Alliance considers potato drying and processing plant
The Alliance Commercial Club reports interest from parties to locate a potato drying factory in Alliance to produce potato flour, chips, and alcohol from peels. A cautious plan envisions an experimental start to study feasibility, using Germany as a model and leveraging Alliance’s central potato region location and rail access.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alliance Comercial Club
United States Commissioner of Internal Revenue
Germany
Alliance
Rumer Motor Company Named Distributor for Jackson Eight
The Rumer Motor Company of Alliance is appointed distributor for the Jackson Valve-in-head Eight in western Nebraska northern Colorado eastern Wyoming and southwestern Dakota. Jackson, a major car maker, will stock 75 to 150 vehicles at Council Bluffs Iowa with three demonstrators shipped to Alliance. The move boosts Alliance auto trade as a growing distributing point. Paul W. Thomas of Chadron State College violin program escorted by his parents en route to Fort Crook.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rumer Motor Company
Alliance
Jackson
Nebraska
Colorado
Wi Ming
Dakota
Jackson Company
West
Council Bluffs
Rumner Motor Company
Lance
Feader
al Hance
Paul W. Thomas
Chadron State Normal
John W. Thomas
Fort Crook
Lincoln State Journal
Hemingford Gains Stop Requests For Burlington Trains
Hemingford residents win train changes as Burlington orders through trains 41 and 42 to stop for Hemingford passengers. Lloyd Thomas negotiates with State Railway Commission. W F Thiehoff confirms concessions for Grand Island Sheridan and Black Hills service. Alliance officials praise courteous handling of the matter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lloyd Thomas
Alliance Herald
Hemingford
Black Hills
Sheridan
Wyo
Grand Island
Thomas
State Railway Commission
W. F. Thiehoff
Burlington
Railway Commission
Edgemont
Alliance
Do You Know Your Number in the Draft List for Hex Butte County
The June 5 1920 draft listing shows registered men aged 21 to 0 with red ink numbers for lottery order. It notes that the order will be published in the Alliance Herald and posted in local windows, with lists to be mailed and used to summon individuals for duty. The document lists many names and addresses in Alliance Nebraska, showing the breadth of registrants and the gateway to the draft process.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hex Butte County
Lot
Alliance Herald
Herald
Warning to automobile owners on lights and penalties
County Attorney Lee Basye issues a warning to motor vehicle owners about the law requiring white lamps visible from the front and a red light from the rear. Violations are misdemeanor offenses with fines up to 100 dollars or up to sixty days in jail for subsequent offenses, or both.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee Basye
Unclaimed Letters at Allianche Post Office
Weekly list of unclaimed letters at Allianche Post Office for the week ending July. Names include Atwill J J Anderson Adams Joseph Bogar Mrs M M Barry Wm Baylor T A Bennett Mrs Clara Boldue Geo A Cowalt J M Case Chester Dreyfus Jack M Gabler O P Holaday C A Harrison Mrs Oar Nelliars Haunting FE H Kimpe Frank J Koff A Kerman P Luger Joe Moran J J Mueller Mrs Thirby Murphy Joe MeIlroy Mrs Rose McCrabe Mrs Grace McKenzie B E Schmidt H E Schubert Edward Schulz George Stone Alex Thoreson C B. Card printing services mentioned as available at The Herald office with samples and prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Atwill
J. J
Anderson
Adams
Joseph
Bogar
M. M
Barry
Baylor
T. A
Bennett
Clara
Boldue
Geo A
Cowalt
J. M
Case
Chester
Dreyfus
Jack M
Gabler
O. P
Holaday
C. A
Harrison
Oar Nelliars
Haunting
FE. H
Kimpe
Frank J
Koff
Kerman
Luger
Joe
Moran
Mueller
Thirby
Murphy
MeIlroy
MeIlroy, Mrs. Rose
McCrabe
Mra Grace
McKenzie
B. E
Schmidt
H. E
Schubert
Edward
Schulz
George
Stone
Alex
Thoreson
C. B
Army Life Letter from Private Simpson Describes Mule’s Punch
Private Simpson stationed at Fort Winfield Scott writes home about army life to Sgt Booth in Alliance Nebraska. He recalls drill and guard duty including an incident with a mule that punched him harder than Jess Willard. He praises army discipline and camaraderie while urging loyal youths to enlist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jease BE. Simpson
Col. B. Simpson
Alliance
Regular Army
Army
4Th Co
CAC
Fort Winfield Scott
California
Booth
Alliance Reecruiting
Simpson
Adams Express Co
Nebraska
Jess Willard
Box Butte Draft Quota Outlined for First Call
