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Newspaper
The Weekly Times Record
Location
Valley City, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1919
Page
4
The Times-Record rebutts an unsigned letter attacking contractor Curren over the high school building award. The item cites local travel notes, social events, and community business, urging readers to vote no on a political program while praising local figures and upcoming gatherings.
Thursday report notes several local movements and visits including Adeline Beacham and Pauline McFarland at Lake Melissa, Mrs. J V Hanchett and Mrs. Abe Stern visiting Valley City, Attorney Lee Combs and C H McGee in town, and Lieutenant Adry Pfusch returning from France. Also mentions hay for sale, railroad arrivals, and a Clionian Society breakfast at the State Normal School.
The Times-Record announces a June twenty second graduation ceremony in Ann Arbor for the University of Michigan law class. Gordon Van Voorhis Cox, son of Mr. and Mrs. A B Cox of this city, will receive his bachelor of law degree. We congratulate Gordon on his success and wish him well if he decides to hang out his shingle.
Reports indicate preparations for a Park addition opening with a mailing campaign of about 1000 circulars. The effort requires folding and postal processing as Miss Lyman travels from James Far to support the busy day while Kramer family and St. Paul visitors enjoy a camp at Chautauqua Park. Mrs Langer drives a new Buick amid community activity.
A boy watches a circus parade and the tent rise peering from a high seat with peanuts and pop. The show features the Bearded Lady the Human Skeleton Fat Woman and Tattooed Man amid a bewitching spectacle billed as Hoop is Queen of King Billie. It plays at a local theater Friday and Saturday with matinee and evening performances.
Prohibition ratification jubilee set for July 1 and 2 at the commodious Tutheran church at Fourth street and Third avenue north Fi. About fifty prize horses will be shown and more than seven hundred friends of the prohibition cause will attend. Hon Richard Pearson Hobson of Alabama and other national figures will be present. The big night is July 2 with Barnes county residents urged to attend.
Coroner Holberg presided over the inquest into the death of Borke who drowned in the Sheyenne at North Valley City. The verdict states death was accidental after the man, while intoxicated, fell backward into the river as companions attempted a rescue.
Fragmented lines mention Livin and V. Church visits, Mrs Roselle as mother, and a social gathering with family figures Cowell and Vera. References to July and national prohibition set a period frame. The text hints at speed limit notes in a park and a planned event with a judge and Frank Ployhar, ending with a remark about not quarreling for two weeks.
Reported hot game with Congoes facing Century outfit on the hill. Raney distributed curves for Century while Dr Palmer twirled for Congoes. Congoes topped the opposing batters as the sun sank, with final line near 7 to 4 in Century’s favor.
A meeting at City hall Wednesday evening June 28 aims to organize a local American Legion post for veterans of the great war. All U S Army Navy or Marine Corps members serving between April 6 1917 and November 11 1918 are eligible to join or renew associations with comrades.
Ticket agent George Holzman travels to Oakes to visit friends amid disclosures from John Chamberlain who flags a single friend but refuses to be quoted. Mrs Jeffers remains hesitant while George is involved.
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