Year Program for Good Roads Start Work Next Spring
Nebraska launches a nineteen district plan to build a permanent highway system with federal and state funds totaling 3.2 million over five years. Box Butte county may start early in the program, depending on funding order and local efforts, as Alliance community leaders prepare to mobilize support with new secretary W. D. Fisher.
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Box Butte
Morrill
Garden
Arthur
Grant
Nebraska
George F. Johnson
Sheridan County
Cherry
Dawes
Sioux
Johnson
Box Hile County
Box Butte County
Philadelphia
New” Alliance
Richardson
Pawnee
Nemaha
Johnson and Otoe
Cass
Sarpy
Douglas
Saunders
Butler
Washington
Dodge
Colfax
Burt
Cuming
Thurston
Dakota
Dixon
Wayne
Cedar
Stanton
Madison
Pierce
Antelope
Know
Platte
Boone
Nance
Merrick
Polk
Lancaster
Seward
Baline
Gage
Jefferson
Thayer
Nuckolls
Clay
Fillmore
York
Webster
Hamilton
Hall
Howard
Sherman and Greeley
Custer
A Wiley
Wheeler
Garfield
Loup
Holt
Boyd, Rock, Brown
Lloyd Thomas Appointed Director for Twenty-eighth District
Lloyd Thomas editor of The Alliance Herald and state representative for the 73rd district accepted the post of District Director for the Twenty-eighth Senatorial District of the Federal Food Administration for Nebraska. The district includes Cherry Sheridan Dawes Box Butte Rock Brown and Sioux counties. The assignment aims to organize housewife enrollment and food conservation during a week long campaign October 21 to 28. A statewide meeting of district directors will be held in Omaha soon.
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Lloyd Thomas
Alliance Herald
Ewtry-Eighth
Federal Food Administration
Nebraska
R. McKelvie
Lloyd
Tire
Cherry
Sheridan
Dawes
Box Butte
Rock, Brown
Sioux
MecKelvie
Federal Food Administration For
Gordon W. Wattles
United States Food Administration
Omata
Big Herald flags offer rush to new subscribers
The Herald advertises 3 by 5 flags with a one year subscription for two dollars. Solicitors are delivering flags door to door and urge immediate call to secure one before supply runs out. Flags are cotton bunting with brass ends and a canvas top band, offered to both old and new subscribers.
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Alliance Herald
Herald
Nebraska
Alliance Herald Named Assistant to Food Administrator
Clark Perkins acting for G W Wattles Federal Food Administrator for Nebraska has named The Alliance Herald the Box Butte county newspaper to cooperate with the County Council of Defense under Mr Wattles direction. State-wide commercial and industrial groups are asked to cooperate. F A Bald attorney Central City Nebraska visited the city on business Friday and conveyed good wishes from State Representative Theo Osterman to Lloyd Thomas.
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Clark Perkins
G. W. Wattles
Nebraska
Alliance Herald
Box Butte
County Council of Defense
Mr. Wattles
F. A. Bald
Central City
Nebraska county list appears in historical OCR fragment
The fragment lists Nebraska counties and towns across multiple regions, including Cherry Sheridan Dawes Broux Scottsbluff Banner Kimball Cheyenne Duel Box Butte Merrill Garden Arthur Grant Blaine Thomas Hooker McPherson Lincoln Keith Perkins Dawson Bufalo Chase Dandy Hayes Hitchcock Red Willow Phelps Gosper Frontier Harlan.
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Cherry
Sheridan
Dawes
Broux
Scottsbluff
Banner
Kimball
Cheyenne
Duel
Box Butte
Merrill
Garden
Arthur
Grant
Blaine
Thomas
Hooker
McPherson
Lincoln
Keith
Perkins
Dawson
Bufalo
Chase
Dandy
Hayes
Hitchcock
Red Willow
Phelps
Gosper
Frontier
Harlan
New Liberty Loan Drive Opens Monday
The new Liberty Loan drive opened on Monday with local campaigns underway. Officials urged public support and participation to meet fundraising goals across communities.
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Liberty
Liberty Day Plans for Nebraska Liberty Loan Drive
R M Hampton of Alliance named to state committee overseeing a nationwide four week Liberty loan drive targeting a 5 billion dollar goal with 4 percent interest. The effort mobilizes 26 000 banks under federal reserve guidance and engages virtually every industry to recruit subscriptions across Nebraska district seven.
