Readable Prices Drop Sparking Claims of Living Costs Down
The Time-Record highlights a Right Price Mercantile list dated June 1 1921 showing goods costing $55.05 in 1920 and only $20.20 now, a 66 percent drop. It condemns steel taxes as passed to the public, notes railroad wage cuts on July 1, and argues wages should fall for all to balance costs. It references Senator Airdale Liederbach visiting Killdeer and comments on local League politics and a call to distribute losses equitably.
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Timea-Record
Sae
Airdale Liederbach
Killdeer
Lemke
Courier- News
Liederbach
Airhole
Alec
Bismarck
Times-Record
Star Chamber
Clanahan
Silver Wedding Day Celebration Honors Local Couple
Last Friday marked the 25th anniversary of Mr and Mrs Nele Larson of Rogers. Friends organized a happy surprise event to celebrate the milestone and honor the couple’s long marriage.
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Ellringe
Nele Larson
Rogers
Reception in Rogers Community Hall Honors Larson Couple
A reception at Rogers Community Hall featured instrumental and vocal music with old fashioned dances, chaired by Mr. Grangaard. Frank Sanford spoke and presented a token of esteem to Mr. and Mrs. Larson, who responded briefly. Supper for nearly two hundred followed the grand march, then dancing and early morning departures as guests wished the couple many happy returns.
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Rogers Community Hall
Grangaard
Frank Sanford
Mrs. Larson
Faculty Banquet Pleasing Event at State Normal School
The annual faculty banquet drew 175 citizens including the 1921 class to the assembly hall of the State Normal School in Valley City. President Allen and Mrs Allen welcomed guests, a well‑prepared dinner was served by the Economic Club, and speeches by Miss Lorene Heston, Prof. J. B. Meyer, Miss Deem, and Rev. J. S. Wilds highlighted the evening along with musical solos by Miss Sonephine Wright and Naomi Nelson. The event celebrated cooperation and the upcoming designation of the institution as a teachers college on July first.
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State Normal School
E. Allen
Economic Club
Allen
Pistone
Valley City
Lorene Heston
J. B. Meyer
Deem
Miss Deem
Horace Mann
Antioch College
J. 8. Wilds
Wilds
Inside of the Cup at Grand Theatre Next Weekend
A photoplay adaptation of Winston Churchill's controversial 1913 novel The Inside of the Cup comes to Grand Theatre for Friday and Saturday showings. The film, produced by Albert Capellani, features Edith Haller and William P. Carleton in leading roles amid a large cast and centers on a rector and settlement worker amid social hypocrisy and a romantic plot.
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Paramount
Grand Theatre
Winston Churchill
Albert Capellani
Illiam P. Carleton
Edith Haller
Diplomas Awarded To Numerous Local Graduates
The event honored many students with diplomas including Abrahamson Bernard Mexander Vivian Anderson Paul Buarstad Ruby Bartz Elsie Bateman Donald Becker Aggust Belknap Robert Benson Lila Berg Edith Bergerson Sidney Berger Gladys Bowen Margaret Buckman Mabel Bunkowski Adolph Christianson Einar Crandell Robert Dahl Ellie DuVaill Elzevir Eherley Harold Eggert Mamie Fearing Ray Feath Florence Fitzgerald William Flora Frank Ford Harold Gisellus Erol Gunderson Clara Hangen Alden Herald Florence Hesker Harold Holland Archie Hester Walter Knudson Ella Kruger Mabel Larson John Monson Harry Moyer Edith Nielson Jeanette Olsby Clifford Olsen Merrill Olson Agnes Olson Paul Paxman Rex Paxman Vear Phillips Laura Ployhar Earl Pray Margaret Quast Herman Ritchie Mary Katherine Rockwood Helen Root Charles Ryerson Lillie Schafer Jack Stephenson Arthur Stewart Blanche Swangon Mabel Thompson Margaret Swisleton Julia Velzy Marion Walker Gordon Whitcher Harold Wright Emma Wyttenbach Burt.
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Abrahamson
Bernard Mexander
Vivian Anderson
Paul Buarstad
Ruby Bartz
Elsie Bateman
Donald Becker
Aggust Belknap
Robert Benson
Lila Berg
Edith Bergerson
Sidney Berger
Gladys Bowen
Margaret Buckman
Mabel Bunkowski
Adolph Christianson
Einar Crandell
Robert Dahl
Ellie DuVaill
Elzevir Eherley
Harold Eggert
Mamie Fearing
Ray Feath
Florence Fitzgerald
William Flora
Frank Ford
Harold Gisellus
Erol Gunderson
Clara Hangen
Alden Herald
Florence Hesker
Harold Holland
Archie Hester
Walter Knudson
Ella Kruger
Mabel Larson
John Monson
Harry Moyer
Edith Nielson
Jeanette Olsby
Clifford Olsen
Merrill Olson
Agnes Olson
Paul Paxman
Rex Paxman
Vear Phillips
Laura Ployhar
Earl Pray
Valley City Falls 4 to 3 in Close Tilt with Calgary Black Sox
Valley City fans watched a cold rainy Tuesday game as Calgary Black Sox edged locals 4 to 3. Newcomers Johnson Wagner and Kline showed solid form while Wingfield manages the team and aims to boost local prospects ahead of Lisbon and Fargo clashes.
