds
Eddie Hanna
Ann
Order of the Arrow to Meet in Laramie
The four day conference gathers 1800 youth from 250 lodges at the University of Wyoming August 26 to 29. Attendees stay in dormitories with meals at Knight Hall cafeteria and participate in workshops, dances, and a buffalo Bar-B-Q. The event highlights Boy Scouts of America programs and includes public campfire ceremonies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Order of the Arrow, Brotherhood
Seung
University of Wyoming
Lateraje
Order of the Arrow
Knight Hall
Cafteria
Onbett Field
Boy Scouts of
Amera
Health for All Bee and insect bite remedies from home care
The article outlines simple household treatments for bee stings and insect bites. It advises gentle stinger removal, baking soda or calamine solutions, antiseptic ointments, and itch relief methods. It notes repellents for widespread insects, cautions against scratch prevention, and suggests medical consultation for serious or persistent reactions.
Wyoming Highway Death Toll Drops Scarily Despite Claims
Wyoming state officials frame and dismiss public concerns as they note a drop in the annual highway death toll. Col. William F R Bradley and Capt. R C Galloway defend progress while weekend accidents push deaths higher than the prior year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Highway Patrol
William FR. Bradley
State Highway Department
Wyoming
Col. Bradley
R. C. Galloway
Galloway
Enrollment at University of Wyoming summer session rises
Registration for the second summer session reached 908 on July 27 up from 790 last year. Registrar R E McWhinnie notes more enrollments are expected, boosting the gain to 118 students. The first session of 1954 shows 1195 students versus 1336 in 1953.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of Wyoming
R.E. McWhinnie
America
Artist Guild Holds First Pinedale Meeting July 29
Mrs. Paul Pape and Miss Betty Blake hosted the Sublette County Artist Guild luncheon at St Andrews of the Pines in Pinedale. Sadie Ostenout and Helen Sargent won contests. a myrtle wood gavel from Oregon was presented by Pearl Spencer. Members debated topic It Could Be Bad But It Might Be Vergs and read various verse and prose pieces. Mrs. Hanah Enos attended as a guest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Pape
Betty Blake
Sublette County
Pearl Spencer
Lynn Bush
Helen
Dorothy sSargent
Eihe Jewett
Mae Sommers
Marie Meyer
Euielyne Worl
Helen Tanner
Mary Hurlburt Scott
Hanah Enos
Gas tax receipts in Wyoming rise in mid 1954
Gas tax receipts for the first six months of 1954 in Wyoming stay above 1953 levels, with July collections at 817180 dollars, over 50000 dollars more than a year earlier. Tax revenues show a 66 percent rise for July 1954 versus July 1953, offset by a June shortfall of 16946 dollars. About 48 percent of funds return to counties, while 52 percent support highway department costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wyoming
Jack Tate
Highway Department
Tate
Highway Departiment
County Budget Adopted for 1954 55 by Pinedale County Commission
The Pinedale County Commissioners adopt the revised official county budget for the 1954 1955 fiscal year ending June 30 1955 following a public hearing notice published in the Big Piney Examiner on July 15 1964. The resolution sets appropriations for General Fund Fair Fund Hospital Fund Library Fund and other funds and specifies tax levies to finance the budget. Attest signatures of County Clerk H H Summers and commissioners include Donald Jewett Philip Marincic and Donald Sparks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pinedale
Wyoming
H. H. Summers
Crerk
Big Piney Examiner
Board of County Commissioners
H. of. Summers
General Fund
Fair Fund
Hospital
Library
General Fund Fair Fund
Hospital Fund
STANDARD GUIDE FOR RURAL ROAD BUILDING ADOPTED
Wyoming highway commissioners adopt an improved set of rural road standards for the farm to market program. State highway engineers drafted the standards to improve construction quality and long-term economy across the state with exceptions by local authorities. Seventeen counties have accepted the new standards, three suggested minor changes, and the plan was approved at Cheyenne after the July meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wyoming Highway Commissioners
Wyoming
Thumman Sherard
Highway Commission
iSherard
Commission
Boards of
Xreard
Toto
Alow Wi
Cheyenne
Special Award for Sublette 4-H Home Improvement Group
A special award will go to the 4-H girl in Sublette County enrolled in the 1954 home improvement and home furnishings project. A county judging committee will select a local winner in September or early October after evaluating work quality, project records, and observing the top contenders' homes. Girls from Daniel, Big Piney, and Finédale are enrolled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sublette County
Daniel
Big Piney
Finédale
Washington family coat of arms in designing the District’s official Cag
Recent visitors to my Washington office include Ivadell A. Swinder Ruby A. Bacon and Hazel P. Barnes of Sheridan B T MccManus Lander Mr and Mrs L Ward Torrington Mr and Mrs Herbert V Tawle Cheyenne Edwin V Magegna Rock Springs and William Neilson and family from Casper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Ivadell A. Swinder
Ruby A. Bacon
Hazel P. Barnes
Sheridan
B. T. MccManus
Lander
L. Ward
Torrington
Herbert V. Tawle
Cheyenne
Edwin V. Magegna
Rock Springs
William Neilson
Casper
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Secretary of State
Laramie
Generol
Green River Basin
Sublette County Bar Cross
Teating
Buckhorn
Greenberg No
Red Desert
Sweetwater Water Co
East Galt
U of Wyo
Artist Guild 4
Ethel Jewett
Pearl Sipencer
Sadie Osterhout
Ethelyne Worl
Etta Hennick
Helen Sargent
Dorothy Spreent
Mary’ Duriburt Scott
Donald W. Jewett
Philip Marincic
Donald Sparks
Bublette County
Bay of County Commissioners
Department of Agriculture
Mdvang
Ross Rizley
Tae
Federal Department
House
Senate
Civil Aeronautics Board
Frontier
Reeder” Airlines
Partic
Tam
Congress of the United States
District of
Coombia
Rey
District of Columbia
George Washington
City of
Philadelphia
Teo Tem
US Senate
Betty Beaton
Wyo
U. S Senate
Washington, D. C
Miss Beaton
Don Beaton
Clifton Fear, Sr
W. E. Carr
William Henry Harrison
4-H
Washington Family
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