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Newspaper

Alliance Herald

Location

Alliance, Nebraska, United States of America

Date

May 17, 1917

Page

12

Alliance Social Notes Show Visits and Events

Hem ing ford dept says Mrs Olds visited Alliance between trains. Phillips to Alliance on Tuesday. Miss Kuhn shopped in Alliance. Several Alliance residents visited here for Red Cross efforts. A concert by band boys and local talent planned for May 19 at the opera house to aid instrument purchases.

Olds Alliance Co. EF. Phillips Mary Kuhn Ben Johnson Tiearny A. M. Miller William Hollinrake Lloyd Thomas Fosket Hazel Weddell Hazel Phillips Hotel Erskine Clayton T. Butler Elsie Sparks K. L. Pierce

How Battery Plates Are Made In Early Start Batteries

The article explains two methods for making battery plates for starters and lighting batteries. It contrasts the old hand pasting process with the modern machine pasted method, noting flaws in hand pasting such as uneven paste application and weak spots that lead to poor current flow and rapid failure.

Superior USL machine pasted battery plate claim

The article touts USL exclusive machine-pasting as superior to hand pasting, producing a solid uniform plate that resists vibration, lasts longer, and provides constant power. It notes negotiations with US Light and Heat Corp to offer advanced battery and service to local car owners.

USL US Light and Heat Corporation

Service Station Promises Free Hydrometer Tests

A local service station offers free hydrometer testing as often as desired and promotes USL batteries with a 15 month guaranteed adjustment plan. The ad claims USL batteries fit all cars and starting and lighting systems, cites widespread use by airlines and utilities, and urges customers to visit for guaranteed prompt service and a trade-in option.

USL

Marriage at M E Church and local society notes

The report covers a wedding at the M E church with Dick Path and Nellie Baches wed by Rev. York, greetings to the couple, plus social notes from Highlander convention hall events, Cookery club luncheons, and remarks on local students and judge actions in district court. It mentions whooping cough remedies, school events, and visits to nearby sites with detailed names.

Highlander Convention Hall Alliance

Exponent of Hermania Allegedly Caught Cutting Potatoes

William Christian Giles, issuer of a 27 dollar check to the Alliance News, was found cutting potatoes in a cellar near the freight house. He claimed no funds but had arranged delayed payment. Judge Tash accepted his explanation and he returned to work to earn money to repay the check.

Hermania Giles Apuda Tush

Regan Store Closing Sale Urges Settlement of Accounts

William Hanlon and Bert Smith plead guilty to robbing Burlington freight cars and receive indeterminate terms. The Regan Store owner asks debtors to settle accounts within days as closing-out sale ends and inventory is sold.

Regan Omer William Hanlon Bert Smith Burlington

Jails Empty as Drunks Released After Dry Status

Box Butte and Alliance city jails report no prisoners. Hanton and Smith, box car thieves, sentenced to prison. G H Sauer, freed after ten days for alleged assault at Western hotel. County jail empty since May 2. No arrests since celebration of state and city going dry.

Box Butte Alliance City Bery Hanton and Smith G. H. Sauer A. B. Wheeler Western Hotel

County seeks volunteers for Nebraska election registrars

In Nebraska Box Butte County the board of registration requests two registrars to aid in upcoming elections. Local officials will notify once the registration day is set. Volunteers should secure supplies, handle official returns to Alliance, arrange polling places, and work at no government cost. Owners of polling places or district insiders should contact the county clerk in Alliance with location offers.

United States Nebraska Board of Registration Box Butte Charlie Alliance M. Cox Slagle

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