Quarrel at Wilson rooming house ends in fatal shooting
Evelyn Price McElhaney is jailed for the killing of Earl Anderson near the Joe Smith pool hall after a confrontation at the Wilson rooming house. An inquest is planned today as investigators identify a male companion and search for further witnesses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evelyn Price McElhhaney
Wilson
Box Butte Avenue
Earl Anderson
Joe Smith
A. L. Grubbs
Whitman
Grubbs
Rodgers Grocery
Mr. Grubbs
Anderson
Alliance Billiard Parlor
Mike
Wilson Rooming House
G. J. Hand
Baskin
Manhattan
Wilson House
False Rumors of Mail Pouch Holdup Investigated
Alliance rumors of a railway mail pouch holdup on the Burlington line were proven groundless after officials confirmed the sealed first class mail sack was thrown from the train at Hemingford and later lost. Investigators, including Special Agent T. Smith and post office inspectors, pursue the pouch’s fate amid possible misplacement or accidental loss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burlington Special
T. 4. Smith
Post Office
Hemingford
Burlington
Alliance Railroad
Judge Tash
Alliance
High School Class Basketball Contests Set This Week
Alliance high school schedules two double header nights to decide inter class winners. Freshman and sophomore boys face off with senior and junior girls on Wednesday, then junior and senior boys and freshman and sophomore girls on Thursday. Winners meet December 14 to crown boys and girls champions. Fans foresee a strong season as plans for a holiday trip through eastern Nebraska form.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alliance
Nebraska
Food Show By Woman's Club A Big Success
The first pure food show in Alliance under the Woman's club and Mrs. Elmer McManis will become an annual event. Merchants praised the exhibit for sales and customer reach. Proceeds exceed expectations to fund club quarters in the city library. Attendance rose on day two, with raffles and contests drawing strong bids and votes. Winners included Cedar chest holder Mrs. Ray Spencer and baby show victors Stella Milburn and Jimmie Burlington.
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Woman's Club
Elmer McManis
Lowry & Henry
Ray Spencer
W. D. Rumer
J. L. Overman
D. J. Townley
Kewpie
Rex Thompson
McDougall
Ethel Graham
W. Buechsenstein
Mabel Young
Ruth Hawes
Stella Marie Milburn
George Milburn
Jimmie Burlington
James P. Burlington, Jr
Local prank lands Harpham Bros. salesman in court
Jack Hawes, a Harpham Bros. traveling salesman and store manager, was briefly jailed after a forged Wyoming warrant claimed he killed a deer in Box Butte Nebraska. Judge Tash warned him and set a habeas corpus hearing, but the whole incident proved to be a practical joke by friends. Mrs. M. F. Hatcher of Omaha returned home after visiting daughter Mrs. C. B. Dole.
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Si Thompson
Pure Food Grow
Jack Hawes
Harpham Bros
Jim Miller
Sheridan
Wye
Jack
Judge Tash
Durance Vile
Msi
John. Ti. Hawes
Box Butte
Nebraska
Wyoming
A. A. C. Thomas
Tash
Gillette
Western Nebraska Schoolmen's Club Meeting Held
Twenty five attended the Western Nebraska Schoolmen's club session on Saturday December 4 with a profitable program. Substitutes filled for absent leaders and Dean Stockdale chaired a new surveys committee to coordinate school subject studies across the region.
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Western Nebraska Schoolmen’s Club
W. T. Stockdale
Chadren
Pres
R. I. Elliott
Chadron Normal School
F. I. Smith
Chappell
G. F. Liebendorf
Sidney
Glass of Expression Delights Imperial Audience
A packed house at the Imperial heard the high school class of expression under Mrs. Snice Mc Corkle Dunning. Every number impressed, with the Little Grandmas of Grandma Land in a minuet and Virginian reel drawing special praise. Phylena Finch and Willetta Cox wowed with a fairy dance.
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Imperial
Expression
Snice McCorkle Dunning
Grandma Land
Phylena Finch
Willetta Cox
Elks Minstrel Show Promises Night of Vaudeville Fun
Alliance crews stage an Elks minstrel show at the Imperial theatre next Friday with 35 Alliance men and 12 Alliance women aided by the Joe Bren Production company. The program features vaudeville numbers songs dances and music with local acts expected to draw a big crowd. Seats go on sale Wednesday morning and are limited, so reserving early is advised.
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Alliance
Elks Minervel
Imperial Theatre
Elks
Joe Bren
Lincoln Shriners
Elkin Alliance
William Rust Injured by Kick at Ranch
William Rust Jr. is making a good recovery from serious injuries caused by a horse kick at his father's ranch ten miles northeast of Alliance last Saturday afternoon. For a time it was feared he would not recover.
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William Rust, Jr
Alliance
Alliance Elks Pay Tribute to Their Dead
Alliance lodge No 061 B P D Elks hold a memorial session at the Elks Home for deceased members J H Conn Clyde O Lanam and another. Matthew Gering of Plattsmouth delivers an oration emphasizing fraternity, remembrance, and brotherhood in a solemn tribute.
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Alliance Lodge No
B. P. D. Elks
Elks
Alliance Lodge
J. H. Conn
Clyde O. Lanam
Gering
Nebraska
Universal Brotherhood
Long District Court Session Packed With Divorces and Trials
Alliance court opened its first long session since May with a heavy docket aiming at three weeks. Criminal and civil dockets listed cases from December 7 to December 18, including several divorces granted and multiple continued or dismissed actions. The W T U plans a 2:30 pm meeting featuring a mothers and babies program with white ribbon theme.
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Alliance
Dwight FP
Zediker
Charles B. Wierman
Urban BR. Zediker
State
Christ
Christ Wallas
Henry W. Cusick
James Therese
Keith L. Pierce
Samuel D. Graham
Willis Glen Gentleve
A. C. Adama
Geo
Walker D. Hines
Fred Weinel
John Weinel
Calvin L. Hashman
County of Box Putte
Mori
Benjamin Pippit Et al
Evert Ady
Sofia Olibas
Pitasio Olibas
John Dieter Jr
Edward K. Miller
Carrie Miller
J. M. Dougherty Land & Cattle Company
Kansas Blackleg Sorum Company
Winnilred F. Powell
Lena L. Bradley
Jamcs E. Wilson
Robert Murphy
Helen Murphy
Luke Phillips
Emma Phllips
Edna Morgan
Harlan H. Morgan
Frederick W. Melick
Eugene T. Redman
Owen W. Basye
Nellie Basye
Bessie Long
Earl Long
Emma Virginia Phillips
Charlotte L. Huntley
Albert H. Huntley
Celia Miller
Neb
Harry L. Arrison
Muriel Arrison
Sophia Weiner
Peter Weiner
Ida Harrington
Russell Harrington
Ev. A. Beck
Brida Shimek
Maude Ellis
George H. Ellis
E. G. Laing
F. M. Phelps
Also Mentioned on This Page
Evelyn Melhaney
Reed
Coney Blue
Karl Mallett
Tom Lovett
McEilhaney
Merchants
M. F. Hatcher
Omaha
C. B. Dole
Elks Minstrel Show
William Rust
Alliance Elks
Matthew Gering
Plattsmouth
Departed Brothers
Prospect
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