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Newspaper
Big Piney Examiner
Location
Big Piney, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1949
Page
5
Construction begins on the new American Legion building for Dee Fox Post No 78 and the Auxiliary. Foundation and basement by Legion members and others, with Alvin Pearson handling the general contract to rush the project. Building will be modern throughout.
The Southwest Wyoming Hereford Association board congratulates Sublette County 4-H members for organizing a fall sale to aid Sublette County cattle raisers in Big Piney on October 39. Directors hope the purebred feeders become growers and join the Senior Growers venture at Kemmerer, with a second show and sale planned November 6. They expect about seven bulls for sale and urge Sublette cattlemen to support the youth venture and attend the Kemmerer sale on November 3.
Captain Wm. R. Bradley heads the Wyoming Highway Patrol September traffic safety drive with National Safety Council help. The theme is Child Safety and warns that about 3400 children under 14 die yearly in traffic accidents. Patrol offers parent tips to prevent tragedy and stresses motorist awareness of immature behavior. John C. Badd and Son shipped several cattle out of Opal this week.
Big Piney school assigns room mothers for each grade to support teachers and lead refreshment duties at PTA events. Grade chairs include Jeanetta Fear and Dorothy Forrester in first and second. Helen Bray and Dorothy Bell in third and fourth. Helena Tanner and Ruth Buea in fifth and sixth. Inez Bennett and others for junior high. class chairs for freshmen through seniors listed. Mrs Howell to head teachers group for entertaining the PTA rally later in the year.
Montana Governor John W. Bonner will speak at the Conoco refinery open house in Billings on Saturday October 8. Other speakers include Helena officials and Billings leaders as crowds gather for a lunch event to tour the $9.5 million plant and its 45 000 barrel tank diner conversion with a special bus schedule from City Hall.
The Idaho Wyoming Snake River compact commission will meet in Cheyenne on October 10 to review a proposed draft. R J Newell, federal representative, set the date after consulting with state delegations heads. The compact would allocate upper Snake River waters and require ratification by both state legislatures and Congress.
The article details how Red Cross field directors at 264 military installations and 1,089 sub stations provide 24 hour aid to servicemen and families. They handle emergencies from leave extensions to pay delays, housing, medical news, and financial help, acting as a trusted, sympathetic presence for morale and support.
Mrs T E Miley travels to Salt Lake City for the Rocky Mountain Telephone Association third annual convention at the Newhouse Hotel September 22 23. She is the sole Wyoming woman member among about 60, with companions Mrs John Barton and two daughters. She plans to apply new ideas for expansion and improvement. Also noted are livestock market figures from Omaha’s 150000 head week and varied cattle hog and sheep prices with steady to uneven trade and notable fat lamb gains.
Wyoming patrol reports 25 deaths this September as the month nears a record pace. Lieutenant Howard Dickson warns one or two severe accidents could push the year past all records. Ernest Bluelegs, 3-year-old Wind River Indian, dies after being crushed between two trucks near Albin while riding a running board. Since the piece was written, two more Wyoming deaths occur on Tuesday.
A meeting Thursday at Community Hall forms a community square dance club with classes from 6 39 to 11 p m taught by Dr Bert Reinent using the Lloyd Shaw method. Five dollar per person fee payable at the start, then 25 cents per person per dance night to cover hall, records, and speakers. expected crowd from Sweetwater and nearby counties. teachers listed. school dismissals noted for two days.
The 18th annual convention of the Southwest District of Wyoming teachers will be held in an upcoming location to be announced by the organizers.
The Sweetwater county fair auction sale featured 4 H Livestock with a grand champion fat calf selling for SIents. Total sales reached 7$52.08, with 24 lambs averaging $34.27 and hogs at 428.75 per hundredweight. Twenty fat calves averaged $38.95 cwt. Total calf weight was 17 780 pounds, reported Warren T. Ferrell, Wyoming Agricultural Extension Service agent.
Kathryn Moffat daughter of Mr and Mrs Prank Moffat of Wyanston wed Carll Pearce son of Mr and Mrs Wilbur Pearce of Paradise Utah in Centerville. The ceremony was at noon officiated by J Emerson Staples bishop of Coalville Wea I D S church. Bride wore royal blue dress with white hat and corsage of red roses and lilies. Attendant Mrs Geral Nuhn wore black with corsage. Best man was Mr Nuhn. Bride a Evanston High School graduate employed by Blyth and Fargo in Evanston. Pearce a Paradise High School graduate attended Utah State Agricultural College at Logan.
Delegates from American Legion posts and auxiliaries from 15 towns gather in Kemmerer Wyoming for District No 1 fall convention Tuesday evening October 11. Sessions begin at 6 p m with a joint dinner in the Rose Room of the New Kemmerer Hotel Cafe. Representatives include Rock Springs Green River Ft. Bridger Cokeville Evanston Jackson Pinedale Aston Eden Superior Big Piney Mir View LaBarge McKinnon and Dept of Wyoming. Chris Berg of PinedoWy will preside along with the Dept Commander Adjutant Service Officer and District Commander. Kemmerer Post 17 recently remodeled its hall and opens a new club room lounge for visitors.
Thousands of Wyoming residents expected for the 1949 Homecoming weekend at the University of Wyoming starting October 14 in Laramie. Gov. A G Crane and others are invited guests. The queen will be named at the Homecoming sing Friday night. Wyoming faces Utah State at 1 20 Saturday afternoon with the queen to reign at the Saturday night dance. Various class and house decorations prizes, judging by Friday night through Saturday dawn, with the committee led by Edwin Thayer and Gene Smith coordinating events.
Bar amie Wyoming report shows 3070 students registered for classes last week with more late registrations likely before October 5. Registrar R R McWhinnie notes the early figures differ from last year by 83, while late registrations edged the 1948 figure to 3295 and President G D Humphrey predicts 3200 or more if late registrations continue.
The groom studied business administration and works for a construction firm in Evanston where the couple will live, outlining their post wedding residence and employment.
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