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Newspaper
Alliance Herald
Location
Alliance, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1920
Page
3
Scottsbluff fights a bitter clash over Sunday motion pictures with threats of boycotts and publicity for an Alliance pastor planning films in his church. The heated dispute echoes a grand, uncivilized free-for-all rivaling a circus clem as editors spar over commercialized Sundays.
A contentious public debate on Sunday movies in Scottsbluff pits theater owners against anti movie advocates. Arguments stress workers rights and Sunday rest, with readers urged to decide if Sunday showings should be permitted. The piece quotes locals from voters to auto livery drivers, highlighting fear of boycotts and social tensions over sacred rest days.
Senator J. W. Goodman filed for the Republican nomination for the Twenty-eighth district seat. A progressive stockman and farmer from western Nebraska, his neighbors likely back him for another term, amid notes on Sunday observance and moral safeguards in the era.
Department of the Interior announces a public land sale in Alliance Nebraska dated April 1 1920. Notice follows General Land Office directive under Sec 2455 R 8 based on Eugene A Hall application with serial details pending.
Public sale to the highest bidder not less than five dollars per acre at 10 a.m. on May 24 at this office. The bid winner must pay immediately. Claims or objections must be filed by sale time. J. C. Morrow Receiver. T. J. O'Keefe Register. May 7. Excursions to the Rio Grande valley start April 8 on No. 44. G. M. Burns Realty Company. a8
A Republican candidate for the Twenty eighth State Senate District announces candidacy and outlines farming and business interests. The digest lists 1920 primaries on April 20, county conventions on May 11 and state convention on May 13, with details on precinct delegates and gender voting rules for school and municipal offices.
A Crawford Nebraska resident George Be Gorton solicits votes for county bonds and township officers at the precinct level. He notes that officers except Judge and delegates to the national convention are to be elected, urging support from voters.
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