Visitors and local notes fill Wednesday Social Register
Wednesday's Daily Mike Naughton visits Rog ers while Bruce Cox of Valley City Gas Co. tours Jamestown. Wimbledon's R B Cox pursues life insurance prospects. Auxiliary Guild of the Congregational church plans an afternoon meeting with Mrs Smith Miss Von Domarus and Miss Ellis hosts. Local officials polish town for visitors and Lansing snow melts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bruce Cox
The
Valley City Gas& Co
Jamestown
Congregational Church
Mesdames Smith
Hyland
Misses von Domarus
Ellis
Holy Week Services At St Catharine's Church
Holy Thursday Mass at 10 o clock Good Friday services at 10 o clock Stations of the Cross at 2 30 p m Rosary and sermon at 7 30 Am Holy Saturday services begin at 9 o clock a m Local events noted include auctioneer F M Lewis of Binford and a Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra visit to the Normal auditorium on April 10 with tickets at Dakota Drug on April 5 P E O celebrates 14th birthday Odd Fellows lodge event with Rogers and Dazey delegation and joint session with Rebekahs
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Baker
St. Catherine’s
Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra
Emil Oberhoffer
United States
Dakota Drug Company
Odd Fellows
Odd Fellows Lodge
Rogers
Dazey
W. E. Byerley
Odd Fellows and
Rebekahs
Florence Brown
Reeka
North Dakota
Forgetful speaker uses written aid to deliver remarks
A Chicago man known as G. H. C. prepared a speech but could not memorize it due to memory lapses. To overcome the problem he wrote down the key points to guide his four minute talk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. H.C
Chicago
Speeches Refer To Columbus Washington And Hart Schaffner Marks
An orator uses a card hidden in his coat pocket to name Christopher Columbus and George Washington while praising Hart Schaffner and Marks as the unnamed leaders at the peace table. Local items note visits, travels, and social news including elks, bank officials, and family updates across towns in North Dakota and Minnesota.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Christopher Columbus
United States
Potomas
George Washington
Mnner
Hart, Schaffner & Marks
Elks Event Draws Local Visitors From Litchville
George Randahl and Charley Trader from Litchville attended the Elks big event in the city last night and enjoyed the trip. Valley City Welding and Manufacturing Co sold a six cylinder Reo to Arne Meldahl and an Allis Chalmers tractor to H. Fisher on the Lee farm southwest of town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Randahl
Charley
Litchville Country
Elks
Valley City Welding and Manufacturing Company
Arne Meldahl
Allis-Chalmers
H. Fisher
Lee Farm
Town
Elks Stage Big Stunt Show Draws Large Crowd
Elks staged a sequence of impressive stunts in their hall Monday night drawing a huge turnout from Fargo Jamestown and nearby towns. The hall capacity was taxed but attendees say the evening was a great success.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Elks
Fargo
Jamestown
Real talk from Leonard Wood and Senator Harding at Columbia
Valley City Furniture Company hosts a gathering where Leonard Wood Senator Harding and other speakers discuss presidential candidates and related records noting Mr Olsen also offers fine records. The event signals timely political discourse as candidates are presented.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leonard Wood
Senator Harding
Valley City Furniture Company
Columbia
Olsen
Valley City Band Prepares Spring Concert in April
The Valley City Municipal Band plans a spring concert likely in the auditorium early in April. The group urges citizens to buy tickets and support the musical organization as the band members continue practice for the performance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Valley City
Auction on Farm in Nolti mier Township Set for April 5 1920
B C Grotberg of Nolti mier township arranged for auction bills this morning for a farm sale on Monday April 5 1920 in Nolti mier township. Ben Northridge to be auctioneer. Grotberg rents the farm to his boys and plans a lighter pace after the sale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. C. Grotberg
Noltimier Township
Ben Northridge
Mr. Grotberg
North Dakota section of National Parks Highway adopts resolutions
Mandan hosts the North Dakota section convention March 17 18. Officers named for 1920 include E W Turner president I J Moe vice president and Geo N Keniston secretary treasurer. A five year paved road from Fargo to Beach is proposed with a 3 road program and federal standard construction, plus camping sites and truck transport support. The group commends Gov Frazier and the North Dakota legislature for Missouri River bridge funding and backs a federal highway commission plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Dakota
National Parks Highway Association
Mandan
E. W. Turner
I. J. Moe
Geo. N. Keniston
Cass County
C. A. Wheelock
Barnes
le Cowell
Stutsman
G. R. Horton
Kidder
F. D. Jones
Burtight
S. R. Corwin
Morton
F. G. C. Kennelly
Stary
H. A. Dietrich
Billings
W. G. Ray
Golden Valley
R. Morris
Lee
Keniston
Fargo
Beach
National Parks ‘Highway Association
National Association
Frank W. Guilbert
Spokane
Chicago
Crater Lake National Park
Oregon
Frazier
Missouri River
Engineering Department
North Dakota Highway Commission
Federal Highway Commission
Union
E. A. Tostevin
H. J. Henke
F. A. Copelin
J. C. Anderson
L. A. Tavis
Extension of library privileges for all Americans
The American Library Association's Books for Everybody movement aims to give 60 million Americans access to quality reading and self education. The program strengthens technical libraries, Braille for the blind, county systems, merchant marine and coast guard services, foreign translations, hospitals, and veterans' libraries with a $2 million three year funding goal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Association
America
United States Public Health Service
Friends of Libraries
Library trustees gather for national Books for Everybody drive
State and local library needs are discussed at American Library Association conferences as librarians and trustees support a 2 million dollar Books for Everybody campaign. Five trustees per state will attend, with regional meetings in Charleston St Paul Kansas City Dallas San Francisco and Los Angeles spanning March to April.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Library Association
Library Trustees
Friends of Libraries
Charleston
S. C
St. Paul
Kansas City
Southwest
Dallas
Pacific Coast Gasetinge
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Conference invitations spark broad interest in self education plans
The New England and other regional states will host upcoming conferences to promote education and Americanization through library services. Officers view the responses as strong support for the movement. A wedding shower honored Miss Helen Berm at March of Washington, with gifts and games featuring a solo performance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New England
Middle Atlantic
Middle Southern
Central States
Berg
Wm. Rhode
Miss Night
Helen Berm
March of Washington
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Mike Naughton
R. B. Cox
Wimbledon, N. D
Bert
Lee Cowell
Burl Carr
D. S. Raney
P. R. Trubshaw
Andrew Bonhus
Minneapolis
Alfred Bonhus
Hanson
Paul Featherston
Turner
Valley
Pat Higgin
Cooperstown
W.E. Grant
Oscar Greenland
First National Bank
Binford
N. C
Greenland
Bryan
Nebraska Statesman
William
Frank Helms
J. . Green
Frank White
Ritchie
J. J. Lee
Alfred Anderson
D. O’malley
G. Lewis
N. D
Bismarck
Fred
Griggs County
J. H.S. Thomson
Florence Hedstrum
LaMoure
John A Hanchett
Harvey
A. L. Knauf
Jamestown, N .D
Nunn
Detroit, Minn
Miss Vetta Nunn
Chaffee
Tolstad
George Rasmussen
Darey
G. M. Allen
Lisbon
D. W. Clark
Prof. Perfect
Oscar Neierberg
J. N. Skeim
Frank Kramer
Marion State Bank
Marion
Frank
J. J. Taylor
Orisha
Harry Johnson
A. B. Hoar
W. A. Hoar
Oakes
Mr. Hoar
Paynesville
Minn
Minnesota
National Parks Highway
Ass'n
Chaffee’s
New York
Ment
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