Murder trial heats up as Mrs. McElhaney testifies
Evelyn McElhaney, 21, proprietress of the Wilson rooms, testifies she killed Earl Anderson after years of abuse and threats. She describes a struggle and taking a gun from Anderson, who had attacked her with a hammer and a weapon. Prosecution calls witnesses disputing her claims as defense rests for the day.
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Evelyn Preiss McElhaney
Wilson
Earl B. Anderson
Barber
Earl Anderson
Anderson
Mr. McElhaney
Hot Springs
Evelyn
Gale
Wilson Rooms
Melick
Mitchell
Prince
Mr. Prince
Stillwell
A. L. Grubbs
Grubbs
Lauer
Wilson Rooming House
McElhaney
Marriage mixup ends in laughable ceremony rush
County Judge Tash, during a brief vacation break, officiated five quick marriages in one afternoon causing confusion over names. A mistaken groom was mistaken for another, and the judge joked about the chaos as couples left with certificates and memories.
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Tash
District Court
Claudine Garner
Fort Scott
Kas
Charley Mracek
Marple
Marie C. Duhon
Marsland
George Carroll
Bob Johnstone
Clifford J. Hubbell
Broken Bow
Dorothy E. Carr
Mr. Long
Fred G. Schuler
Dalton
Margaret E. Goodman
Broadwater
Paul J. Farley
Alliance
Metta S. Davis
Antioch
Judge Tash
Aurist
Claudine
City police pledge big cleanup to rid Alliance of undesirables
Alliance police chief C W Jeffers told the city council in December the department will remove a persistent class of offenders from town. He cited repeated evictions of both men and women and said more must go, warning that some locals sponge off relatives. A bake sale by Baptist ladies at Hirst’s runs 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday.
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C. W. Jeffers
Stilwell
Jeffers
Herald
Sisley
Ais
Hirst’s
the Baptist Ladies
May Protest Occupation Tax Before City Council
F A May Nebraska Telephone commercial manager urged rejection of a 600 dollar occupation tax at a Omaha council meeting. He argued the tax would raise rates, warned Alliance exchange profits would shrink, and noted no other city imposed such fees. The council postponed action on welfare ordinances for 30 days and adjourned after auditing bills.
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F. A. May
Omaha
Nebraska Telephone Company
May
Railway Commission
Alliance Exchange
Alliance Council
May Alvo
Theodore Hansen
Chamber of Commerce
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Clhaney
Evelyn Press
Tom Lovett
Lovett
Fred Melick
Miss Virdie
Virdie
Joe Smith
Melek
Dr. Hershman
C. E. Hershman
J. G. Harvey
F. W. Melick
Evel
King’s Corner
Western Hotel
Court House
Miskimen
Joe Smith Pool Hall
W. A. Prince
Grand Island
Cole-Grammer
Lee Basye
William A. Mitchell
W. H. Westover
Jerry Scott
Westover
Oscar
Ottea
Paul
Imogene
Rhondine
Metta
Council
L. E. Aylesworth
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