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Newspaper
Alliance Herald
Location
Alliance, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1918
Page
4
Railroad workers and families share routine moves and incidents. Engineers J A Witowack L G Smith and others get new turnouts. Dutch Rogers returns to duty in Alliance. A machinist suffers finger injuries. apprentices lose two toes. Several staff travel for training visits, holds, or family trips as food administration requires monthly reports.
Fritglen a traveling man for the Grainger Brothers of Lincoln reports discovery of rich potash deposits in a lake district west of Angora near the Pier and King Murphy ranches. Test brine samples from the lake indicate potash quantities strong enough to justify further testing and possible plant construction.
John M. Sechirk, once a well known Alliance railroad man, now in Plattsmouth Nebraska with the Burlington, writes editors praising the nomination and urging District 73 voters to elect a Box Butte citizen and re elect the incumbent state representative for another term.
Jay D. Emerick of Alliance and Anna R. Chambers of Sidney wed at the bride’s parents home in Sidney with Rev. Henry Ives presiding. The Episcopal ring ceremony featured Vera Chambers as ring bearer and Viola Chambers as bridesmaid. The couple plans residence in Alliance after September 1.
Knights of Columbus donated flag raised atop eighty foot pole on Holy Rosary church grounds with ceremony. Speakers included Rev F E Black Father Manning Dean Shaw John Guthrie and Robert Graham. Home Guards fired a salute. church service flag with forty three stars lowered. G I A to meet Thursday Sept 5 for initiation and business.
Next Sunday marks the closing day of the conference year at M. BK. church with special morning and evening services. Further notices will follow.
Thirteen head of good young stock offered by Rudolph Meyer. Two spring colts two one year olds and four older horses aged two three and four. Address inquiries to Rudolph Meyer twelve and one half miles west of Alliance Nebraska or call 88 21 -9515.
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