Is Football Worth While A Colorado President Urges Diverse Sports
The Collier’s editor surveyed college presidents about football's role in student life. Most favor retaining football but stress broad athletic interests and inclusive sports to replace the current monomania, with University of Colorado President Jas H Baker noting the need for varied pursuits.
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Collier's Weekly
United States
University of Colorado
Jas
H. Baker
Pres
The Herald pledges prompt printing despite delays
The Herald explains recent staffing shortages and added workloads on two periodicals. Despite temporary delays from an unusual holiday rush, the paper states it is catching up and patrons can expect orders filled promptly as before.
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Herald
Enthusiastic Alliance Creamery Manager Courts Silo Benefits
W E Spencer of Alliance Creamery returned from a tour of eastern Nebraska and Iowa after attending a farmers institute where Prof Haecker urged silo use. Spencer, always seeking farming and dairying improvements for northwestern Nebraska, reports strong interest in silos and plans to publish his findings in The Herald.
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W. E. Spencer
Alliance Creamery
Nebraska
Iowa
Farmers’ Institute
Alliance
Prof. Haecker
Spencer
Northwestern
The
Herald
Holiday Vacation for Alliance Teachers
A majority of Alliance public school teachers spend the holiday abroad or in nearby towns. Those remaining include Misses McHugh Alexander Reed White Phelan Frazier and Miss Lichty Denver. Miss Lula Wirt Seneca. Ida Johnson York. Bacon Crab Orchard. Snodgrass Kearney. Ruby Ashmore Lexington. Hawthorne Superior. Carpenter eastern Nebraska. Peterson Larson Jones unlisted. Riddell Nerud to Scottsbluff Minatare for Christmas cheer.
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McHugh
Alexander
Reed
White
Phelan
Frazier
Hanna
Auburn
Prof
Williams
Chadron
Miss Lichty
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Ida Johnson
York
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Crab Orchard
Snodgrass
Kearney
Ruby Ashmore
Lexington
Hawthorne
Superior
Carpenter
Nebraska
Onubha
Peterson
Larson
Jones
Riddell
Nerud
Christuaas
Scottsbluff
Minatare
Local Roundup Notes Holiday Visits and Incidents
Alliance news notes many residents returning from Lincoln and Omaha for Christmas holidays. Notable items include W H Thowns and wife visiting, Mrs E J Walmer’s ankle injury, Chas Crowser’s fatal rabbit hunting accident, and Mrs Cort Clark’s family moving to Powell. Also mention Hay Springs delay, church Christmas events, and local business activity in Kimball and Alliance.
Open Letter Thanking Town for Past Business and Holiday Wishes
An open letter from a local shop thanking townspeople for their two year patronage. The author notes arriving as strangers, being welcomed, and serving the community with fair prices. They express gratitude and aim to improve service next year, extending merry Christmas and happy new year wishes.
New County Superintendent Miss Reed Resigns Alliance Post
Miss Della Reed resigns as Alliance county superintendent after being elected to the new post. The school board selects Miss Carrie Neidemeyer of Blair to fill the vacancy and continue the high quality work Reed started.
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Della Reed
Alliance City Schools
Carrie Neidemeyer
Blair
Ned
Alliance Schools
Miss Reed
Corps of
Train Wreck At Seneca Claims Two Lives
Last Saturday's wreck at Seneca on the line between local west and the freight caused two deaths. Fireman Phillips died after being brought to Alliance hospital and Brake man Shumaker was instantly killed. The relief train from Alliance was sent in charge of Assistant Train Master C. D. Reed.
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Extra West
Ferrier
Grabbert
A. P. Gordon
Phillips
Shumaker
Alliance
C. D. Reed
Shumake
Ilinois
Omaha
Christmas Services Announced for Alliance Circuit Churches
At 11 oclock morning service a Christmas exercise will be performed by the Sunday school and a Christmas sermon with music will close the day. Next Sunday Fairview holds services at 11 A M. Unity Church is closed for repairs. A New Year sermon is planned in the morning and The Three Crosses in the evening with special music.
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First Presbyterian Sunday School
St. Agnes’ Academy
Father McNamara
Fairview
Unity Church
Three Crosses
Morning and Evening Sermon Topics at Two Churches
United Presbyterian Church schedules a Sunday morning sermon titled The Desire of Nations and an evening address How should we end the year. Methodist Episcopal Church plans a morning talk aimed at high school students plus a youth audience and an evening message on The 125th Anniversary of the Organization of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Special music for both services invites all to attend.
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Methodist Episcopal Church
Baker Ball Wedding Note at Alliance
At the residence of Conductor Richey on E Dakota Street Alliance at 4 oclock p m December 20 Albert Baker and Nettie Ball both of Denver were married by Rev J L Vallow. The groom is a brakeman on the Denver Alliance line of the C B Q.
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Richey
E. Dakota St
Alliance
Albert Baker
Nettie Ball
Denver
J. L. Vallow
Denver-Alliance
Homesteaders Burn Corn in Cold Nebraska Winter
Sutherland Nebraska reports severe fuel shortage as two weeks of bitter cold drive residents to burn corn for warmth. Coal yards struggle to supply demand while shipments arrive sporadically and farmers crowd towns hoping to secure fuel.
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Sutherland
Neb
Christmas Eve Program Start Time Set by Sunday School
The M. E. Sunday School announces entertainment on Christmas Eve starting as near 7 o'clock as practicable. Front seats are to be reserved for children.
