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Newspaper
Big Piney Examiner
Location
Big Piney, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 1951
Page
5
Local schools report student enrollment across grades eight and below for the current year. Figures show shifting numbers with special notes on first year English and shop courses. A delegate to the Republican Convention from Wyoming emphasizes plans and party organization activities.
The Board of County Commissioners of Sublette County reserves the right to reject any and all bids. Clerk H H Summers publishes notice September 21 to 28. Bids should state coal size and source origin from which coal will be obtained.
The Western Masjeic Club met Saturday at the Green River Masonic lodge to elect officers including treasurer. Grand Master N Bell and Grant Chaplain Floyd Holland spoke. Actacia players of Cheyenne performed a Masonic play. the club includes lodges at Rock Springs Green River Big Piney Pinedale Jackson Kemmerer and Evart. The group meets twice yearly with the next gathering planned for Kemmerer in May or June 1952.
A misspelled report notes A B Wildé, state director of the U. defense bond drive for Wyoming, plans meetings with county committees in Carbon, Sublette, Lincoln, Teton, and other counties. He expresses confidence volunteers will enroll and notes payroll savings programs.
A report by J B Griffith, Director of the Cigarette Tax Division, shows a total of 87507185 distributed last week to towns and counties as their shares of the new Cigarette Tax law. Wholesale dealers received 84 of the gross for stamping. The Board of Equalization retained 4 532 20 to defray administration, with gross income totaling 83 265 470. Also noted are minor local references to Wyoming, a Pinedale area, and social events.
Plans for the annual bull sale sponsored by the Lions Club in Big Piney announce the October 16 event. The sale, held to support 4-H and educational activities, features purebred Herefords and promises proceeds to benefit local youth projects. A yearling Hereford will be awarded as a free ticket prize to a lucky attendee.
Governor Barrett announced that Wyoming teens will attend the Highway Safety Conference at the Capitol, October 12 and 13, to offer safety ideas. High schools will select delegates who will contribute to a youth oriented plan, with juniors meeting in the Senate chambers.
Christmas Seals For Overseas are offered to brighten packages sent abroad. The ad promotes tuberculosis health support and urges early orders. Write to the Wyoming Tuberculosis and Health Association, 534 Boyd Building, Cheyenne, Wyoming, for seals.
Speakers at the main conference will address highway safety and a junior report to present findings. The group aims to coordinate with the governor, state and local bodies, urging school clubs and PTAs to push safety programs statewide.
A fragmented program lists Yosephine McAllister as honorary member of the Art Guild. Other names include Mary Murdock Helen Sargent and Mae Mickelson with items described as poems sketches and stories. The text references Eastern Star and Pearl Spearer but details are unclear.
Wyoming State Department Health announces crippled children's conferences in Rock Springs at Sweetwater County Memorial Hospital and Kemmerer Church on Oct 12 and 13. The events run 8:30 AM to 12:30 PM for Sweetwater and 10:30 AM to 12:30 PM for Teton and Uinta counties, welcoming eligible children under age 2 or older for referral to state health services. An orthopedic surgeon and a pediatrician will conduct examinations and arrange follow up with parents or physicians.
Results of fertilizer test plots show hay yield differences by fertilizer type and amount. Ellen Coole and county staff led the study, with plots comparing nitrate and phosphate levels, while local club activities and market reports accompany the agricultural news.
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