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Newspaper
Big Piney Examiner
Location
Big Piney, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Sep 15, 1955
Page
1
In a formal oath dated August 12 1955 Ford Taft the Insurance Commissioner testifies by setting his hand and affixing the seal of office. A financial summary listing $1 887.38 $4 9064 $37 and $128 506.26 appears in the record.
Public notice from the Wyoming Insurance Commissioner dated August 12 1955 reporting Am erican Fidelity and Casualty Company of Richmond Virginia business in Wyoming for the year ending December 31 1954 including premiums written and admitted assets and liabilities. The document bears the signature of Ford Staft Insurance Commissioner and is filed under statutory requirements.
Notice states American Insurance Company with Newark New Jersey address and financial figures for year ending December 31 1954. It lists premiums, losses, income and disbursements totaling hundreds of millions, including specific dollar amounts and year end figures.
A Wyoming economist critiques Karl Marx theory as impractical while citing a U S high school poll showing 54 percent of 1 443 students favor socialist ideas. The piece questions economic education in Wyoming and notes student biases toward productivity versus wages and profits with references to 1939 figures. It also previews new Ford engines offering power gains and technical improvements for trucks.
The article recounts Major John Wesley Powell’s 1869 Green and Colorado River exploration from Green River City Utah to the Virgin River, detailing parties, boats, and peril. It covers the 1839 start with nine men and four boats, the hardships of cataracts and rapids, and the 1889 second survey under Frank Mason Brown with eight survivors and two drowned boatmen.
OCR snippet presents mixed monetary values and dates, with numbers like 4 801 192 91 and 2 198 955 39 and a date pattern 1 000 000-06- and a currency note 1.602237 AZ. The fragment lacks clear context, entities, or events to identify a definite news item or outcome for a proper headline.
Ford offers a 223 cubic inch six cylinder engine for light and medium duty trucks. The compression ratio is 7.8 to 1 and it is rated at 133 horsepower.
Robert E Lee, athletic director and head coach at Northwest Community College Powell, announces football practice begins 1955 season. Suit checks for candidates Monday Sept 12. Lee aims to build from returning lettermen and incoming freshmen as baseball adds next spring with a 22 game schedule. Openers include Oct 1 at high school field and Oct 14 Montana State at Bozeman with other key games listed.
The Enginey Town Council met September 6 1955 with Mayor Paul Virostke and Councillors Yearsey McLelland Gurney Bennett present. Minutes from July were approved and lack of quorum for August noted, bills for August and July approved, motion carried. Entries list payments to Wyoming Workmen's Compensation Dept Jay Salt Lake Stamp Co Gunter Big Piney Mercantile Gurney Hardware Lincoln Service Corp and others totaling 225149.
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