Alliance Herald Official City and County Newspaper
The Alliance Herald is the official newspaper of Alliance Nebraska City and Box Butte County. It is published weekly on Wednesdays and Fridays by The Burr Printing Company with George L Burr Jr as president and Edwin M Burr as business manager.
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George L. Burr, JR
Edwin M. Burr
City of
Alliance
Box Butte County
The
Burr Printing Company
Geof L. Burr, Jr
Edwin
City finances show Alliance bonds flame out of control
City Manager Kemmish reports Alliance owes over 360000 in bonds with 196000 due within eight years and only 2000 in reserve. School bonds add 250000, costing 15000 in interest annually and 7560 in additional expenses, prompting calls for tax funded sinking funds and spending cuts to shield taxpayers.
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Alliance
Kemmish
Ciy
Alliance Faces Burden From Refunding Bonds and Tax Increases
City officials warn that refunding bonds from 1919 draining over 4000 annually for eighteen years without sinking fund setup. A business like plan urges funds set aside now to cover obligations as tax burdens rise if delays continue. City manager praised for clarifying the financial situation despite political pushback.
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Alliance
Kemmish
Tramp problem seen as relic of wartime waste
The State Journal argues the postwar tramp presence signals social failure and joblessness. It contends only full production and universal employment can end the tramp menace, noting wartime discipline vanished after hostilities ended.
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State Journal
Bhut
Alliance Team Defeats Chadron Nine 12 to 2 in Exhibition
The Alliance baseball team routed Chadron 12 to 2 in a fast exhibition. A. R. Harper sustained a damaged ankle but no other injuries were reported. Next, Alliance faces Rushville at 2 p.m. at the fair grounds.
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Alliance
Chadron
A. R. Harper
Hemingford
Alliance Boys
Rushville
Fair Grounds
Snappy music at the Fern Garden dance tonight
A lively Fern Garden dance event promises snappy music and an upbeat evening. Organizers urge attendees not to miss the lively social gathering.
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Fern Garden
Baptist Church Notes
There will be no preaching Sunday as the pastor attends the annual sermon. Children should arrive at 2 p m Wednesday for practice for the children's day role meeting. Mrs Cross leads. members are urged to attend and encourage a large turnout.
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Baptist Church
Great Western Dream separators in Falxpont case
Texas wanderer John O'Brien faced police court under vagranes Gites combosen ree. He was fined ten dollars with costs suspended and released within three minutes after police arrest by Officer Stilwell for hiring workers for a ranch he owned.
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John O’brien
Texas
Vagranes
Ren Guarante
Stilwell
O’brien
The Merchant Prince of the Town
A tale of Weyl who built a successful business from a dollar eighty including stock and an ad. He expanded, bought space, fixed storefronts, and advertised boldly. The tale credits smart marketing and persistence over luck as the cause of his success.
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Rewaler
Merchant Prince
Death of J. A. Wolverton Widely Noted Engineer
Word came of the death of J. A. Wolverton of Crawford formerly Alliance. He died at Mayer Bros hospital Rochester Minnesota where he had been treated. Wolverton was an engineer on the Burlington his wife accompanied the body to Alliance for burial in Greenwood. Rev J Epler to conduct funeral services time to be announced.
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J. A. Wolverton
Crawford
Alliance
Mayer Bros. Hospital
Rochester
Minn
Wolverton
Burlington
Rock
Greenwood
J. Epler
Notice for Bids on Basement Dirt Removal at E church
Bids will be received until Monday June 6 for excavation and removal of about eight hundred yards of dirt from the basement of the new E church at Seventh and Box Butte. Bids cover dirt excavation by contractor or by the same within four blocks of the building. All bids to A. B. Mote City.
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New . E. Church
Seventh
Box Butte
Geveniios
Mote
City
Visit Ends for Mrs Smith After Denver Trip
Mrs L L Smith returns Friday from a visit with friends in Denver. The note mentions Alfred Osnes and Ma rca Mre but the fragment lacks clear actions or outcomes.
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Mre
L. L. Smith
Frida
Denver
Burlington R. R. Saves Considerable Money by Scrap Reclamation
The Burlington system reports a scrap reclamation program run by the stores department. Scrap from across the system is gathered at reclaiming plants in Aurora Illinois and Havelock Nebraska. Reusable material is repaired and sorted into bins for serviceability while non usable scrap is graded and sold. The process converts thousands of tons of scrap into usable material, reducing the need to buy new material and saving substantial funds annually.
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Stores Department
Aurora
Havelock
The Great Western Cream separators at the Fairmont Fair
The Great Western Cream separators are showcased at the Fairmont Cream Station from 53 to 56 in the exhibit wing. Local dairy interests gather for demonstrations of the separators and their efficiency in milk processing.
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Great Western
Fairmont
Local Readers Welcome Visitors for Summer Break
Miss Susan Frazier arrives from Chadron State Normal for a week with sister Mrs. Al ir, then returns to Brock Nebraska. Several students from Lincoln return for summer vacation while others plan trips to Denver Hemingford and Casper. The column notes social visits, relatives and a dance tonight.
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Susan Frazier
Chadron State Normal
al Ir
Ida Clark
Brock
Neb
Cleda Batie
Lisco
Mildred Griggs
Matilda Frankie
Margaret Harris
Theresa Morrow
University At
Lincoln
Dixie McManus
Denver
Theresa Looney
Leota Katharine Shriner
McRee
Leila Cornforth
Fred Cutts
Hemingford
J. W. DeMors
Sylvia
Charles
Missouri
Florence Atz
Rf Atz
Casper
Will
Tornado Fails to Stop Ford Engine in odd flight
C M Looney, a traveling salesman, was lifted 80 feet in the air in his Ford as a tornado struck a country road east of Alliance. He escaped with a shake up after the car toppled and bolts were torn free, though the engine seemed to run and the car was carried a distance beyond.
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Tornado
Lincoln Daily Star
Alliance
C. M. Looney
Leenag Belne
Thanks for kindness after death of Mrs Jane Earp
The family expresses sincere thanks to friends for kindness sympathy flowers and expressions of support upon the death of their mother and grandmother Mrs Jane Earp also noted are Mrs J W DeMoss and Miss Sylvia DeMoss.
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Jane Earp
J. W. Demoss
Sylvia Demoss
Remarkable Hosiery Sale Across Women and Girls
The store promotes a hosiery sale with new prices on cotton lisle mercerized pure silk and silk fibre in all sizes and popular shades for women and girls including a wide range of sizes and colors.
Retail plea urges bulk ribbon sale at one third price
A notice urges buyers to stock up on ribbons during closing stock sale offering items at one third of regular price. The message emphasizes limited quantities and invites quick action to secure remaining ribbons.
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Great Western Dream
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Alfred Osnes
Marca
Burlington R. R
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Buick
Buick Prices
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