Daniel Kiln parachutist Ernest Bleamer dies in jump
Ernest Bleamer 22 of Daniel Wyoming died Sunday in Greydall when both main and reserve chutes failed to open during a static line jump. A Sherman skydiving club member, Bleamer was training for his first freefall. Funeral services were held in Daniel on Wednesday.
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Ernest Bleamer
Jirs
Norman Bleamer
Daniel
Wyo
Greydall
Bleamer
Sheridan
Uaver
Lewton Hall Use Policy From Big Piney Lions Club
Thank you note dated November 13 1963 from the Big Piney Lions Club conveys policy that Lewton Hall facility use by authorized youth groups will be free of charge with sponsorship required meetings to be businesslike must be scheduled through the building committee groups must clean up leave premises orderly no permanent damage liability applies and additional rules may be added by the American Legion Auxiliary.
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Big Piney Lion’s Chub
Lewton Hall
American, Legion Auxiliary
Medical Self Help Training Program Started in Sublette County
Thirteen nurses in Sublette County received training from Dr Johnston on the Medical Self Help Training program. Homemaker clubs arranged community courses with nurses and Mrs Bennie Pearson in Daniel teaches to 24 men and women. Classes will be offered after Christmas. adults should contact nurses, Homemaker Club members, or extension office to learn scheduling.
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Sublette County
Johnston
SteHa McKinstry
Bennie Pearson
Daniel
Homemaker Club Phcoments
Boy Scout Troop 35 Plans Special 1963 Meeting
An adult committee notice announces a special meeting for Troop 35 at 8:00 P.M. on Monday December 2, 1963 at the Legion Hall for men interested in assisting the troop. Participants are urged to spread the word and attend.
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Legion
Boy Scouts
Wyoming 4-H Winners Earn Chicago Congress Trip
Four Wyoming teens Carol Whitney Nancy Hurt Judy Kishman and Susan Anderson won state 4-H honors earning expense paid trips to the National 4-H Club Congress in Chicago. Whitney earned a Sperry and Hutchinson trip for home improvement and will compete for a $500 scholarship with other delegates. Hurt operates a 480 acre dairy farm and earned the trip as a guest of the Oliver Corporation after dairy success. Kishman won a Chicago trip from General Foods for her foods and nutrition project while Anderson earned hers via Montgomery Ward for homemaking achievements. The congress brings together about 1 500 delegates with activities at the International Livestock and Dairy Exposition and the Chicago Museum of Science and Industry.
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Wyoming
Chicago
Carol Whitney
Nancy Hurt
Judy Kishman
Cheyenne
Susan Anderson
Torrington
Chicago Museum
Miss Whitney
Robert Whitney
Sperry and Hutchinson Company
Laramie County
Peggy
Miss Hurt
S. H. Hurt
Oliver Corporation
National Congress
Cooptive Extension Service
National
Town Mourns JFK Death as Nation Goes Quiet
Big Piney joins the nation in grief after President John Fitzgerald Kennedy is assassinated in Dallas. Lyndon Johnson sworn in as new president amid flags at half mast and widespread closures. Oswald shot by Jack Ruby after burial plans.
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Big Piney
United States
John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Dallas
Texas
Postoffice
Vac
Lyndon Johnson
Kennedy
Lee H. Oswald
Oswald
Jack Ruby
John Jenkins of Rock Springs Dies at 67
John Jenkins aged 67 died at his Rock Springs home on November 23 1963 after thirty years residence there. Funeral services were held November 25 at Vase Funeral Home with Rev Frank Price, burial followed at Gramondville cemetery. He was a retired coal miner and World War I veteran born March 4 1896 in Diamondville. He is survived by sisters Mrs Elizabeth Chapel Mrs Martha Stevens and Mrs Charlotte Herschler.
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John Jenkins
Elizabeth Chapel
Martha Stevens
Big Piney
Charlotte Herschler
Kemmeter
Rock Springs
Vase Funeral
Frank Price
Episcopal Church
Gramondville
Jenkins
Diamondville
Outstanding Biology Teacher Award in Wyoming Honors Allan Jr
Wyoming Education Association in Cheyenne honors Thomas Allan Jr for 1963 as Outstanding Biology Teacher. Sheridan High School biology instructor noted for lab remodeling and starting a second year course. First recipient Edward Proctor of Green River.
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Wyoming
Thomas Allen Jr
Sheridan High School
National Association of Biology Teachers
Edward Proctor
Green River
North Dakota
Allan
Sheridan
Jeanne Therese
St. Stephen’s Mission School
Riverton
William C. Edwards
Cheyenne Central High School
Bob Hope to chair 1964 Easter Seal Drive for crippled
Bob Hope will champion the Easter Seal cause as 1964 chairman for the National Society for Crippled Children and Adults. The Wyoming drive is led by Everett T. Copenhaver with Governor Clifford Hansen as honorary chairman. The campaign runs March 1 to Easter Sunday, appealing for public support for direct care services to 255,000 crippled children and adults.
