Railway Trainmen Demand More Crews Across Eleven Roads
Complaint filed with the state railway commission asks for crews on eleven roads including Santa Fe Northwestern Burlington Milwaukee Rock Island Illinois Central Missouri Pacific St Joe Grand Island Union Pacific and Wabash. It alleges current practices endanger safety when trains run with too few staff and seeks hearings and orders to add crews and pilots where needed. Track forces on Burlington are also boosted by three men per main line section and one per branch, amid wage dispute resistance.
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State Journal
Harry Ford
Brotherhood of Railway
State Railway Commission
Santa Fe
Northwestern
Minneapolis &Omaha
Burlington
Milwaukee
Rock Island
Illinois Central
Missouri Pacific
St. Joe & Grand Island
Union Pacific
Wabash
W. F. Thiehoff
Akers
E. Flynn
Thiehoff
Chicago
Labor Board
Labor Board. the Case Permer
Law
Flynn
Louisville
Dispute Over Hemingford Bank Settlement Clarified
J. Hunter of Hemingford and K. L. Pierce signed a statement in the Hemingford Ledger detailing a settlement of disputes over First State bank. The Marvels, new owners since June 1, 1919, take full responsibility. Pierce retains a few shares but no official role. Pierce agrees to bear losses on 50,000 dollars of secured notes if needed. No further disagreements between Hunter and Pierce are believed.
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Hemingford
J. Hunter
K. L. Pierce
First State Bank
Alliance
Nebraska
Marvel
Hastings
Ives
Thenk
Marvels
J. A. Hunter
Fifth Annual M. E. Conference Heading Here Next Week
Delegates from the Northwestern Nebraska district gather in Alliance for a two day session April 4 and 5 led by Bishop Homer C Stuntz Nebraska and Iowa area secretary Dr C C Cissel. The program includes worships business sessions and multiple talks led by church leaders with a centenary theme.
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Alliance District Conference
The
Methodist Episcopal Church
Homer C. Stuntz
Nebraska
Iowa
C. C. Cissel
Alliance
O. E. Richardson
D.D
Omaha
C. C. Cissil
Free Millinery Course For Alliance Women
Under the Home makers' association Miss Virmond from Lincoln extension service will teach a four day millinery course in the court house assembly room starting Monday April 4 at 2 pm. Evening sessions aid teachers and students. lessons are free. Bring an old hat to update or materials for a new hat. For details contact Mrs. A. H. Grove or Mrs. L. M. Beal.
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Homemakers’ Association
A. H. Grove
Mra. L. M. Beal
Lions to Attend Bayard Lions Club Opening
Several carloads of Lions plan to drive to Bayard for the opening of a Lions club tomorrow. They will leave in the morning and return the same night.
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Bayard
Drive for Funds for Boy Scouts Begins April 8
A Roof Garden opening and meeting will launch a campaign to raise 3000 dollars to equip Boy Scout camps at Belmont and Broncho Lake. Chadron's Boy Scout band will perform and sponsors aim to lease five acres, build a cottage, a cement swimming hole, and provide week end cottages for outings. Local businesses back the drive and seek broad organization support.
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Chadron
Belmont
Brancho Lake
Potato Prices Decline Then Steady Through 1920 21
The bureau of markets reports potato prices fell during the late 1920 season with initial January quotes in nine markets at 1.78 to 1.86 per 100 pounds, then slid to 1.23 to 1.83 by Feb 23 and rebounded to 1.41 to 1.49 by March 7. Chicago and western markets hit bottom earlier and recovered sooner as stock clearances and moderate new shipments supported the market.
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Bureau of Markets
United States Department of Agriculture
Chicago
Western
Easter Services Attract Crowds to Alliance Churches
Easter services drew large crowds to Alliance churches despite inclement weather. Special music, floral decorations, and new member receptions highlighted the day. At First Baptist, Rev. B. J. Minort delivered a Masonic sermon for Bunah Commandery, Knights Templar, with Knights in full regalia in attendance.
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Alliance
First Baptist Church
B. J. Minort
Bunah Commandery
Knights Templar
Grane Vale
U “Ty
Sleet Storm Wrecks Phone Lines Across Region
Western Nebraska suffers widespread telecommunication damage as a sleet storm knocks down 25 poles and leaves about 75 phones out of service in Alliance. Repairs proceed, with long distance routes to Crawford, Sidney and Scottsbluff disrupted. 246 poles down between Sidney and Julesburg indicate extensive outages state wide.
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Telegun
Alliance
Crawford
Sidney
Scottebluff
Grand Island
Julesburg
Col
Minatare Editor Rufus Jones Fined for Speeding
Rufus Jones editor of The Minatare Free Press was arrested by Chief Fred Conklin after a Shriner trip to Scotts Bluff. He and three others pleaded guilty on Thursday morning and paid fines, ending the incident.
