A stroll down memory lane from the archives of The Torrington Telegram
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100 Years Ago Sept. 13, 1917 Goshen County Journal
Increase Goshen wheat crop
Wyoming is asked to increase her wheat crop from 79,000 acres in 1917 to 85,000 acres in 1918. This request comes from the Department of Agriculture through the State Council for National Defense.
In 1917, we had 16,000 acres of rye and next year are requested to increase this amount to 30,000. The minimum price for next year’s wheat has already been fixed by Congress at $2, which insures an adequate return for even a very modest investment. No minimum price as been set on rye yet but, as rye is the feed grain of Europe, we can be sure the extra demand and a sympathetic movement in connection with the high wheat price will also give the farmer and adequate return.
New oil company to headquarter here
Articles of incorporation of the Centennial Petroleum Company were filed with the secretary of state recently. C.E. Palmer of Burns is the company president.
The headquarters for the new company will be housed in Torrington and they have already taken offices in the Eaton Building. The company has also secured leases in Goshen Hole, which they say they intend to drill as soon as they can make the necessary arrangements.
75 Years Ago Sept. 15, 1942
Acute need for civilian workers
Although a great deal of enthusiasm and interest was displayed by the people who attended opening day of the Civilian Defense School on Sunday, the enrollment was disappointing to those in charges, said Erle H. Reid, chairman of the defense school committee.
Reid, J.L. Gerlach and Lewis Colyer, composing the committee charged with scheduling the defense school, have pointed out that an estimated 225, including men, women and boys, are necessary to establish the defense corps for Torrington and the vicinity.
Only some 170 enrolled at Sunday’s classes. Of this number, many were from the outlying communities and cities and cannot be counted in the Torrington area.
“If this community is to be properly trained and adequately prepared to withstand the eventuality of an air raid, more people must take an active part in this program,” chairman Reid said.
‘Blazers defeat Midwest in opener
In the first tilt of the season, Torrington’s Trailblazers romped to a 26-6 victory over Midwest on the home field last Friday evening. Midwest’s lone score came in the final quarter.
Offensively, “Curly” Glassburn was Torrington’s brightest spot of the fray, with Tom Marks doing some fine ball hurling. The ‘Blazers scored in every quarter and out-played their opponents throughout the entire game, except for the scoring rally by Midwest in the final quarter.
50 Years Ago Sept. 14, 1967
Telegram installs typesetter
As part of a continuing expansion program, the Torrington Telegram this week began installation of a Fairchild perforator and Teletype-setter. The installation is expected to be completed by the end of this week.
Warren Brooks, Telegram composing room foreman, said the new equipment will permit greater production in the shop with less than is presently being used.
“The large volume of news generated in The Telegram circulation area was a prime factor in purchasing the equipment,” Brooks said. “It will permit us to handle a larger news volume without increasing overhead in our shop.”
Farm, ranch sales big in future
The selling of farm and ranch property will be a big business in the nation in the near future, John Currell, president of the National Institute of Farm and Ranch Brokers, told persons attending the 15th annual convention of the Wyoming Association of Realtors today in Torrington.
Currell indicated that persons in the real estate business will have to offer “package deals of four or five small farms” for sale, because it is becoming more and more difficult for small family farm units to stay in operation.
The “old style” family farm is leaving the scene because it simply cannot support the family, he said. The “new style” family farm can survive, if the size of the farm can be expanded and farmers can take advantage of the current high degrees of mechanization and modern farming methods.
25 Years Ago Sept. 16, 1992
County to offer HIV testing
The Goshen County Public Health Office will begin HIV testing next month, manager Cathy Grace, R.N., said.
“We’ll hopefully begin by the third week in October,” she said. “We will be going through training Sept. 30 to Oct. 1.”
Currently, the closest testing sites are located in Cheyenne and Casper, or through in-home visits, according to the Wyoming State Department of Health regional representative Linda Elder. HIV testing is also provided by private physicians.
GCPH will now be able to provide low- or no-cost, confidential testing, Grace said.
“The cost has not been determined,” she said. “If cost is involved it will be minimal and nobody will be denied” due to inability to pay.
Economy remains flat
The July jobless rate in Goshen County is on a par with statewide figures, which climbed nearly two percentage points over the July 1991 figures.
According to the Department of Employment Research and Planning Division in Casper, Wyoming’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate registered 6 percent in July, the latest reporting month, with Goshen County standing at 4.5 percent. These figures represent almost a 2 percent increase over the July 1991 rate of 4.2 percent statewide and 2.6 percent in Goshen County.
The Goshen County labor force totaled 6,077 in July 1992, down from 6,109 from the same month last year.
