Box Butte to get only forty miles of state aid roads
Box Butte county will have forty miles of state and federal aid roads when the five year federal program ends, with only eleven miles built in 1920. Road Engineer McLean outlined the plan, noting funds, routes, maintenance, and the need for a county highway commissioner to enable work this year. The Alliance community club discussed state serial bonds to finance roads and urged a constitutional amendment.
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Box Butte County
McLean
Nebraska
Alliance Community Club
Box Butte
Allance
Chadron
Sheridan County
Cheyenne
Sioux
Morrill
Garden
Arthur
Grant
Banner
State Department
War Department
Alliance-Antioch
Alliance
Rufus Jones
The
Community Club
Board of
H. H. Hewitt
Weather Outlook for Alliance and Vicinity
General look for Alliance and area shows fair conditions tonight and Saturday. Warmer temperatures expected in the east and south portions tonight, with colder readings in the northwest Saturday afternoon.
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Alliance and Vicinity
Woman's Club Pushes Clear Walks After Snow
Alliance residents urged to keep sidewalks free of snow after heavy falls. The Woman's club appointed two members to meet the city manager about enforcement. The city will station two men to patrol after snowfalls and cite noncompliant property owners. The aim is to prevent isolation and ensure passable streets with public cooperation.
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Woman's Club of Alliance
Will Johnson
Harry Thiele
Woman
Alliance
Tle
City Mission Plans Three Month Work Coordinated
The executive committee met to outline three months of mission work amid a $200 plus deficit and rent arrears. A special meeting of representatives from allied organizations is set for Monday at 7 30 at the county courthouse to decide future funding and leadership, urging immediate city-wide cooperation.
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Alliance
Visk
Court House
County Court Room
J. O. Gould
Lloyd Thomas
Hacker
Rhein
J. A. Lape
A. J. Kearns
Sec.-Treas
Wholesale price rise fuels ongoing retail inflation
W R Harper returns from a two week buying trip to wholesale centers in Chicago Pittsburg and New York. Demand outstrips supply across most trades with no price relief expected for months. Production limited by scarce labor and high wages while eastern markets show abundant money and retailers report record business and prices. Harper notes higher city prices and tighter wholesale terms to ensure stock for upcoming season.
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W. R. Harper
Chicago
Pittsburg
New York City
Harper
Alliance
Boy Scouts to Stage Exhibition in Alliance
On Thursday evening January 15 at 8 p m at the First Presbyterian church Alliance Troop No 1 will present A Day in Camp showing first aid signaling knot tying cooking and athletic stunts including a pyramid. The public is invited with no admission fee.
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Alliance
First Presbyterian Church
J. B. Miller
K. R. Hamilton
George W. Simpson
Vaudeville at the Imperial Saturday night lineup
Five acts headline a vaudeville bill at the Imperial including The Daltons Williams Miller Irene Zolar and Chet Wilson Piroff the Great and Company plus a photoplay The Better Half starring Alice Brady and a Western burlesque Starring in Western Stuff The bill ends with Matt and Jeff cartoon The Birth of a Nation The Sunday serial episode The Invisible Hand continues with Ethel Clayton Men Women and Money and The Footlights Monday features The Escape with Blanche Sweet and Owen Moore, praised as thoroughly enjoyable.
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Daltons
Supreme
Williams & Miller
Irene Zolar
Chet Wilson
Piroff the Great and Company
Alice Brady
Miriam Michelson
Michael Thwaite
Tom Mix
Matt and Jeff
Ethel Clayton
Blanche Sweet
Owen Moore
D. W. Griffith
If You Would Be Happy Let the Other Fellow Do Worrying
A terse aphorism advises sharing anxiety and not shouldering all concerns alone. The speaker suggests mutual support to ease personal burden and promote a calmer outlook.
Greetings to Woman's Club from Brihan Boy
Mra L H Highland chairman of the Belgian relief fund for the Alliance Woman's club received a New Year card from a Belgian orphan boy. The card praises the club for supporting a mother and two sons and keeping the children in school.
