Census recount may trigger new Alliance canvass
Secretary J W Guthrie says a list comparison will determine if 600 added or omitted names from Alliance residents require a canvass by J J Tooley in Nebraska's Sixth district. The official tally and recount sheets will be sent to the census department, with results due in weeks.
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J. W. Guthrie
Alliance Chamber of Commerce
W. M. Stewart
J. J. Tooley
Broken Bow
Washington
Chamber of Commerce, Alliance
Neb
Lst
Alliance
Bureau
Nebraska
Local Crapshooters Defend The Cup
A stranger who befriended Alliance craps players won about $800 in four days at their camp. After a brief run of luck last weekend the group sought revenge, and by Monday the stranger left with the winnings, while others faced loss and frustration.
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Alliance
Monte Carlo
Weather Forecast For Alliance Area
The forecast calls for generally fair conditions tonight and Wednesday. Warmer in the east and extreme southeast tonight and Wednesday. Cooler in the northwest portion by Wednesday.
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Alliance and Vicinity
Local gossip on Lipa figure lingers in town
Rumors spread through barber shops about a local figure in Lipa, noting persistent anger and ongoing chatter. Despite the talk, the person is said to still have his rabbit's foot and the local fraternity has not gained or lost any money.
Loafers Roundup Started Today in Alliance
Chief of Police Oscar Reed and Sheriff Miller launched a city and county roundup of loafers and petty thieves around the depot and yards. Eight officers plus railroad police will question wanderers about employment, with expulsions or jail if uncooperative. The operation aims to reduce vagrant activity by week’s end and spread word statewide.
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Oscar Reed
Sheriff Miller
Sons of Rest
Miller
Alliance
American Legion Election Tonight At Alliance
Alliance post No. 7 will hold its annual officer election at city hall this evening and select delegates to the Hastings department convention. A postponement followed a Tuesday night misunderstanding with low attendance. Members are urged to attend as plans for the coming year will be decided at this key session.
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Alliance Post No. 7
American Legion
City Hall
Department
Hastings
Posis
Mrs William Vernon Visits Alliance from Scotts Bluff
Mrs William Vernon of Scotts Bluff visited Alliance last week, staying briefly and meeting local residents. The social call highlighted cross town ties and community cordiality.
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William Vernon of
Scottsbluff
Alliance
Gate Opening Case Is Closed
Ray Tompkins paid a $12.20 fine and costs after Judge Tash ruled his gate violation on a private section line not a public road. The court clarified that section lines are not public highways unless formally established, warning travelers that gates on such lines are private property and subject to fines if blocking public roads.
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Ray Tompkins
Dope Fiends Break Into Doctor H A Cop Office
Thieves attempted to rob Doctor H A Copsey’s office seeking cocaine and morphine but found none. They broke the glass door and searched cupboards and cases, leaving contents scattered. This marks at least the third such attempt in recent months with no haul.
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H. A. Cop
Copsey
Autos Cause Trouble for Paying Gang at Brick Yard
A newspaper item describes autos driving over fresh brickwork at a brick yard. The superintendent complains of wild-eyed behavior as drivers disrupt the work by parking on the sand and cash piles, delaying cement and brick laying. The piece notes ten autos involved, with damage concerns and delayed progress.
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Neck of the Woods
Funeral for Mrs Acker man Held at East Town Home
The funeral of Mrs Mary Acker man was held from the late home east of town Monday afternoon at three. She was sixty eight years, three months and fifteen days old. She leaves a husband, three sons and two daughters.
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Mary Ackerman
Prospect of Passing Telephone Franchise
After months of inactivity the council will again take up a telephone franchise. Mayor Rodgers says Nebraska Telephone Co officials sent a letter granting most of the council’s demands. The council meets Saturday evening and is expected to discuss the issue. The company has operated without a franchise for most of the past year.
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Rodgers
Nebraska Telephone Company
Bridgeport May Be The Terminal In Burlington Plans
Burlington officials see the Platte river bridge project as part of a larger plan to build a long low grade transcontinental line from Lincoln via Hastings to Bridgeport and on toward North Platte. The State Journal notes bridge and yard work as prelude to parallel mainline construction with Adams County Democrat excitement about Hastings as a three-line railroad center.
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State Journal
Burlington
Platte River
Kearney
Bridgeport
Grand Island
Phillips
Bignell
Northport
James J. Hill
Rockies
Ohio River
Casper
North
Wyoming Line
Adams County Democrat
Hastings
Nebraska
Pubisher
Will Owen Jones
Mr. Jones
Hill
Lincoln
Latter City
North Platte
Census recount an empty honor in Scottsbluff
The Scottsbluff Republican mocks the Alliance census recount which shows about three hundred more residents than the January official count. It notes the public is unlikely to credit the revised totals, citing past debates over city rankings and the risk of distorted figures influencing future censuses and tax judgments.
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Scottsabluff Republican
Alliance
Chamber of Commerce
Scottsbluff
Nerhweat
Hastings
Grand Island
Census Department
Chadron
Parking centers in upper Box Butte cause delays
The council abolished four ornamental parking centers last week but the blocks still worry residents. Paving crews plan to work in the Third district next week and face questions over contracting and whether cement will span the whole street or leave holes for later filling. Extra paving costs loom if full street paving is delayed.
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Upper Box Butte
Council
Sprague & Nicely
Grant & Fulton
Guthrie Named Permanent Secretary for Six Months at Alliance Chamber
At a directors meeting the Alliance chamber of commerce approved Acting Secretary J W Guthrie becoming permanent secretary for six months with no salary. The step aims to cut overhead after a racing meet deficit and restore the chamber to solvency through retrenchment and lower fixed costs.
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Alliance Chamber of Commerce
J. W. Guthrie
Chamber of Commerce
Alliance National Bank
Guthrie
Cra
Coal Shortage Threatens Scottsbluff Power Service
Superintendent M. D. Parks of Intermountain Railway Light & Power warns of a coal shortage that may force a shutdown tomorrow noon. Bin capacity exists but supplies are scarce as Great Western Sugar and Kirby Sheridan mines are pressed. The utility expects some coal by Monday and urges patrons to plan accordingly. Harry Shreve has joined Duncan Grocery.
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M. D. Parks
Intermountain Railway Light & Power Company
Great Western Sugar Company
Parks
Light Company
Kirby
Sheridan
the Star-Herald
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Sons of Hest
Union Pacific
Gib
Scottsbluff Republican
Boureck
Harry Shreve
The
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