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Rufus Jones
Alliance Chamber of Commerce
Minatare Free Press
Rufus
Minature Free Press
Fred Conklin
Scottsbluff
Amzi Jessup
O. Emick
Minatare
Kenneth Krier
R. S. Proudfit Company
Shriners
Bluffs
Center Avenue
Justice Trotter
Signing Contracts for Alliance Teachers 1921 22 Season
By April first, teaching contracts in Alliance edge will be signed or indicate teachers plan elsewhere. Contracts sit with Superintendent Pate as teachers sign with unanimity. The board kept the current wage scale for next year, keeping Alliance positions as desirable as in comparable cities.
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Pate
Board of Education
Alliance
Legion Meeting Set At Fern Garden This Thursday
Alliance post No. 7 American Legion will hold its meeting Thursday evening at 6 30 p m at Fern Garden. This is the third date for the meeting due to changes tied to a banquet for visiting teachers scheduled Friday evening. Judge L A Berry learned of Jozeph Kime of Btenetesl's death during his Rushville trip, with Kime described as turbulent yet likable and active in local lawsuits over thirty years.
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Alliance Post No. 7
American Legion
L. A. Berry
Rushville
R. L. Wilhite
Jozeph Kime
Btenetesl
Kime
Box Butte
Weather forecast for regions in brief
The forecast calls for clear to fair conditions tonight and Wednesday. Warmer conditions are expected in the east and south central areas tonight while colder air moves into the west and north regions on Wednesday.
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Generals Fair
Alliance High School Listed Among 82 Accredited State Schools
Alliance high school is listed among 82 Nebraska high schools accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools. Prof A A Reed notes standards require college graduate teachers and training, enabling graduates to enter colleges, U S service academies, and universities without extra exams. Lumber for the County Club house was purchased from two Alliance firms at favorable prices. building contract awarded and work to start soon.
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Alliance High School
Sayers Nebraska
North Central Association of College and
A. A. Reed
University of Nebraska
Reed
Nebraska
Association
Chicago
North Central Association
West Point
Annapolis
County Club
Alliance
Rices
Western Nebraska Teachers to Convene in Alliance
About 600 educators from western Nebraska will attend the Northwestern Nebraska state teachers association meeting in Alliance from March 31 to April 2. The program features talks by university and normal school educators, sectional meetings, a banquet, and musical performances with city firms urged to decorate windows in blue and white.
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Western
Nebraska
Northwestern
State Teachers’ Association
Chamber of Commerce
Imperial Theatre
Celebrated Divine to Visit Alliance Church and Luncheon
One of America’s noted Methodist preachers Bishop Homer C. Stunts D D LL D will speak at the Methodist Church Sunday and at the Chamber of Commerce luncheon Monday in Alliance. The bishop will tour western Nebraska spending Sunday in the city and shares insights from his global mission work and travels. His Monday address will cover World Trade Conditions and appeal to local business leaders.
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Methodist Church
Chamber of Commerce
Alliance
Homer C. Stunts
D.D
Nebraska
Our
Methodist Episcopal Church
America
Stuntz
Iowa
Stunts
Calcutta
India
Theritish Army
Philippine Islands
Pec Sa
South America
Chamber of Co
World Trade Conditi
Boy Scouts Lead Clean Up in Alliance City District
The Boy Scouts of Alliance led a post school cleanup of the business district with about twenty five scouts at the Eagles lot on lower Box Butte avenue. They removed trash and weeds and plan to use bricks for a hut at Broncho Lake. Tonight they will clear a vacant lot north of the Alliance hotel and an iron shooting gallery portion.
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Boy Scouts of Alliance
Eagles
Box Butte Avenue
Broncho Lake
George M. Carey
Alliance Hotel
Great Slump in the Value of Farm Products in Nebraska
Nebraska farm product values fell across multiple commodities in 1920. Corn, cattle, hogs, alfalfa, wild hops, horses, wheat, and oats all declined compared with prior years, reflecting a broad agricultural downturn.
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Nebraska
Bulletin of Agricultural Statistics
Statement of Agriculture
Corn Corp
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Hemingford Bank
M. E
Bishop Stunt
Children's Church
E. C. Pintel
Scottablaif
W. O. Winson
Gering
Women of Alliance
BOY
Belmont Camp
Roof Garden
Alliance Churches
Legion
Fern Garden
R. E. Yarndley
Chadron State Normal
Margaret Fedde
Home Economics
W. T. Stockdale
Department of Education
Chadron State Normal School
Anna Booth
Charles Fordyce
Teachers’ College
Central School
Court House
Presbyterian Church
Schoolmen'’s Club
Chadron State Nor- Concert Orchestra
Yarndley
Lida B. Earhart
Nebraska State University
Hugh S. Magill
Washington
Boy Scouts
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