Road Committee Approves Fordson Tractor Trial Purchases
At a Chamber of Commerce meeting the road committee gained approval to buy a Fordson tractor on sixty days trial and to acquire the maintainer used last week. Also authorized were dump wagons for gravel and dirt. Percy Louden will ruin the tractor and Ed Rishel will operate the maintainer.
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Chamber of Commerce
Percy Louden
Ed Rishel
W. J. Hendy
HW. L. Pennington
John E. Nelson
North River Bridge
Electric Light Plant
North Platte
North Platte Post Office Granted Auto For Parcels
Postmaster McEvoy received authority from Washington to hire an auto for parcel delivery. The service will run five hours daily for six days each week, a concession unusual for a town of this size, but the department says the volume of business justifies the car.
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McEvoy
Washington
North Platte
Winners in Declamatory Contest at High School
Eleven contestants competed Wednesday as Miss Elsie Waltemath won first honors and Miss Adele LeDiout placed second. Waltemath represented North Platte in the district contest in Kearney last night. LeDiout accompanied her to Kearney. Saturday marks the return of former "Broncho Billy" G M Anderson to the screen in Red Blood and Yellow at the Sun Theatre.
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Elsie Waltemath
Adele LeDiout
North Platte
Kearney
Miss LeDiout
Waltemath
Billy
G. M. Anderson
Sun Theatre
Anderson
Mr. Anderson
Hal
Leader Mercantile Presents Saturday Milinery Parade
The Leader Mercantile Co offers a Saturday special with a wide assortment of the latest millinery. Miss Little oversees the department as models of new stylistic anilers debut for the first time.
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Leader Mercantile Co
Miss Little
Shuman and Van Cleave On Ballot For School Board
Editor of Tribune reports Shuman and J H Van Cleave announce their names will appear on the ballot for the Board of Education. They deny withdrawing and urge modernization of schools including a kindergarten, citing need for better organization and efficiency. The piece also mentions mayoral influence on city improvements and a notice of the Twentieth Century club meeting at Mrs C M Trotter's home with an officer election.
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Tribune
Map
J. H. van Cleave
Board of Education
the Tribune
Union Pacific
E. Shuman
Twentieth Century Club
C. M. Trotter
East Fourth Street
James Louden
For Sale Two Yearling Holstein Bulls
Two yearling Holstein bulls offered for sale by A Coolidge of North Platte. Listing appears with catalog reference 21-4. Bulls described as healthy and suitable for breeding. Prospective buyers invited to contact seller for details.
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A. Coolidge
North Platte
Elaborate Plans for North Platte Auto Show In April
The North Platte Automobile Dealers Association finalized arrangements for a three day auto show at the Lloyd Opera House from April 10 to 12. Local dealers will display latest passenger cars trucks and tractors with decorations rented from Omaha and two orchestras plus the Peerless Trio providing entertainment. Special events include Children’s Day North Platte Night Visitors Day Farmers Day and Military Night with Red Cross canteen ladies in uniform invited. The event budget tops $2000 and promises a standout local affair.
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North Platte
Sioux City
Iowa
Ineal
Red Cross
Local marriages and notices fill city pages
W J Jackson and Mary Poush wed by Judge Woodhurst with photos and notices appear alongside ads for pianos asking 250 dollars and phone service. Other items include marriages of Albert Liles and Cathare Hahn, jewelers Harry Dixon advertising diamonds, Christian Science services, Building and Loan Office, Spring dresses, and camp fire girls planning fundraisers for a Missouri Valley Camp Fire trip.
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W. J. Jackson
Mary Poush
Judge Woodhurst
Albert H. Liles
Cathare Hahn
Shey
Building & Loan Building
Dixon
Claude Delaney
Hot Springs
Ark
Delaney
Leader Mercantile Co
Pioneer Camp
Miss Iddings
Maloney's
Derryberry & Forbes
Crosby
North Platte Band Refutes Telegraph Claim
The North Platte band committee rejects Evening Telegraph claims that a buyout attempt occurred involving $400 or any other amount. At a Wednesday meeting the band announced it would not endorse any candidate or political faction, reiterating its stance as a community organization free from partisan ties.
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Plyer Tits
North Platte Hand
Placer
Piner
Asone
Indivision
Earl Stamp
W. E. Starr
A. F. Tramp
Patrons Attend School Meetings Across Wards
Crowded gatherings taxed school building capacities across three nights last week as 250 to 150 adults attended in each ward. Patrons and teachers shared programs that were well carried out, with the aim of bringing parents and teachers together, deemed a big success.
Mazeppa Lodge to Meet April 5 1919
K P members of Mazeppa Lodge No 115 K P are urged to attend a meeting at the K P hall on Wednesday April 5 1919. S M Souder directs crucial business will be handled. Also note Live Stock State Bank of Arthur absorbed Arthur State Bank and will operate as Arthur State Bank with Ray C Langford president Jens Sillasen vice president and R H Barber cashier.
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K K. P
Mazeppa Lodge No
K. P
K. P. Hall
S. M. Souder
K. R
State Bank of Arthur
Arthur State Bank
Ray C. Langford
Jens Sillasen
R.H. Barber
Prohibition on Conveying Voters to Polls Urged
Nebraska notices remind candidates and committees it is unlawful to transport voters to polling places under Section 2979 of the Revised Statutes of 191% with fines and jail time, except for assisting sick or disabled voters.
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Nebraska
Boost the Auto Show North Platte Pressenta Plan
North Platte businessmen urged to back an auto show with a Chamber of Commerce dinner likely next Thursday. No money is requested. the aim is to boost spirit and ensure success, with an annual potential and influx of visitors. The road committee may report progress and the new mayor may speak. A full program will be released early next week. Dixon & Son grind their own lenses.
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North Platte
Chamber of Commerce
Labor unions endorse mayoral candidate in North Platte
The Central Labor Union endorses a mayoral candidate, with sixty delegates from fourteen unions backing the choice. If unity holds, the endorsed candidate Likely wins and unions gain political influence. if members split, union power could decline for years. The notice notes rival campaigns aim to fracture unity and cites Prickly Ash Bitters ad.
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Central Labor Union
Viger
Bing Pizer
North Platte
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Road Committee
Fordson
Shuman
van Cleave
Harry Dixon & Son
Comedy Night Keith Theatre
Virginia Pearson
Buchanan
E. T. Trump & Sons
Walter Crook
California
Rexall Drug Store
Albert Muldoon
Omaha
Nicafigee
Pioneer
Missouri Valley
Crete
HM. Dixon & Son
Gummere-Dent Drug Co
Piusmore
Lloyd's
Opera House
North Platte, Nebraska
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