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Newspaper
Big Piney Examiner
Location
Big Piney, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Feb 29, 1940
Page
5
Funeral services were held in Kemmerer for Mrs Earl Jones hotel proprietor of LaBarge who had long resided in the district. After a health decline she had recently returned from the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, and is survived by her husband.
L. WIlkinson of Evanston named to Wyoming Game and Fish Commission replacing Andrew Arnot. Wilkinson, 42, Becker Brewing manager, says conservation concerns all Wyoming residents and vows to learn and work. He has held sportsman roles and community posts including Elks and Lions, and helped found local sportsmen groups.
A historical note recalls the Wyoming College and Normal School later called Wyoming Collegiate Institute. Founded by Congregationalists in Big Horn, its trustees included W. E. Jackson and J. J. Wagner. The school offered extensive classical and scientific curricula with ministers and PhD holders among its staff. The first principal was H. N. Robinson, followed by Rev. Harry Austin.
Wyoming Health Board releases a tick fever vaccination bulletin detailing timing by exposure, dosage by age, post bite vaccination guidance, immunity duration, potential reactions, and vaccine availability. It notes annual vaccination for exposed individuals and mentions past class members and humorous elocution anecdotes.
District Census Supervisor Mike Maher calls the 1940 census essential for farmers and the nation. He says seven million farms will yield a complete record of production, inputs, and trends to guide farmers and policy, urging cooperation and help from county agents.
A Friday evening reminiscence recalls a tale where a boy is poised to perform a piece, but improvises with a humorous fish story about his father and a judge. The anecdote ends with a humorous meal image and a nod to the state department of education.
Word of the serious illness of Oscar Beck, an esteemed townsman and former State Senator, was received by his son Fred. Beck is confined to a Town hospital suffering with pneumonia. His family left for Iowa after learning the news. friends hope for a swift recovery.
Extension specialist at the University of Wyoming urges ordering ornamental trees shrubs and flowers in February and March for Wyoming planting. Delivery should occur by mid April or before growth starts, to avoid leafing or flowering and transplanting losses. If delivered late stock must be pruned and may die. ship as soon as transplanting begins and store stock in cold conditions if ground is frozen. A 1939 Laramie example shows late spring shipment from Ft Collins led to severe pruning and plant deaths.
Eugene Smith 28 of Wyola Montana shot himself in his car on Main Street Sheridan using a 32 calibre automatic pistol he had just bought with a check later found worthless. The body was found by James Laver Dhire of Wyola who came with two others from Wyola. A note in the car said his wife was with him and that he did not believe he had family troubles. police traced the gun purchase to a local store. Smith was a former Big Piney resident, son of Frank Smith and brother of Clare Smith who learned of his death last Thursday.
The passage argues land action was legal under international law but modern treaties limit it. Experts anticipate spring with ominous forecast of Germany’s forthcoming air attacks on Allied ships coastal points and industrial centers. Allies to respond in kind, signaling the most destructive phase yet possible.
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