City Manager Outlines Hearing On Telephone Rates
City Manager N A Kemmish, representing Alliance, spoke after a four week state railway commission hearing on Northwestern Bell rate increases. He predicted a July final decision, praised the commission’s thoroughness, and noted Alliance’s frequent references in Nebraska city studies as part of the record. Continued on Page 4.
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N. A. Kemmish
Alliance
State Railway Commission
Northwestern Bell Telephone Company
Kemmish
Railway Commission
Legal Council
Nebraska
Omaha
Lion Brittan
Box Butte
Charles Brittan
True Miller
Llovel Thomas
Robert Graham
Lee Basye
William Harper
Penrose Romig
Lion True Miller
St. Lawrence and Great Lakes
Omaha Lions Club
Harper
Walker
Board of Directors
Goo Fellowship
Frank Abega
Lion Graham
Burlington
Union Pacific
Northwestern
Kansas City
Commencement Exercises Tonight at the High School
The high school will hold commencement exercises this evening in the auditorium. Dr. Walter Aitken of St Paul’s M E church will give the address. Twenty four graduates will receive diplomas and scholarship honors for the year. The program includes solos, violin pieces, a procession, and the presentation of diplomas by Judge J H Hewitt. Excellent scholarship pins funded by C A Newberry will be awarded to those with top averages. The graduates listed include Florence Baker and others. Mr and Mrs Ed Bishop leave for California for a month’s vacation.
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Walter Aitken
St. Paul's
M. E. Church of Lincoln
C. A. Newberry
Beal
M. C. Smith
LaRiviere
Acdiulers
Rhein
J. H. H. Hewitt
Henore
W. R. Pate
Tingey
Florence Baker
Marielien Beagle
Leota Becker
Robert Bicknell
Raymond Brown
Mariellen Beagle
Dorothy Hampton
William Hilton
Rowland Threlkeld
Memorial Day Observance Proclaimed by City Manager
The city asks Alliance businesses to close at noon on May 30 to join the American Legion United Spanish-American War veterans and Grand Army of the Republic in an afternoon program honoring fallen soldiers.
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Alliance
American Legion
Grand Army of the Republic
Settlement in Ford Car Row Nears Resolution
Alliance residents await a compromise after Calvin D. Walker, who held the winning Ford drawing number, was ruled out as a merchant. A secret merchants vote gave P. I. Beach the car, but Walker’s offer to accept an old car and auction it for charity prompts a final settlement push.
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Calvin D. Walker
Walker
Ford
P. I. Beach
Beach
the Herald
Harry Coursey
Lizzie
Harry
Col. L. E. Bliss
Alliance
Alliance Fire Department
Calvin D, Walker
Palace Market Changes Hands to Doell Bros in Oakes
F W and Arthur Doell of Oakes N D have purchased the Palace Market on Box Butte avenue. Wednesday closing left former proprietor Gay Smith with two to three weeks stay. The Doell brothers bring meat and produce experience and plan market improvements and expanded business. Their father will assist on site. E Schadwinkel, recent Alliance bakery buyer, is their cousin and helped arrange the move.
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Palace Market
Box Butte Avenue
F. W
Arthur Doell
Oakes
N. D
Wemesday
Gay Smith
Messrs. Doell
E. Schadwinkel
Alliance Bakery
Duell
Mrs Kniest and Her Son Move to California
Mrs Kniest and her small son Frances depart Wednesday to make their home in California. Mrs Kniest has worked in J W Guthrie’s insurance office for several years.
Kinkaid Again Reconsiders Withdrawal From Race
Moses Kinkaid, ill and confined to his hotel room, has altered his stance on a congressional bid. Official records show he is not a candidate for re election, with a May 20 withdrawal on file and no withdrawal of the withdrawal.
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Moses F. Kinkaid
Congress
State Journal
Amsberry
Kinkaid
State House
Washington
Secetary Amsberry
A. R. Humphrey
Irrigation Committee
Broken Bow
Ams
Representative Kinkaid
Cain
Graduation Exercises of Eighth Grade Held Thursday Evening
The eighth grade graduation exercises were held Thursday evening at the high school with Dye L. Canall delivering the commencement address. Ninety three graduates from the area schools were noted, excluding Alliance public schools, with diplomas presented by Superintendent W. R. Pate and DAR medals awarded by Mrs. S. W. Thompson.
