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Newspaper
Alliance Herald
Location
Alliance, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1921
Page
6
A meditation on the decline of direct personal help in favor of institutional proxy action. The author laments reliance on committees and money over one to one contact, urging readers to visit neighbors, offer personal encouragement, and consecrate self to God and community.
Last Wednesday several residents worked on the Canton telegraph line. Mrs. G. E. Dyer is improving after illness. Mrs. Vincent Murphy and baby girl born July 20 greet family. Charles Hookham and Ivor Meeker appear in health and farm activities. Mrs. Leis and children visited Hookham. Rey Grosse’s sister visits Groase home in Valentine. Mrs. George Flaherty home from Alliance hospital feeling better. Ivor Meekers visits Lincoln mother, plans month away.
Claude Hookham suffered a fall while tending a horse through a gate at Robert Mitchell’s farm. He was unconscious briefly and has severe bruising but is expected to recover. The report notes a heavy rain on Monday night with 2.18 inches locally and strong wind to the south.
The Platte River Roundup features a three day reenactment of old western life August 22 to 24 with cowboys like Nate Trez o, John Schick, and others. Attendees will see riding, roping, branding, a thousand cattle trail herd, an emigrant train attack and rescue, Sioux dances, War Council, and a large dance hall event with a knife prize.
The Nebraska state levy is set at about 4.03 mills to raise roughly $10 million for the next fiscal year. The state board of equalization will meet to fix the levy using Auditor Marsh’s appropriation figures and complete assessment returns. The rate, likely near 23.02 mills, would mark a 47 percent increase from last year’s 16.3 mills on one-fifth valuation.
Episcopal Holy Communion and Morning Prayer at 11, Church School at 10, led by Rev. H. J. Johnson. Lutheran services at 10:30 with Sunday school at 10, pastor Loege Mueller.
The Church of Christ outlines morning worship focusing on Lord's Day observance and a sermon on The Jerusalem Church. Evening services move to the Baptist church with scripture from Acts. Red Fox the Inchlian Chief remains hospitalized in Denver. Bible School and Christian Endeavor meetings proceed. readers are urged to read Acts before Sunday.
Last Sunday the Baptist Church reports a drop in Sunday school attendance. The pastor has been busy tending the sick and the note calls for prayers and renewed church participation next Sunday.
Pastor B J Minort invites attendance at Angora and Hagerman Grove services with Sunday sermons at 3 pm and ongoing B Y P U meetings at 7 pm. Union services next Sunday feature Brother Epler. I nterested readers await lecture by a speaker on The Four Pillars of Romanism and offering continues.
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