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Newspaper
The Weekly Times Record
Location
Valley City, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1919
Page
2
A damaged OCR fragment notes an event at the Valley post office involving a second data matter. No clear names or dates are readable. Further legible text needed to confirm parties and location details.
A lengthy column discusses a Republican push for efficiency in Congress, the Times Record newspaper losing a printing-bill dispute, and reactions to the peace treaty. It notes election results favoring the nonpartisan league by a narrow margin, and forecasts battles over ratification and policy in North Dakota politics. The piece flags Victory Park sales tied to postwar victory and comments on shifting public sentiment toward league proposals.
From Thursday's Daily Ed. Wells and wife of Kensal N D are Valley City visitors today Dr and Mrs Barrette of Driscoll N D are Valley City visitors today arriving in the city last night J H S Thomson left last night for Minneapolis but expected to return around Saturday G C Darkenwald was down from Wimbledon yesterday on business Mrs T L LaValley and Miss L La Valley arrived in the city from Moorhead last night
Friday notices report Father John Baker visiting Fargo and attendance at a State Medical convention in Grand Forks. Local couples wed at the M E parsonage, and travelers visit from Fargo Jamestown and Cooperstown. Election day looms with a predicted close vote.
Reports describe voters moving out after rain and a resident, H. Valay, returning by train. Miss D K Dang and Mins 0 Ruud arrive from Jacatownyee to attend Victory Park Addition sales by Northern Heat Proper Company of Jamestown. Fireworks at the Grand feature Sis Hopkins and a comedic performance. Albert Fairbanks, Crookston telephone manager and former Valley City resident, visits for business matters.
Election day closures affect post offices banks and other public buildings. Rainy weather slows travel with wet roads in the eastern state while the west remains dry. Frank Sanford went to Op farm sites at Rogers Wimbledon and Leasterday and Valley City yesterday.
J E Harmon of Minot, brother in law of Charley Lockwood, visited yesterday with his daughter and Miss Verna Lockwood. Harmon, formerly a Cooperstown railway mail clerk, now runs a feed and fuel business in Minot and is doing well.
A local promotion invites residents to win one of 119 Homelike Homesite plots in Victory Park next Friday June 27. Attendees must bring a $6 bill to participate, with sales opening early and a Souga concert highlighting the event.
A local gathering plans a simple picnic at the Ludwig bridge with a crowd expected. Funds raised last year totalled 26 dollars donated to the Cross. this year proceeds go to the Ladies Aid for supporting French war orphans they have adopted.
Fragmentary text shows an election aid for Perea and a park lot sale with many units sold. Officials cannot provide figures yet and state authorities will review shares and distributions. The snippet mentions a flourishing trumpet scene and scheduling details missing from the readable portion.
L M Summerville and family from Kenmare and Minneapolis stay in Valley City. Summerville, a real estate dealer, once invested in North Dakota land and sold at a profit. Oscar Dahl has been acting unusually sober due to Ford car troubles, fearing collisions with poles, dogs, and a street car as he adjusts to driving again.
Mrs Wm Harper Helen and Erma Penrose returned Friday morning from the cities. Mr and Mrs Charles Whitcher and family visited J A Roger home. Nettie Skidmore visits Ed Holcomb home. Marian White returned from Hope for summer. Ladies Aid met with Mrs Charles Whitcher. Mr and Mrs M M White and family stayed with the Whitchers during Bun sy school convention. Ed Holcomb and daughters hosted dinner for Scuder and son Donald. Grand Prairie school teachers are noted in Skadland.
A garbled note mentions A D Lane and Mina Park with faded names and unclear facts. The fragment hints at a protest or critique of a local administrative school and an old scout, but details are unreadable.
Souma’s band performed a stirring piece by D. W. Clark titled The North Dakota National Guard. The crowd packed streets to hear John Philip Sousa’s famed band under Lieut. Sousa’s baton, with Chief Swanson’s police force praised for safe crowd control and motor traffic management.
A tight Valley City win over Jamestown 7 to 6 featured frequent errors on both sides yet remained a thrilling back and forth contest until the final inning. Local notes report crowds, travels, and upcoming Chautauqua Park events alongside residents visiting family and officials returning from travels.
The Barnes County Wool Growers Association directs non members and members to bid on wool at Leal with sales June 24 to July 1. Wool consigned to Cavalier Grand Forks and nearby will be auctioned by a commission firm. Harry Green, president, will oversee bidding. results announced after directors open bids. Non members pay $1 membership to participate. consignors named and dates provided for shipment and insurance details.
In a tale set around Dr Eben Mary and Dr Marston a physician plots to use a harmony germ to reform at danger and a youth Paul learns about a mysterious cure while Edna Bell and others move toward marriage amid moral drama. The reader sees a barroom scene and a dramatic turn as experiments unfold with lasting consequences.
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