Townsend Matriarch Dies After Long Wyoming Life
Mrs Flora Townsend of Daniel Wyoming died at 11 a m spending her last days near her daughter Mrs Todd in Daniel She was born Flora Stowell in Wisconsin May 18 1853 and taught school after marriage to Eugene Townsend They helped build the first telephone line and secured Daniel first school She and Townsend later moved to Rough and Ready California then back to Wyoming Mrs Townsend leaves her daughter Mrs Effie Gertrude Todd and husband in deep community bereavement Funeral to be held at her daughter home with burial beside her husband in Camel cemetery Francis Tanner elected mayor with Morgan and Luce councilmen National Citizenship Day May 19 1940 urged by The American Legion in Wyoming
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Flora .Townsend
William S. Todd
Daniel
Wisconsin
Flora Stowell
Eugene Townsend
Montana
Effie Gertrude
Townsends
Wyoming
Fownsend
Rough and Ready
California
Townsend
Camel Cemetery
Mrs. Todd
American Legion
W. H. James
Brotherhood of Man
Pnds
France
Flanders
John McCrae
America
Auxiliary
Hamsas City
British Legion
Big Piney
Annual School District Meeting Notice Wyoming 1940
Notice of the annual meeting for School District No 9 Sublette County Wyoming to be held June 17 1940 at 2 00 PM in Community Hall Big Piney. Trustees to be elected and a proposed $15000 60 appropriation for school purposes with increased mill levy if needed. District Clerk S Edwin Cazier.
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Wyoming
Sublette County
Community Hal
Big Piney
Mienday
S. Edwin Cazier
Birthday Party for Bronx Community Club May 22
The Bronx Community Club hosts a Birthday Party at Bronx Community Hall at 2 p.m. on Wednesday May 22. The program includes tributes to the National Federation and Wyoming on their 50th anniversaries, a parade of Bronx presidents and a report by Josephine Jons on the Western States Federation convention. Refreshments will be served and an offering taken for the Birthday fund. Triangle Club members of Big Piney are invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bronx Community Club
Bronx Community Hall
National Federation
Publication Certifies Employers Mutual Liability Insurance Co
Insurance Commissioner of Wyoming certifies that Employers Mutual Liability Insurance Co of Wisconsin with principal office in Wausau is authorized to transact automobile liability and related lines in Wyoming for the current year. Witness signature and seal dated March 1, 1940.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Insurance Commissioner's Office
State of
Wyoming
Cheyenne
Employers Mutual Liability Insurance Company
Arthur Rays Essay Wins in Western Wyoming District
Arthur Ray won the American Legion Auxiliary prize for the Western Wyoming district. His essay Americanism My Obligation to Citizenship appeared in Tang week and earned high praise at the school program. Mr and Mrs Frank D Chapel visited from the ranch during the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Ray
American Legion Auxiliary
Big Piney
Wyoming
Frank D. Chapel
Chuck Wagon Days Rodeo Entry Details
The notice advertises Chuck Wagon Days rodeo on June 15 16 with day money for roping and bucking contests. It lists entrance fees 25 30 5 15 20 5 2 10 5 35 20 50 25 50 and a total purse of 750 split 50 50 final prize.
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Arena
City Hall
Aioon
Roper
Zalt
Isis
Public assistance costs and births in Kemmerer area
The state welfare program cost over 1.9 million for the year ending March 31 with 684 000 state funds 604 000 federal funds and 571 000 county funds. Average assistance figures include 3300 old age 1600 dependent children 150 blind and 4500 general relief cases. A daughter born May 13 at LCM hospital Kemmerer. mother and child well. A 17 mile oil coated highway south of here to Kemmerer expected to finish soon. Big Piney schools close for summer. picnics planned as part of the day.
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S. S. Hoover
Hoover
Cael
Arnold Olson
LCM
Kemmerer
Big Piney
Sublette County Spelling Contest Winners Revealed
May 10 at Big Piney Schoolhouse saw grades 5 to 8 compete with many top finishers. Verna Rush Steele of Boulder won overall first place and earns a state contest berth in Casper. grade winners included Ronald Melgan Pinedale and Paul Hagenstein Pinedale among others.
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Sublette County
Big Piney
Ronald Melgan
Pinedale
Victor Bess
Bronx
Marjorie Stuart
Boulder
Jack Jacques
Alferna Ray
Shirley Fox
Jackie Schrader
Carpet
Ella Mae Sparks
Merrill Moffat
Big Pinney
Elma Feliner
Brendt Eyre
Casper
Delbert Lewis
Louise Daniels
Clifford Brewer
Verna Rush Steele
Paul Hagenstein
Wyoming Insurer Granted Authority for Multiple Insurance Lines
The Wyoming Insurance Commissioner reports UNION MARINE AND GENERAL INSURANCE Co Ltd, a UK corporation with main office in New York, is authorized to transact fire, motor vehicle, earthquake, inland marine, tornado, sprinkler leakage, riot, civil commotion and explosion, aircraft, and ocean marine insurances in the state for the current year. Witnessed by official seal.
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Tnsuntmee Commissioner's Office
State of Wyoming
Cheyenne
Wyoming
Union Marine and General Insurance Co
LID
Kingdom of Great Britain
New York
Insurance Company Certified to Transact Fire Insurance in State
The Orient Insurance Company of Hartford Connecticut is certified under state laws to transact Fire Ocean Marine Motor Vehicles Earthquake Inland Navigation and Transportation Tornado Windstorm Hail and Cyclone Sprinkler Leakage Riot Civil Commotion and Explosion Insurance in this state for the current year. The Senior Class of the local school went to Salt Lake on their sneak day. Lost watch notification mentions a 23 jewel Washington Watch in a white gold case with a reward offered to the finder who returns it to Arnold Olson near Connnenity hall.
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Insurance Commissioner's Office
State of Wyoming
Cheyenne
Wyoming
Orient Insurance Company
Salt Lake
Washington Watch
Arnold Olson
Connnenity Hall
Legion Auxiliary Meeting Plans Poppy Sale And Conference
The American Legion Auxiliary held a regular meeting at Mrs. Rodney Bennett’s home. They planned a May 24 poppies sale and a May 16 food sale. District Conference at Afton May 25–26 includes reserved-room arrangements with Mrs. R. S. Bennett. Poppy Day May 25 promotes war dead remembrance and fund-raising, with history and symbolism explained.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion Auxiliary
Rodney Bennett
Chick Wilson
Kemmerer
Afton
Legion
Big Piney Cemetery Work Day Set for May 22
All citizens are asked to donate a day of labor at Big Piney Cemetery on May 22. Men should bring shovels and rakes, while women are asked to bring a hinch. Workers are urged to turn out and beautify the grounds before Decoration Day.
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Big Piney Cemetery
Masons Invite Dance Party at Morgan Hall
Notice to all Masons and partners plus one invited couple from Big Piney Lodge No. 47 to a dancing party at Morgan Hall on Saturday evening May 18. Easter Star Chapter members invited. Committee: Norman W. Barlow Fred Guthrin Geo. W. Hopkins.
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Big Piney Lodge
Morgan Hall
Easter Star
Norman W. Barlow
Fred Guthrin
Geo
W. Hopkins
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Flora Townsend
Brest
Francis Tanner
Morgan
LUCE
G. T. Morgan
James H. Luce
Wyo
Sea Peency
Here
Alex MacDonald
Legion Auxiliary News
Legion and Auxiliary
Aston
W.O
American Legion and Auxiliary
LaBarge
Bethere
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