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Newspaper
Alliance Herald
Location
Alliance, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1919
Page
1
A noon party at Doctor Slagie’s office fed sixty five children aged six to fourteen with ten turkeys, ice cream, cake, and a movie. Invited and uninvited youngsters shared the festive meal amid Christmas decor and a focus on democratic gladness as they partook in a memorable holiday event.
Alliance churches plan special watch night services on New Year’s Eve featuring the watch night prayer. Promulgated by the Interchurch World Movement, the prayer will be spoken in many languages from New York to Mexico City, Shanghai, and beyond, in Protestant mission stations worldwide.
Imperial presents the film Broken Blossoms starring Lillian Gish on Saturday evening. The program also includes five acts of Pantages vaudeville as part of the feature night's program.
Alli ance Home Builders' association board met at the Community club rooms and adopted the articles of incorporation. Plans include buying building lots and hiring a full time superintendent. Annual meeting on January 5 will elect a new board. stock to date totals about 40 000 with 20 000 more pledged. A complete stockholder list is published.
The city will have Nova Taylor assume police chief duties starting January 1 after Oscar Reed's resignation. Mayor Rodgers called the promotion merited and Taylor, recently ill at home, returns to duty with the post. No successor for Reed has been named.
A devotional plea seeking sympathy and restraint amid suffering. The prayer asks to bow to eternal laws, shed malice, covetousness, and brutality, and to hasten a worldwide kingdom of justice mercy and love. It pleads for clean hearts renewed spirits and unity in labor and honest work.
Home Service bureau reports the Sweet bill, a landmark aid package for ex service men, with monthly disability payments of 80 dollars for total temporary disability and 100 dollars for total permanent disability retroactive to April 6 1917 plus dependents’ increases. Insurance lump payments expand to include more relatives and benefits are payable to executors or administrators. The act covers those drafted but not yet enlisted and promises further details to follow. Visit the court house bureau for help with claims affected by the new legislation.
A new photoplay titled Auction of Souls arrives at the Imperial Theater for Monday and Tuesday. It portrays Aurora Mardiganian, sole survivor of 500000 Armenian girls killed during Turkish deportations in 1915, depicting her escape and charges of barbarism with scenes of deportation edicts and massacres.
A Denver Catholic Register Christmas issue highlights Alliance Box Butte county Nebraska with pictures and an article by Rufus Jones of the Alliance Community Club. It notes strong agriculture cattle hogs a planned 1.5 million packing plant and Burlington system payroll near 125000 monthly, underscoring civic pride and optimism.
A local men’s group forms a home-building corporation with 100000 capital to provide housing for new residents. Alliance upgrades include storm sewers street paving and a bright public aesthetic with major structures like city hall armory Masonic home hospital and Burlington building.
Governor Samuel R. McKelvie accepts Alliance Community Club invitation to attend the annual meeting as chief speaker on the first Monday in March. He notes possible postponement if required and promises advance notice for alternative arrangements.
Up to Judge Hewitt’s departure from Lincoln 129 proposed changes to the constitution had been introduced. The judge provided a complete file to the Community club and business people are invited to review it at any time.
The Community club led by Congressman Kincaid urges a larger federal building in Alliance to relieve a cramped lobby. The current space fits only a few people at once, causing crowding and blocking box installations. He pledges to press officials for adequate facilities.
The Fashion Shop launches a clearance sale starting Saturday December 27 with 50 percent discounts on coats suits and dresses and 75 percent reductions on furs blouses and skirts to clear room for new spring stock.
Alliance community leaders react to Burlington railroad approving a 300000 budget for extensions and improvements. The plan boosts hopes for extra shop facilities near Alliance, with housing for new families and a home builders' association formed to support growth.
W. J. Harper leaves the city on an extended buying tour to reach wholesale centers in New York Chicago Rochester St Paul and more. Mrs Harper will join to Wheeling and may remain in Florida. The Harper department store reports record sales doubling last year due to cash basis buying and pricing.
Secretary Rufus Jones secures daily weather wire reports from the regional weather chief George Loveland for Alliance stock growers. After months of effort and a key tally of ranches served, the service is set to begin soon, ending long delays and the club’s prior phone line annoyance.
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