Struggle for New Gulf Plains Nebraska Highway Route
Box Butte and Morrill counties debate routes to connect Alliance with the Lincoln highway. Competing plans aim to reach Broadwater or Bridgeport with a north south corridor via Sidney and Chadron. Alliance plans to attend Broadwater and Sidney meetings to support a transcontinental Gulf Plains Canadian route.
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Mor- Till
Bridgeport
Broadwater
Morrill County
Alliance
Gulf of Mexico
Canada
Beley
Col
Colorado
Juleeburg
Oshkosh
Lisco
Sedgwick
North Star Highway
Chappell
Lodgepole
Sidney
Nebraska
Box Butte County
Good Roads
Nebra
Morris County
Juleburg
Osh
Kosh
Lodgspole
Chadron
Julesburg
George Duncan
Cal Hashman
Ed Henry
Calvin D. Walker
R. E. Knight
Glen Miller
D. Foley
J. C. McCorkle
J. 8. Rhein
Lee Sturgeon
C. Schafer
J. W. Guthrie
W. R. Harper
H. P. Coursey
Alliance Takes a Fall Out of Valentine Nine
Alliance baseball defeated Valentine 7 to 6 at the fairgrounds park in a close game through three innings. Alliance pulled ahead with three runs in the fourth and added another in the fifth as the exhibition ended airtight. Sidney plans a return engagement next Wednesday and Thursday, hoping to repeat earlier results.
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Alliance
Valentine
Fairgrounds Park
Vaentine
Sidney
Illness of local physician Dr Claude Palmer reported
Dr Claude Palmer of Bridgeport has been seriously ill this week after a two week illness. Dra Bennett and Weyrens were called to treat him last Wednesday and, according to latest reports, he is slightly improved.
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Claude Palmer
Bridgeport
Dra. Bennett
City Manager and Alliance Firemen Plan Reorganization
City Manager N A Kemmish met Alliance volunteer firemen to discuss a full reorganization. A five man committee will work with the manager on reforms, including social versus active members and new quarters in city hall. A swimming pool project is paused while the changes proceed.
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N. A. Kemmish
Alliance Volunteer Fire Department
Spirit O
Chester Moore
Ross Sampson
Fred Hayes
P. E. Romig
G. E. Hand
Alliance School Board
Kemmish
Alliance to Send Delegation to Western Tennis Tournament
Alliance organizers plan a delegation of contenders to the Western Nebraska tennis tournament in Kimball from August 29 to September 1. E. L. Meyer and F. Prince are urged representatives. Prizes include a silver loving cup for singles winner and runner up. doubles champions receive two Spalding Gold Medal racquets. A banquet on August 29 will elect officers and discuss 1922 site. Free rooms provided by Kimball club. Participants expected from numerous Nebraska towns including Scotts Bluff, Gering, Alliance, Bayard, Chadron, Mitchell, Sidney, Bridgeport and more.
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Nebraska
Kimball
E. L. Meyer
F. ©. Prince
Spalding
Kimball Club
Scott Bluff
Gering
Alliance
Moore Family Returns to Butler After Visit
Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Moore and their son Lee Moore end a ten day stay and travel back to Butler Missouri.
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J. C. Moore
Lee Moore
Butler, Mo
Poets Stir Hot Springs In Campfire Girls Scene
Hot Springs residents witness a burst of verse as Badger Clark and W A Richardson publish poems about Alliance Campfire Girls. A Battle Mountain cave man motif and khaki pants protest spark local debate among maidens guardians and poets. Judge Westover visits Alliance to hear divorce suits. several absolute decrees granted. A Mexican buys a phonograph at the Thiele shop, prompting rate inquiries.
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Alliance
Father
Big Brother
Hot Springs
Badger Clark
W. A. Richardson
Battle Mountain Sanitarium
Battle Mountain
Toto
Old Nebraska
Nebraska
W. H. Westover
Rushville
Elsie van Granven
Paul P. van Graven
Marie W. Wingate
Henry W. Wingate
Mary J. Austin
Henry E. Austin
Mrs. Austin
Elks seek volunteers for Campfire Girls trip to Hot Springs
The Elks committee organizing the Campfire Girls trip to Hot Springs needs eight more cars for the return journey after sixteen cars transported the girls to the Springs. Many drivers backed out or are unavailable, and the drive offers a pleasant outing with good roads and a chance to help the girls. Contact 8S. W. Thompson, A Gavin, or Edwin M. Burr at the Herald office to volunteer.
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Elks Committee
Hot Springs
Nebraska
W. Thompson
Gavin
Edwin M. Burr
Herald Office
Cara
Nebraska Crop Prospects Improve for Corn Wheat
The August report shows corn at 14 points above ten year average with state production near 225 million bushels despite July drought in the southwest. Winter wheat yields hover near the ten year average at about 16.8 bushels, with total wheat output around 65.8 million bushels. Potatoes weaken, with 7.6 million bushels forecast, and prices rise on U S shortages.
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A. E. Anderson
Bureau of Markets and Crop Estimates
Leo Stuhr
Nebraska Department of Agriculture
Drouth
Nebraska
Chicago
Missouri
Kansas
United States
Alliance Chapter Baseball Team Defeated 13-7 at Broken Bow
The Alliance chapter of De Molnay and its baseball team suffered a 13 to 7 defeat at Broken Bow on Wednesday.
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Alliance
de Molnay
Broken Bow
Three charged in interstate freight theft case in Alliance
Chris Vallas proprietor of the Alliance Billiard Parlor is found guilty in county court of receiving stolen property valued at 17.40 and fined 25 pounds with 15.50 costs. Three colored men face federal charges for breaking into interstate shipment as others testify in Alliance.
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Chris Vallas
Alliance Billiard Parlor
Tash
Uni States Court
L. A. Berry
Ed Linn
Alliance
Chicago
Vallas
Linn
Dewey Brown
Brown
Lester Smith
Wallas
Smith
Toot
Jeffery
Joe Myers
Dewey Bryant
United States Court
James Johnson
Agron Collier
United States
A. W. Wright
Chadron
Wright
Campfire Girls to Break Camp at Hot Springs This Week
The Alliance Campfire Girls will break camp at Hot Springs Sunday morning after two weeks there. Alliance residents will drive up Saturday to bring the girls home. Elks committee seeks drivers. contact 8S. W. Thompson A. V. Gavin or Ed Burr. Thiele's hosts a novel contest with an Ansco camera prize for the best guess of wheat heads.
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Alliance
Hot Springs
Elks Committee
W. Thompson
A. V. Gavin
Ed Burrr
Thiele’s
Alex Lee
Ansco Camera Ag ‘Ga
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Beottschluif
Chamber of Commerce
Lincoln Highway
Scottsbluff
Sidney Meeting
J. W. Wilson
Antioch
Butler
Griffis
Yenning
Ore
Black
Davidson
Edwards
McNulty
McKinney
Carroll
Cf Besswick
A Denney
White
Eee Smith
Sasece
Orter
Sb Curtiss
Carroll Black
Fenning
Pee Inbey
Provo
Stcenses
Nation
Besswick
Imne
Harling
Fire Department
Campfire Girls
Black Hills
Dame Nature
Anne
Neb
Old
Mexico
Pelro Arroyo
Thiele
Express Office
Arroyo
Burlington
State Bureau
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