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Bob Hope
National Society For Crippled Children and Adults
Carl Bocott
Saratoga
Presthe Voluntary Health
Wyoming
Haith Agency
Hope
Bocott
Everett T
Fort Halleck and the Overland Trail in Wyoming 1862
The Overland Stage Line shifted to the Overland Trail entering Wyoming near Tie Siding and passing Elk Mountain to Fort Bridger. Fort Halleck was established July 20 1862 near Medicine Bow foothills to guard emigrant routes and mail trains, later abandoned July 4 1866 as Indian warfare moved to the Big Horn and Powder river valleys. Dr J W Finfrock noted emigration counts in 1864.
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Overland Stage Line
Wyoming
Tie Siding
Laramie Plains
Elk Mountain
Bridger’s Pass
Red Desert
Point of Rocks
Fort Bridger
Evanston
Fort Halleck
Henry W. Halleck
Medicine Bow Mountains
I. S. Bartlett
J. L. Humfeville
Eleventh
Ohio Cavalry
Overland
Men &c
State Electrical Board Sets December 9 Meeting in Rawlins
The State Electrical Board will hold its next board meeting on December 9, 1983, in Rawlins at the Council Chambers of the City and County Building. The day long session invites all interested parties to attend.
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State Electrical Board
Rawlins
Triangle Club Sees New Officers Aide Christmas Plans
The Triangle Club met November 14 with 14 members present. Della Lewis became secretary and Dorothy Tideman treasurer. Officers and chairmen were appointed for the December 12 1963 Legion hall Christmas party with decorations list and program duties. Elizabeth Simonton won the door prize and Edna Lawson gave a chairman report.
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Triangle Club
Mardell Fear
Dorothy Fear
Emma Meeks
Betty Thomas
Della Lewis
Dorothy Tideman
Swip
Legion Hall
Maxine Lewis
Frances Phillips
Elizabeth Smanton
Ava Davis
Betty, Thomas
Doethy ‘Inemnan
Edna Lawson
Loretta Garris
Santas Claus
Emma James
Dorothy Bell
Elizabeth Simonton
Post Nuptial Shower Honors Mrs Gary Thompson
Mrs Gary Thompson was honored at a post nuptial shower at the Legion hall Tuesday evening. Hostesses were Mrs Paul Virostko Mrs William Youngstrom and Mrs Earl Hays. Guests played bingo and Mrs Thompson opened her gifts. Refreshments included ice cream cake punch and coffee. Mr and Mrs Thompson plan to move to Arizona.
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Gary Thompson
The
Legion Hall
Paul Virostko
William Youngstrom
Earl Hays
Punchers honored at banquet for Class B football success
The Big Piney Punchers football team received letters and honors at a banquet hosted by Mr and Mrs John Hiotz of Sage Safe. The event celebrated a fourth consecutive season with a postseason 4 game? streak as letters were awarded to first year winners Jerry Arnold Sam Sherman Cary Hays Ernest Pontiae Robin Murdock Mike Olsen John Chrisman Joe Gurney Ted Cantrell Don Lewis. second year winners Anthony Tomassi John Hunt Ken Morgan Mike Nugent Paul Kilinsky Spencer Nienols. third year Ralph Wilkerson Gary Vickrey Paul Scherbel Rob Douglas. junior varsity letters awarded to Brade Anderson Larry Stillwell Murray Weber Scott Thompson Earl Moyer.
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Big Piney Punchers
John Hiotz
Sage Safe Recency
Jerry Arnold
Sam Sherman
Cary Hays
Ernest Pontiae
Robin Murdock
Mike Olsen
John Chrisman
Joe Gurney
Ted Cantrell
Don Lewis
Anthony Tomassi
John Hunt
Ken Morgan
Mike Nugent
Paul Kilinsky
Spencer Nienols
Ralph Wilkerson
Gary Vickrey
Paul Scherbel
Rob Douglas
Brade Anderson
Larry Stillwell
Murray Weber
Scott Thompson
Earl Moyer
Miss Rodeo Wyoming Competes In Miss Rodeo America
Rhonda Sedgwick of Newcastle represents Wyoming in Las Vegas as she competes for the national title in the Miss Rodeo America pageant with 25 state queens. Judging weights include appearance personality and horsemanship. Sedgwick has held several titles including Miss Rodeo Wyoming 1963 and National High School Rodeo Queen.
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Rhonda Sedgwick
Newcastle
Wyoming
Las Vegas
New
George Peverley
Ad State Fair
Sedgwick
Wyoming Quarter Horse Association
International Rodio Management Association
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BOY Scout
Miss Anc
Mike Kishman
John S. Kennedy
Wyoming Education Association
Cheyenne, Wyoming
State Archives
By Lola M. Homsher
Statefire Marshal
Robert V. Thompson
Sheridan, Wyo
James Greenwood
B.P. Punchers
Miss Rodeo
Las Vegas, Nevada
Uty
Paula Murphy
Bonneville Salt Flats
California
Daytona Beach
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