January 1950

It’s a long story how I came to research January, 1950, but, generally, it came about because I wanted to learn in detail about the big move of the Lower Hanover Canal in the 1940s or 1950s. That resulted in a wild goose chase that had, as an indirect effect, a review of the interesting world of January, 1950 seen through the lens of the Northern Wyoming Daily News.

1950 was full of big news, rang...