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Newspaper
Big Piney Examiner
Location
Big Piney, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1940
Page
5
Town Council orders a modern fire truck from Howe Fire Apparatus Co. of Anderson Indiana, mounted on two Dodge chassis with 300 gallon tank and 300 gpm pump. Delivery within 66 days. Masks donated by Mr. Mac Galley. Negotiations to equip town wells for pumping during fires.
The Big Piney School Band under Adolph Roncalio performed a free Saturday evening concert in the Community hall. Soloists Meril Moffat Donald Studt and Carolyn Cazier received strong praise for clarinet saxophone and cello pieces. The program featured several numbers and closed with The Star Spangled Banner. The hour long event left locals hoping for more and aims to do better at the Kemmerer Band Meet May 3 and 4.
Eagle School opening intramural tourney ends with Juniors and Seniors tied 17 to 17. Juniors beat Freshmen 18 to 8. Sophomores lost to Seniors 19 to 5. Playoff set for decisive championship. Players listed. Prom plans noted for May 11 at Community Hall. Mr Deveraux absent due to family illness.
The Oregon Trail District of the Cache Valley Council will host a benefit dance at Odd Fellows Hall and a Midnight Show at Victory Theatre in Kemmerer on April 6. Proceeds fund district scouting dues and programs across Kemmerer Diamondville Frontier Opal LaBarge-Calnet and Big Piney communities. Tickets cost 1.25 for both events, with duplex access for a couple to the dance and the show.
Governor J Nels H Smith of Wyoming designates April 6 1940 as Army Day urging citizens to observe nationwide ceremonies with military and civic groups. The notice recalls Army roles in independence defense disaster aid and peacetime service. Also local items report social notices and visits from residents including Francis Tanner Solon Murdock and Carolyn Cazier with birthday events and influenza affecting the Tanner family.
Last week Charles P Budd and his 98 year old mother Mrs Josephine A Budd visited Jackson to view the large elk herd. Mrs Budd enjoyed the trip despite her years and recalled abundant elk in earlier days near their ranch and the crossing roads to the winter range. She also noted deer and elk in Hoback Canyon and along the drisk east of here.
The piece contrasts private and public schools in early Wyoming, noting private schools exceeded in income and staff while public schools served fewer pupils. It covers the Wyoming Institute at Laramie, its principals, enrollment shifts, and early university openings with optimistic publicity and tuition details.
The piece surveys uneven business activity with a potential spring upturn, notes sharp industrial declines led by steel, and cites a possible production index near 140 by year end. Foreign demand, especially January exports, powers optimism while domestic retail, auto, and steel volumes push growth expectations amid looming geopolitical tensions.
The University of Wyoming earned high standing from Phi Beta Kappa as one of nine of 25 inspected institutions approved for final action at the August convention. The recognition cites strong arts and sciences programs under President A. G. Crane and the university’s leadership, with several national honors having been chartered during Crane’s presidency since 1922.
The American Legion Auxiliary Department of Wyoming invites high school students to write a 500 word essay on Americanism Your Obligation to Citizenship. Entries judged on subject adherence grammar and organization. Department prize is 3.00 with units offering prizes. Essays due by May 1 1940 to Mrs J G Van Dyke Americanism Chairman Buffalo Wyoming.
The article notes smaller neutral powers Belgium Holland Scandinavia Romania and Greece working to promote peace. It suggests Russia may join a peace effort though still wary of a major war. It also reports possible Allied actions if tensions rise and mentions Germany’s cordial reception of Mr Wallés and a possible American ambassador to Berlin.
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