Highlanders Meet in Alliance District 7 Convention
Delegates from district No. 7 of the Highlanders gathered in Alliance on Tuesday. Grand Secretary F. E. Sharpe spoke on the order’s 22 year record, 30000 members, and a 2 million dollar reserve. A banquet at Alliance Hotel followed and a lodge session elected Abbey Leithoff and Joseph Giles Jr as delegates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Highlanders
Alliance
Nebraska
Wyoming
South Dakota
F. EB. Sharpe
Aurora
F. E. Sharpe
A. D. Rodgers
K. L. Tierce
Hemingford
Grand Lodge
Abbey Leithoff
Mradword
Nebron
Joseph Giles
BB. O F. Davis
Sharpe
Superial
Charles W. Jeffers
Raw Lodge
Shumway and Pool Visit Alliance
State Land Commissioner G L Shumway and Secretary of State Charles W Pool visited Alliance to review state lands with John O Keefe and Robert Graham. They discussed land purchases and price fairness with counties setting minimum acre prices and state officials approving filings. Pool and Shumway are western Nebraska figures with potential congressional ambitions. they and their aides traveled by automobile, while local residents Marie and Elizabeth March left for Minatare to visit their mother.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. L. Shumtway
Charles W. Pool
John O'Keefe
Robert Graham
Mr. Shumway
Mr. Pool
Western Nebraska
Irom Scottsbluff
Mr Pool
Ilyannia
Pool
Moses Kinkaid
Western
Nebraska
Marie
Elizabeth March
Minatare
Convention Moves 1918 Nebraska Commercial Club Meet
The 1918 Nebraska Commercial Club convention shifts from Alliance to Omaha May 24 25 due to the conservation congress in Omaha May 22 26 Delegates from Alliance will attend both events and officials praise the club for aiding the conservation effort Appointees include H Mushnell Jr C A Newberry Jeber Gribum Fred Seidell and Lloyd C Thomas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Commercial Clubs of
Nebraska
Alliance
Omaha
Conservation Congress
Bushuvell
Neville
Alliance Commercial Club
John W. Steinhart
Nebraska States Association of Commercial Clbs
Bushnell
Greater
Telty of
Alliatee
Nebraska Commercial Clubs
H. Mushnell, Jr
C. A. Newberry
Jeber Gribum
Fred Seidell
Lloyd C. Thomas
Bay Gi Dire Followed Illness Among Townfolk
Mary Jane Hill six month old daughter of Mr and Mrs Charles Hill died Tuesday afternoon after a three weeks illness Funeral services were held at the home this morning C A Jones left for Chicago Saturday
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Mary Jane
Charles Hill
State Declamatory Contest Tonight in Alliance
The state declamatory contest, postponed from Wednesday due to two Burlington bridges being out and train delays, will be held tonight at the Phelan opera house. Contestant Oral Harvey of Alliance who won the district title will compete alongside William McBride Red Cloud, George Clark Leigh, Hugh Arnold Aurora, Grace Station Weeping Water, and James Patterson Rushville with tickets from Wednesday still valid.
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Alliance
Burlington
Oral Harvey
Phelan Opera House
William McBride
Red Cloud
New South
George FE
Clark
Leigh
Touissaint L/Ouverture
Armea
Hugh Arnold
Aurora
Grace Station
Weeping Water
James Patterson
Rushville
Burlington Grants Ten Per Cent Raise
Burlington railroad workers at Alli ance numbered in the hundreds received a voluntary ten percent wage increase for all except those earning $250 or more monthly. Telegraphers are negotiating for a raise, and others affected include workers raised by the Adamson eight hour law and those raised since March 31. The new twice monthly pay day will begin July 25 under the state law.
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Hurlington
Alliance
Commuters play delight at Alliance High School
The senior class presented The Commuters at the Imperial on Thursday night May 10. The production impressed audiences with strong acting and direction by Prof. T. Ed Crawford and was praised as one of the best home talent shows seen in Alliance. Thomas Kelly arrived Saturday for a two week visit with Norman McCorkle.