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Valley City
Calgary Black Sox
Logals
Johnson
Wagner
Kline
Lisbon
Wingfield
Valley
North Dakota
Fargo Athletics
Pargo
Boardman
Valley City Triumphs 3-1 in Muddy Field Clash
Valley City shaded Fargo 3 to 1 as Bordman of Purco Ate Heretics fanned 16 but struggled with the mud. Valley City opened with a safe runner, added two more in the next frame, while Fargo missed scoring opportunities due to base running errors and field chaos.
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Bordman
Purco
Heretics
Valley City
Courier-News
Valley
Fargonn
Ade
Fargo
City Honors Fallen Veterans With Memorial Day Ceremonies
Valley City observed Memorial Day with a 2 PM parade from City Hall to the Normal School campus where six Civil War veterans led a procession. Rev. Thomas E. Nugent delivered The Unknown Soldier address as crowds listened in the auditorium. Soldiers decorated graves, fired salutes, and flowers drifted on the river. Veterans Henry Beal A J Henry A J Batchelor D Nash C P Stearns and Gilbert Getchell participated. Junior High commencement limited to students with parents present.
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Valley City
City Hall
Normal School
Normal Auditorium
Woman's Auxiliary
American Legion
Thomas E. Nugent
London
Nugent
Clifford Ferguson
Fourth Street Bridge
G A. R
Henry Beal
A. J. Henry
A. J Batchelor
D. Nash
C. P. Stearns
Gilbert Getchell
Fans travel to Fargo for strong showing by home team
Fans braved the roads to Fargo to watch the home team face the Fargo Athletics in a great game. Reporters note the visitors play a better brand of ball away from home and praise the effort against one of the northwest's strongest teams. They anticipate more team work leading to a stronger unit soon.
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Fargo
Fargo Athletics
Northwest
YMCA Camp Set At Maresh Mill Site This Summer
The Y M C A will run a eight day camp June 20 to 28 at the Maresh Mill site, same as last year. Geo B Caley should be notified soon as space is limited. The seven dollar fee covers food tents and cots, boys supply clothing. Rev C G Fox of All Saints Episcopal may leave Valley City for Sedalia Missouri after receiving a lucrative offer. He has aided with boys and community work and may relocate with family.
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Maresh Mill
Geo. B. Caley
Times-Record
C. G. Fox
All Saints Episcopal Church
Episcopal Church
Sedalia
Missouri
Minnesota
Valley City
Ozarks Neighbor Boasts Weekend Household Feats
A Ozarks citizen praises his wife in a cross roads store for tireless daily labor. She starts the day with kindling, cooks, milks cows, tends children, sews and bakes, leaving the house well ready before dinner. A bystander jokes about who could surpass her yet admits no contest.
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Ozarks
Motion pictures rise with mass appeal in early industry
Ancient pictures and carvings show mankind’s love for images. Races without writing left murals, while moving pictures formed a new industry. A dozen years ago theater business did not exist, now 16,500 theaters host 5 billion visits yearly and 750 million dollars are spent.
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Thei A Yeat
Farmers Nearby Rogers Chase Mountain Lion Seen
Several score farmers near Rogers in Barnes County rode out on horses to pursue a mountain lion spotted on Frank Hermes farm near Rogers. Despite multiple lariat attempts, the big cat remained free by noon and the chase continued in the afternoon as farmers pressed the trail. The animal appears sizable and may have traveled from distant western mountains. The report also notes Harding briefed Interstate Commerce Commission members on freight rate revisions tied to wage reductions. The wage cut affects about 2,000,000 railroad workers and is expected to influence operating costs and potential future rate changes.
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Rogers
Barnes County
Frank Hermes
Chicago
Railroad Labor Board
H. E. Bryan
Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul
Washington
Harding
Interstate Commerce Commission
Clark
Commission
Five Men Rob Twin City Bank Messengers
Five men robbed two bank messengers at 9 30 today as they entered Millers and Traders State Bank at Fourth street and Fourth avenue Minneapolis stealing 16000 in cash and checkable flour mill funds. The Willys Knight car stolen in St Paul last night was used. Bandits unmasked fled toward St Paul as police in Minneapolis and St Paul joined a manhunt with motorcycles and shotgun armed squads.
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Minneapolis
Millers and Traders State Bank
Fourth Street
Fourth Avenue
Willys Knight
St. Paul
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United States
Crete
Steel Trust
Sam
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George M. Young
Uncle Sum
Lee Cowell
Board of Education
Isle of Chance
Bank of Valley
Inter-State Commerce Commission
Twin City
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