Shock From Fire Fatal to Wyoming Pioneer Mrs Mellvain
Mrs. Sarah Mellvain mother of Lincoln County Sheriff W. McIlvain died after a fire shock from clothing catching fire on a gas heater in a Stockton California home. She was 76 and among Western Wyoming settlers from Kansas who homesteaded Fontenelle. Funeral set for Pocatello with burial beside her husband Robert Mellvain who died in 1907.
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Sarah MeLvain
Green River Galley
Lincoln County
Sherif
Buster
Daisy Erwin
Stockton
California
Wyoming
Mellvain
Kansas
Fontenelle
Sheriff Mellvain
Robert Mellvain
Decedent
Pocatello
Cal
McTivains
Robert
Clarents
Richard
Kemmerer
Myrtle Sissel
Verne McNaughton
Sacramerts
Sherff
First American Killed in World War Debate
Armistice Day memories prompt discussion on who held the grim distinction of being the first American casualty. An illustrated feature by Brio Scott Watson explores the dispute and other debated points, inviting readers to consider the historical interpretation.
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Examiner
Brio Scott Watson
Algo
Hoover
The
American Red Cross
LOOK TO FOUR EGGS NEW LAW IS IN FORCE
The State Department of Agriculture enforces a new Wyoming egg labeling law with five grades newly laid fresh graded ungraded and cold storage plus standard size eggs weighing 24 ounces or more per dozen. All eggs sold for human consumption must be free from white rot mould black rot blooding or stuck yolk. Dealers are urged to obtain a copy of the law from the State Department of Agriculture in Cheyenne to avoid fines.
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State Department of Agriculture
Cheyenne
Paine Parkinson Tours Big Piney Ranger District
Paine Parkinson assistant district forester in charge of public relations toured the ranger district visiting Star Valley Jackson Pinedale and Kemmerer before returning to Ogden Utah. He found all operations satisfactory. Ed Caldwell manager of the J C Penney store in Kemmerer accompanied by a J C Penney official joined the Big Piney inspection trip Monday.
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Paine Parkinson
Big Pinsy
Parkinson
Star ~Valey
Jackson
Pinedale
Kemmerer
Ogden
Utah
Ed Caldwell
J. C. Penney
J.C. Penney Corporation
Big Piney
Billion in gold in the Big Horns tale unfolds
The Mining and Industrial Congress in Sheridan on November 15 and 16 will feature a tale of a possible six foot vein of quartz in the Big Horns. J R Evans, Guggenheim diamond interests manager, and E W Burtt trace a search spanning continents, rail lines, and air routes for a legendary gold vein.
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Big Horns
Montana
Wyoming
J. R. Evans
Guggenheim Diamond
Portugese
South Africa
Oene Trard
United States
Bighorns
E. W. Burtt
Buffalo
Casper
Huw White
Africa
Mining and Industrial Congress
Sheridan
Wool Marketing cooperative grows profits for Fremont county farmers
Farmers in Fremont county organize the Wind River Wool Marketing association to secure permanency and cooperative sales. The group now handles over 25 000 fleeces and reports last year’s extra profit of 6000 dollars. Rock Springs Wyoming notes census planning and Armistice Day events with local notices of turkey shoot and travels.
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Fremont County
Wind River Or Operative
County Superintendent Mae Sommers Visits Local Schools
Mrs Mae McAlister Sommers county superintendent of schools arrived from Pinedale to tour the district visiting both town and rural schools to inspect operations and meet staff and students.
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Mae McAlister Sommers
Pinedale
McCracken Named Wyoming Alumni Head For Football Drive
Tracy B. McCracken elected president of the University of Wyoming Alumni Association vows two year push to improve the football program. New officers include Walter Jensen Sheridan Mrs Vic Willets Garber and others as executive committee members plus state drive to increase Wyoming high school graduates entering the university.
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McCracken
Wyoming VII
University of Wyoming Alumni Association
Wyoming
Tracy 8. McCracken
The
Wyoming Eagle
Olowme
Album Association
R. G. Fitch
Laramie
S. H. Knight
U. W
Margaret Bertel
Gillette
George Hegewald
Rock Springs
Milward
Simpson
Cody
University of Wyoming Student Directory Published
The annual UW student directory lists every student and inquiry member with home towns and telephone numbers. Laramie accounts for 45 of the home residencies, Casper 30, and out of state students lead Nebraska with 23, Colorado 16, and Illinois 1. The liberal arts college has the largest registration, 264 men and 287 women, and about 52 percent of the first year class were born outside Wyoming.
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University of Wyoming
Johnsons
Millers
Williams
Kings
Thomp
Andersons
Smiths
Whill
Davises
Burtons
Jones
Brown
Canada
China
Peru
Philippine Islands
California
Massachusetts
Wisconsin
Georgia
College of Liberal Arts
Wyoming
Nebraske
Colorado
Iowa
Kansas
Missouri
Killing Dressing and Marketing Turkeys
Instructions from Oliver N Summiers University of Wyoming Extension Poultryman on selecting ready turkeys, proper grading to protect reputation and price, and steps for humane killing, bleeding, and dressing to maximize dressed weight and quality.
