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Newspaper
Alliance Herald
Location
Alliance, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1919
Page
7
The Alliance Community Club board unanimously elected Glen Miller as club president after a vacancy from a resigning member. Miller, a conservative and trusted businessman, is trusted to lead in the ongoing effort for a bigger and better Alliance.
The prospect of a home Alliance packing plant dampens stock sales for outsiders as western Nebraska investors prefer local opportunities. Salesmen report difficulty placing stock elsewhere since residents anticipate Alliance ownership and profits.
President Wilson campaigned across the United States in support of the League of Nations treaty. He told a large Mandan crowd he was glad to meet real folks and feel their touch as the nation stands together to follow the common purpose set by the returning soldiers.
The speaker cites national resolve to avoid another devastating conflict and to mobilize full American influence to secure world peace. He asserts the country must unite after debate and ensure the flower of youth is not sacrificed again, calling it the finest achievement of America.
The Knights of Columbus have delivered small comforts to U S military personnel overseas, supplying soap, towels, shaving kits, matches, khaki handkerchiefs, free shoe shines, and other items in France, London, and beyond. The effort emphasizes that donations pass directly to sons and brothers of donors.
The text notes that world lead pencil production nears two thousand million annually, with half from American grown cedar. It states the United States manufactures about 750 million pencils yearly, more than eight per inhabitant.
A militia company returns from target practice. The captain asks a sergeant how the men did. The sergeant boasts they shot well, then adds the target would have been better if it stood a little more to the left.
The text compares Palestine and the Jordan area to Vermont and Connecticut, noting Palestine’s area around 6 040 square miles plus eastern territory, and imagines how better roads might have aided a past campaign. It likens the Connecticut River to the Jordan in length and straightness.
Discussion notes that a 10 mph northeast wind alters compass course for an eastward flight. Pilots must adjust before takeoff based on total journey distances to account for wind drift and maintain intended destination accuracy.
Italian manufacturers announce tetraphos phate a new fertilizer produced by special treatment of natural phosphate rock powder. Technical experts say it is as good as or better than longstanding phosphates.
An irate caller alleges a dog attacked a stranger with no warning, while a resident notes heated reactions and quick judgments in tense encounters.
In a light exchange, Mr. Crosslets declines plans for a new garden next year and affirms he will continue tending the existing one with persistent effort.
An airman serving on the western front shot down 25 German planes in a single month. In total he has destroyed 75 Teuton machines.
The McVicker Millinery Store showcases its fall hat collection with a two day display on Friday and Saturday September 12 and 13. The event highlights new styles and seasonal accessories for shoppers.
A new musical comedy titled My Sammy Girl directed by Kilroy and Britton opens Sept. 15 at the Imperial Theatre. The production promises lively comedy with bright costumes colorful scenery and a large chorus of performers in a novel early show.
Job notice seeks teams of any size for grading or gravel hauling for Fred Roberts Construction Co. Mail P O Box 491 Alliance Nebraska. Local ad notes tomatoes at 75 cents a basket and a 2.00 annual Herald subscription.
An advertisement promotes a girls dormitory with good private rooms for boys and invites inquiries for catalogs and further information. Address Arthur T. Belknap, president, Grand Island Neb, phone 1204.
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