New Secretary at State Normal School and Dr Steiner Address
C A Lee of Carbondale was chosen to replace the resigning Harvey Taylor at the State Normal School. Lee, an old friend of President Allen, moved with his family and has since proved a capable and respected official. Dr Steiner’s Friday address urged humane, individualist values within a Christian framework, critiquing unrestrained capitalism and nationalism while advocating a new civilizational motive centered on the Golden Rule.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Normal School
Harvey Taylor
Eves Allen
C. A. Lee
Carbondale
Allen
Steiner
Fifth Avenue
Sousa in Old Time Form Delights City Crowd
Lieut John Philip Sousa led a full house at the Wieting Opera in a warm summer night concert. The audience, including a white haired lady in bombazine, reveled in classic Sousa marches such as The Stars and Stripes Forever Manhattan Beach Sabres and Spurs and welcomed McCrea’s In Flanders Fields sung by Mary Baker. The program finished with playful interludes Showin Before Come and varied small ensemble pieces, underscoring the community’s affection for Sousa as a musical event worth repeating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Philip Sousa
Mr. Sousa
Sousa
Manhattan Beach
Colonel McCrea
Flanders Fields
Mary Baker
Sonss
Dr Steiner Delivers Splendid Address at Grinnell
Remarks extol Dr Edward A Steiner of Grinnell College and Grinnell Normal School. The address impressed friends and admirers with thoughtful reflections and a refined cadence.
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Edward A. Steiner
Grinnell
Victory Park Streets Opened Amid Roadwork and Nursery Conflicts
Victory Park addition welcomes two new routes with Chautauqua Boulevard and Elm Avenue now in use. North Water Street grading advances, a river bank drive links to Chautauqua Boulevard, while the Nursery Company plans street realignments to spare nursery stock this fall. Lieut. Adry Pfusch departs for Camp Dodge for discharge processing.
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Victory Park Addition
Chautauqua Boulevard
Elm Avenue
Heelena Avenue
Victory Park
Chautauqua Grounds
North Water Street
Helena Avenue
Harriet Court
Cowell Implement Company
Northwest Nay Company
Brefore
The
Nursery Company
Went
Earler
Restaurant change hands on Main Street West
J H Sanpee sold his restaurant on Main Street West to Jacobson and Ralph Beattie who assumed possession at seven this morning Mr Jacobson has since sold his Luessen building restaurant to Mr Loomis The transfer signals continuation of business at the Samp son site with new owners inviting friends and patrons to visit the old stand
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J. H. Sanpee Ias
Main Street
Ae, Jacobson
Ralph Beattie
Mr. Jacobson
Luessen
Mr. Loomis
Sampson
Mesers
Jacobson
Beattie
President Allen’s First Year at Valley City Normal
Valley City State Normal marks the close of Dr. C B Allen’s first year in charge. Despite influenza quarantine and class restrictions, the president led the school to a successful closing in December with 121 graduates. Strong faculty student relations, open leadership, and continued harmony define the year, with the Allen family welcomed as contributing citizens.
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State Normal”school
C. B. Allen
C. E. Allen
State Normal School
Carbondale
Ill
Valley City
Valley City State Normal School
Allen
Board of Health
C. E.allen
Death of Olif Johnson in Valley City at 35
Olif Johnson of Fourth street died after a lingering illness linked to tuberculosis and the flu. The Norwegian M E church held his funeral Monday at 3 30 with Rev J S Wilds officiating. He leaves a widow and three children, plus a brother W I Johnson and sister Mrs B K Berg of Valley City. He came from Norway in 1910 and worked as a carpenter. His death draws community sympathy.
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Olif Johnson
Fourth Street
W. I. Johnson
B. K. Berg
Valley City
Norway
M. E. Church
J. S. Wilds
Mr. Nelson
Man arrested over liquor cache in dry territory
C W Finnall of the state enforcement league watched Nels P Rude alight from a train with a suspected grip. He seized the grip containing 59 dollars worth of pure alcohol intended to be adulterated for resale. Rude faces charges in a dry territory court. Miss Sophia Rietan leaves for Makoti to visit relatives in North Dakota before traveling to Polson Montana.
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C. W. Finnall
State Enforcement League
Hastings
Nels P. Rude
Rude
Mr. Finnall
Marion
Mr Henry Brandon Visits Valley City Expresses Favorable South Dakota Conditions
Canton resident Mr Henry Brandon 3 D returned home on No 3 after visiting his nieces Misses Egge of Fourth Avenue North. He praises crop conditions in South Dakota and notably Valley City and its people. Also Miss Mayme Brady arrives from France on furlough recounting frontline danger and criticizing a dangerous city road urging action by city or railroad authorities.
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Henry Brandon
Canton
3. D
Egge
Fourth Avenue North
Brandon
South Dakota
North Dakota
Valley City
Mayme Brady
France
Germany
Lily
Argonne
High Line
President and Mrs Arlen Host Euclid Avenue Reception
President and Mrs C E Arlen held a reception at their Euclid avenue home last night from nine o'clock attended by Valley City citizens and Normal school teachers and students. An orchestra from the school played while guests circulated enjoying frappe and light refreshments. The event drew several hundred people and featured a democratic mix of dress styles, with Mr and Mrs Allen warmly greeting all guests.
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C. E. Arlen
Euclid Avenue
Valley City
Normal School
Knute Froysan
Platou
Allen
Mrs. Allen
Retirement of Two Cent Cards and Three Cent Envelopes
Postmasters must stop selling 2 cent postal cards and 3 cent stamped envelopes by June 30, 1919. Unused and undamaged cards and envelopes may be redeemed from the public only if presented by the original purchasers, with redemption period from July 1 to July 31, 1919.
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A. M. Dockery
Also Mentioned on This Page
Lee
DR. Steiner
Adry Pfusch
Camp Dodge
Iowa
Adry
Allens
Dr. C, BE. Allen
Bank OF Valley City
Finwall
Sophia Rietan
Soo
Makati
N. D
Prexy
Chautauqua Auditorium
Miss May Stone
Miss Mary Baker
Mr. Frank*Simon
Frank Simon
In Action
Villian
Timid Maid
Titania
Thomas Simon
American Relief Legion
Oliver Cromwell Field
Golden Star
Theodore Roosevelt
Cairo
Mareh
Voral Solo
Flanders Field
Col John McCrae
Mary Baler
Rhapsody
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