City Manager Proposes Fire Dept Reorganization in Alliance
Alliance city manager N A Kemmish outlines a plan to reduce paid firefighters, shift some to part time, relocate the fire truck, and rely more on volunteers. He cites eighteen and a half months of records from January 1 1920 to July 15 1921 showing paid vs volunteer activity and details on insurance and exemptions from jury duty and militia service under state law.
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N. A. Kemmish
Alliance Volunteer Fire Department
Ce Ae —Oy
Wor
Lowry & Henry
Kemmish
Fire
Eame
Nebraska
Alliance Fire Department
Alliance
Beni Spp
Macaay
Carl Anderson
Carl Rockey
E. D. Fivecote
Henry Litzman
Ward Hall
Ed. Brennan
Charles Schaefer
R. J. Trabert
Claude Hazelton
Denny Ryan
W. H. Blume
W. E. Edwards
Charles E. Safford
Lloyd Thomas
Roy B. Burns
C. C. Moore
A. Wickerman
George Ellis
Guy Smith
Charles Hill
A. Haskins
W. A. Blue
W. R. Harper
Joe Farrell
Dr. Hand
J. J. Glarem
Olaf Kuhn
Ross Sampson
Justice of the Peace
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Weather forecast for tonight and Wednesday
Fair conditions continue with little temperature change. Expect quiet weather tonight and Wednesday with mild temperatures and light winds across the area.
Sixteen Year Old Boy Hurt In Field Accident
Orville Hucke, sixteen, son of Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Hucke, Hemingford area, remained unconscious nine days after a rake accident. While alfalfa harvesting, a wheel caught a fence post, horses bolted, and Hucke was dragged about thirty rods before lines broke. He suffered a broken nose, broken collar bone, a skull fracture above the right eye, and a jaw laceration needing four stitches.
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Orville Hucke
C. C. Hucke
Hemingford
Campfire Girls Plan July 31 Trip to Hot Springs
Alliance Campfire Girls plan an August outing for about sixty or more girls and guardians. They will depart by auto July 31 for Hot Springs South Dakota, staying one to two weeks at city camping grounds near the plunge with lowest-rate swims. Local clubs pledge support and arrange transport and excursions to Wind Cave. Guardians meet Thursday to finalize plans.
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Hot Springs
Big Hot Springs Plunge
E. W. Martin
St Josephs Hospital installs new X ray equipment
St Josephs Hospital finishes installation of its latest X ray unit the largest Kelly-Koot model with a twelve inch spark gap and safety device. Sister M Consolata R N heads the department after training at St Elizabeths Chicago. Omaha expert W J McNamara installed the machine and praises the hospital staff and selection. The Mayo Clinic in Rochester uses the same model, though St Josephs unit is larger.
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St. Joseph Hospital
M. Consolata
R. N
St. Elizabeth's Hospital of
Chicago
W. J. McNamara
Omaha
Fetter Kenny
Mayo Brothers Clinic
Rochester
Minn
Public pier and bath house planned for Broncho lake
Public spirited citizens subscribed about 460 dollars to fund a municipal pier and bath house at Broncho lake. The project includes an eighty five foot pier, a fifty by sixteen foot bath house with separate men and women areas, free access, and volunteer oversight by the Boy Scouts.
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Alliance
Jeffers
J. W. Miller Penrose Romig
Co. W. Jeffers
Sheriff Miller
Buttons
Jim
Lions Club
Enterprise
Municipal Pier
Country Club
Neral
Broncho Lake
Alliance Lions Club
Freemasons Receive Seven Volume Cycle on Masonry
Ralph Borgelt receives a seven volume set of the Freemason's Cycle covering all phases of masonry. The books are placed in the library at the Masonic Temple and will be by war at the time he completed his third degree.
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Ralph Borgelt
Masonic Temple
Gulf Plains Canadian highway passes near Alliance
A Rocky Mountain News dispatch notes Alliance plans to join the Gulf Plains Canadian cross country highway from the Mexican border to Canada. A delegate will attend a Wray Colorado meeting August 4 to coordinate marking Colorado and Nebraska segments and extending through Alliance into Montana and Canada.
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Alliance
Rocky Mountain News
Canada
Colorado
Nebraska
Aus
Chamber of Commerce
Agleleg
R. J. Welton
Wray
Bristol
Burlington
Holyoke
Julesburg
Oshkosh
Lisco
Neb
Montana
Limon
Cheyenne Wells
Lamar
Sunday Schools to Meet at Hemingford Box Butte
Box Butte County hosts a summer Sunday school convention at Hemingford on July 26 with a full program of devotional sessions talks and reports. Notable participants include Prof. R. L. Embree Alex Muirhead Rev. S. J. Epler and Miss Margaret Brown among others.
