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Newspaper
Big Piney Examiner
Location
Big Piney, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1939
Page
5
Shortly before noon on Sunday Mrs. Jas P Jensen slipped on the snow covered porch at her home and broke a leg between the knee and ankle. She was rushed by auto to Salt Lake City for treatment and fracture setting by a bone specialist.
Logan will host the 1940 National Music Clinic region ten for hands, orchestras and choruses on January 21 to 24. A. B. McAllister of Joliet will direct the event with participation from Utah, Idaho, Nevada, Colorado, Wyoming, and beyond. Santa Claus visits Big Piney distributes candy to all children at a Christmas program in the community hall.
A new child welfare program designed to provide more adequate assistance for needy and crippled children is being put into operation this month by the state welfare department. Marian Maxwell, former field worker, is named supervisor of the program, working under welfare director S. Hoover.
The regular annual meeting of the stockholders of the State Bank of Big Piney Wyoming will be held at the bank offices in Big Piney on Monday January 6 1940 at 2:00 PM for the election of directors.
Wyoming Senator Omanoney criticizes copper tariff concessions to Chile and predicts narrow reductions while noting Argentina canned meat talks. Gov Smith appoints Mrs. Taliaferro and J. E. Hanway to direct Wyoming Finnish relief with Hoover backing and newspaper support. Soil Conservation sets up an area office in Lander to coordinate extended programs across counties.
State Treasurer Matt T Christensen and Frank Kelso raised whether income of state departments falls under the new federal revenue code claiming a threat to state funded activity. They seek an official ruling to determine if essential governmental functions like road building and welfare relief are exempt from taxation.
Frank O. Horton urges a plan to tax all public lands by the states where located. He notes about one fifth of U S lands are federal and says the interior secretary should be a western man with different qualifications. He criticizes Ickes and calls for a shift in land policy.
Mr and Mrs Jess Budd Jr visit from Casper and plan to attend the American Legion Community Hall dance on New Year’s night. The notice promises good music and a good time as Mayor George A Moffat is reported back after a siege of the Ay.
Rev Walter W McNeil leads Sunday services at the Episcopal church at 5 30 PM. Mr and Mrs John C Budd were in town from the ranch last weekend seeking results from ads.
A year long birthday for Wyoming begins Jan 1 with no state funding. The 1890 admission anniversary will be celebrated by communities and counties volunteering events and displays. Governor Nels A Smith and state leaders will organize a statewide, unpaid observance with schools, fraternal groups, veterans, and youth groups urged to participate.
The piece argues for a concrete tax and debt plan amid a divided Congress and partisan postures. It notes President Roosevelt may seek debt-limit relief while cutting costs, and cites Senate leaders Harrison and Byrd as advocates for restraint. It also critiques Taft and Dewey on specifics and highlights war neutrality as a dominant factor shaping fiscal debate.
State Highway Commission of Wyoming accepts as completed the contract dated August 22, 1938 with Green Brothers for Highway Project No. AIFS 1766 a 466 by 83 foot maintenance shop and storage building at Daniel Wyoming. Contractor to be paid full amount due under the contract January 29 1940. First publication December 21 1939. Frank Kelso Superintendent.
The article assesses military options in Finland, noting calls to open a new front against Siegfried Line and critique of the Red Ary. Analysts say Rus sia's forces are weak, while German or French armies would likely seize Finland quickly, contrasting claimed preparations with reality.
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