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Nebraska
Kk. M. Hampton
First National Bank of Alliance
Treasury
Federal Reserve Banks
Alliance
KR. M. Hampton
Hampton
Alliance Schools Get Funds Under Shumway Act
Apportionment of 350 dollars each to eighteen high schools under the Shumway Act of 1915 was approved by A. H. Dixon Nebraska rural school inspector. Benefiting towns include Ainsworth Alliance Alma Aurora Blair Fairfield Geneva Gothenburg Hastings Holdrege Kimball Pawnee City Red Cloud Scottsbluff Stromsburg Tecumseh Wahoo York. Remaining funds will be apportioned to other consolidated and affiliated schools.
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Alliance
A. H. Dixon
Nebraska
Ainsworth
Alma
Aurora
Blair
Fairfield
Geneva
Gothenburg
Hastings
Holdrege
Kimball
Pawnee City
Red Cloud
Scottsbluff
Stromsburg
Tecumseh
Wahoo
York
Butte County Council of Defense Urges Civil Duty
The Butte County Council of Defense calls for continued civilian support and vigilance during wartime. Local volunteers are urged to assist in organizing home front activities, air raid drills, and resource conservation programs across communities.
Patriots Rally to Form Box Butte County Defense Council
The Box Butte County Council of Defense calls all residents to a patriotic rally and organization meeting at the Phelan Opera House on Thursday October 11. Dr J Walter Morris will speak and officers will outline plans while a big choir sings and booklets on the war effort are issued.
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Box Butte County
Box Butte
J. Walter Morris
M. E. Church
America
Committee On Public Information
County Council
Precinct Councils of Defense
Council of Defense
County Council of Defense
Acting Governor Howard Presiding In Lincoln On Thursday
Edgar Howard editor of the Columbus Telegram and Nebraska lieutenant governor served as acting governor from seven to after midnight Thursday while Governor Neville was away in Washington. He presided in the state house and was guest at a ranch near Alliance with a hunting party including Charley Bryan, Harry Rex, and Dr. Green. The Telegram notes a blank editorial page as a hunting chickens joke explains the delay. The message is for Platte Center Harvest festival attendees and Telegram readers awaiting editorial content.
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Edgar Howard
Columbus Telegram
Nebraska
Alliance
Lincoln
Keith Neville
Washington
Howard
State House
Mr. Howard
Robert Graham
Charley Bryan
Harry Rex
Creston
Iowa
Dr. Green
Columbus
T. J. O'Keefe
Lloyd Thomas
Sandhill
Platte Center
Cottrill Acquires Black Hawk Gold and Silver Mine
Frank Cottrill formerly with Burlington shops in Alliance and later at Hord Alkali at Lakeside organized the Cottrill Milling & Mining Co. He has bought a 92 000 mill to install at Black Hawk and plans to start mine production after completing boiler work at Lakeside. The 800 foot tunnel shows promising ore with rich samples.
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Frank Cottrill
Burlington
Alliance
Hord Alkali Products Company
Lakeside
Black Hawk
Colorado
Cottrill
Cottrill Milling & Mining Company
Draft enlistment rules issued by War Department
War Department orders restrict enlistment of exempted or discharged draftees into the regular army. Exempted registrants may not enlist unless quotas are filled or presidency allows later change. Local boards may revoke exemptions if an exempted man seeks to enlist. Colored men may enlist for stevedore regiments. new enlistees proceed to recruiting depots toward Newport News. Special uniforms provided. Men who pledge to support wives while serving to be enlisted.
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War Department
National Army
Newport News
READY TO GIVE UP BELGIUM FOR PEACE WITH AMERICA NEXT YEAR
The article states Germany prefers winter peace talks to facing American forces, signaling willingness to withdraw troops from Belgium and pay indemnity. It notes possible concessions to France and Alsace Lorraine, with unclear fate for Poland, but a brighter outlook for peace as Germany shows concrete willingness to negotiate.
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London
Woormany
Londamn
Germany
Aof Cipcu Meunees
Lon
Belgium
Poland
United States
Alliance Soldier A Siuhy Writer
Milton J. Keegan twenty two son of County Assessor J A Keegan of Alliance joins the National Army to train for World War while gaining notice as a short story writer His first story Krees ing Backs Down appears in Blue Book Magazine November set on Star ranch in Sheridan county The Herald previews the opening two paragraphs and notes the western flavor and thrill of the tale urging readers to obtain the Blue Book issue.
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Milton J. Keegan
J. A. Keegan
Alliance
New National Army
Milton
Kreesing
Nebraska University
Herald
Star Ranch
Sheridan County
The
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Eral
Financ
R. M. Hampton
Argentina
Bahcome
Butte County Council
OF Defense
Phelan Opera
Werald
Minck Hawk
Kaisex
Peage
Teutons
Siuhy
Milton Keegan
Hiue Hoon
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