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Box Butte County
Hemingford
Box Butte
R. L. Embree
Alex Muirhead
S. J. Epler
Arthur Gregory
Margaret Brown
George E. Schneider
Mra
B. V. Blanchard McNey
C. R. Mattison
A. J Kearns
Jennie Reed
M. C. Smith
W. H. Kimberly
Brown
the Outlook
the Orient
Margaret E. Brown
Mrs A E Kitchen Returns From Ian Springs Vacation
Mrs A E Kitchen has returned from Ian Springs where she spent her vacation weeks away.
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A. E. Kitchen
Ian Springs
Express Company Ordered to Change Ice Cream Rates
The Interstate Commerce Commission will issue a formal order changing express rates for ice cream shipments. Alliance Creamery had pressed the chamber of commerce to equalize rates from Alliance to Hot Springs and intermediate towns, after Hot Springs rates were cut to 1.04 while other nearby towns paid 2.10. The commission telegram states an order covering intermediate towns will be issued soon with an effective date announced this week.
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Chamber of Commerce
Interstate Commerce Commission
Alliance Creamery Company
Alliance
Hot Springs
North Patte Valley
Express
Edgemont
Alliance Lions set for Bayard charter celebration evening
Twenty Alliance Lions head to Bayard this afternoon to witness and support the Bayard club receiving its charter. The event features a governor general and dignitaries, with plenty of merrymaking planned if both clubs perform well. Last week Bayard trounced Alliance 26 to 1, and Alliance hopes a brains over brawn victory tonight.
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Alliance Lions Club
Bayard
Bayard Cubs
Alliance Lions
Bayard Lions
Alliance
Lions
Alliance Cubs
Beyard Cubs
W. L. O'Keefe
Frank Aberg
Frank Brennan
C. E. Adams
J. 8. Rhein
Clay Harry
True Miller
John Henneberry
Jack Kane
Ed. M. Burr
Charles Brittan
J. W. Guthrie
Dick O'Bannon
Bud Schafer
Police Round Up Three Taxi Drivers Without Licenses
Art Garrett H G Dentler and Ed Bishop must explain why they operate autos for hire without city clerk license. Seven taxi owners already paid the $10 yearly license. Dr Einar V Blair was arrested for traffic rule violation and a hearing was postponed to today.
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Art Garrett
H. G. Dentler
Ed. Bishop
Einar V. Blair
Stilwell
State Officers Laud Alliance Reception in Formal Letter
City officials celebrate a courtesy reception as State Sheriff Gus Ayers sends a folio letter to Alliance City Manager N A Kemmiszh praising the event and the city’s hospitality. The letter notes the cordial ties between state and local authorities and expresses gratitude for the warm reception given to visiting officials.
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N. A. Kemmiszh
Weniay
Gus Ayers
Interstate weighs live stock rate cuts urged
An Examiner of the Interstate Commerce Commission urged cutting live stock rates in the western territories. The proposed 36 percent reduction would reverse a previous increase and aim to relieve industry while avoiding broader grain rate changes. A hearing on grain rates is planned for August 15 with state commissions attending.
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Interstate Commerce Commission Holding
Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Nebraska Railway Commission
Interstate Commission
Federal Commission
Examiner Disque
Kansas
Iowa
Minnesota
Ftinols Cormaienton
Naber Seo Anticipar
LaMaster
West
Kenneth F. Burgess
Interstate Commerce Committee
S. H. Cowan
American Live Stock Association
Lig Penn
Indus
Anes
Seven-Year-Old Son of Former Alliance Woman Drowned
The Herald reports Billie Parker the seven year old son of Nellie J. Parker drowned in the Parnas river near Billings Montana last Tuesday. Funeral services were held at Billings on July 14. Parker is described as the daughter of Rev S Baker of the Methodist church and a former resident of Alliance. Dick Strong returned Sunday from his Wyoming homestead.
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Alliance
Billings
Billie Parker
Nellie J. Parker
Downing
Parnas River
Mont
de Bakes
S. Baker
Methodist Church of
City
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Springs
South Dakota
St. Joseph’s Hospital
BOY Scout
Golf Plains
Delagare
Colo
C. J. Fee
Joncas
Express Company
Bayard Club
Dick Strong
Wyoming
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