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Newspaper
Alliance Herald
Location
Alliance, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1921
Page
1
The present city council meets tonight to finalize business before the new council takes over April 11. Key items include the welfare ordinance, license fees for billiard halls, motion picture theatres, electricians, and house movers, plus preparations for primary and regular elections.
A warning against excessive modesty in advertising urges merchants to promote services boldly. The tale of a silent boy shows how background figures can be misjudged. Publicly declaring capabilities attracts customers, signals competition, and keeps stock fresh.
Progress on the American Legion legislative program includes a boxing and wrestling bill, a Japanese land act, and the Norval language law. The group seeks Senate passage in their original forms and a $2 million bond drive to aid disabled and needy service members' families.
Alliance high school lost to Sidney 31 to 35 in a tightly contested Western Nebraska league game. The setback drops Alliance to third place while Sidney remains tied for second. Coach Prince blamed overconfidence for the defeat.
Hamilton Weadon, a retired farmer living in Alliance for years, died Saturday night at the home of his son in law y Van Velzen 704 Sweetwater avenue. The cause was heart failure and the remains were sent to Lowell Michigan for interment. Mrs W E Rousey of Hill City visited her father John McDonald and old friends in Alliance last week.
Eleven Alliance high school players head to Lincoln for the eleventh annual state basketball tournament. Funds for travel are being raised by local subscriptions after the chamber of commerce declined to cover costs. Alliance faces Stanton in class B, with a program of multi-floor first rounds across Lincoln venues and university groups aiding officials and referees.
Fire at 209 Box Butte Avenue damaged clothing and groceries, with an estimated loss of $175. The blaze started in a kitchen corner with no stove fire, possibly due to spontaneous combustion or a mouse and match mix. Mrs. Davis praised the fire department for a quick response.
Kermit Wolf known as Pete Wolf was convicted of giving away intoxicating liquor and possessing liquor at a room party. Judge Tash sentenced him to sixty days in county jail with an appeal planned and a $200 bond set. trial scheduled for June 7 district court.
The Todal Herald reports the evening close of a long career with Alliance high school hosting a documentary contest at the local high school. Lincoln is named as a state destination in an election context. Kermit Wolf receives a sixty day jail sentence for violating laws. A jury convicts John Guyton of a rent. Nebraska farmers see higher prices for certified potatoes. The issue also includes community notes, Legion items, a serial, and church personal notices.
At a hearing County Attorney Basye charged Margaret Barry with intoxication after Wolf was found guilty on two counts. Sheriff Miller released the girl on her own recognizance while a hearing date is set. Both girls testified under oath, with later statements differing from earlier accounts.
The high school auditorium hosted a preliminary declamatory contest Monday evening with dramatic, vocal, humorous, and music acts. Six top contestants from the three classes plus two orators advance to the Imperial theatre final on March 10, featuring Lois Boyer Violet Walker Mildred Pate Frances Fletcher Frances Fletcher Eula Barranger Margaret Schill Robert Lawrence and Sterling Harris.
Col Edward Munson of Washington DC says ex service men are not responsible for a recent crime wave. He notes veterans are one twentieth of the population but account for only one fortieth of the criminal cases in six months. The War Department urges the Legion to curb frauds who use uniforms they never earned.
C J Allen aged twenty five a homesteader near Douglas Wye was killed when his car overturned on the Broadwater road last evening about seven o clock pinning him beneath. The body was found this morning near O H Moon farm two miles west of Hickory postoffice about twenty eight miles southeast of Ance. The coroner and relatives were notified and the remains taken to Broadwater for instructions.
An Associated Press dispatch from London says Allied forces will march into Germany today as punishment for Germanys reparations failure. German-held Ruhrort Duisburg and Duesseldorf will be occupied, and each Allied nation may levy a tax on German imports.
The Alliance City Schools board voted to keep the current teacher salary schedule for the coming year, with some veterans set to receive raises next year. The decision rejects a cut and aligns local pay with broader state comparisons, aiming to retain competent instructors despite nationwide wage pressures.
Born to Mr and Mrs C E Lanks at Delmont a baby girl on March 8 and a boy. Born to Mr and Mrs A J Jacobs at pars Srd a girl Barbara Anne Jacobs.
Nebraska forecast shows fair tonight with a likely Wednesday rise in temperatures. Cooler conditions are expected in the eastern and southern portions tonight with warmer readings by Wednesday afternoon.
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