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Newspaper
Big Piney Examiner
Location
Big Piney, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1937
Page
5
The Kemmerer Lions Club sponsors a Cumberland Flats Highway completion celebration in Kemmerer on Wednesday October 6 with a 7 p m banquet at $1 per plate and an entertainment program. Delegations from LaBarge Piney Daniel and Jackson are invited to attend.
Notice to stockmen from Ira Bailey of LaBarge Wyoming offering to feed cattle en route to the railroad this fall and to take care of men in charge of cattle at reasonable rates.
The Big Piney High School held class officer elections with seniors Merritt Baldwin as president and Merritt Hopkins as vice president, Elba McNinch as secretary treasurer, and sponsor J Deveraux for the senior class. Juniors sophomores and freshmen elected leaders as listed, with a future student council meeting to set officers and plan entertainments. Freshmen initiation followed a Cotton Place outing featuring river crossing mishaps and playful punishments. An assembly showcased musical acts and a Boulder Dam film loaned by Senator James F Jensen, after which teachers and guests enjoyed a Sunday gathering at the Fear-Cotton estate with food, games, and socializing.
Dr. W W McLaughlin of Berkeley California chief of the division of irrigation at the federal bureau of agricultural economics will speak at the Nations Reclamation Association meeting in Casper October 12 to 14. He will discuss the rehabilitation of drought areas and water conservation. Marshall N Dana of Portland will address Reclamation and the Home. Yellowstone Park to remain open for two more weeks after Roosevelt order.
The Artist's Guild of Sublette County held a no hostess meeting and luncheon at Sargent Inn on Saturday September 26 with twelve members present. The program included poems and stories by members and guests, and several original works were read. A district Teachers meeting in Rock Springs is upcoming and J L Ollivier launching a free first aid class with two stations in the county.
Sublette County opens elk and deer hunting from Oct 1 to Nov 45 in specified areas described by Commission order. Boundaries include Wagon Creek to Green River, Roaring Fork to Continental Divide, and other marked lines along Sublette County boundaries and waterways for hunting season.
Notice to shippers that cattle will be fed at the Wash Whitman ranch on Green River this fall with accommodations for shippers and meet. Rates are reasonable. Fred Quinn, Big Piney, Wyoming. Adv. 31-ti.
William Marts of LaBarge and others visited town for business and social events. Norman W. Barlow earned a second degree in Masonry in Mason, with several locals attending or hosting meetings. A Triangle Club fall meeting is set for Oct 14 at Mrs. Dempsey Budd’s home, seeking participants. A school bond sale is announced for Oct 8 with bonds up to 35000 dollars, bidding rules, and anticipated Cheyenne processing.
Cheyenne, Sept 24 Seventeen cases including Sam Samuelson of Cheyenne will be considered by the state pardon board at its quarterly meeting October 6 Adolph Hanson secretary said The meeting follows the state board of charities and reform gathering October 4 The board will decide on Ed Blanchard's commutation from a life sentence Blanchard was convicted in Albany County for the murder of J Frank Lane both ranchers in the Buffalo country Samuelson 55 was sentenced in Laramie County May 27 1935 for assault with intent to commit a felony He seeks sentence reduction and could be released earlier with good behavior Samuelson is working on the prison farm after shooting his wife in a downtown delicatessen she survived
Evangeline Jennings of Laramie Wyoming notes hot lunches aid physical and mental development for 50 children daily. Schools shift from cold lunches to hot dishes, improving grades, attendance, and health with balanced meals featuring eggs, meat or fish, vegetables, milk, fruit, and dessert.
Governor Leslie A. Miller appeals to Wyoming residents to join the American Red Cross during the annual drive from November 11 to November 25. He frames the effort as supporting the fight to preserve the flag emblematic of victory in 1936, linking it to Armistice Day through Thanksgiving.
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