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Newspaper
Big Piney Examiner
Location
Big Piney, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1949
Page
5
The Big Piney community hosts a two day event July 3 and 4 featuring a rodeo at the new grounds near town, with racing and several acts planned. A Green River rendezvous occurs on the 3rd at Daniel, followed by a free barbecue in Washington Park for lunch on the 4th.
Howard Masoner manager of Masoner’s Hardware was loading a truck in Salt Lake City when he reportedly suffered a heart attack and fell, fracturing his skull. He returned home Friday and was readmitted to the hospital for X rays and treatment.
Mr and Mrs Amos Olson and families travel to Ideal Beach on Bear Lake for the Olson Family reunion held in memory of the late Charles E. Olson. Lester Olson gives a life history as the program's main feature. A picnic lunch is shared and many take boat rides despite cool weather.
The patrol tallied 138 arrests in May 1949 with 114 for traffic violations including 31 without licenses and 24 for driving while intoxicated. Violations of Commercial Vehicle laws added 24 more arrests. Total fines reached 4477.50 dollars for school funds. Also 88 accidents and 13 stolen cars were reported and patrols logged 123306 miles.
Four staff members from the University of Wyoming Institute of International Affairs were invited to attend a Brookings Institution seminar on world problems at Lake Forest College. Participants include Dr. Gale W. McGee, Dr. Feliks Gross, Dr. Stanley K. Hornbeck, and Dr. Phillip Lohman with varied duties and planned activities around the event and summer lectures.
Wyoming bonds drive reports progress with $1,940,599.73 raised, 102 percent of goal, plus $45,79600 in Series F and $317,00000 in Series G, totaling $2,313,305-73. Hot Springs County leads at 231 percent, and several counties exceed goals as Sublette County lags behind.
Father Raphael McCarthy of Denver named to officiate the DeSmet Mass at the Prairie of the Mass altar monument near Daniel. The July 3 service starts at 10:00 a.m. McCarthy, educator author and speaker, former Marquette president, now Regis president in Denver. State Council of the Brights of Columbus directs event with Kemmerer and Rock Springs councils arranging details.
Elmer Arnold Lester and Charles Olson of Big Piney and Ernest A Dahlquist of Fort Bridger joined in Riverton Wyoming on June 25 to form a new Knights of Columbus Council and initiate a large class. They attended a banquet in Lander on June 26 and returned that night with J T Oliver of Big Piney also present. All declared it the best class they ever attended.
Patrick J. Shafer of the Reck Springs field office reports the Social Security Administration recommends extending coverage to self employed and agricultural workers. He notes 1947 figures show many in farming and self employment paid into the system but lack full rights, risking loss when changing to noncovered work, a concern for Wyoming residents.
The sale and discharging of all types of fireworks in Big Piney city limits is prohibited by order of the town council to avoid penalties and injuries.
Services at St John the Baptist Church will be at 100 am Sunday. Rev Judson S Leaman will lead the observance.
Final rehearsal for the Green River Rendezvous Pageant to be staged at Camel on July 3 begins at 2 am. Ida Mae Pfisterer directs five scenes featuring Native history religion Father DeSmet and the 1836 rendezvous with Sublette county awards buffalo robe sale and square dancing to follow.
Laramie Wyoming announces its Jubilee Days July 8 through 10 at the new racing and rodeo plant Ft Sanders one mile south on U S 287. The three day program features eight horse races daily at 1 30 PM calf roping calf scrambling and calf wrangling plus a carnival street dancing and horse show Thursday evening. The second annual Laramie Plains steer roping contest on Sunday July 10 begins at 1 PM with twelve top ropers competing for more than 12000 in prize money.
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