Box Butte county faces a draft quota near 58 men as estimates from population reports guide enlistment shares. The plan deducts credits for local National Guard enlistments, with Company G of the Nebraska National Guard contributing 44 from Box Butte. Census-based population figures and a nationwide drawing system set Nebraska and Sheridan County quotas, while the state reports about 4,000 enlistments already.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Box Butte County
Nebraska National Guard
Fort Crook
Box Butte
United States Census Bureau
Sheridan County
National Guard
Washington
Nebraska
Census Bureau
Hall
Adams
Antelope
Arthur
Banner
Blaine
Boone
Boyd
Brown
Buffalo
Burt
Butler
Cases
Cedar
Chase
Cherry
Cheyenne
Chay
Colfun
Cuming
Custer
Dakota
Dawes
Dawson
Deuel
Dixon
Dodge
Douglas
Omaha City
Dundy
Fillmore
Franklin
Frontier
Furnas
Gane
Garden
Garfield
Gowper
Grant
Greeley
Hamilton
Herlan
Mayes
Hitchcock
Molt
Hooker
Howard
Jefferson
Johnson
Kearney
Keith
Keya Paya
Kimball
Knox
Lancaster
Lincoln City
Lincoln
Logan
Loup
McPherson
Madison
Merrick
Morrill
Nance
University Place drying plant marks national first
Exploitation of the fan method for drying fruits and vegetables yields a municipal drying plant at University Place the first of its kind in the United States. The city council provides electric power and labor comes from the school board while the Community League and Commercial Club fund materials. Also notes say 2600 breeding ewes are in demand with arrangements through the State Sheep Handlers to assist farmers in sourcing stock. Mary F. Hicks and Mrs. Hicks travel to Raymond Neb for a relative’s death. The Alliance Herald seeks old newspapers magazines and mail order catalogs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
College of Agriculture
University Place
United States
Lincoln Rotary Club
North
Lincoln
University Place Drier
Community League
Commercial Club
Department of Animal Husbandry
South Omaha
About & Wye
University
State Sheep Breeders’ Association
The
Omaha Exchange
Owce
Animal Husbandry Department
University Farm
Leeal
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Commercial Club In Communication
Jackson Eight
Rummer Motor Co
William Herbert Butler
Box Butte Ave
Dwight Levier Bennett
Box Tutte Ave
William Willock Barclay
Eugene Vaughn Black
Seventh St
Maury Wade Buckley
Laramie Ave
Theodore Ray Crawford
Box Hutte
Carl Freeland Dutton
Henry Allan Fitzggerald
James Eagleson Hughes
Laramie
Roy Holton
Missouri
Clarence Robert Herbison
Roy W. Miller
Sweetwater
Alva Percy Stockdale
Ben John Sallows
Lloyd Creighton Thomas
Rex Truman
Floyd Eugene Walbridge
Jay Oliver Walker
Frank John Was
Alfred Emanuel Walgren
Missouri Ave
Harvey James Worley
Dwight F. Zediker
Niobrara Ave
James Earl Alexander
Virgil Franklin Ackerman
Carl E. Amsberry
Yellowstone
William Henry Ayres
Allianc
Mike Abas
E. Second St
John Floyd Anderson
Ottis Bennett Adkins
Robert Earl Annable
Henry Harry Blume
Yellowstone Ave
Conrad aBston
Sweetwater Ave
Malcolm M. Bogar
Mississippi Ave
William Cruzen Burch
Roswell King Bailey
Earl F. Broderick
Archibald MacAllister Blackwood
Harry Oscar Beaird
Roy Burton
David Alfred Billbout
Frederick Edgar Brown
Roy Blake Burns
Box Hutte Ave
Nelson Barrett
Fred Brown
Mile Zafir Bundjoff
Clark Biggerstaff
Harold William Berg
Frederick Calvin Brown
Harvey Benjamin
John Bostron—Sterling
Colo
John Peter Bayer
Robert William Burne
Second St
Alexander Barry
Frederick Emerson Cutts
Niobrara Ava
John Tyler Claver
East Third
Clyde Clarence Curry
E. Fourth
Walter Richard Colling
Fred Millard Coleman
John Thomas Capps
Charles Anthony Conley
Redmanamills
Penn
Rex LeVerne Coryell
Gustaf Edward Carlson
William E. Chrysler
Harson Harry Derrick
E. Third
William
Edward Darnell
Emil Davison
Second &J
Peteron Domenico
George D. Dorr
Emil Henry Dryson
Albert Andrew Duncan
Gilbert Dayton
First
Henry George Enide
Gorge Edick
East Third St
William Martin Ellis
Western
Daniel Elliott
E. Second
Fred Enos
James Earl Eaton
Ruben Emil Elquest
James William Ellis
David FE. Fleming
Ollie Funcher
City
Kansas City
John Fanando
Louis Raymond Federlin— Barry House
Eugene Stanley Flickinger
Samuel Herman Fink
E. Fourth St
William Fuller
Henry Horace Fink
Claude William Foerst
James KE. Ford
Albert Hudson
Toluca Ave
Henry Hamburge
John Henry Heasler
Claude Merah
Daniel L. Hammond
EF. Fourth &J
Melvin Larry Hudson
Jacob Henry Herman
Bex Bulie
Fred Holloway
Jacob Walter Huntings
Mandereon, & D
Lee Allhxye
Allianche
Mule
Willard
Jense Simpson
Yours Sincerely, Jesse EF. Simpson
Mary FE. Hicks
F. W. Hicks
Raymond
Nebr
Sundy
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