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Newspaper
Big Piney Examiner
Location
Big Piney, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Feb 02, 1956
Page
4
An exchange with a Wyoming economist Ralph E Conwell questions American workaholism and the machine age. He contrasts US excess with Latin American happiness, criticizing the fast pace, material gadgets, and rising personal crises as damaging to health and joy.
In a brief obituary note the author of How to Stop Worrying and Start Living is reported to have died in November at the age of 68. A related cartoon quotes Abe Marvin remarking on life’s simple things and women.
Congressman Thomson announces four Wyoming assignments to the US Air Force Academy with two appointments for the July 1956 entering class. Designates include John Cole and Donald R. Gray of Cheyenne. examination set for March.
John E Korhonen of Tornngton and Thomas Wiliam Rutten of Goshen County are listed among the individuals named in a local official notice.
Veterans Administration and Federal Housing Administration announce a 30 year maximum maturity for VA guaranteed and FHA insured loans effective January 17 1956 with 2 percent down payment on GI loans and a 10 percent down requirement on FHA loans The final loan terms remain subject to borrower lender agreement The action aims to curb over extension of credit and counter inflation in housing while monitoring market conditions and maintaining credit under study
The notice warns lenders not to finalize insured status on all FHA loans before January 17. It outlines that loans not yet insured should not be counted as insured until official action is completed, affecting processing timelines and eligibility.
A Korean elementary pupil, Lee Chang Hun, a first grader, creates a poster using paste from America. The paste is part of a large shipment of school supplies sent to Korea by the American Junior Red Cross.
The piece describes a Saturday community hall event chaired by Handy Peterson to swap unwanted gifts. Participants are encouraged to bring items they would rather give than receive, with the idea that most presents end up swapped for something worse but providing entertainment. It notes the challenge of matching gifts to varied tastes.
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