Desert Banquet Prom Lights Up Big Piney High
At Big Piney High School the Junior class hosted a May 7 1955 banquet in the Tradin Post lunch room. Seniors were honored as students praised decorations desert motif and entertainment by classmates including Deanna Fousley and Tom O Neill. The prom followed with a grand march led by Queen Deanna Fousley and a dance under a vibrant ceiling, amid cactus themed decor and desert imagery.
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Tradin
Big Piney High
Eran
Factity
Joshua
Cetus
Roissell Daniels
Don Pope
Tom O'Neil
Ace Eordian
An Schafer
Deve Pitchford
Salo
Sally
Deanna Frisgely
Miss Noone
Mr. McGrath
Deanna Fousley
Pat Albee
School janitor job open at High School
The superintendent of schools will accept applications for the janitor position at the High School to begin immediately. All applications should be sent to Paul J. Mc Grath, Superintendent of Schools, Hither Call, write, or phone No. 8. 6s in the Talent Fund Contest to be given by the Sublette County Farm Bureau in June.
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Paul J. McGrath
Spt
Sublette County
American Legion Auxiliary notes and activities
The May meeting on May 4 discussed heating and smoke issues and Pay and Girl State. The unit will sponsor a Legion boy due to no local girl. quota remains one boy from Big Piney and one from LaBarge. Poppy Day events set for May 28 include a food and rug sale and a Poppy Day Tea.
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Legion
Big Piney
LaBarge
Dennis Piernick
Kathy Bell
Netra Bradley
Lynda Fear
Cap Looney
American Legion and Auxiliary
Kemmerer
President Retaart
Inez Bennett
He'er Fleshman
Tom Fox
Lorena Carr
Howard Mosey
Evanston
Homemakers Hear Mrs. Asay on Afghanistan Visit
Sublette county homemakers honored Monday with a National Home Demonstration Week silver tea at Big Piney Legion Hall. Mrs. Merrill Asay spoke on two years in Afghanistan, sharing insights and items she gathered for the gathered clubwomen.
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Sublette County
Merrill Asay
Afaganstan
Legion Hall
Big Piney
Mae Wardell
Kenneth Fear
Asay
Hoefling
Ava Davis
Triangle Club
Caroline Doerr
Hoefing
Mew Seed Certification Rules Mailed to Wyoming Growers
The Seed Certification Service at the University of Wyoming mailed nearly 1000 copies of the 1955 seed certification rules to certified growers county agents and Yo Ag instructors in early May. Farmers who applied within the past three years will receive copies with the rules and application forms. Other farmers can obtain copies from their county agent or by writing the service at Laramie. The deadline for certification applications is June 15 and late mail incurs a date fee. The 1955 rules appear in printed form for the first time in Wyoming and cover all crops certified in the state. The cover features the Wyoming Crop Enforcement Association color a bright golden rod.
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Laramie
University of Wyoming
Yo-Ag
Wyoming
Wyoming Crop Inforcement Association
Graduation Exercises Close School Year 1955 at Community Church
The Bacca laureate services for the 1955 graduating class will be Sunday May 15 at Community Church with Logan Utah’s Miner Bruner delivering the address. May 16 features an all school assembly to honor awards in magic, publications, achievement, attendance and athletics. Cal McGee of the University of Wyoming history department will speak at the May 13 graduation exercises before seniors receive certificates.
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Neverend Miner
Bruner
Logan
Utah
Cal McGee
University of Wyoming
McGee
Barretts land bill expands desert homestead acreage
Sen Barrett reports senate passage of legislation increasing eligible desert land homestead acreage from 160 to 320 acres under the Desert Homestead Acts. The bill, co sponsored by Sen O Mahoney, aligns provisions for mineral lands and reserves with government policy and mirrors a prior Senate measure that stalled in the House. Cleanup day at Big Piney cemetery set for May 19 with tools and lunch.
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Frank Barrett
Washington, D. C
Apkins
Big Piney Examiner
Big Piney
Wyo
Senaté
House
Barrett
O'Mahoney
Big Piney Cemetery
First Grade Pre Registration and Cattlemen’s Auction
A pre registration for all first grade pupils is set for Monday May 16 at 1 15 pm Parents with children starting school in September are urged to register Eligibility requires children be six years old on or before September 15 1955 Tickets for the Green River Valley Cattlemen s Association auction in Pinedale are on sale at the Silver Spur Bar here.
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Green River Valley
Pinedele
Silver Spur
Sublette County Farm Bureau Talent Find Contest Planned
The Sublette County Farm Bureau Talent Find Contest will be held in Big Piney with a tentative date around June 24. Any talent will be accepted. the winner advances to the State contest and the State winner goes to New York. Eligible are Farm Bureau families. entrance fees are 20 cents for students, 35 cents for adults, and free for children under twelve.
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Sublette County
The Desert Song Prom at Big Piney High School
The Big Piney Junior Class held a memorable prom on May 7 1955 in the high school gym with the theme The Desert Song. Miss Deanna Housely was crowned queen by Junior Class President Pat Atbea as alumni and guests enjoyed the handmade sunset program and desert decor.
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Big Piney
Pat Atbea
Deanna Housely
FHA
Hetpirls
Helin Home Ee
Janice Masoner
Bonnie Fox
Beb'y Budd
Sally Twitchell
Patsy Rothe
Betty Batdid
Darlene Vickrey
Eleanor Stepp
Deanna Housley
Alyss Alexand
Wyoming 4-H Sunday Observed in Churches
Wyoming 4-H clubs in Laramie and across counties plan Rural Life Sunday or 4-H Sunday services May 15 or later dates. Members will serve as ushers, attend or lead services, and some counties hold the service at a mountain summer camp. County committees organize the event with local farm groups and churches. Also reported are seed pool refunds totaling 325.85 mailed to ranchers. seed orders total 2612.34 with alfalfa and oats as the most ordered varieties and 3900 lbs of seed across grass and legumes.
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Laramie
Wyoming
Ome
Town election shows little interest amid list of local incumbents
Tuesday turnout was under forty as Cuavens ticket led by Mayor Paul Virtko with Marshall Gurney and Richard Stevens for council faced no opposition. The report also notes FHA Mothers Day events, officers installed, and community theater listings with several local residents in principal roles.
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Cuavens
Paul Virestko
Marshall Gurney
Richard Stevens
Virtko «O
Gurney
Stevens
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Bandung
U.S
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Connecticut
Lee
Cal
Pat Blake
Warner Bros
Leon
Vincent Lof
Self
John F. Cox
Ilinois Commercial Men's Atsn. of
Chicago
Eddie Canter
Basil O'Connor
National Foundation For Infantile Paralysis
Cantor
Ballantine
Comedy Theatre
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March of Dimes
Jonas Salk
ARM Bureau
Lela Gurney
Barbara McGinn
Nis
Barbera Olson
Juntor
Sfetor
Horry T
Miss Jonas
Tom Pemberie
David Piichford
Mamager
la Racquita
Ronald Eversele
Dovells Bruce
James Miller
Miss Jones
Marno Quinn
Society
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Tilly
Mary Adams
HRA
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Terra
Barbara Olson
Home For Neurotics
Patsy Kothe
H. R. Randolph Quinn
Manny
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Jane Franch
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Boyd Whitman
Melvin DeGraw
Larry Perkins
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