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Alliance High School
T. Ed. Crawford
Alliance
Commencement Activities Near End of School Year
Alliance public schools prepare a week of events ending with the Alini banquet at the high school gym. Senior recognition is set for May 20 at the Phelan opera house with sermons and performances. Eighth grade graduation occurs May 24 at the Phelan house, followed by senior graduation May 25 at 8 15 p.m. at the opera house with diplomas presented by Dean Fordyce.
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Alliance Public Schools
Hend
Phelan Opera House
H. J. Young
The
Christian Church
Ponath
Guthrie
Ulisse
Thureday
Plano
la Rhea Lunn
Addreas
Radcliffe of
Rev. Black
Plans Completed For New Highways In Nebraska Panhandle
Local boosters from Box Butte Dawes and Sioux counties met in Crawford to finalize plans for federal aid highways in Nebraska. Key routes include Northwestern through Dawes and Sioux counties near Crawford, Burlington via Box Butte and Dawes counties near Maryland, and Black Hills through Box Butte and Dawes counties north of Alliance Dunlap. A road chair was named Cyrus Werte of Harrison. The group urged drainage improvements on graded roads and adoption of the new state road law centralizing management. They warned county boards to act on road dragging and maintenance.
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Good Roads
Box Butte
Dawes
Sioux
Crawford
Nebraska
Burlington
Maryland
Black Hills
Alliance
Dunlap
Wm. Fosker
S. A. Grimes
W. L. Clark
C. H. Burleigh
K. L. Pierce
Charles Shindler
Hemingford
John Blundell
Parl Hyde
H. B. Coffey
Ray Tierney
J. F. Lawrence
Chadron
Sam Swinbaink
Geo. E. Gordon
E. Lelthoff
J. W. Burleigh
C. A. Minnick
Cyrus
Werte
Robert Harrison
G. B. Will
Sioux County
W. Thompson
H. M. Buahnell, Jr
George Darling
C. M. Looney
Lloyd Thomas
Cyrus O. Werte
Harrison
Buah
Panhandle
Abrig
T P A S TO ORGANIZE TRAINING COMPANY
T P A S plan to form a Volunteer Citizens Training Company to enlist all TPA members especially those over 40. Roy Strong, secretary of the local post, has notified Post M members to attend a preunination meeting at City Hall Saturday at 8 o'clock.
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Fast M T. P. A
TPA
Roy
Strong
Post M
Hemingford Residents Noted In Town Visit
Miss Mary Kuhn of Hemingford was in town on Tuesday. John O Keefe visited Hemingford at the end of the week on business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Kuhn
Hemingford
John O'Keefe
Alliance in Alliance Nebraska Recruiting Drive Aims at Westward Band Parade
Captain James F. McKinley urges Alliance to boost enlistment in the Omaha district which covers Nebraska and western Iowa. Postmaster Graham offers five dollars to each recruit. Mayor Rousey and local officials plan patriotic parades with the band to support recruitment and banners urging civic action.
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James F. McKinley
Omaha
Nebraska
Iowa
Alliance
National Guard
Regular Army
Dos Molinos
Lincoln
Sioux City
Ft. Dodge
Marshalltown
Ill
Grand Island
Nebr
Haat Ings
Norfolk
Beatrice
Robert Graham
Graham
McKinley
W. KE. Rousey
Charles H. Booth
Rousey
War Department
Congress
Ontala
West Point
United States Army
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Gand
Wednnesday
Jack Miller
van Graven
Martha Shaw
Donna Lalloda
Neva Howe
Rose Carlson
Wm. Pullman
Dolly Hagaman
Eleanor Harris
Matilda Frankle
Teresa Morrow
Dora Coker
Nina Whaley
Mable Grassman
Hugh Davenport
Thelma Fitzpatrick
Otto Snyder
Florence Atz
John Wright
Edith Vanderwark
Dewey Donovan
David Purinton
Grace Carlson
State Convention of Commercial
Omala
Bay GI
C. A. Jones
Chicago
Thomas Kelly
Norman McCorkle
Gradu
Good Roads Boosters of
Communities
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