60 years Ago: Authorities probe string of car fires

100 Years Ago:

June 5, 1925

The weather up here this spring has been perfectly normal until last Saturday when a whole fleet of showers and heavy rains were turned loose.  Rain has fallen every day since and, Greybull, which most storms and rains pass up, got wet with the balance of the country.  No damage has resulted from any of the rains but rather our ranchmen and stockmen are much pleased because their fields have been quite well soaked.

Just wondering ... we often wonder what would happen if the Rotary Club should pray for rain and the Kiwanis Club should pray for dry weather?  And if you are not at church, are you working or fishing? Used cars: Cadillac Eight, touring, $650; Nash Six, touring, $600; Chevrolet touring, $650.

90 Years Ago:

June 6, 1935

Mrs. Riley H. Wilson was elected president of the Greybull Public Library, succeeding Mrs. E. T. Foe at the annual meeting held Monday afternoon.

Monday morning, 29 men were given temporary employment at the local Standard Oil refinery where it is necessary to make additional storage facilities for road oil.

J.E. Turner, Burlington station agent here, announced a change in train schedules which took effect June 3.  No. 30 arrives at 11:56 and departs at 12:01 and No. 29 arrives at 1:00 and departs at 1:10.

80 Years Ago:

June 7, 1945

The Nifty Sifters Club of Greybull met and elected officers June 5 at the home of their leader, Mrs. C. E. Ainsworth.  The newly elected officers are Sylvia Gayle Lilja, president; Key Krajicek, game and song leader; Frances Ruhl, secretary and reporter.

From the Jack Lewis store: We have just received a shipment of long-sleeved blouses, new summer dresses in both ladies and misses size, pretty maternity dresses, ladies saddle-stitched shirts, frontier pants in sizes 4-16.

Mrs. Sina Stanley was elected president of the Greybull American Legion auxiliary unit at a meeting held Monday.

70 Years Ago:

June 2, 1955

Robert Madsen, son of Mr. and Mrs. Earl Madsen, will graduate from the University of Wyoming with his degree in engineering.  He was a graduate of the Greybull High School class of 1951. 

Jack Roberts, son of Mr. and Mrs. Arlie E. Roberts, of one of 14 men at Sioux Falls (S.D.) College to be awarded a football letter during the annual awards assembly held recently at the college.  Jack is a 1952 GHS graduate.

Kimball’s Drive-In welcomes you to the Days of ‘49. “You don’t need to wait to eat - use our talk-a-phone service.  We feature 25 cent sandwiches.”

60 Years Ago:

June 3, 1965

The much-hoped-for work to pioneer a road across the big slide on Highway 14 got under way this week.  Taggart Construction Co. bulldozers had a 20-foot road across the slide except where it was still too wet from flowing springs.  A culvert will be put on this section but opening dates are still “uncertain.”

Investigation was continuing in the three cases of arson in Greybull in which three cars were set afire.  Chief Deputy Fire Marshal Bob Knadler said the three fires were a apparently set by the same person or persons.