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Newspaper
Big Piney Examiner
Location
Big Piney, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Feb 03, 1949
Page
1
Sublette County Polio Chapter extended the 1949 March of Dimes drive to February 15 1949 to fund polio research care and epidemic relief. Citizens urged to donate promptly via cards and letters and join the campaign to aid affected children and adults.
Floyd Tuleh Norri, who died of a heart attack January 7, was remembered in a funeral service at the Congregational church last Saturday afternoon. Rev. Robert Midgrey led the rites for a large gathering of relatives and friends. Mrs. Covey and Mrs. Homer sang Some Glad Morning We Understand, with Mrs. Magee at piano. Flora and pallbearers listed. interment in Big Piney cemetery. Tanner Mortuary in charge.
Card of Thanks expresses gratitude to all who aided in the recent bereavement and for floral offerings from Mrs Floyd Norris and Monte Norris. The Past Matrons Club of the Order of the Eastern Star was hosted at a 1 pm dinner at Masonic hall on Thursday January 27 by Mrs Donald Gray. A business meeting followed. Donald Jewett visited from his Cottonwood home yesterday.
Minutes read and approved. Veterans may use school facilities for On-tide-Farm Training. Report to State Accrediting Committee discussed. Plans to improve standards expected within two weeks. Official report canvasses Big Piney Soil Conservation District election results. Dan F. Budd, Philip Marineic, and Joe L. Budd elected as Supervisors. canvass dated Feb 1, 1949. Harold D. Hunch, G. T. Morgan, Charles Ott signiles.
In Cheyenne on January 28 a Wyoming libel bill was introduced in the senate as file No. 58 by Sens Earl Bower Worland and R L Greene Buffalo. The measure would privilege publication of fair and impartial reports of public proceedings unless otherwise stated.
Lyman Eagles rolled past Big Piney 44 to 20 last Saturday night as Lymn contributed 14 points from Peterson and Moffat added 9 for the Punchers. The article also notes the National Association of Soil Conservation Districts convening in Denver February 15 to 17 with a Rocky Mountain trip planned for February 16 to review conservation needs and federal agency input.
The three day national association session begins February 15 after a February 14 Colorado association meeting in Denver. Kent Leavitt of Millbrook is president. Denver Mayor Quige Newton will welcome delegates followed by reports from state district associations. The banquet features Robert Wilson of Gentlycar Tire as speaker and Palmer Hoyt will discuss conservation after a Rockies tour. Walter A Groom leads Colorado plans for 500 to 600 delegates from 48 states and over 2,000 locally governed districts.
A University of Wyoming student from Big Piney earned a place on the 1948-49 winter quarter honor roll. The notice lists requirements of 15 or more hours and a minimum grade point, with 1.60 for upperclassmen and 1. I75 or higher for freshmen, noting the top possible average as 3.100. Dorothy Marcilleau, a freshman in the college of agriculture, is named among the Big Piney honorees.
Veterans Administration offers On-the-Farm training. All World War II veterans are invited to meet at the High School at 7:00 pm on Saturday February 5th to learn about the program and sign up.
Despite snow and ice, Omaha Monday saw a heavy sale with over 35 000 head, including cattle calves hogs and sheep. Slaughter steers and yearlings fell to new lows since June while hogs and fat lambs posted lower bids. Shippers reported Sublette county and other consignments with steers around 722 pounds fetching 24.50 per head and heifers at 22.00.
Plans for the course will be discussed and arrangements completed. It is very important that all men who are interested attend this meeting as the number who will be taking the course determines the number of instructors necessary.
Wyoming ratified the upper Colorado River Basin compact advancing a key term of the current legislative session. The pact, once all states and Congress approve, will enable Green River Basin reclamation projects. Senator Norman Barlow led support, asserting the agreement allocates 7,500,000 acre-feet annually to the five upper-basin states and positions Southwest Wyoming to begin spring or summer projects.
County Agent's News urges soil conservation district treasurers to submit seed pool orders by February 19. The district plans to place the total order with the seed company on February 25 to obtain the best bid and assist planning with guidance from the county agent.
The state highway system grew by 103 miles in the past year through inclusion of principal county roads. Additions include Torrington-Lingle in Goshen, Cady-South Fork in Park, Hulet-Aladdin in Grook, Wheatland-East in Platte, Kemmerer Airport in Lincoln, Osmond-Fairview in Lincoln, Albin-West in Laramie, Kaycee-Mayworth in Johnson, and Chillette-Broadus in subsequent notes.
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