Cutter Races Set for Big Piney Weekend Showdown
The annual cutter races occur Saturday and Sunday at Big Piney near Sublette County Fairgrounds. Fifteen races pit Sublette County against the Washatch Slope Cutter Racing Association of Ogden Utah. Proceeds support the Scbletts County Roc ing Association. tickets sold by high school girls with the top seller crowned queen for the two days.
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Sublette County
Washatch Slope Cutter Racing Association
Ogden
Utah
Scbletts County Rocing Association
Big Piney
Leaders to Attend 4-H Conference in Laramie
Sublette County 41 leaders will travel to Laramie for the 4-H leaders conference February 23 to 27. George James Leis Koch Ann Barger Nellie Rogers and Marcel Fear Ol Koch receive scholarships and awards to cover home improvement tractor workshop and other expenses. The Sublette County 4-H Council funds travel and contributes toward other delegates. Marden Perr and Koch join state committees. James serves on the state 4-H civil defense committee. Six Bighorn sheep trapped near Dubois transported to the Sybille Experimental Station for study of lingworm. drugs may be tested for eradication. Nine elk calves moved to Sybille for feed and tranq testing. tick control methods studied. Bob Boulter of Pinedale attended Piney Visitor event.
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Sublette County
Laramie
George James
Leis Koch
Ann (Barger
Nellie Rogers
Marcel
Fear Ols Koch
Sears
Sublette County 4-H Council
Wll
Marden Perr
Koch
Movp
Jakey’s Fork
Dubois
Sybille
Noth
Lacomb
Wyoming Game and” Fish Department
Floyd DM. Blunt
Blunt
Wyoming
William Crump
Big Gen
Lander
Big Piney land transfer and Wyoming game fines report
A federal land conveyance to the Town of Big Piney under the Federal Airport Act faces conditions pending relinquishment of an existing airport lease. In a Wyoming game and fish update, forty two people paid 1042 in fines in January for violations including elk hunting out of season and fishing license penalties. fines fund local schools.
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Big Piney
Wyoming
Federal Aviation Agency
Nieney
Bureau of Land Management
Evanston
Wyoming Game and Fish Department
Cody
Landor
Fort Laramie
Hereford Breeders Meet at Big Piney
The Southwest Wyoming Hereford Association met last Tuesday at the Budd Hereford Ranch in Big Piney. The group represents Hereford breeders in Sublette Lincoln Uinta and Teton counties and plans a feet test for member bulls to be sold next fall. The test bulls will be fed by Hamilton Teishert at Cokeville for six months with date of gain announced at sale. Attendees included John Yanner Francis Tanner Frank Fear Bob O Neil Jos Budd Ted Majors and county agent Carl Urbigbit from Sublette County.
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Southwest Wyoming Hereford Association
Big Piney
Sub
Jette
Lincoln
Uinta
Teton
Hamilton Teishert
Cokeville
John Yanner
Francis Tanner
Frank Fear
Bob O'Neil
Jos Budd
Ted Majors
Carl Urbighit
Sublette County
Feather Counties
Homemakers Club Meeting Supports Sublette Society
Mrs Held led the February 22 regular gathering at Elaine's Cafe for the Homemagers club. Vice President Lois Bakke opened the session and members introduced guests, voting to assist the Sublette County Historical Society by sending letters to members seeking donations for the Rendez vou project.
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Homemagers
Elaine's Cafe
Lois Bakke
Whi
Sublette County
Hicks-Walker Nuptials Announced in Las Vegas
Mrs. Geraldine Walker of Saratoga Wyoming and William Hicks were married in Las Vegas on February 15 1960. She runs Freeland Cattle Co in Saratoga. they reside in Phoenix. The event included talks on census taking meat cuts and a facial demonstration with Beauty Councillor products.
