Mayor Rodgers to urge fuel restrictions and shorter business hours
City council to hear Mayor A D Rodgers propose closing non essential businesses and cutting hours as coal shortages loom. With coal output lagging and cold weather, officials warn deliveries may fall short for weeks. City hall coal office handles rising orders while Hemingford faces harsher supply constraints.
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A. D. Rodgers
Alliance
Frank Gibbons
Smith
Herald
Hemingford
Pine Ridge
Berea
Imperial Volunteers Limit Performances To Save Fuel
The Imperial theater will show only two performances daily under fuel administration requests. Matinee at 3 p m and evening at 8 p m with doors opening at 2 30 and 7 30. Public urged to attend the afternoon show and cooperate until fuel relief arrives.
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Imperial Theater
Fuel Administration
Scottsbluff
Imperial
Alliance
Herald
City Declares War on Bootleggers
Alliance city authorities and the police department have declared war on bootleggers selling red liquor. They have identified likely supply points and warn that $100 fines will be imposed more often as enforcement tightens.
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Alliance City
Alliance Loses Championship in Controversial Game
Alliance high school fell to Scottsbluff 6–0 amid disputed calls and referee decisions last Friday afternoon. The ending left local fans outraged as penalties and alleged mis rulings influenced the outcome in a windy, snowbound contest.
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Scottsbluff
Alliance High
Scottsbluff High
Western Nebraska
Alliance
Johnson
Prince
Beall
Block
Edwards
Strong
Pickett
Joder
Herald and Times in a Crowded Alliance War of Words
The Herald denounces the Alliance Times for camouflaged slurs and personal jabs. It vows to slug it out toe to toe, defending its right to publish in Alliance and challenging Sallows’ claim to a monopoly.
Salvation Army Sets Sights on Alliance Mission
Rev J Orrin Gould reports Salvation Army officials in state headquarters favor establishing a city mission in Alliance but no available man to lead presently. They promised to arrange entry once a suitable leader is secured, with a board meeting this week to plan interim work before official transfer.
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J. Orrin Gould
Salvation Army
Alliance High School Interclass Basketball Tournament Opener
Tonight at Alliance High School the interclass basketball tournament opens with senior girls facing junior girls and freshman boys meeting sophomore boys. Admission is 25 and 15 cents, with finals Friday following Tuesday and Wednesday games.
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Tonigt
Alliance High School
Trojans
Feature bill at Imperial this Thursday
The Imperial will present Hall Caine's The Woman Thou Gavest Me as a Paramount Artcraft special. Director Hugh Ford leads an all star cast including Katherine MacDonald Milton Sills Jack Holt and Theodore Roberts in a colorful vivid melodramatic adaptation popular in print and abroad.
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Hall Caine
Paramount Artcraft
Hugh Ford
Katherine McDonald
Milton Sills
Jack Holt
Theodore Roberts
William Smith revealed as William Tatro in local robbery case
A Riverton, Nebraska letter detangles the alias of William Smith as William Tatro, claiming the offender tied to several thefts and a recent robbery in the county. The note mentions his arrest and time served, noting his repeated presence in town during the past years. The Herald seeks specifics on the county incident and sequence of events surrounding the crimes.
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William Smith
William Tatro
Mr. Smith
Jack Riordan
The
Herald
Riverton
Neb
Tatro- Smith
Civil Service Commission Sets Gender Provision for 4 Aminations
The civil service commission announces that all 4 aminations for government positions will be open to both men and women if qualified. Appointing officers retain the legal right to specify sex where required. Certification of eligible may be requested.
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Civil Service Commission
Skating Opens in City Park After Mayor’s Order
Mayor Rodgera ordered the water turned into a skating lake in the city park. A sizeable lake now exists and residents anticipate good skating weather soon. The cost to the city is expected to be small and many residents, especially children, will benefit from the new rink.
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Rodgera
Douglas eyes building an apartment house in Alliance
George E. Douglas of Grand Haven Michigan, visiting Alliance friends, plans to return in spring to begin building a modern apartment house or two. He has built in other cities and was influential with land boundary cases in district court. If he moves back, Alliance may gain new housing and a former resident may settle again.
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George E. Douglas
Grand Haven
Lil
Alliance
Peter Thompson
Minatare
Neb
Douglas
Herald Office
Herald
York Man Buys Junk Company in City Deal
Leo Spurling of York Neb arrived this week and completed the purchase of the Alliance Fur Hide Metal company at 311 Laramie. He promptly joined the local Community club after his arrival.
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Leo Spurling
York, Neb
Jones
Alliance Fur, Hide & Metal Company
Laramie
Spurling
Record Low December Temperatures Hit Box Butte County
December low temperatures shattered records across Box Butte county with the month’s all time lows reported Monday night. Alliance division trains ran late and freight service slowed to a near standstill as the cold persisted. At 10 am Tuesday clear calm conditions showed 10 to 18 degrees below zero with 40 below at Englewood and 36 below at Pringle among readings.
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Box Butte County
Alliance
Burlington
Broken Bow
Ansley
Alence
Belmont
Orella
Provo
Edgemont
Pringle
Rochford
Englewood
Union Shop Opens As Union Card Displayed
Notice announces the opening of a Union Shop under authority of sion No. 486 in Sterling Cole. It states the shop displays a Union Card and solicits business. Corner Barber Shop operated by W. G. Bezel is named.
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Sterling, Cole
W. G. Bezel
Editorial attacks women cited by Buckshot columnist
A Buckshot opinion piece claims women are growing uglier, provoking charges of misogyny. The fragment notes Adam Breede as the bachelor author behind the controversial print.
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Adam Breede
The Saddest Sight of All La Slouchy Woman
Buckshot narrates a grim moment with a graphic phrase describing a sad figure. The line evokes despair and sorrow through stark diction and a rough regional voice.
Hope 10 Reach Settlement of Big Coal Strike
A White House statement says a Tuesday afternoon settlement is hoped on the coal strike among miners, operators, and government. Palmer and Garfield are cited as backing a 14 percent wage rise with a presidentially appointed commission to handle final wage and conditions.
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White House
Rose
Lewis
Palmer
Garfield
Wilson
Gar
Elks Memorial Service Held at Alliance Imperial Theater
The Alliance lodge Elks held a memorial service at the Imperial theater on Sunday December 7 with Judge Ernest C. Page of Omaha delivering a forceful address on charity brotherly love and fidelity. Milas Josephine Janson sang a solo and a trio by Miss Bradley Grebe and Simpson delighted attendees. Three lodge members A P Stockdale T M Spencer and J R Gail died during the past year.
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Elks
Alliance Lodge
Imperial Theater
Ernest C. Page
Omaha
Milas Josephine Janson
Bradley
Grebe
Simpson
A. P. Stockdale
T. M. Spencer
J. R. Gail
NO CARNIVAL OF CRIME IN ALLIANCE
Police Judge T. D. Roberts reports November records show nine arrests in Alliance totaling 61 in fines. Gambling led with four arrests, then two for fighting, one for drunkenness, and one miscellaneous. overall receipts exceeded 100 but lagged behind earlier years.
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Alliance
T. D. Roberts
Alliance Mayor Seeks Gas Plant At City Meeting
Mayor Rodgers told the Herald he will urge the Alliance city council to consider building a gas plant this evening. He would recommend proceeding if capital from inside or outside the city cannot be secured for the project.
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Rodgers
Herald
Alliance
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NO Carnival OF Crime IN Alliance
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