Body of Rock Springs Boy Recovered From Fremont Creek
The badly battered body of 16 year old Jere Clair Ogle of Rock Springs was recovered from Fremont Creek near Pinedale after a five day search. About 130 men built a log dam to lower water levels and allow divers to reach the body. Ogle and companion Larry Fangli of Rock Springs had fallen from a rubber boat. Fangli was hurt but survived. Coroner Francis Temner ruled drowning as the cause. no inquest. Funeral services were held in Rock Springs.
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Pinedale
Jere Clair Ogle
Fremont Creek
Windharr Mountains
Long Lake
Cele
Lary Fangli
Ross Springs
Fanell
Francis Temner
Sublette
Rock Springs
Fishing Good in Most Wyoming Lakes This Season
The Wyoming Game and Fish Department reports general fishing strength in most lakes this season. Alcova and Jackson show fair to good catch reports, while the Platte River below Alcova Dam has been good due to controlled spring run-off. Recent fish plantings and plant operations from spawning areas have resumed after muddy roads delayed the schedule.
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Wyoming
Wyoming Game and Fish
Alcova
Jackson
Platte
Alcova Dam
Ensi
Summer Comes to Wyoming: A Season Opens in Nature
The calendar marks June 21 as summer as Wyoming awakes to warm sun and new growth.-Elk in high pastures and coyotes with pups appear as streams spark with trout. Families plan picnics and fishing while nature’s pace quickens after a long spring. Insects form a large share of local rainbow trout diets as summer unfolds.
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Wyoming
the Praire
Mosquito repellent and irrigation talk dominate rural notice
June 12 1957 report notes Army USDA developed all purpose repellent for public use to deter mosquitoes chiggers ticks and flies. Farmers discuss sprinkler irrigation systems by Amis Equipment Co with local customers like Rob ON and Bob relating ditch irrigation and airborne spraying plans. Dann A Fosher Work Unit Cons.
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Department of Agriculture
Army
U.S.D.A
Bob
Amis
Wyoming cattle numbers rise as national figures drop
Wyoming cattle numbers increased 3 percent in 1955 while national totals fell after an upswing to near 97 million. Cows and heifers held for milk stayed at 44 000. beef cows 2 years old plus rose 2 percent. calves up 13 percent. Drought and lower prices drove the national decline, but stable Midwest Southwest herds and strong beef demand suggest a slower downturn for Wyoming.
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Laramie
Wyoming Catticer
A. W. Willis
Wyoming University Extension
Willis
U. S
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Wyoming
Great Plains
Midwest
Southwest
Meet me on the Green era tale of Bridger land deal
Myra Cooley relates a Wild West tale of Brigham Young and Albert Sydney Johnston chasing a mythical land empire near Bridger Wyoming. Jim Bridger hypes a grant from Canada to Mexico and sells to Young while Johnston leases for a fort. Government investigation exposes the ruse as gilt and misused funds.
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Doc
Statue of Liberty
Golden Gate
Bridge of Sighs
West
Brigham Young
Albert Sydney Johnson
General Harney
Bridger
Wyoming
Jim Bridger
Ton Bra
Canada
Mexico
Bridger Voenen
Sait Lake
Jim
Johnston
Sam
Salt Lake
Brigham
Young
Kansas City
Uncle Sam
Jim Wilknell
Johnstein
Survey of Duck Breeding Areas Underway
The Wyoming Game and Fish Department conducts an aerial survey of duck breeding areas across the state. George Wrakestraw of Torrington leads the survey as a member of the game bird survey team to inventory breeding sites and determine population trends against prior years.
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Wyoming Game and Fish Department
George Wrakestraw
Torrington
Rheumatic Fever Topic Highlighted at Farm Bureau Meet
A Farm Bureau program is set for 8:30 p m on June 24 in the Pinedale court room. Dr Robert D B Knapp Jr will address rheumatic fever topics based on extended data gathering and study. The public is invited to attend.
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Farm Bureau
Pinedale
Robert DB. Knapp, Jr
Fifth Annual Waster Star Sumner Speech Program Begins
The Fifth Annual Waster Star Sumner Speech Program starts June 7 with seventy five boys and girls registering in Afton Torrington and Thermopolis. Clinicians lead clinics and volunteers assist in activities. Out-of-town children will stay in local homes for the six week clinic. The program concludes the Easter Seal Mobile Speech Clinic year.
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Waster Star
Proclamation Proclaims June 1957 as Multiple Sclerosis Month
Governor Milward Simpson designates June 1 through 30 1957 in Wyoming as Multiple Sclerosis Month urging citizen support for the 1957 MS Hope Chest campaign. The Wyoming Chapter lists branch offices in Casper Sheyenne Lararsi Rivelion and Lander.
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Milward Simpson
State of
Wyoming
National
Luther
I. Milward L. Simpson
MS Hope Chest
Agriculture Scholarship Winners Named by University
The University of Wyoming awards S300 agriculture scholarships to Robert J. Baird Worland and John Maxfield Lyman. Assistant dean H W Fenn cites scholarship, character, and farm activity. Baird ranked third in a class of 80. Maxfield, holding dairy farm roots, served as student body president and yearbook editor, ranking second in a class of 20.
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Laramie
Robert
J. Baird
Worland
John — Maxfield
Lyman
Hows
University of Wyoming
H .W. Fenn
Fegeca Land Bank of Omaha
National Farm Ieait
Baird
Maxfield
Nonresident antelope permits sold out in five areas
All nonresident antelope permits in five of Wyoming's 25 hunting areas are sold out according to the Game and Fish Department. The areas affected are Poison Spider, South Rock Springs, Fremont, South Fork Sage Creek, and Fan- sen Pinedale.
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Wyoming Game and Fish Department
Poison Spider
South Rock Springs
Fremont
South Fork-Sage Creek
Farsen-Pinedale
Harrett outlines coal use growth and state projects
Senator Frank Harrett cites a near doubling of coal use for electricity in six years with 158 million tons in 1956 and 14 million tons in March for power. He backs eliminating 160 acre limits on Powder River project and supports forest highways, CONAD defense, and Wyoming state land sales for highway building. He notes appointment of Thomas Miller as attorney general and mentions various federal and state initiatives and a Wyoming trip for the Stock Growers convention.
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Wyoming
Upper
Powder River
Congress
Owl Creek
Tee
Bureau
Powder River Basin
Jim Station
International Monetary Fund
United States
Bureau of Public Roads
Tallamy
Continental Air Defense
CONAD
Strategic Air Command
USA
Mil Nor
Navy
Nike
Air Force Defense Command
Russia
Alaska
Canada
Midway Island
Pacific
Sundance
Warren al
House Interior
Heart Mountain
Showhone
Missouri River
Missouri Bath
Gherman Ademe
Fred Seater
White House
Senate Interior Committee
Wyoming Stock Growers Association
Denver
Benson
Washington
Taxpayers urged to seek reconsideration on sick pay refunds
Frank G. Clark announces in Cheyenne that taxpayers can request reconsideration of rejected 1953 and earlier refund claims tied to sick wage payments. The Haynes ruling allows health insurance sick pay to be excluded from gross income, but only for 1953 and earlier. For 1954 onward, sick pay is governed by the 1954 Code and not affected by the Haynes decision.
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Frank G. Clark
Internal Revenue
Cheyenne
Supreme Court
Haynes
Under & Company
Clark
Timely
District Director of
Wyoming
Refundi Ag
Queston
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Soil Conservation News
Myra Cooley
Afton Torrington
Thermopolis
United States Senate
Frank Harrett
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