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Newspaper
Alliance Herald
Location
Alliance, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1920
Page
4
Cheyenne school board orders mandatory military training for all physically fit boys aged 14. Each pupil must drill three hours weekly under the new rule.
Indianapolis could host a ten million dollar memorial building serving as the national headquarters of the American Legion. The project would be financed with half through state appropriation and half by city and county governments.
Attorney General R. L. Thompson reports sixty six I W W members have been tried and convicted in Washington over the last two months. In each case the issue was whether the I W W is a legitimate labor organization.
Mail to Alliance Post members returned. Adjutant seeks updated addresses for Patten Hammond Collier Shealstall Howell Dodge Matthewson. Election results in Box Butte show eight of ten state officers favoring the Legion compensation plan. Veterans who served overseas after July 1 1919 qualify for 20 percent extra pay. Congressman Reavis and state headquarters assist in obtaining back pay from the service department and the war risk bureau.
An initiative seeks co operation with local posts to bring all ex service men into the Legion, aiming to strengthen the organization and support veterans. The plan emphasizes inclusive outreach to former service personnel and aims to boost community service and camaraderie within the Legion.
A new firm named the Mississippi Delta Oil Company is organized in Newcastle with capital of 1 million dollars and a 250000 dollar cash treasury. Backers include Judge E C Raymond T W LeFlerche and Mississippi capital, with C E Wright W R Humphries J H Petters and W M Gerrard among prominent supporters from Greenwood and Indianola. The venture claims 1200 acres of oil lands in Kansas and 20000 acres in Wyoming.
R L Welsh warned Pittsburgh last Thursday that U S petroleum will exhaust in three years at current usage. Wyoming Northeastern Oil Co of Alliance holds five rigs in eastern Wyoming as 16 000 acres draw drilling demand. Mule Creek field well nears pay sand. weather delays hinder progress.
Continued activity in the Osage field near Newcastle with larger companies acquiring leases across multiple sections, signaling ongoing development and exploration in the area.
Reports show 100 standard drilling rigs moving toward Osage field with Burlington adding a side track for unloading. Washington hints at lowering public domain oil royalties from 25 to possibly 20 or less to ease development costs and deter wildcatting, aligning with Wyoming and Montana operators. The piece notes a broader risk to U S production if foreign penalties rise and reflects on social responsibility versus self interest in resource use.
A scientist asserts discovery of the flu germ. The remark evokes the saying that the man who seeks trouble often finds it, suggesting a cautious stance on the claim amid public skepticism. The report notes the verification or rebuttal remains pending.
Auction style listing describes No 43 a 640 acre improved farm one mile from Alliance with eight room house barn granaries windmill tanks silo and other outbuildings. Priced at 137.50 per acre with easy terms. Other parcels include No 30 160 acres No 39 160 acres No 29 420 acres No 34 160 acres No 28 160 acres No 18 960 acre farm No 41 240 acre farm No 36 160 acre farm No 37 320 acre farm No 38 1280 acres No 9 160 acres No 8 320 acres No 6 640 acres No 2 800 acres No 12 800 acre improved farm No 5 160 acre tract No 3 160 acres No 4 160 acre improved farm No 46 1280 acre farm No 45 1120 acre improved pasture No 44 1920 acre farm and ranch.
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