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Newspaper

Big Piney Examiner

Location

Big Piney, Wyoming, United States of America

Date

Sep 24, 1942

Page

3

Town Council Proceedings Adopts Minutes and Finances

Regular meeting held September 15 with Mayor W. Tanner presiding. Minutes approved and bills totaling 192.10 paid to gas service, storage, labor, advertising, marshal salary, Workmen's Comp, mercantile supplies, and premiums. Bird Bros. donated 30.00 for the fire truck. Adjournment ordered to next regular meeting. Attest Clerk John Stevens and Mayor Tanner.

O'Clocs W. Tanner R. H. Gunter W. E Carr G T Morgan J. H. Luce Powers Lon Gordon South Side Griggs Power & Light Co Big Piney Examiner Geo, Milley Stanley Nebeker Bird Bros John Stevens

Red Cross Notes on Knitting and Soldier Kits

Outstanding work in the knitting department since July includes 8 cardigans by Mrs Reardon 4 by M HE Griggs 3 by Mrs Frank Burney Yarn is available for helmets scarves and sweaters toward soldier kits listed donors include Mrs Elba McNineh Mr and Mrs J B Budd Mrs Anna Christensen Triangle Club Mr and Mrs Floyd Norris and others names given for soldier kit contributions include numerous local residents and families plus Mrs Helen Tanner Mrs Muriel Grayeomes and Mrs Claire Tanner.

Reardon M HE. Griggs Frank. Burney Elba McNineh J B Budd Anna Christensen Marie McGinnis Walter Yoro Claire Tanner Pred Guthrie Fred Berk Dan H Velma Kimmel Genevieve Quinn Helen ‘Tanner Muriel Gray Eomes PL

Fire Prevention Week Proclaimed by Wyoming Governor

Governor Wels H. Smith proclaims October 4 to 10, 1942 as Fire Prevention Week urging citizens to focus on fire safety. The proclamation emphasizes protecting industrial resources, jobs, and lives amid wartime demands, and calls for public action against prevention lapses.

Nels HW Smth State of Wyoming

Med a ca ry daily can hi to the bank and buy War Bends

In a fragmented note a person urges daily banking and regular payments to acquire War Bends. The line hints at a routine financial action tied to a product or item referred to as War Bends. The text remains unclear on dates, names, or institutions.

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Buy Defense Bonds Demand Promotional Notice

An excerpt urges readers to purchase defense bonds as part of wartime financing and public support. It notes job printing services and a call to action for communal participation in the defense effort.

War Bonds Support Planes and Tanks Fund

Ten percent of income goes to War Bonds to fund planes and tanks for defeat of Hitler and Axis partners. The appeal urges citizens to invest to back military production and national defense.

Freezing of Farm Machinery Ordered for Wartime Use

The September 17 USDA order freezes farm equipment with group classifications to ensure fair distribution for wartime needs. County rationing groups, chaired by D B Bess, enforce restrictions on Group A and Group B machinery with sale limits and certification requirements.

U.S D. B. Bess Sublette Usda War Board War Production Board Office of Price Administration Department of Agriculture Chainmaath County War Board Special War

Wyoming Proclaims Twelfth Annual Religious Education Week

Governor Nels H. Smith proclaims September 27 to October 4, 1942 as the Twelfth Annual Religious Education Week. He urges citizens to renew allegiance to their churches and pursue continued religious instruction and worship to strengthen the spiritual foundations of freedom.

Nels H H. Smith State of Wyoming Wyo

Barbed Wire for Marines and Army Highlighted in War Bond Appeal

The piece notes that military barbed wire is heavier and more dangerous than farm wire, with Marine Corps buying 12 yard coils at fifty cents. It calls for large purchases to support defense and urges investing ten percent of wages in War Bonds, emphasizing ample supply for defense needs.

U.S. Treasury Departient Uncle Sam Marine Corps Army

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