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Newspaper
Alliance Herald
Location
Alliance, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1920
Page
5
A correction shows a mistaken line merged an elk stocking claim with an ad for pipeless furnaces. The furnace feature claims no legs, while the hosiery note suggested natural air circulation. The Herald denounces discounts, subscription giveaways, and partisan spin while defending its one price policy.
At 12 49 am Thursday a well dressed young woman ran down Box Butte avenue chasing a car with a man and a girl inside. The writer jokes about prices and local humor while noting cross walk work by a paving engineer and odd commentary on various topics.
A lone figure, Romeo, wandered the street last night singing a haunting ballad. The scene carries a moody, reflective tone as thoughts on identity and purpose surface in a compact urban vignette.
A teacher reading with her class asks for the meaning of unaware. A shy student answers with a wry definition, saying unaware is what you put on first and take off last.
Beepres Land Company advertises two six room houses for sale with price and terms right. Paul Van Graven from Van Graven Studio leaves Saturday night for Denver to attend a three day session at Eastman School of Professional Photography for new lighting and posing ideas. Miss Belva Tippell accepts a position with Fairmont Creamery in Alliance.
Raiload notes describe a 2 o clock Sunday baseball game at the fair grounds between the roundhouse team and the rip-track team. The item lists numerous crew movements including Purington’s Torrington stay and Sweeney arriving from Dayton to take a night yardmaster post with the B&O. It notes a week of travel to Denver and Craw ford and details minor injuries to A. H. Myers.
Dr. L W Bowman sent his four year old grandson a cheerful full-blooded Gordon dog named Sunny Boy for the long Phoenix trip. The pup travels in a criblike crate with light and air for comfort during the journey.
Clarence Gahagen breaks prairie for L. E. Bliss and Alfred Tossi works west of Berea with his brother. Sunday school opened in district 37 with good attendance. A large farm dance at Vern Davis' drew a strong crowd last Friday. Farmers report hot days over 100 degrees and a beneficial rain Wednesday night improving crops. Several farm tasks and visits among locals are noted.
The city moves to remove a longstanding nuisance as residents cheer the pest control program. The tourist season begins with heavy traffic as dozens of cars pass through Alliance daily en route to Denver Cheyenne. A Corning Iowa carload camped outside town as travelers head east.
Fathers Link Sidney Kaller Chappel Sullivan Himkirk Me Dald Doten Gleeson return to their respective parishes on Thursday, as reported by The Herald.
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