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Oliver N
Summiers
Extension Poultryman
University of Wyoming
Lund reports trout hatchery distribution plan
Carl Lund accompanied by Mrs. Lund visited the fish hatchery in Daniel and announced the state will receive 70,000,000 trout from the U S Hatchery at Saratoga. About 35,008 will be planted in Middle and South Piney creeks and 30,000 in the Big Sandy openings. The hatchery pipeline is complete and new steel troughs will arrive soon.
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Gail Lund
Daniel
Lund
U.S
Saratoga
South Piney
Big Sandy
Mrs. Lund
Wyoming stock judging team to eastern trip
Six students from the junior and senior stock judging classes depart Saturday for an eastern tour. Team members include Claire Cameron Burns William Duncan Dubois Orville Greaser Laramie Archie Hale Afien Morris Simpers Cody and Francis Winters Otto with Sam Kendrick Arvada as alternate. They will attend Ak-Sar-Ben Omaha Kansas State Agricultural College Wichita Kansas National Livestock Show and American Royal in Kansas City. The main judging contest occurs November 30 at the International Livestock Exposition in Chicago against other American universities.
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Claire Cameron
Burns
Wiliam Duncan
Dubois
Orville Greaser
Laramie
Archie Hale
Afien
Morris Simpers
Cody
Francis Winters
Otto
Sam Kendrick
Arvada
Omaha
Kansas State
Agricultural College
Wichita
Kansas City
Chicago
Wyoming
Has Faith In Project Farmers File Claims
J R Northup and H Gillett, Powell farmers, say successful farming under a federal reclamation project is no longer a venture of faith after pioneering in the Shoshone project and filing on the Willgood untraw land. Mr and Mrs Donald Gray visited Green river relatives. William Sherman and Rodney Bennett leased the Big Piney Billiard Parlor from Bob Rilovich.
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J. R. Northup
H. ©. Gillett
Powell
Donald Gray
William Payne
Green River
William Sherman
Rodney Bennett
Bob Rilovich
Court in Session in Rural Wyoming This Week
District Judge John R. Arnold and court reporter Clarence Cook traveled from Big Piney to Jackson for a two day session before moving to Pinedale for a final winter session. All available district court cases will be disposed, with remaining matters deferred to spring term. Attys G. B. Hackett and Senator Beck join the court trek today.
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John R. Arnold
Clarence Cook
Big Piney
Jjacison
Pinedale
Atty
G. B. Hackett
Senator Beck
State Highway Suit Visitor Talks On Road Upgrades
State Highway Superintendent R J Templeton from Rocky Springs visited here yesterday. He said the grade raise from the gravel end toward the south will occur next year followed by graveling and northward expansion to the existing gravel. He added the south bend at McDonald draw will be straightened after the raise. A deburning bee is set at the Osterhout ranch today. Leo Baker of Merna was a Big Pinney business visitor earlier in the week.
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Rock Springs
Wyo
United States
Lester G. Baker
Sweetwater
Lincoln
Jinta
Sublette
Teton
Washington, D.C
R. J. Templeton
Rocky Springs
Templeton
McDonald Draw
Osterhout Ranch
Léo Baker
Merna
Community Church Minister Preaches on Vision Next Sunday
Rev A G Best leads services at Community Church with Church School at 10 a m and Public Worship at 11 m next Sunday. The sermon title is The Power of Vision.
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A. G. Best
Big Pinky High School Play Delayed by Speedball Event
Big Pinky High School postpones Friday program to this Friday featuring a play Deacon Dubbs by pupil actors. Cast includes Mr Green readings by Robert Walker Clifford Daniels essay Jose Bird piano Lois Jenkins and more. Strong local names and a plot involving Deacon Dubbs Rose Raleigh and Major McNutt emerge in this long senior notes page.
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Mr. Green
Robert Walker
Clifford Daniels
Jose Bird
Lois Jenkins
Queen Pape
Don Chapel
Beulah Daniels
Evelyn Daniels
Deacon Dubbs
Big Piney High School
Sorghum Geller
Rawdon Crawley
Aillain
Emily Dale
Philipena Popover
Rose Raleigh
Deacon Dubis
Authoneer
Major McNutt
Trixie Coleman
Amos Coleman
Kennie Yensen
Deuteronomy Jones
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Sarah Mellvain
Tiamond
Guggenheim
Europe
L. Z. Bess
Poss Lindly
Baker
John Herrod
RED Cross
Tampus
Carl Lund
BIG Pinky High School
Jennie
Dorothy
Tulsa
Piney
Poulterer
Miss Nelson
Darling
Louise
Laramie Wyoming
Popes
Tad
Homer
Shakespeare
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