Gas Well Explosion Kills Donald Haigh near Powell
Big Piney residents learned of a gas rig blast about 15 miles northwest of Daniel Wyoming in which Donald W Haigh died and three other workers were badly burned. Haigh a 33 year old Eelco Petroleum employee was in the cellar when the explosion occurred. the injured were Clayton Jensen Milton Fleming and Den Vercimak. Haigh’s death followed a May 26 1926 birth in Manchester Iowa and a March 3 1960 death. Funeral and graveside services were held in Powell with Masonic and American Legion rites. burial was in Powell Cemetery. He is survived by his wife three children and his parents.
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Big Piney
Daniel
Wyoming
Mema Horse Creek
Donald W. Haigh
Thomas Jensen
Milton Fleming
Big Rihey
den Vercimak
Lyman
Wyo
Rock Springs Hospital
Haight
Eelco Petrolema Corporation
Gist Drilling Co
Casper
Haigh
Powell
Manchester
Iowa
L . Haigh
Seawire
Masonic Order
Janerican Legion
Internont
Powell Cemetery
Wie
Jedona
James
Lucan
Louie Haigh
Tanner
Ted
Lander
Community Congregational Church Open House Events
Community Congregational Church plans an Open House on Sunday March 13 to celebrate a new lower ceiling with double insulation and acoustic tile, followed by a potluck supper and a talk by Lowell Larzon about Intermountain Convention. A movie will be shown with a collection to cover costs.
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Community Congregational Church
Lowell Larzon
Rock Springs
Intermountain Convention
Salt Lake City
Highesst Mountain
Wiliam Lundigan
Susan Hayward
Ladies Circle Meeting at Community Congregations Church
The Ladies Circle of Community Congregations Church will meet Wednesday March 16 at 1 30 pm with Mrs Jack Kelly. All parish ladies are invited to attend.
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Ladies Circle of Community Congregations
Jack Kelly
PTA Meeting at Big Piney High School March 14
The Big Piney PTA holds its regular meeting Monday March 14 at 8:00 PM in the high school. Mr Paul Scherbel will speak on Civil Defense and a short film on Atomic Energy will be shown. All are invited.
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Big Piney Pta
Monsiay
Eigh
Paul Scherbel
Wyoming selects Jewett to lead National Library Week
Mrs J J Jewett Jr Librarian at Riverton High School is named state executive director for National Library Week observed April 3 to 9. Appointed by Mrs Esther Picard, the Wyoming Library Association president, the observance will emphasize introducing teens to adult reading.
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J. 3. Jewett, Jr. Libraran
Riverton High School
Esther Picard
Wyoming Library Association
Malinda Root
Campbell County High
Gillette
Jewett
Wyoming
Bernice Snell
Lander
Ora Seipt
Mote
Riverton
Frank Mockler
State Library Board
KOVE
Leona Harmon
First National
Cattlemen Commended for Scab Control Efforts
The Green River Valley Cattlemen's Association receives two commendations from Park County Cattlemen's Association Cody Wyoming and the Firecock and Sanitary Board for outstanding scab control work. The notices praise preventing spread, thank Association members, and express readiness to cooperate further. Dr. G H Good and Louis H Smith sign the letters. Also details on dipping of Lincoln and Sublette County herds and a Deer Creek Auxiliary meeting with pancake supper proceeds.
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Green River Valley
Harold B. Burich
Firecock & Sanitary Board
G. H. Good
Lows H. Smith
Delbert Ball
Free River Valley Cattlemen's
Ash Daniel
Wyoming
Deer
Calteman
G. H Good
Louis H Smith
Tom Mercer
Pinedale
Lincoln
Sublette County
Mrcer
Sewing 1 News Notes
Sewing 1 met on February 12 and February 22. After the February 12 4 H pledge, officers were elected in a formal vote. The article lists the exact election results.
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Sewing 1
Farm Bureau to fund county fair building via auction sale
Subletia County Farm Bureau directors met at Orval James's home to plan fundraising. An auction on May 28 at Daniel All will auction pre deals donated for the county fair building fund. Phil Manne Jr appointed Orval James Charlies Sims Pete Olso and Helen Evans to arrange donations with Darrel Courtney handling advertising. Additional fund raising activities are planned.