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M. E
Saloon Men Seek Rehearing in 8 Oclock Closing Case
In Lincoln Nebraska on December 19 a motion filed in the supreme court by Weaver and Giller for four Omaha saloon keepers convicted of violating the 8 o'clock closing law seeks a rehearing. The court had upheld the law previously and the motion claims legal error. Governor Shallenberger, after discussing with Omaha Chief Donahue, said he expected no further violations and expressed gratification.
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Neb
Supreme Court
Weaver & Giller
Omaha
Shallenberger
Donahue
Beem and Haney Wed in Alliance Home Ceremony
Bert M. Beem and Mary E. Haney both of Hyannis were married by Rev. Dr. H. F. P. V. Bogue at his Alliance home on Saturday morning December 18, 1969. They will reside in Hyannis after the ceremony.
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Bert M. Beem
Mary E. Haney
Hyannis
Ridgell and Baer Wed at Alliance Hospital
At Alliance Hospital on a Wednesday evening in December, Judge Wm S Ridgell and Miss Olive M Baer were married by Rev J M Huston. The groom is well known in Meralds Box Eye county, and the bride has aided at the hospital as housekeeper. They left by early train for Kansas City and Oklahoma destinations, planning to return after New Year.
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Wm. S. Ridgell
Olive M. Baer
J. M. Huston
Judge Ridgell
Merald
Box Eye County
Kansas City
Oklahoma
Denver
Treat freed by jury in Shelton murder case
In Kearney Nebraska on December 17 a county court jury acquitted Andrew M. Treat, who had been charged with murdering Thomas Grafius in Shelton. The case stemmed from a divorce, a marriage, and a feud. Grafius died after a July shooting, though the coroner ruled the death due to liver trouble, not the wound.
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Neb
Andrew M. Treat
Thomas Grafius
Shelton
Treats
Apting
Thomas Grafin
Grafine
Grafite
Burke Reelected Leader as Missouri River Congress Adopts Channel Plan
Governor Burke was reelected president and William A. Campbell as secretary treasurer of the Missouri River Navigation congress. The body revised bylaws creating state vice presidents and a 20 member board. Resolutions favoring a deep water channel passed despite opposition from Henry T. Clarke and White of South Dakota.
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Henry Z. Clarke
White
South Dakota
Omaha
John Burke
Missouri River Navigation Congress
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Committee On Nominations
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Sec
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Henry T. Clarke
South Diakota
Burke
Passenger disappears from westbound Union Pacific train
In Grand Island Nebraska on December 17 an elderly stranger, possibly Sidney Ned, vanished from train No 3 after leaving his seat and wandering to the vestibule. Conductor Peterson and Union Pacific officials searched the car to no avail with no blood found from three miles west of Grand Island toward the Wood River.
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Neb
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Scandal Ties Tecumseh Teacher to Death in Court Saga
Principal J I A Dimmick of Sterling high school district Tecumseh Neb shot himself after pressure from a scandal involving Miss Lora Neff. Dimmick had faced potential charges while Neff’s testimony led to his alleged exoneration.
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Dietrich Shows Slight Improvement at Omaha Hospital
Former Senator C. H. Dietrich, hospitalized at Methodist in Omaha, is slightly improved but remains in serious condition.
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Hastings
Neb
C. H. Dietrich
Methodist Hospital
Omaha
Zelaya Resigns as Nicaragua's President Amid Crisis
Nicaragua's President Jose Santos Zelaya resigns and places the act in Congress. The nation grieves unrest as revolutionaries threaten, U.S. warships sit in Nicaraguan ports while Dr. Jose Madriz, backed by some factions, heads toward Managua to assume leadership amid divided loyalties and a formal parliamentary process to approve the resignation.
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Nicaragua
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Congress
United States
Jose Madris
Central American Court of Justice
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Madriz
Estraca
Vasaliez
Rama
Two Men Killed by Explosion Near Tulsa Bank Robbery Theory
In Tussa Oklahoma on December 17 two unidentified men were torn by dynamite near the Arkansas River. Witnesses note their clothing and Tulsa banks’ money supply, leading authorities to suspect they were bank robbers killed by an accidental blast from dynamite intended for safes.
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Tussa
Okla
Arkansas River
Tulsa
Seven Indians Drown While Crossing Gambler Bay
Juneau Alaska December 17 Because She Shen Jim an Indian medicine man insisted his magic could quiet winds he and six others died while crossing Gambler bay by canoe The victims included his mother wife two sons a daughter in law and a grandson The sea was rough and attempts to dissuade him failed
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Alaska
Shen Jim
Gambler Bay
Nebraska Battleship Prep Warship for Sea Move
At the Brooklyn Navy Yard the battleship Nebraska was rapidly prepared for sea amid reports she had orders to proceed to Nicaraguan waters, signaling imminent departure from New York.
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Nebraska
Brooklyn Navy Yard
New York
Thomas L. Lewis Re-Elected President of United Mine Workers
Pittsburg reports indicate Thomas L. Lewis has been re-elected president of the United Mine Workers of America based on returns from multiple regions. The confirmation signals continuity in leadership of the union during a period of labor activity nationwide.
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Pittsburg
Thomas L. Lewise
United Mine Workera of America
Senator Raines 15 Dead: Author of Haines Law Dies
Canandaigua reports state Senator Joby Raines, author of the Haines law, died this morning. The veteran lawmaker from Canandaigua had been influential in state legislation and is widely mourned by colleagues and constituents.
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Canandaigua
Canandaigua, N
Dev
Joby Iaines
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