Charles Nelson Injured At California Oil Well
Charles Nelson was badly injured last Saturday at a California oil well in Snider Basin when a traveling block fell and crushed his leg above the ankle. He was rushed to Kemmerer and then Salt Lake City, where amputation was deemed necessary. Nelson is a World War II veteran and is from this area.
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California
Snider Basin
Charles Nelson
Nelson
Kemmerer
F. W. Taner
Wm. Budd, Jr
Salt Lake City
State Auditor Reports General Fund Balance and Encumbrances
Wyoming State Auditor Everett T. Copenhaver reported the January 31 1948 General Fund balance at 8 355 743 16 with encumbrances of 12 633 786 46 against current biennial appropriations leaving a potential surplus only after 4 276 043 30 is accumulated A surplus of 4 4 to 5 million is projected by March 31 1949 and 25 percent surplus deemed adequate for state needs.
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Everett T. Copenhaver
Copen~haver
Wyoming
Early Wyoming Travel Records From Fort Halleck Diary
University archives hold the 1864 Fort Halleck diary by Dr. J W Fin freck noting a traffic check on the Overland Trail near Elk Mountain. The entry records 17 584 people 4 264 wagons and 50 000 stock moved past in summer 1864. A Carter piano crossed Nebraska river crossings with minor damage and rests in university archives.
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Wyoming
Fort Halleck
Elk Mountain
J. W. Finfreck
O.V.C
University of Wyoming Board of Trustees
Wyoming Territory
W. 4. Carter
Fort Bridger
Nebraska
Carter
University of Archives
University
Wyoming education group backs eight point training program
The Wyoming Education Association committee of teacher education and professional standards recommends an eight point program to encourage youth to enter training for positions in Wyoming schools. Dr O G Selyyiering leads the committee.
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Laramie
Wyoming
Wyoming Education Association
Committee of
Teacher Education and Professional Standards
O. G. Selyyiering
Lincoln's Birthday March of Dimes Campaign Ends in Sublette Co
Sublette County chapter reports the Lincoln's Birthday March of Dimes drive ended with net receipts of 972.00 after expenses. Nelse Christensen served as treasurer and Robert M. Boulter chaired the campaign pages show contributions from March of Dimes cards collectors school cards theatres and a local basketball event. The note thanks donors for helping the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis mark its tenth anniversary.
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Lincoln
Sublette Co
National Foundation For
Sublette County
THE
National Foundation For Infantile Paralysis
Nelse Christensen
Robert M. Boulter
Payments to States Largest in History
The 1947 public lands distribution will deliver almost a million dollars to 22 states. Wyoming leads with about 1.95 million for mineral resources development. California, New Mexico, and Oregon also receive over a million each as part of the annual Bureau of Land Management revenues.
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Department of the Interior
J. A. Krug
Bureau of Land Management
General Accounting Office
Minral Resources Development
California
Oregon
F D Ball Jr Declared Elected Supervisor in 1948 Big Piney District
State Soil Conservation Committee canvassed the Big Piney Soil Conservation District election results. F D Ball Jr led with 8 votes, Dean Jewett 1, and Robert ONeil 2, declaring Ball elected as supervisor on the lth day of February 1948 by the committee H D Hurich Menger G T Morgan and Vincent Jansky.
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State Soil Conservation Committee
Big Piney Soil Conservation District
Ball
F. D. Jr
Jewett
Dean
O'Neil
Robert
F. D. Ball, Jr
Harold D. Hurich
Menger
G T. Morgan
Vincent Jansky
Naval Petroleum Reserves Bill Introduced in Washington
Senator E V Robertson Wyoming introduces S 2133 to transfer Naval Petroleum Reserve Nos 2 and 3 lands to the Interior Department for leasing and development. California Buena Vista Hill 30181 acres and Wyoming Teapot Dome 9921 acres would move to Interior with no military value for defense needs. Proceeds distributions and related acts are noted, including Mineral Leasing and Taylor Grazing Acts.
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Washington
E. V. Robertson
Wyo
Secretary of the Navy
Secretary of Interior
Teapot Dome
Congress
Robertson
Shopper E W McNinch Visits Town From Ranch
E W McNinch, a ranch shopper, was in town on Tuesday afternoon to browse local stores and likely purchase goods.
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E. W. McNinch
Tuesafternoon
Hospital-Style Blue Cross Plan Opens to Sublette County
W A Hicks, secretary of Sublette County Farm Bureau, announces that prepaid hospitalization is available to all through the WYOMING HOSPITAL SERVICE a Blue Cross County Farm Bureau plan for the whole family. Applications renewals annual with a March 1 deadline. Hicks notes literature and info available via contact in Big Piney.
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W. A. Hicks
Sublette County Farm Bureau
Wyoming Hospital Service
Blue Cross County Farm Bureau
Blue Cross Group
Wyoming Farm Bureau Federation
Blue Cross Hospitalization Plan Offered in Sublette County
Sublette County Farm Bureau announces Blue Cross Hospitalization plan for Farm Bureau members. Contact W. A. Hicks in Big Piney for enrollment details. Annual fee prepaid covers hospitalization for every family member for 12 months with a March 1 deadline.
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Sublette County
Camels Once Roamed Wyoming Quarries Unearth Ancient Beasts
The article details Wyoming’s ancient camels Betylopos reeds and Gentilicamelus Wyomingenis, dating 40 to 30 million years ago. Fossil finds near Alcora and north of Cheyenne by University of Wyoming researchers reveal tiny ancestors once browsed swamp vegetation before camels migrated to Africa and South America.
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Laramie
Wyoming
South America
Eurasis
America
University of Wyoming Museum
Botylopus Reeds
Alcora
Wiliam H. Heed
University Museum
Gentilicamelus
Qheyenne
David Love
Arthur Peterson
Doubit
Paul ©. McGrew
Africa
McGrew
Catr
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Pinedale
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Mabel D. Fitzpatrick
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Fred Meyer
Farson
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Pinedete
Judson S. Leeman
Robert Davison
James P. Jensen
Big Pines
Kinz
Larry Trees
Andrew Arnott
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Keith Webster
Hock Spings
Ross Meeks
Ashland
Arnott
Sims
Webster
Denver
Rock Springs
Meyer
Woodward Construction Company
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Ogden
Utah
Graves B. McGary
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National Cemetery
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University News
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Hardin County
Kentucky
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Shell Oil Company, Incorporated
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