City Ordinances in Need of Thorough Overhaul in Alliance
City officials discuss the sprawling 1907-era ordinance records. Many of roughly 300 ordinances remain unrepealed or unenforced and lack codification. A revamp would streamline enforcement and clarify rules across sidewalks curfews licenses and aging public works.
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Metz
Kemmish
Gavin
Alliance
Kennedy
Irwin
City of Alliance
City Marshall
Health Clown Cho Cho to Speak at Roof Garden
Cho Cho the Health Clown of New York will address Alliance children at the Roof Garden Tuesday at 2 30 P M under the Wo mans club and state extension service. The talk promotes health practices with no admission fee and is open to all. Afterward he travels to Hemingford by auto with Calvin D Walker for another talk.
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Cho Cho
Child Health Organization of New York
Alliance and
Woman’s Club
State Agricultural Extension Service
Alliance
Hemingford
Campfire Girls Launch City Coffee Drive Saturday
Eighty Campfire Girls from Alliance will canvass the city Saturday morning to raise funds for their camping trip next summer. They promote No-Wary Coffee for H. Hirst and the local group, after a sales talk at the courthouse. Coffee demos planned at Hirst grocery Saturday.
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Alliance
No-Wary Coffee Company
H. Hirst
Satay
Court House
Hirst
Edison Kitchen Killed in Railway Accident Near Ranger Texas
Edison Kitchen son in law of BE V Doyle of this city died in a railway accident near Ranger Texas. Mrs Kitchen formerly Emma Doyle will accompany the body to Allanee arriving on Saturday. Funeral services will be held Sunday afternoon from the Christian church. The deceased married Miss Doyle in August last year. Nellie Wilson and Blanche Prettyman spent the weekend visiting friends in Denver.
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Ranger
Texas
Edison Kitchen
BE. V. Doyle
Kitchen
Emma Doyle
Allanee
Christian Church
Miss Doyle
Commissioners Approve Two Northern County Roads
Box Butte county commissioners approved two northern roads this week after sessions with state road engineers and ranchers. One route connects Chadron north of Alliance to Hay Springs, diagonal to county line to minimize cost and serve ranchers. The second road starts Hemingford area and leads to a schoolhouse, aiming to connect Alliance and Hemingford while keeping costs low. Cecil H. Jones named courthouse caretaker beginning May 1, replacing J. S. Corp who resigns amid praise for lawn care and efficiency.
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Box Butte
Cousieniensrs
Hemingford
Chadron
Alliance
Hay Springs
Oine
Court House
J. S. Corp
Cecil H. Jones
The
Burlington
Corp
Central School
Board of Equalaation
Board of Equalization
Presbyterian Women’s Missionary Societies Meet in Alliance
Box Butte presbytery’s missionary groups from about eighteen western Nebraska churches plan a two day session at First Presbyterian Church Alliance on April 21 and 22. Friday includes a missionary pageant and Dr. Claude Mason of Siam speaks at 8 pm. Public sessions begin Thursday 10 am with no Sunday services due to repairs.
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Woman's Missionary Organizations
Box Butte Presbytery
Nebraska
First Presbyterian Church
Alliance
Woman's Missionary Society of the
Alliance Church
Claude Mason
Siam
City Council Delays Actions on City Manager Salary and Bond
The new council at city hall discussed the city manager salary at 5000 dollars for year one with 500 dollar raises later, and debated bond amount with potential need for a city treasurer. They postponed final decisions to consult City Manager elect Kemmish and to reorganize finances under the new plan.
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New City Council
Jeffers
Metz
Kemmish
Numr
Eclty
Meta
Mets
Supreme Court
Newberry
Pirot Street
Weather Forecast With Snow Likely In West North Areas
Rain tonight and Saturday, probably turning to snow west and north portion. Colder tonight with strong northerly winds and stockmen urged to note the changes.