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Mra
L. H. Highland
Alliance Woman's Club
DE Paune
Belgium
Charles Christan
Woman's Club
Dentist Dr Mahaffy Denies Plan to Leave Alliance
Dr Mahaffy states the circulating report of his departure from Alliance is untrue. He emphasizes his practice remains lucrative and continues to grow, asserting no intention of leaving.
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W. J. Mahaffy
Cannon Wheeler Grapple At Armory For Gate Bets
Steve Cannon and A B Wheeler meet January 15 in an armory wrestling bout with Cannon weighing 150 pounds against Wheeler at 212. The match pays the full gate and a 100 bet rests with Jack Riordan. Cannon plans further matches January 16 21 and 28 while Wheeler also appears in strong form. Buzukos draws publicity with a late-night clash against Adam Krieger in Lincoln.
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Armory
Steve Cannon
A. B. Wheeler
Cannon
Wheeler
Jack Riordan
Joe Stakes
Scottsbluff
Pete Bucukos
Buzukos
Adam Krieger
Lincoln
Bill Hart at the Imperial Tonight
William S. Hart appears as The Two-Gun Man in The Bargain at the Imperial Theatre with thrilling reels. The program promises a scene sure to draw gasps from the audience alongside a Harold Lloyd comedy and Universal Weekly.
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Imperial
William S. Hart
Bill
Bill Hart
Harold Lloyd
Universal
Postpone Meeting of American Legion
The American Legion meeting set for this evening at 7:30 at the armory is postponed to next Tuesday. Plans for the first rehear sal of the ministrel show were made last Tuesday but leader Mr Mann is 11 and cannot attend, so all willing members should attend at 7:30 next Tuesday for the first practice.
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The
American Legion
Armory
Legion
Mann
Alliance Home Builders in Prosperous First Year
The Alliance Home Builders association reports a thriving start less than two months old with over half of its $100,000 stock subscribed. Officers were re-elected: President G L Griggs, Secretary M Hargraves, Treasurer J W Guthrie, directors including H A Copsey and F W Harris. An executive committee will oversee lot and material purchases pending board approval. Subscriptions were enlarged by H J Dierks James Dobry BE T Kibble Forest Lumber J A Robison Burr Printing O Bannon Bros C H Fuller Fowler Lumber and O C Moore. The group plans an active stock drive to finish funding as it pursues a goal of building about 200 new homes in Alliance. The campaign will intensify to complete the sale, aiding the city’s development.
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Alliance Home Builders’ Association
Alliance
Thes Association
G. L. Griggs
M. & Hargraves
J. W. Guthrie
H. A. Copsey
F. W. Harris
A. D. Rodgers
Glen Miller
F. A. Bald
B. J. Sallowa
H. J. Dierks
James Dobry
BE. T. Kibble
Forest Lumber Company
J. A. Robinson
Burr Printing Company
O'Bannon Bros
C. H. Fuller
Fowler Lumber Company
O. C. Moore
Com Comunity Club
Lon Drake Freed After Bank Check Incident
Lon Drake, brought from Lincoln by Sheriff Miller to answer a bank check charge, was released after evidence suggested a family emergency. Drake said a telegram about his seriously ill mother prompted him to withdraw available funds and cover a prior $6.26 check. a $10 cashing slip later surfaced, leading to the arrest. He left for Chicago to be with his mother.
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Lon Drake
Lincoln
Miller
Drake
Ilinois
F. E. Holston
Chicago
Lackey Hearing Set For Monday Morning
A preliminary hearing for Lawrence H. Lackey charged with murder in the first degree will be held in the county courtroom Monday unless postponed. Public interest is high and both defense and prosecution expect testimony of interest.
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Lawrence H. Lackey
Alliance Volunteer Fire Plans Special Train to State Convention
A special meeting of the Alliance Volunteer Fire department is set for Saturday evening to discuss plans for a special train to the state convention.
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Alliance Volunteer Fire Department
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State Engineer
Woman’s Club
W. KR. Harper
BOY Scouts
Presbyterian Church
the Imperial
Briahan Boy
DR. Mahaffy
the Armory
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