Rough House in Smith Pool Hall
A fight at the Joe Smith pool hall ends with Roy Hudkins known as Red facing a warrant for felonious assault and intoxication. Witnesses recount Hudkins rolling billiard balls at John Landis, injuring him, as Landis and Smith describe efforts to persuade him to leave and the ensuing struggle before Hudkins fled.
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James
Brete Harte
Joe Smith
John Landis
Tash
Roy Hudkins
Red
Hudkins
Hodkins
Smith
Landis
Reed
Herald Receives High Compliment for Humor Policy
A sober business reader praised The Herald for its policy of humor without smut and for maintaining news coverage without sensationalism. He noted the paper’s balanced approach, saying both papers have improved since the city’s arrival and suggested publishing a deadly parallel feature.
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Herald
The
Berry Fined for Petit Larceny in Train Coat Theft
H F Berry a Burlington brakeman was fined 50 dollars plus costs in justice court after pleading guilty to stealing an overcoat valued at 50 dollars from a rancher near Scottsbluff. Police recovered the coat and returned it to the owner. Berry stated he could raise the 55 dollar total and was released, claiming it would be his first offense in theft.
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H. F. Berry
Burlington
Justice Court
Justice of the Peace Roberts
Herry
Scottsbluff
Kansas City
Berry
Justice Roberts
Mr. Roberts
Taylor
Derry
Influenza Epidemic Appears To Be Subside
The city reports dwindling influenza cases with only a few new infections in the past week. One patient remains seriously ill in the city hall hospital while Henry Emde, a night plant worker, is under quarantine. A single smallpox case was reported to health officers this week.
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City Hall Hospital
Henry Emde
Box Butte County Prepares Spring Road Work
Box Butte county commissioners have ordered a caterpillar tractor two road graders surplus army supplies for state aid highways. The graders with twelve foot blades will move ground quickly once erected. They also hold steel culverts and other grader parts as snow melts, aiding repairs countywide. Cr L Nashman, chairman, notes roads are in fine condition where broken and a county visit to a repair rep is planned.
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Box Butte County
State Highway Department
Cr. L. Nashman
Nashman
Aultman-Taylor Company
Miskiman Named New Deputy Sheriff for City
T L Miskiman of Allisance and Duncan's addition will serve as deputy sheriff following Oscar W Reed's resignation and return to the police force. The job is a trial run with potential for change, and Miskiman has not yet filed a bond but will do so promptly. He weighs about 230 pounds and brings a strong build to the post.
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T. L. Miskiman
Allisance
Duncan
Oscar W. Reed
Mr. Miskiman
Miller
Frame
Husky
Miskiman
Entertainment at Central School Raises Funds for Piano
Pupils at the Central school staged an evening program to raise about $50 for finishing payments on the new piano. The primary through seventh grades performed numbers while the eighth grade ran a tea room. no admission fee was charged, but voluntary contributions were accepted.
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Central School
Special $2.00 Offer for Alliance Herald Subscriptions
The Alliance Herald advertises a last chance price change after March 1 with $2.50 or $3.00 yearly rates depending on distance. Local readers within 150 miles pay the lower rate. farther subscribers pay 50 cents more due to postage. Regular advance payment remains $2.00 per year.
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Alliance Herald
Alliance
Woman's Club Thank H A Dubuque for Imperial Theatre Benefit
Members of the Woman's Club express thanks to H A Dubuque for the benefit program held Tuesday evening at the Imperial Theatre.
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Woman's Club
H. A. DuBuque
Imperial Theatre
Weather Review for Alliance and Vicinity
Partly cloudy and unsettled with light wind tonight. Saturday will be colder with changes in the northwest portion. The governor will speak in Alliance followed by short five minute talks from club members. Earl D. Mallory will host the governor during his visit and tickets are available at the Community Club headquarters under the Alliance National Bank.
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Alliance and Vicinity
Alliance
Glen Miller
Earl D. Mallory
Alliance National Bank
Desert Gold Comes to Imperial Sunday
Zane Gray novel Desert Gold headlines the Imperial bill next Sunday as a satisfying picturization. The program also features The Invisible Hand episode eight, a comedy Rip and Stitch es, Barnes Merry Minstrels in a one night stand, a Dixie Jazz Band, and black face acts with songs and dances from the sunny south.
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Zane Gray
Ripa
Barnes Merry Minstrels
South
To Form Scottish Rite Woman's Club
Preparations are under way for a Scottish Rite Woman's club formation after a banquet at the Masonic temple on March 5. Eligible are mothers sisters and daughters of Scottish Rite Masons from fourteenth to thirty second degree. W R Harper chairs the effort and announces no initiation fee.
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Masonic Temple
W. R. Harper
Who Drove City's Truck in Powell Accident Mystery
City hall remains tight lipped as Mr. Vowell files a damage claim after a city truck backed into the Powell auto. No employee is identified and Mayor Rodgers defers to Mr. Powell for details on who, when, and how.
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Vowell
Powell
Rodgers
Spring Ceremonial of Scottish Rite
March 18 and 19 will be used for the spring ceremonial of the Scottish Rite Masons with all degrees up to the eighteenth conferred. A large class is expected and out of town visitors may attend. The Rose Croix degree will be issued in full form during the ceremonial.
Alliance Home Builders Choose Superintendent
A. & Mote has been chosen as superintendent of construction for the Alliance home builders association. Fifteen houses will be erected within the next few days.
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A. & Mote
Alliance Home Builders’ Association
Coal Shortage Hits City Plant Amid Delivery Delays
City power plant boilers run on borrowed engine coal as four rail cars wait for weeks. City Manager Smith warns of continued shortages possibly forcing wood burning if needed. Acme Coal, now Sheridan Wyoming Coal, has failed to deliver regularly. mines run only part time and orders require advance placement. Ora Darnell, ex Acme manager, visited Alliance to check on fuel situation.
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City
Burlington Railroad
Smith
Acme Coal Company
Acme
Wyo
Alliance
Sheridan-Wyoming Coal Company
Sheridan Company
Wyoming Coal
Sheridan-Wyoming Company
Ora
Coupon Reminder Grants Final Chance at Old Price
The notice urges readers to act on the coupon to secure a reading matter at the former annual rate of $2000, labeling it the last opportunity to lock in that price. It emphasizes urgency and old pricing.
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Curley
the Central School
McKelvie
Alliance Community Club
A. H. Jones Company
Community Club
Ladies' Guild of the Christian Church
Grapevine
J. 8. Rhein
L. H. Highland
A. T. Lunn
Ben J. Sallows
Chamber of Commerce
R. 8. McKelvie
the Herald
the Herald, Alliance, Neb
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Imperial
Scottish Rite Woman's Club
Alliance Home Builders
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