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Newspaper
Alliance Herald
Location
Alliance, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1920
Page
4
The Alliance Herald is the official newspaper of Box County and Alliance. Burr Printing Co. owns and publishes it with George L Burr Sr and Edwin M Burr as officers and George L Burr Jr as president. It is printed and circulated weekly in Alliance.
The article urges a favorable vote next Friday on authorizing 250000 in bonds to build and equip two new schools in the city. Rumors about high costs loom, but the board says it will proceed only if costs justify it and to avoid a second election. It also notes draft dodger publicity from the War Department and discusses a city manager idea.
Chadron shows city manager Rayburn, hired 27 days ago, saving over a quarter of his $5,000 yearly salary. Tensions rise as mayor’s centralization clashes with Rayburn’s role, prompting talk of resignations or an election to settle power. Strong allies and foes alike watch the brewing clash.
Lakeside residents and visitors are noted in a string of short items. Local people move houses attend graduations visit relatives and travel to Alliance Forest Grove and Rutland. A wind and rain weekend is reported a Woodman hall dance and church services are announced. For sale nine room house by Nebraska Land Company follows a corny verse closing the column.
Charles Larking travels to Denver for a short trip while Z Dutton and Guy Fortune resign. Several workers are on leave or ill, including Henry Eggert and Miss Eva Norbeck. Promoted Vileil Abar becomes second track engine dispatcher and Arnold Badsgaard becomes day caller. President Bracken’s entourage arrives in Alliance, and Pearl Trabert wed Floyd Lotspeich. Don’t miss The Right of Happiness tonight.
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