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Dye L. Canall
Central Christian Church
Alt Lake City
Utah
Alliance
Carolina Rose
Marcheaux Stambeaux
Stars and Stripes Forever
R B Howell to Talk to the Lions Tuesday
Alliance Lions club hears that R B Howell of Omaha will be guest speaker Tuesday May 30 at the Palm Room Alliance hotel The group also notes bonds pass to build a schoolhouse and discusses site decisions and related legal opinions.
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Lions Club of Alliance
Palm Room
Alliance Hotel
Good Fellowship
Frank Aberg
Lions
R. B. Howell
Omaha
J. Howell
Pequiey
Howell
Abegg
Lions Romig
Miller
Adams
O'Bannon
Harper
Henneberry
A. Baker
Cheyenne
Wyo
Wyoming
Torrington
Alliance
Judge Wray Speaks at Hemingford and Fairview Today
Judge Arthur S. Wray of York, third party United States Senate candidate, speaks this afternoon at Hemingford and will hold an evening meeting at Fairview. The event tonight is at the Nye place.
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Judge Wray
Hemingford
Fairview
Arthur S. Wray
York
United States
Nye Place
Weather Outlook for Nebraska Delivers Clouding and Showers
Forecast notes increasing cloudiness tonight and a unsettled Saturday. Expect probable showers in cooler western and central portions of the state.
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Nebraska
Booster Trip to Agate Planned for June
Reparation work on the Agate highway from Alliance to Agate progresses steadily. A booster trip is planned for June 4 or 11 with a large delegation traveling from Alliance and Hemingford to meet Sioux County commissioners and Harrison boosters at Agate. Jenkins and Wiltsey of Hemingford chamber discuss Agate highway plans with Alliance chamber.
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Agate
Alliance
Hemingeford
Sioux County Commissioners
Harrison Boosters
Messrs. Jenkins and
Wiltsey
Hemingford
Expensive Kansas City trip in Rushville court case
In Rushville district court the Southwestern Mercantile Company of Kansas City versus John McCarthy and the Potash State Bank of Antioch revealed an expensive excursion by a young man who traveled with $1700 in two drafts. The court valued McCarthy's purchased goods at 116 dollars, saving him 350 dollars, and ordered the court to forward the remaining funds to the Kansas City firm.
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Southwestern Mercantile Company of
Kansas City
John McCarthy
Lakeside
Potash State Bank of Antioch
Rushville
Potash State Bank
William Mitchell
McCarthy
S. J. O'Brien
Crawford
Alliance
Laon Bi
Ist
Babeon
Kaas City
Southwestern Mercantile Company
Keanene City
Potash Brute Bank
The
Mercantile Company
Westover
Alliance Chamber seeks freight rate reductions rising since 1918
A. T. Lunn, traffic committee chair, launches a campaign with Neb. chambers of commerce to push equitable rate cuts. The letter notes Harding’s rail relief efforts and asserts the move targets rates not wages. It recalls freight increases from 1918 to 1920 and calls for united action.
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A. T. Lunn
Alliance Chamber of Commerce
Lunn
Chambers of Commerce
Neb
United Action
Washington
Harding
Interstate Commerce Commission
Boyd and Harve Shepherd Released After Arrest
Jesse Boyd and Harve Shepherd, arrested May 1 by Officer Stilwill and Burlington Special Agent Martin, were released Tuesday evening on bond. Boyd, who was wounded in the leg, had pleaded guilty to the prior charge and the pair will face district court in September as one of the first cases.
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Jesse Boyd
Harve Shepherd
Stilwill
Burlington Special Ag Martin
Benganio
Boyd
Shepherd
Third Street
Cheyenne Avenue
Hoyd
Rushville
Westover
County Attorney Receives Hint of Untagged Auto Case
County Attorney Lee Basye received a letter from an anonymous "Observer" about a neighbor driving without a 1922 license. The matter was discussed with the person named and a license was immediately obtained. Basye urged Observer to report any further license disregards.
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Lee Basye
Observer
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Ed Bishop
California
Mr. Bishop
Ford Car Row
Calvin Walker
Oursey
Calvin
Doell Bros
Moses Kinkaid
Boerevat'y Amsberry
P. Kinkaid
the Lions
Glen HH. Venrik
Crete
Gaddis
Ool
Cit
Lincoln
Burr
Will O'Keefe
Harry Sims
John Henneberry
Charles Adama
State Experiment Farm
K. C
John M’carthy
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