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Newspaper
Alliance Herald
Location
Alliance, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1921
Page
5
Alliance Lodge No. 91 Elks host a New Year’s dance at the Elks home with Christmas tree decorations and tree-fetched favors. County Judge Tash receives a large Christmas gift box from his son Charley in California containing auto accessories.
Judge L A Berry and William J Johnson aided in Omaha Scottish Rite degree work months ago and may be called again in spring. Officials Lee Basye and J W Miller head to Rushville to handle theft sentence for two 18 year olds. Many Alliance social notices including church meetings, lodge sessions, and holiday visits are listed.
Mrs W R Kiester of Hemingford welcomed a newborn. The item notes a birth announcement on Thursday December 22 and mentions the Kiester family in Hemingford.
The Burlington Railroad will cut about fifteen percent of car shop staff at the start of the new year and reduce locomotive shop hours by about a week later. Locomotive shops will run forty hours weekly, with men handling five cars per week where possible. The move follows similar cuts by Union Pacific, Milwaukee, Missouri Pacific, Rock Island, and others as demand and idle cars rise in winter.
A wry observation notes that if you cannot defeat an enemy the best exit is to forgive. The piece also reveals a notably trustworthy man, long-tenured as a bath house manager for fifteen years, who never took a bath.
A mother and son visit his grandmother where she stocks cake. After long looking at the dessert, the boy admits he cannot swallow cake but can still chew. This light anecdote showcases a child’s persistence in enjoying treat despite difficulty.
A Ravenna man nicknamed his young son "Flannel" for avoiding washing. The report notes Mary crying after a spanking by her mother and a minister asking what ails the child as she cites pain in her back.
A veteran railroader recounts an unbelievable Union Pacific monster locomotive near Omaha claiming it spans five acres of grate bars and four acres of netting in the smoke box. The account features gigantic dimensions, fantastical crew requirements, and world shaking speeds with implausible fuel, oil, and water figures.
The piece mocks Alliance poets after a Chadron challenge, praising Leo Lloyd as king of rhyming prowess and urging a bold public contest in prosody. It taunts Alliance with lines about mental duel and poetic combat, ending with a bold call to rise, fight in black and white, and lick the rivals.
The article objects to Governor McKelvie and an official organ pressuring counties to require Farmers subscription for school information. It accuses the governor of a scheme and asserts county superintendents should reject it, arguing it benefits the administration rather than the public.
City Manager N A Kem mish notes broad community turnout for the Christmas tree event in Alliance and thanks all who helped. He mentions 2100 distributed packages with about 200 left for title residents outside Alliance and urges calling at Chamber of Commerce rooms near Brennan's drug store for pickups. Bills for water and light are due by the 10th after a October arrangement. many want to pay early.
The note indicates a plan to delay bill readiness until after January 1. It suggests coordinating with lawmakers to ensure compliance with year-end schedules and to avoid early passage or publication complications.
Parcel post service operates between Alliance Nebraska post office and Chicago Bari Quincy route depot in Alliance Nob. Way as needed. Reposale indicates carrier and postal exchange frequency.
A notice states bids are due by 3 p m January 7 2002 with blanks available from Poetmaster Graham. The text touts selling Taniac to satisfy customers and ends with a question about the old fashioned man introduced as the next president every four years.
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