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Subletia County Farm Bureau
Orval James
Farm Bureau
Pinedale
Big Piney
Junior Farm Bureau
County Farm Bureau
Danel
County Fair Building Fund
Phil Manne, Jr
Charlies Sims
Pete Olso
Helen Evans
Darrel Courtney
Different mites cause scabies in elk and cattle study says
Wyoming Game and Fish department research shows elk scabies come from a different mite than cattle scabies. A scabby elk from Jackson refuge yielded mite Sarcoptes scabiei while cattle scabies trace to Sarcoptes scabiei var. oben.
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Wyoming Game and Fish Department
Laramie
Catlie
Googe Poot
Department
Divease Research Laboratory
Post
Jackson Refuge
Hereford Breeders Plan Wyoming Performance Testing Association
Hereford breeders Joel Budd Yed Major and Max Boroff attended a Casper meeting on February 29 to organize a Wyoming Performance Testing Association. County agent Carl Urkightht and Dr. Paul Stratton, UW Animal Science head, called the gathering to form bylaws and rules. Breeders of all breeds and commercial cattlemen were present. committees will be named later.
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Joel Budd
Yed
Max Boroff
Casper
Carl ‘Urkighit
Paul Stratton
University of Wyoming
Wyoming
Stratton
Student Club Officers and Sewing Machine Lesson
President Valerie Nicholls and a slate of officers led a meeting after pledges. Members studied sewing machine parts and discussed box contents with Daryla Taylor and Helen Tanner. The next meeting is scheduled for March 7, 1960 at Helen Tanner's.
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Valerie Nicholls
Lana Kamberlin
Pauline Phillips
Caralyn, Hymas
Amy McDonough
Daryla Taylor
Helen Tanner
Helen ‘Tannner
Meet Me on the Green in a Wild West Tale
In a sanitized reminiscence from Pinedale Wyoming, two young men Stephen Bent and Cyrus Whitefield seek adventure funded by indulgent parents. They pursue a luxurious journey from St Louis to the Pacific, aided by William Stewart and Antoine, ignoring wiser scouts. Their expedition heads toward Blackfoot country under looming danger from Kicking Bear, promising a perilous wilderness venture.
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Myra Cooley
Pinedale
Wyoming
Freedom
Stephen Bent
Cyrus Whitefield
New Orleans
Baltimore
Tuxaey
Sir William Drummond Stewart
Meimiam
Stewart
Antoine
St. Loui
Pacific Ocean
Filgney
Bridger
Blackfoot
William Sublette
St. Louis
Prairies
Swentwater
Whitfield
Bent
Kicking Bear
Tre
Lorenzo Babbit dies suddenly at home on March 4
Lorenzo Babbit died suddenly from a heart attack at his home on Friday, March 4, between 11:00 and 11:30 AM. He was born September 3, 1881 in Henneyville, Utah, and married Ethel DeGraw Whitman in Rupert, Idaho, in January 1940. He farmed in several towns, was a devout L D S member, and is survived by his wife, six daughters, four sons, and twelve stepchildren. A funeral was held March 5 at Elva Zohar.
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Loreto Babbitt
Mas
Mr. Babbitt
Henneyville
Utah
Ethel DeGraw Whit- Tan
Rupert
Idaho
Animent
Piot March
Elva
Zoaho
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Donald Haigh
I. R. Haigh
Keleys
Carl Doerr
Elton Clows
Mike Virastkos
Joe Kimberlains
Don Jewetts
Joe Smiths
Bud Sommers
Bridge
Kellys
PTA
J. J. Fewett
National Library Week
Legion Auxiliary News
Dee Fox
Inez Bennes Marchard
Girl State
Triangle Club
Dale
Farm Bureau Plans Fund Campaign For ‘County Fair
Hereford Greaders
Casfer
Lorenzo Babbit
Kwmer
Lorenzo Babbitt
Bamuy
Whitfelt
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