Race Meet Extended Over Saturday Schedule
Old Jupiter Pluvins delayed races by soaking Box Butte and surrounding counties forcing a one day postponement. The committee pushed the program to Thursday and Friday for Friday and Saturday already, with events rescheduled to maintain an engaging lineup and free admission for veterans in uniform or with discharge papers.
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Jupiter Pluvins
Soax Box Butte
Fair Grounds
George A. Mollring
Major
Alliance Fire Dept Ball Team Dominates Fort Robinson
The Alliance Fire Department baseball club defeated Fort Robinson 15 to 0 last Sunday. Stub Fennlite pitched effectively for Alliance, with Ray Butler relieving in the sixth. the Khaki battalion fought hard but could not slow the local bats as Alliance scored three in the first inning and dominated the game throughout.
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Alliance Fire Department
Irom
Fort Robinson
Crawford
Alliance
Stub" Fennlite
Ray Butler
City Council Finalizes Ballot Count for Special Election
In a special session the council tally showed the water extension bond remaining least opposed. Sewer bonds drew 199 for 6 against, Intersection bonds 195 for 65 against, and water extension 217 for 48 against. Incorporation of adjoining tracts was discussed but no action taken.
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Maine
City Council Reviews Bond Offer For Sewer and Water Projects
At a Monday meeting the finance committee reported a bond house offer to fund storm sewer and waterworks projects. The proposal includes 20 year storm sewer bonds with 10 year option, 40 year water bonds with 10 year option, and serial paying bonds of 1000 dollars yearly. The firm would discount 1 percent, charge 5 percent interest, cover handling costs, and issue certificates of deposit from July 1 with 4 1/2 percent interest on unused funds. Legal review noted and bond compliance with laws would be required if accepted.
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Committee On Finance
Lawa
Frances Seidler Dies in Lightning Bolt Tragedy
Frances Seidler, 15, of six miles northeast of Alliance, was struck dead by lightning during a thunderstorm while driving cows. Funeral services are set for July fifth at her parents home, with burial in Greenwood cemetery.
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Alliance
Francés
Ferdinand Seidler
Norrow
Frances
Hex Butte County
Seidler
A. J. Kearns
Presbyterian Church
Greenwood Cemetery
First annual dance by Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employes
The Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employes and Railway Shop Laborers Liberty Lodge No. 1251 held its first annual dance last Thursday evening at the Armory. The well attended event featured a green red and white color scheme in decor and programs. Members thank friends for support and promise another dance in the future.
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Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way
Liberty Lodge
Armory
Miss Mary Smith Visits Alliance Friends
Miss Mary Smith of Antioch is spending the week visiting Alliance friends.
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Mary Smith
Antioch
Alliance Friends
Hitchcock’s Early Years Shaped by Savings and Family Support
The article recounts Senator Hitchcock as a youth relying on his father's cap For savings and loans to fund his education. It notes his belief that without savings he could not have afforded law school and mentions War Savings Stamps.
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Hitchcock
Charles Schafer Weds Miss Rosetta Davis in Alliance
Reverend Father Manning presided at Holy Rosary Church in Alliance as Miss Rosetta Davis and Charles Schafer exchanged marriage vows. The couple, both well known locally, were attended by close friends and relatives. Davis works at Guardian Trust Company. Schafer runs an auto tire and battery service, recently sold to his brother Clarence as he prepares to relocate. Schafer is a former Alliance Volunteer Fire Department member.
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Father Manning
Holy Rosary Church of Alliance
Rosetta Davis
Charles Schafer
Guardian Trust Company
Schafer
Alliance
Sam
Clarence
Charles
Alliance Volunteer Fire Department
Ranch owner Murphy makes large cattle deal at Lakeside
Chas Murphy of Lakeside, a major rancher, visited the racing meet yesterday. Last week he purchased the Clough ranch and about five hundred head of stock cattle from Art Eastburn in a deal described as one of the season’s largest. He reports conditions fine in the region.
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Chas. Murphy
Lakeside
Mr. Murphy
Clough
Art Eastburn
Narrow Escape For Knapp In Prairie Road Crash
Scottshblal man Knapp of the Daxtrom Auto Paint Co. had a narrow escape when a rear axle broke on a Studebaker on Scottebluff road twenty five miles southwest of Alliance. He was pinned beneath the wreck for three hours before passersby freed him as a rainstorm began, leaving him soaked but unharmed. The event underscored the lonely road and the danger of night travel in the area.
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Knapp
Daxtrom, Auto Paint Company
Scottsblum
Studebaker
Lowry ,.& Henry
Mr. Knapp
Long Hill
Alliance
Scottebluff Road
Census shows Alliance school age population at 1262
The census taker F E Messeramith reports Alliance has 1262 youths aged five to nineteen, with 809 under compulsory attendance. Of these, 299 are male and 410 female. The count notes a mid year rise in school age despite lower overall population, including 25 Negro and some Mexican residents in the city.
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F. E. Messeramith
Ex Kaiser to be Tried Before Allied Court
London dispatch says former German emperor Wilhelm II to face trial for violation of international law before a tribunal of Allied powers in London. Hearing date not set. Germans expect ratification of the peace treaty early next week and blockades to be raised then. German war prisoners may be released as part of the settlement. Paris reports confirmation of the defence pact among United States France and England and ongoing press enthusiasm.
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International Service
London
Lloyd George
William Hohenzollern
Germany
Alliens
Allieg
Paris
United States
France
England
Counter Revolutionists Convicted and Awaiting Sentences
In the recent counter revolution, hundreds of others connected to the scenes have been convicted and now await sentencing in prison.
Revolt Raging in Berlin Amid Revolutionary Fears
A Central Nova dispatch from Amsterdam reports a state of anarchy in Berlin after fighting that left three citizens and a guard dead. Strikes threaten nationwide, the government guards public buildings with machine guns, and Spartacist leader Herzoe is reportedly arrested. Guns allegedly moved from Hamburg, pamphlets from Budapest, food shortages raise tensions, and coal and food trains were halted. Thousands of laborers distributing food threaten to strike.
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Berlin
London
Nova
Amsterdam
Dypekseldort
Copenhagen
Hamburg
Budapest
Copenhasen
Renewed moves for a Rhenish republic under German control
Reports from Coblenz indicate renewed activity toward establishing a Rhenish republic with sanction from the German national government. Americans in Coblenz say locals in the occupied Rhine province are pushing political developments aligned with this plan.
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Corlenz
Associated Press
Rhenish Republic
Kein
Cobleng
Conference at Washington to plan War Savings Stamps
A conference of Savings Directors from the Twelve Federal Reserve Districts will be held in Washington to work out definite plans for the sale of War Savings Stamps. The article notes youth thrift education and mentions Boy Scouts selling over $50,000,000 in War Savings Stamps last year and continuing missions.
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Federal Reserve
Washington
Potato grower urges immediate pest control visit
Cc E Rosenberger, a Box Butte county potato grower visiting Hem meford as Alliance guest, called at the local office. He advocates picking hard shelled potato bugs from community plants at once to combat the pests, noting favorable looks in his area and reporting a light rain Monday night.
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Cc. E. Rosenberger
Hemmeford
Alliance
Rosenberger
Box Butte County
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To Council
Twe South
OOMS
Raemenger
Orgedeo Hove
Frances Seidler
Mrs. Perdinand Seidler
Uurial
Treenwoods
Hutter
Mitchcock
Keller Caine
Kaiser
International Tribunal
Ghorgh
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