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Newspaper
Alliance Herald
Location
Alliance, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1922
Page
2
The Alliance Herald serves Alliance Nebraska as the official city and Box Butte County newspaper. It is mailed to residents and businesses as second class matter and lists editors George L Burr Jr and Edwin M Burr.
A reflective column argues daylight saving causes confusion and inefficiency as towns and Washington experiment with time shifts. It notes legislators and officials resist the change, favoring a simpler approach and urging the idea be forgotten.
Veteran Nebraska congressman from the Big Sixth signals another run as party managers urge unity. Despite health strain, Uncle Mose remains a strong, sure‑thing candidate, with Darius noting Anna Berry filed early and others poised to enter amid party tension.
The Nevada Supreme Court wraps up the Mary Pickford Douglas Fairbanks divorce dispute after Attorney General Fowler challenged the decree as fraudulent. The ruling ends the high profile yet unproductive legal maneuver, with broader commentary on divorce laws and celebrity cases in Nevada and California.
A longtime Elgin Illinois teacher Mary E. Long loses her job after a secret school board meeting and a firing of fourteen teachers. Her death triggers a public outcry and mob visit to the board, highlighting tensions over teacher salaries and treatment.
Celebrities visiting the nation may be surprised by their warm reception and the team’s message of national pride as they prepare to perform against local opponents. The piece notes the public interest and the role of sports in uniting audiences.
The Nebraska delegation in Congress criticizes the fifty fifty federal road appropriation plan as coercive and ill suited to local tax conditions. Representative Andrews votes against the current year’s road funds, noting remaining appropriations from last year and urging a strings-free national appropriation with local control over timing and use.
A reflective column notes the diverse cast of people shaping society. Observers discuss everyday roles from workers to leaders, emphasizing cooperation and mutual understanding across cultures and communities.
The Spokane Spokesman-Review notes safety campaigns turn slogans into habits to curb auto and pedestrian deaths. It lists mottos for pedestrians cross at the corner look before you cross don t be a jaywalker and for drivers drive carefully give hand signals test brakes yield to pedestrians watch the car ahead slow down at crossings and obey the law.
Arizona officials announce a state clean-up week to mobilize communities. The board of health warns all towns and areas to prepare and join the effort, emphasizing public health and sanitation.
A delegation visits smaller towns to recruit cooperation for a state cleanup effort. In a remote village, a mayor found playing solitaire in a back room agrees to participate, joking about drinking remaining red-eye before a cleanup. The tone reflects a satirical wartime era.
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