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Newspaper
Big Piney Examiner
Location
Big Piney, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1951
Page
5
Mrs. Blaine Moffat opens Blaine's Coffee Shop with a grand opening planned for Sunday. Located one door east of the Frontier Hotel and Grocery, the building once housed a club room. The Examiner notes new equipment, a polished counter, and finished seating as the venture begins.
William J. Rivers, newly appointed manager of the Social Security in Rock Springs, Cheyenne and Casper areas, will visit Pinedale at 4:00 p.m. Friday, September 28. He plans to discuss applications for Social Security retirement and survivors benefits with residents of Sublette and Teton counties.
The University of Wyoming will allow all students to board meals in campus cafeterias for a set weekly price of ten dollars. The plan, developed by student representatives and the administration, includes two meals on Sundays and partial refunds if ill or away on university trips. A three-student committee will assist in planning menus and monitoring quality and price.
A damaged OCR note shows residents of Big Piney expressing opinions about financing and completing a building project. It references donations, labor, and ongoing community investment but remains unclear on specifics due to transcription errors. Key entities include the town, building, and contributors mentioned in scattered phrases.
A brief note describes long standing friendship between ME and Mrs Weiilat Fields dating back years. They renewed ties amid the current conflict, highlighting their shared history and support for each other.
Two individuals were hospitalized after an automobile mishap near Gate and Jac, with injuries described as serious yet non life threatening. Reports indicate one person sustained cracked vertebrae and will require time for recovery, while others in the party escaped hospitalization.
Congressional clearance given for the transfer of 24 naval vessels to the Six Nations as part of civilian aid programs. Senator Lester Hunt noted the act does not establish a new military aid policy but enables transfers preapproved by Congress. The ships, long held in reserve, will be retired from active duty and handed to allies to support anti submarine efforts while a Wyoming Children’s Clothing Crusade raised funds locally.
A daughter was born at Lem hospital in Kemmerer on Sunday September 16 to Mr and Mrs Perry Kotha of Carpet.
Residents report flying saucers over Wyo towns during a Crusade for Freedom drive. Balloons carrying messages rose to 30 000 feet, CYA workers and University of Wyoming chairman J D Humphrey said balloons carried propaganda. Collectors urged locals to notify Crusade headquarters of sightings near Laramie and Wray as funds from 1951 aim to support broadcasts to Europe behind the Iron Curtain.
Fragmented OCR discusses Social Security G series and how eligibility affects the employed and retirees. It mentions survivor benefits and the role of dependents, with garbled names and unclear dates, illustrating a confused state of the original text.
A notice from Sublette County Commissioners invites bids for a sublet project. The clerk's office sets a deadline between September 21 and 28. The arid board plans sealed proposals and public opening procedures.
Visitors at the homes of Mr and Mrs Rex Wardell and Mr Philip Marinere, Miss Ritaro Decker, returned to Laramie this week to attend the University of Wyoming again.
Edger Lewis directs the large band with members from Larimie Wheatland Guernsey Encampment Pinedale Cheyenne Worland Rawlins Lingle and more. The event in Laramie features a program of big band numbers and local high school musicians.
The John and Mrs John Bledsoe acquire Stevens Coffee Shop from Mr John Stove. They plan improvements to the building next to Stevens Service Station, expanding a known local business. The owners are well known in the area.
The Veterans Administration plans a payroll reduction affecting about 6,000 to 6,020 employees by October 10, 1951 as part of the 1952 appropriation constraints. Excluded are certain Medical and Surgical staff. total VA staffing stood around 182,259, with veterans advised to await further details and timelines on changes and pension checks.
Fragmented notes discuss William Henry Harrison era and looming war, with references to San Francisco meeting, a Japanese peace treaty, and Soviet and German rearmament. Mentions U S State Department invitations to 50 nations, Nationalist China, and postwar policy tensions. Also notes veterans subsistence checks delayed until after November 1 and guidance to contact VA offices.
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