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Newspaper
Big Piney Examiner
Location
Big Piney, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1955
Page
3
Survey work on an electric line from Frontier to LiBarge in Wyoming has begun under Hooper Co and Wakestaln in charge. Lincoln Service Corporation reports initial engineering, with ongoing updates to press as the venture progresses.
A garbled report cites a state wide convention with supporters from the public integrity group funding a $1,000 grant for a United Nations project. It notes involvement by the PRA and Wyomite agriculture staff, plus a soil conservation contest and FFA ties, with winners and instructors named in a late June meeting.
The Wyoming Game and Fish Commission announces a late change to elk hunting special permits for Grand Tech National Park. Applications now accepted until August 25 on a first come first served basis, with 1200 permits available. earlier deadline June 99 was extended. All applications must include the applicant’s elk hunting license number and be received by August 6 at the Cheyenne office.
Officials levied fines cited as 50.00 dollars each for killing sage chickens outside the season. Individuals named include Richard Clause of Riverton Lyle Larkins and F Bloxham of Utah. penalties allocated to Pinedale Lor chickens and related privileges. The case references yearlong restrictions and local enforcement officers noted at week’s start.
The Soil Conservation Service in OH supports farmers and ranchers with soil and water conservation. It operates as a state unit, securing federal help for local programs, overseeing 2,660 districts, with 63 approved planning assists and 500 ongoing operations across 69 pilot watersheds. It conducts flood control, watershed investigations, and technical aid under the Agricultural Conservation Program.
R I L Terry Martin named central division manager of the Rocky Mountain Oil and Gas Assn Casper Wyoming announce the appointment today by Fréd Woodring executive vice president. Martin, former Central Division manager, will oversee association activities in Wyoming and related oil and gas matters. He studied at the University of Missouri and University of Colorado and served as a paratrooper in World War II. He is a member of the A A S and A M No 15 and the First Club in the city.
Fragmentary notice hints at a 1955 school related deal or sale tied to oil interests. Details are unreadable but the fragment mentions Tuesday and a city or place and a public action.
Mrs Waareri hosted a small Saturday party honoring her son Ralph who turned seven. Guests played games and refreshments of ice cream and cupcakes were served.
Wyoming Grand Lodge hosts 58th annual session in Cheyenne from August 1 to 23 with about 400 delegates expected. Grand Master O. Jacofsen will report on European Masonry. officers and guests attend opening dinner and a Holiday Park picnic. Elk permits deadline noted for special areas. 1955 permit details and applications explained.
One new county agricultural extension agent Louis Schutt was appointed and began work in August. Donald D. Kaufmann became assistant agent in Lincoln County July 1, with irrigation farming in Sheridan and Northern Wyoming CC. LeRoy Colemany became assistant agent in Albany County in 1955. All hold University of Wyoming degrees in animal production or related fields.
Eugene R. Reynders of Rawlins Wyoming is announced by the Wyoming State Board of Accountancy as a newly certified public accountant bringing the total certified in the state to 120. Reynders is a partner at Me Cord and Reynders in Rawlins and passed the May 1955 CPA examinations. The article also notes a rodeo event in Pine Bluff with top riders and standings, and references nearby residents and visitors from Torrington Buffalo Amarillo.
The Wyoming State Fair urges exhibitors to file livestock entries by August 13 for beef and dairy cattle sheep horses and more. Early entries qualify for prize money with booths vying for Governor Minardo Simpson’s Outstanding Agricultural Booth trophy and the State Fair Grand Award Trophy for Diversified Industries.
Laramie reports extension economist A W Whi predicts a 1956 rise in cattle and hog numbers due to higher feed and forage output. Hay could reach a record 109 million acres with improved pastures, while corn and soybeans show notable yield gains and barley production is forecast higher.
The Southwest School District invites bids to supply about 150 tons of old treated coal from Rock Springs for delivery to Piney Ble Perry Schools. Bids must be mailed to Paul McGraham, Shaw of Science, Piney, Wyoming, by August 11 with opening set for August 18-25.
The item notes various General Petroleum exploration and drilling activities in Wyoming, mentioning Buckhorn Unit g24-9 and Hog sback Unit 87-19, Tip Top Unit 65-18, and Miradle Wooster Ldk units with reentries and old wells. It also references a wedding attended by Mrs O R O Nell and daughter Sahdra for cousin Donna Whiston, and names Jasal Perry Li Merker in Kemmerer from last Wednesday morning.
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