Goshen District Backs State in North Platte Suit
Goshen Irrigation District passes a resolution endorsing Wyoming's handling of the North Platte water suit defense. The action follows similar endorsements by local leaders and aligns with progress under state administration since 1939 as the five year case nears resolution. Kerr notes likely dismissal by Nebraska and cites strengthened Wyoming contentions amid federal testimony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wyoming
Tristate
North Platte River
Goshen
North Platte
Torrington
Otto Gebhard
Encampment
Nels Tl. Smith
Kerr
Nebraska
Nobrecks
North Platt
Colorado
Uied
Wyomine
Ordirinist
Wreemi i
Jeep
Wyamine
Ferr
Boen W. J. Webb
Casner
L. CO. Bishop and & &. Sharp
Saratota
I Am an American in an Auxiliary Skit
An auxiliary unit presents a skit with a Native daughter in colonial dress and an immigrant in work clothes. The native proclaims pride in American heritage while the immigrant recounts persecution and a dream of America. The father speaks of duty and the flag as a beacon, pledging to live and die for the nation. Submitted by Lille Mo VanDylke, Americaism Chairman.
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Tam
Sons of the Revolution
Boston Harbor
Warren
Washington
Valley Forge
America
Siberia
Promised Land
Lille Mo VanDylke
Depl
Americaism
My America by Reta Carr
A patriotic poem praising Old Glory and the United States. It extols freedom democracy and national strength rooted in the people. The verse urges gratitude for heritage and welcomes immigrants with appreciation for national blessings.
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America
Reta Carr
Attorney Hackett and stenographer from Pinedale visit
Attorney Hackett and a stenographer were in town on Tuesday visiting from Pinedale.
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Hackett
Pinedale
Big Piney School Operetta Praised as Best Ever
The Big Piney School offered the operetta Big Day at Community Hall last Saturday under Adolph Roncalio with teachers Leslie Cook Mildred Unkel and Ruth Schwab. The show impressed a large audience with strong music a coordinated program and the Swing Kings orchestra providing the post show dance music.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adolph Roncalio
Big Piney
Roncalio
Leslie Cook
Mildred Unkel
Ruidt Schwab
Hitchcock Well Qualified for State Position
E. B. Hitchcock of Rock Springs, a soil and water chemist, was named to Wyoming’s state Planning and Water Conservation board. He has irrigation and water use expertise, previously worked as a soil chemist in Idaho, and studied at the University of Wyoming and University of South Dakota. He now runs the Park hotel in Rock Springs.
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State Planning and Water Conservation Board
E. B. Hitchcock
Rock Springs
Hitchcock
Park Hotel
Sail
University of South Dakota
University of Wyoming
College of Agriculture
Idaho
Rocky Mountain Hotel Association
The
Elks and L Sons
Nels H. Smith
Earl Wright
Farson
Wright
First Public Officials Pay Federal Income Tax Under New Act
Gov Nels BH, Smith and Treasurer Mart T Christensen head the first group of stale officers to pay federal income tax under the new public salaries tax act. Amendments to internal revenue laws extend federal tax to the income of all public employees, aligning public salaries with private income.
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Nels BH
Smith
Share
Mart T. Christensen
Wyoming primary stakes loom as Aug 20 vote lone spotlight
Wyoming voters head to the polls on August 20 as the sole state voting that week while national attention centers on the Wyoming primary. The 1940 campaign season promises hard fought contests in senate house and state legislature with party conventions set for May 13 likely at Casper.
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Wyoming
Tlingit
Nebraska
United States Senate
House of Representatives
United States
J. C. O'Mahoney
Casper
Platt Wilson
Kemmierer
R. R. Rose
Early Wyoming education view from 1870 Sweetwater County
Release No 4 1940 quotes J W Wardman letter dated June 6 1870 from South Pass describing no schools in Sweetwater County then and a population not exceeding eight thousand with about six hundred children of school age. It notes parents prioritizing work over schooling and hints at upcoming educational development.
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People OF
Wyoming
South Pass
J. W. Wardman
Bale
State of
Sweetwater County
War Buying and Balkan Stakes Shape World War I Era
The article notes Allied wartime purchases in the United States surged after 1914 with commissions pooling resources under the Anglo French Purchasing Board to avoid price wars. It cites Morgenthau coordinating foreign and defense needs, forecasts aircraft demand possibly reaching 1.7 billion, and warns of postwar slumps. It highlights Balkan unity as a potential key to Europe’s future, with Romania and Turkey playing pivotal roles.
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France
Wit
U.S
Britain
Wall Street Journal
Allied
Morgenthau
Treasury, War and Navy Departments
Europe
Balkans
J. H. Craige
Balkan
Juposlavin
Bishop McGovern to Lead Centennial Mass at Daniel
The Rt. Rev. B A McGovern will preside over a centennial Mass of the Prairie at Daniel next July. Knights of Columbus and local clergy will handle arrangements led by Priesthoff and Weppner with McNamara and Schelling. The event marks the first Mass in the Wyoming territory in 1840 by Father Pierre DeSmet and includes a completed balachin canopy for a granite cross. Attendance is expected to reach thousands. Columbus will dedicate the canopy. The anniversary marks 160 years since the first authenticated Catholic service in Wyoming.
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B.A. McGovern
Catholic Diocesa
Cheyenne
Prairie
Daniel
Knights of Commodus
E. A. Priesthof
Joseph Weppner
Rock Springs
James McNamara
Kemmerer
Gerard Schellinger
Rawlins
Priesthoff
K. Crs
Wyoming
Pierre DeSmet
Knights of Columbus
Wyoming tourism spending survey highlights 1939 impact
The 1939 tourist business survey based on Commerce and Industry questionnaires shows Wyoming visitors spent an average 22.98 dollars per person and automobile parties averaged around 82.87 dollars per stay. The American Petroleum Institute notes Wyoming’s tourism growth, with state gains over 1938 and comparisons to neighboring states. Lincoln Day dinner attendance at Pinedale draws Republicans. social notes record Mrs. Miller hosting a dessert bridge, and local residents Stringman and Fitzpatrick returning from California.
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Department of Commerce and Industry
Wyoming
American Petroleum Institute
New Mexico
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John Dawson
Brilliant
Wye
Christmas
Dawson
Canadian Legion
Legion
Salt Lake City
Guard of Honor
James Luce
LaBarge
Legion Auxiliar
BIG Penny
Dex
Industrial News Review
Italy
Bulgaria
Turkey
Greece
Rumania
Germany
Bishop McGovern
Colo
Utah
South Dakota
New Messeo
Lincoln
Robert J. L. Miller
Claude Fitzpatrick
California
Wes
Robert Stringman
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