90 Years Ago: New laws meant to make highways safer

100 Years Ago:

Nov. 13, 1925

Aaron Anderson, living in the Otto neighborhood, was a visitor in town last Saturday and states that at least 150 head of antelope are making their headquarters on his place eating the hay and other forage.  He has fixed the fence many times but the animals are determined to come in and break the fence at will.

Owing to the fact that the football field this season covers a large part of the refinery athletic park, Steve Krajicek informs us that he has conferred with F.N. Pearson of the Lincoln Land Company and Mr. Pearson offered the committee the use of the half block just across the street east of the post office for a skating rink.  Skating is one of our finest winter sports and it is one that is healthy and develops young people.

Seven hundred and forty dressed turkeys were delivered here by the people of Shell Valley this week, for which they received 36 cents per pound for the number ones.

90 Years Ago:

Nov. 7, 1935

State Highway Superintendent James B. True has recommended a driver’s license law and a speed limit law as two means of reducing the death toll on Wyoming highways.  The driver’s license law would require all persons to submit to an examination to determine their ability to drive.  Physical defects would be sufficient cause for denying a license.  Accidents in which they were to blame would be grounds for revocation.

Back in Illinois many years ago A. W. Breese and John Ewing were intimate boyhood pals.  They were schoolmates as well before came the sad parting one day when the Ewing family decided to move to Nebraska and the Breese family to Iowa.  Young Ewing was then 18, and his pal, Mr. Breese, 12.  That was back about 1900.  They met again Saturday for the first time, when Mr. and Mrs. Ewing arrived here from Everett, Wash., for a few days visit at the Breese home.  Needless to say, Mr. Breese and Mr. Ewing backtracked over memory trail to those happy boyhood days in Illinois.  Both are trainmen.  They had lost track of each other, and the whereabouts of Mr. Ewing was learned by Mr. Breese through considerable correspondence with relatives.

Funds needed to complete payment on the new swimming pool will be augmented by a show sponsored here Nov. 21.  The Big Horn Theatre has agreed to share the gross receipts with the town council on that night.  “Anna Karenina” is the feature picture to be shown that evening with Greta Garbo and Frederic March.

80 Years Ago:

Nov. 8, 1945

Probably by the end of this year, pioneer residents of Greybull are going to miss one of the old familiar landmarks of the city.  The building formerly occupied by Joe Zednick’s barber shop is coming down.

Cpl. Thomas E. Dobbins, son of Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Dobbins, Greybull, has been awarded the bronze star medal for heroic service in connection with military operations against the enemy on Okinawa island.  Cpl. Dobbins, a radio operator, solicited the aid of three of his comrades and evacuated six seriously wounded men through intense enemy machine gun and sniper fire.  He carried much-needed grenades and bandoleers of rifle platoons.  His coolness and courageous actions in the face of enemy fire was an inspiration to all present and reflect great credit upon himself and the military service.

About the most popular fellow in town right now is Bob McManis.  He’s displaying a sparkling new Chevrolet car.  But it can’t be sold; it’s a demonstrator.  Bob is the only man in town with a brand new car!

70 Years Ago:

Nov. 17, 1955

Greybull merchants are again offering drastic pre-Christmas buyers a fine selection of merchandise at tremendous bargains this Friday and Saturday as an inducement for early Christmas buying.

It was announced the Greybull senior class ball will be held Wednesday, Nov. 23 at the high school gym with the grand march starting at 9:15 p.m.  The “Collegians” from Powell Junior College will furnish the music.

Two Greybull High School football players were named members of the mythical 1955 Big Horn Basin All-Conference Team.  Lynn “Kenny” Severance was one of the ends chosen on the first team.  Coach John Kosich stated that Kenny was “undoubtedly the best end in this conference and probably the state.” Mitchell Copp was named a back on the all-conference second team.  Copp is only a junior so this bids well for placing him among the top ranked players next year. 

60 Years Ago:

Nov. 18, 1965

“It’s a wonder he ever stopped for us!” said William D. Hood, still shaking his head over the predicament Thursday night in the dark Shell Canyon after his car had plunged some 150 feet down.  Hood and his wife had crawled out of the smashed car and got back up to the highway where he was hoping to flag someone down.  He had a pistol so he fired the three-shot distress signal. Then he remembered he had a flashlight in the car so he scrambled back down to get it.  On his way back up he heard a car coming so he hurried on up and out into the road.  He had the flashlight in one hand and in the other, the forgotten pistol.  He was waving both frantically.   “That’s not the way to get a guy to stop for you, I’m sure,” Hood said. But Fred Miller of Greybull, who was on his way up to work his nightwatchman’s shift for Taggart Construction, stopped anyway, turned around and took the couple back down the mountain.

Burglars gained entrance to Dr. A.S. Rogers offices Thursday night but after trying unsuccessfully to get the money drawer open, went away empty handed.  A few other drawers were pulled open but nothing has been reported missing.  The back door was pried open to get inside, said Sheriff George Warfel.