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Geraldine Walker
Saratoga
Wyo
William A “Bill” Hicks
Las Vegas
Nevada
Freeland Catt. Co
Order of Eastern Star
Wye
Bill
Mae Jenson
Farm Iburea
Margie Sims
Stellan McKinstry
Wraylene McAdams
Jane Peck
Flaine
Alice Griggs
Thomson Announces Nominations to Multiple Service Academies
Wyoming congressman Keith Thomson announces nominations to the Naval Academy Air Force Academy and West Point. Principal and alternate candidates are named for each academy including nominees from Wheatland Casper Lander and Cheyenne with several listed alternates and recruits.
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Keith Thomson
Wyo
Thomson
U. S. Naval Academy
Air Force Academy
Wyoming
West Point
Tommy Wade Harman
Wheatland
James Lawrence Cole
Gregory Eng
Gerald King
Laramie
Alva Ray Krogman
Worland
Michael Brooke Shaffer
Cheyenne
Charles Stephens Welty
Lander
Robert McGrain Wilson
Lysite
United States Naval Academy
Gene Brown
Arena
Naval Academy
Dennis
Harold Dawson
Culford William Neal
James Wynn Hegshid
Casper
James Keith Joslyn
Newcastle
Pension Income Reports and Election Form for Veterans
Veterans Administration reminds nonservice-connected pension recipients to return annual income reports by January 31 to avoid suspension. December pension checks include the form. February will include a new Veterans Election Net Worth and Income questionnaire to opt into the July 1 1960 pension law.
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Movle W. Allen
Mamarer
Veter
I Jon Center
Cheyarmomeord
Seme
Nob
Veterans Administration
Allen
Veterans
Wool producer deadline and sales filing notice
April 30 1980 is the deadline for filing applications under the 1959 marketing year wool program. The period covers sales of shorn wool and unshorn lambs from April 1 1959 through March 31 1960 and requires bringing sales documents to the local ASL county office.
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ASL
Special School District Election At Big Piney High School
The Southwest School District holds a special election February 27 from 2:00 to 3:00 PM in the Big Piney High School lunch room. Legal voters decide the site for the new school building and are urged to vote.
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Big Piney High School
Southwest
Drilling Report Sublette County Summary from Belco and Partners
Sublette County drilling report lists numerous Belco Petroleum wells with spud dates from 1958 to 1960, showing depths from 3,308 to 8,200 feet, multiple frontier and army tests, test results and locations across NE and NW sections of townships 27N to 29N and ranges 112W to 114W. Several other operators appear, including Pelco Petroleum, Beiter Natural Gas, Mobil Oil, General Petroleum, Phillips Petroleum, and Belfer/Nature Gas, with gas flow potential reported for one well at 4,213,000 cubic feet per day.
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Belco Petroleum Corp
BNG
Belco Petroleuen
Delco Petroleum Corp
Pelco Patroleumera
Beiter Natural Gas Co
Mobil Oil Co
General Petroleum Corp
Frontier
General Peale Corp
Hogsback Unlt
Phillips Petroleum Co
Marbleton Unit
cac'Eng
EE and H Operating Co
A Hoback
Belfer Natures Gas Co
Merna Uunit
Robinson Named Deputy Game Warden at Dubois
Goward W. Robinson, 45, named deputy game warden for Dubois effective March 1, replacing resigned Orville Wilkerson. Robinson has long service with the Wyoming game and fish department, starting as hatchery assistant at Dubois, then Cody, Story, and Sundance before his current posting.
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Goward W. Robinson
Dubois
Wyoming Game End Fish Department
Robinson
Orville Wilkerson
Whnd
James B. White
Wyoming Game and Fish Department
White
Dutois
Cody
Story Hatchery
Sundance
Haseen
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Cutter Races
Sublette County Fair
Jackson Arcs
Sybille Unit
Bob Boulter
Pinedale
Library Notes
del Rey
de Camp
Martin
Adler
Disney
Prain
Lorraine Shaffer
Paul A. Scherbel
Dave Thontis
Rete Carr
David & Morgan
Hereford
Mrs. Held
WU. S. Steel
American Steel & Wire Division
U. S
Stop
Purdue
Heart Fund
Vister Ans
Ntis
Sublette County ‘Drilling Report
Eobinson
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