Alliance Faces Delay in Adopting City Commission Form
Deputy Attorney General Roe notes Alliance cannot adopt a commission form under current law because population must be counted by federal or state census. A 1914 city census showing 5 000 plus does not qualify. legislature next month may amend section 5288 to allow city census results. Lincoln State Journal reports Alliance might wait for law change to join Nebraska cities with commission government.
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Roe
Lincoln State Journal
Nebraska
Lee Basye
Box Butte
Cifies
C. S. Roe
Phillip Thomas Appointed Company Cook in Manila Bay
Phillip Thomas, youngest of six Thomas brothers, serves as company cook at Fort Mills on a small island in Manila Bay P I He reports by letter dated November 6 to Alliance detailing his duties pay of 44 10 per month and how he misses home He notes the tropical heat and describes natives and meals including grasshoppers and shells He encloses a photo and signs off as Phillip M Thomas 10th Co Co A D Fort Mills P I
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Phillip Thomas
Thomas
Manilla Bay
P. I
Alliance
City Cash Grocery Opens In Alliance
The City Cash Grocery, owned by H. B. Fortner and run by his brother A. C. Fortner, opened this week in the building south of The Herald. It offers staple and fancy groceries and cured meats with free city delivery. H. B. Fortner plans to visit Alliance next month to oversee the new venture.
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City Cash Grocery
H. 8. Fortner
A. C. Fortner
The
Herald
H. §Er
Iowa
Christmas Spirit and the Good Samaritan Ideal for War Time
A stirring reflection on Christmas as a call to unselfish giving and mercy. It links Christ's teachings to America’s wartime effort, urging support for soldiers, refugees, and wounded nations, and praising Red Cross and allied aid while warning against hollow religious rhetoric.
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America
France
Belgium
Steneraere
United War Work Fund
Red Cross
New Nebraska Highway Project Aims to Link Iowa and Nebraska
A proposed western Iowa to eastern Nebraska highway would run from Denninson Iowa through Onawa Norfolk Burwell Bartlett Decatur Bancroft Elgin Taylor Sargent Anselmo Tryon Arthur Broadwater with branches to Merna Alliance and more. Project backers say it could beat potash route delays and boost regional interest while work advances amid wartime labor shortages.
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Iowa
Nebraska
Denninson
Onawa
Norfolk
Burwell
Bartlett
Decatur
Bancroft
Elgin
Taylor
Sargent
Anselmo
Tryon
Arthur
Broadwater
Merna
Alliance
Hyannis
Sand Hill
Merna Messenger
W. D. Fisher
Alliance Community Club
Grand Island
Dunning
Grant County
Omaha Will Dine the Alliance Band
The Omaha Chamber of Commerce invites the Alliance band to Omaha for lunch during the Fremont Firemen’s convention January 21 23. The club seeks a speaker from the band and promises strong publicity from Omaha newspapers.
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Omaha Chamber of Commerce
Arthur Thomas
Alliance Band
Omaha
Fremont
Alliance
Thomas
Occassion
Good Roads Drive Nebraska’s Transport Effort In Alliance
At a good roads luncheon in Alliance the Nebraska Highways Transport Committee announced a joint effort with the Sixth Congressional District Nebraska Good Roads Association. C W Reid urged combining highway improvements with highways transport to boost commerce. The letter cites Rural Motor Express aiding efficiency and cites Colorado data on reducing perishable losses. The message links road quality to agricultural and commercial growth and wartime food needs.
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Good Roads
L. A. Winship
Nebraska Highways Transport Committee
C. W. Reid
Highways Transport Committee
Council of National Defense
Nebraska
Sixth Congressional District
Nebraska Good Roads Association
Nebras
8. V. Norton
Denver
Colorado Highways Transport
Chamber of Commerce
Pueblo
Colorado
Christ the Man of Prayer Christmas Service Notice
The note invites readers to finish the year with a clear conscience and renewed activity. Bible school at ten, morning sermon on Christ the Man of Prayer, and a Christmas youth program in the evening. Stephen J. Epler, Minister.
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God
Bible School
Christ
Stephen J. Epler
Famous Opens Separate Luggage Department in Basement
The Famous Alliance store expands its luggage department by creating a dedicated north basement room for travelers. The new department will feature complete travel needs and strong attention to travelers, with goods well displayed to benefit visitors.
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Alliance
Alliance Men's Clothing and Furnishings Store
Williams Sisters Visit Highlight Marsland Teacher
Miss Williams, a Marsland teacher, visited her sister Miss Elizabeth Williams over Sunday. The trip connected two educators in Altance for a family reunion and school community chat.
Wyoming Oil Line Upgrades Push Refining Capacity
Increased production drives need for new refining facilities. Local industry officials say Wyoming oil lines will require expanded processing capacity to handle higher throughput. Public utilities and state agencies coordinate to evaluate infrastructure needs and timelines.
Honorable Discharge for Y M C A Volunteers
The New York Evening Sun reports Y M C A workers in the overseas department will receive certificates of honorable discharge after cessation of hostilities. The National War Work Council says many volunteers returned home as their roles were not needed. Rev Fred Black of Alliance is affected, awaiting sailing changes but accepts the policy.
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New York Evening Sun
Ths
National War Work Coucil
Young Men's Christian Association
Fred Black
Alliance
Order
New York City
France
Red Cross
R. W. Beal sells a carload of apples at the old Standard Mercantile stand on Bar Butte avenue and will donate five percent of gross sales to the Red Cross. He also offers exceptional values in quality apples.
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R. W. Beal
Old Standard Mercantile Company
Bar Butte Avenue
Red Cross
Mr. Beal
Wyoming oil field spurs talks of new refinery at Alliance
The Lance Creek field in Wyoming is producing crude as plans for a refinery develop. A line from Lance Creek toward Omaha or Denver to the Gulf coast is under discussion with routes via the Prairie Pipe Line Co. toward the gulf. If built westward the line risks missing eastern markets, while a eastward route could link with Canada and Mid-continent trunk lines. Markets and freight rates loom large as operators weigh locating a large refinery in Alliance to serve the oil district and boost regional growth.
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Lance Creek
Wyoming
Wyoming Oil News
Denver
Casper
Omaha
Gulf Coast
Prairie Pipe Line Company
Ranger Field
Gulf
Texas
Prairie Co
Alliance
Nebraska
Lanes Creek
Iite
Burlington Railroad
Canada
Chicago & Northwestern
Ohio Oil Co
Illinois Pipe Line Co
Burlington Uf
Mid-continent
Mid- Refining Co
Sat Creek
Big Muddy
Midwest
Butter Fat Price Hits Historic High at 72 Cents
The Alliance Creamery announced it will pay seventy two cents per pound for butter fat delivered to the creamery. The sharp price rise spurs more cream shipments from farmers, though the creamery has not yet increased its own butter price. a future increase is expected.
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Alliance Creamery
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