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Newspaper
Alliance Herald
Location
Alliance, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1911
Page
1
Local residents share Christmas travel plans sales and jobs. Misa Alma Nerud visits Mina tare with parents while A T Lunn of Alliance engages in business. Hemingford and Crawford residents return home for holidays as tradesmen, drivers, and shop staff adjust for the season.
The Nebraska Farmers Congress the Farmers Cooperative Livestock and Grain Shipping Association and the Rural Life Commission plan a joint session in Omaha from January 10 to 15. The event is delegate in form but all state farmers are urged to attend and participate in voting on all matters. A convention program can be obtained from E. V.Parvish care Omaha Commercial Club.
Alliance post office announces mail close times by route. East Bound trains 44 at 11:20 a.m. and 43 at 11:00 p.m. West Bound 43 at 12:30 p.m. 41 at 11:00 p.m. South Bound 303 at 12:30 p.m. 301 at 11:00 p.m. Night mail closes 6:00 p.m. on Sundays and holidays. IR A E. Tash P. M and Dr Boland contact 66.
Sunday School at 10:00 A M. Preaching at 11:00 A M. Young People's services at 6:30 P M. Evening preaching at 7:30 P M. Pastor A L Godfrey.
Episcopal Church holds services on the 2nd 3rd and 4th Sundays at 11 00 a m and 7 30 p m First Sunday at 11 00 a m Sunday School every Sunday at 10 00 a m Junior Auxiliary Chapter A meets Tuesdays at 7 30 p m Junior Auxiliary Chapter B meets Sundays at 2 30 p m George G Ware listed as Missionary.
Drake Building at 519 Sweetwater Ave hosts Sunday services at 10 30 with Sunday School at 9 30. Parochial German English Lutheran school operates daily except Saturday from 9 am to 4 pm. Pastor Titus Lang at 523 Cheyenne Ave, phone 359 invites all.
The church offers Sunday School at 10 a.m. and public worship at 11 a.m. Evening service at 7:30 p.m. features "A New Year resolution" with mid week service Thursday at 7:30 p.m. The Christian Endeavor topic is "Better Next Year." J. B. Brown, Pastor invites all.
A December Sunday near the farm ten miles northwest of town hosted twenty guests. Mrs. Daisy Kauffeld and Mr. Kauffeld entertained with abundant food and cheer. Attendees included Mr. and Mrs. Burkholder Miss Penrich Mr. Phillipe and others from town and Omaha.
Mell orders pra ly filled. NEW YORK HAT SNOP ST6LMH2.
At 7:30 last evening Rev. Baker joined J. C. Berry and Mae Shrewsberry in marriage at the bride's home 508 Big Horn avenue. Berry is manager of the Co operative store and Shrewsberry a Molring's saleslady. They left for Kansas City for a couple of weeks amid warm wishes from Alliance readers.
After Christmas, offer features home made candies and a top grade of factory candies. Candies are described as delicious healthful and reasonably priced with factory options priced lower than typical for the same grade.
The publication notes unavoidable circumstances prevent including interesting items this week. Reads like a brief editorial tease. Mentions Christmas entertainments and vevera wedding but withholds full write ups due to space. Observable emphasis on what is absent rather than detailed reports.
Mrs Walter Bassett thanks the doctors and sisters who kindly cared for her during her stay at St Joseph Hospital.
Souvenir hunters and patriotic groups flood the navy with relief requests for the doomed battleship Maine. The navy declines all such requests, stating it has no authority to dispose of any part of the vessel. In Brooklyn, Mrs. Jennie Caleno’s lamp explosion ignites her dress, fatally burning her and her six year old son Philip as he tried to smother the flames. In Portland, Ore, policeman Charles E. Heweton is shot in a revolver battle with the robber known as the Tacoma Kid who dies nearby from his injuries.
The community learns of Mother Agatha’s departure from Alleres for the east after four years as Mother Superior of St. Agnes Academy. Her leadership helped the academy’s growth and its transfer to St. Joseph Hospital where she served as Mother Superior before moving to a new role. She leaves many friends in Alliance and Northwestern Nebraska, and will be missed by the academy and hospital communities.
The following named Alliance youths attending State University are home for the holiday vacation Hazel Bowman Pay Hubbell Bruce Mallory Pearly Beach Roy Spacht James Hewett Eva Rosse Lee Basye and Frances Nolan.
Last week Harve Weat purchased George Younkin’s half interest in the Crystal Theatre and the rooming house then sold both to Oscar Braman. The enterprises now operate as Weat Braman with improvements promised to draw patrons. Carl Rockey, noted Alliance electrician, remains operator at the Crystal.
Oyster supper at Fairview church on New Year’s night. A programme will be rendered and an enjoyable time is anticipated. Admission 26 cents with proceeds for church support.
A verse salutes mock politicians who promise reforms and equal rights yet balk at paying grocery bills. It mocks grand schemes to reshuffle offices, grant votes to women, and chase dynamiters while branding gabby talkers as dangerous. Harscomas.
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