City Council Revises Ordinances After Title Clarifications
The council paused to resolve title issues from last week and approved repairs to the Box Butte avenue lighting system. They discussed city prisoners on the streets and the need to repeal outdated ordinances to fit current conditions. Mrs. Cora Lewie returned home after an operation at St. Joseph hospital.
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Box Butte Avenue
Cora Lewie
St. Joseph Hospital
Alliance Legion Post Entertains Veterans of Two Other Wars
Alliance post No. 7 hosted veterans from the Civil and Spanish American wars at a 6:30 pm dinner at the Alliance hotel Fern garden. About 40 Legion and G A R members attended. remarks followed the meal with stories from E G Laing Jack Riordan John Leavitt Ed Rear don and others.
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Alliance Legion Post
Alliance Post No. 7
American Legion
Alliance Hotel
Fern Garden
Legion
J. J. Dixon
E. G. Laing
Jack Riordan
John Leavitt
Ed. Reardon
Bert Laing
Spain
Siberia
Ed. Beanton
Dickey
Alliance
al Wiker
Cheyenne
A. D. Pool
J. B. Denton
Robert Garrett
Alliance Post
L. N. Clay
Lakeside
F. C. Rowe
F. W. Buckman
George W. Powell
Harry Barton
Harry A. Johnson
J. F. Hilton
W. J. Hamilton
C. Barker
Rk. T. Morgan
John Riordan
J. C. Henneberry
Ed. Henry
Joe Hansen
Mumper
T. J. Smith
W. Todd
Barn Fire Near Berea Injures Tom Gee
Tom Gee, a Lowry & Henry salesman from Alliance, was badly cut above the left eye when a falling timber struck him as a barn owned by James Evans burned one mile north of Berea on Tuesday. Sheriff Miller accompanied him back to Alliance amid rumors of elopement with a Lowry & Henry car. authorities denied the tale. The fire’s cause is unknown. wheat hay and corn suffered significant losses, with sufficient insurance to cover.
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Tom Gee
Lowry & & Henry
James Evans
Berea
Tom
Alliance
Sherif Miller
Lowry & Henry
Sauer Narrowly Closer to Heavyweight Championship
Pete Sauer defeats Hans Christensen in Alliance after an hour seventeen minutes using a toe hold to claim a probable shot at Earl Caddock. Christensen suffers a torn knee ligament. match draws a large crowd and hints at a $1,000 purse challenge from Anton Wicklyy ake with April 29 date tentatively set. Preliminaries feature two shaved-head boxers in a lively sparring show.
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Pete Sauer
Alliance
Roof Garden
Hans Christensen
G. J. Hand
Christensen
Sauer
Chicago
Saver
Pete
Laver
Christianson
Earl Caddock
Anton Wicklyyake
Casper
Wyo
Atlantic Fleet
Mre Egbert Harr Visits City From Alliance
Mrs Egbert Harr of Alliance is visiting friends in the city. She formerly resided there and is noted as a former mate of Alliance.
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Mre
Egbert Harr
If Hote R 8. D
Oe Ee Mate
Alliance
Mrs Jay Duncan Starts as Waitress at Alliance Hotel
Mrs Jay Duncan has accepted a position as a waitress at the Alliance Hotel, marking her entry into the hospitality staff.
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Jay Duncan
Alliance Hostel
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Wyoming Avenue
North Railroad Street
Nellie Wilson
Blanche Prettyman
Denver
Presbyterian Women’s Missionary Societies
I. I. Tash
Scottsbluf
Inlaw
J.atotic
Alliance Odd Fellows
Odd Fellowship
Odd Fellows Hall
Weat Third Street
F. W. Hicks
BK. C. Drake
F. O. Rowe
L. C. Thomas
Reading
Elsie Harris
Lodge
J. R. Beach
Ruth Nation
J. H. Vance
J. R. Snyder
Exina Hiles
Rebekahs
B. Mitchell
Stratton
Canton
Beach
Moore
Alliance Lodge No
Rebekah
Boxee Scraiment
Canton Regal
Fortress Regal No
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