Valley City plans big improvements this year
Long list of local projects dominates Valley City notes. A large fiber mill project promises jobs and new markets for flax and hemp, with plans for water mains and sidewalks along Liberty Park Addition. Community leaders urge speed on the high school and bridge across the Missouri to improve regional growth.
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Bismarck
Fellows
Sais
Mott Pioneer Press
Brinton State Printing Combination
Brinton
League
Freig
Missouri
Mandan
Fargo Courier
LeSeur
North Dakota
Liberty Park
Valley City
Northw Nursery Company
Severn
North Dakota Over Tops Subscriptions Report
Minneapolis May 6 North Dakota to go over top in story notes says A R Rogers district chairman after reports show 34 counties still not reporting with five days left to finish the big task. Counties over the top include Burleigh Cass Lincoln and Dickey among others.
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Minneapolis
North Dakota
A. R. Rogers
Billings
A. O. Puiistinsen
Burke
R. Farmer
Burleigh
H. P. Goddard
Cass
T. Hi
Dickey
F. J. Graham
Divide
A. H.anderson
Dunn
A. B. Nik Hettinger
J. J. Murphy
Kidder
J J
Wintering couple returns from Florida to town
Mr and Mrs Sim Mason, who spent the winter at Long Beach Florida, returned home on No 4 Tuesday afternoon. They appear well and seem to have benefited from their winter stay in the orange blossom state.
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Sim Mason
Long Bea Cal
Stray Stock Seized by City Police
City police have impounded three head of livestock in the city pound a bay gelding aged one gray mare aged two and a red cow with calf owners may reclaim by contacting police headquarters and paying charges.
Harold Jobe Returns Home From France and Hospital
Harold Jobe arrived in New York after returning from France and had been hospitalized at Fort Snelling Minnesota. He has now been discharged and friends greet him.
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Harold Jobe
France
New York
Fort Snelling
Minn
Jobe
Rev White Addresses M E Brotherhood on Bolshevik Propaganda
Reverend White of James Town North Dakota spoke at Valley City last night to the M E Brotherhood at their monthly supper. He delivered a strong address on industrial conditions and exposed Bolshevik propaganda. Attendees praised the talk as a fine effort and highly appreciated.
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Rev. White
M. E
Jamestown
N. D
Valley City
M. E. Brotherhood
White
Rain, travel, and community notices from Valley City area
Farmers report rain halted feeding and damaged telephone lines after a storm. Red Cross rooms open Thursday and Friday at city hall for volunteers. Local events include Y M C A baseball, W C T U meeting May 9, and social news from families traveling to Minneapolis and Grand Forks. Jack Hermes buys Hubcar. car stuck in mud, amusing town chatter continues.
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J. Mosher
Dazey
Mr. Mosher
Red Cross
City Hall
K of P. Hall
Valley City
Jack Hermes
E. J. Pegg
Jack
Lill Cowell
Pegg
Hermes
Finish the Victory Liberty Loan Subscriptions in Your County
Midwest readers urged to oversubscribe Victory Notes to meet district quotas. Officials appeal to communities through local papers and committees to finish the job and boost Peace and prosperity.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Times-Record
Valley City
N. D
Declamatory winners at city high school event
A city high school declamatory contest crowned boys winner Clarence Lyon for Coward and Harley Wilds second with The Hell Gate of Soissons while Ainsley Grady placed third with The Cremation of Sam McGee. In the girls division Miss Lillian Ford won with Midshipman Easy and Miss Oda Myers and Miss Harriet Winterer took second and third. The top two speakers advance to a state contest in Grand Forks with Miss Perry escorting.
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City High School
Clarence Lyon
Coward
Harley Wilds
Hell Gate of
Soissons
Ainsley Grady
Sam McGee
Lillian Ford
Oda Myers
Snow Queen
Harriet Winterer
Grand Forks
Perry
Ur City
Eight Hour Law Outlined By States Attorney
The Commercial Club met with President Lee Cowell presiding. States Attorney L B Ritchie spoke on the new eight hour law and explained its workings during the Townley legislature era.
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Commercial Club
Lee Cowell
L. 8. B. Ritchie
Lee Spear
Townley
North Dakota Eight and a Half Hour Workday Law Debate
A 1919 North Dakota bill limits female workers to eight and one half hours daily and six days weekly with penalties for violations. The act excludes rural telephone exchanges and small towns, and repeals conflicting laws. Also included are letters from WWI-era soldiers describing battlefield artifacts and museum notes.
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North Dakota
Museum Receives War Relics From Local Collector
William J. Banish, class of 1906 to 1911, donates war relics to the Normal School museum. The artifacts were gathered from battlefield sites and add historical value to the collection.
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William J. Banish
Normal School Museum
Pack Eggs For Winter
Mr G E Greaves of North Dakota Agricultural College reports that a locality shipping 150 summer egg cases saw only 75 winter return as prices nearly doubled. Households can use water glass from drug stores to pack eggs in summer to last through winter at low cost, with lime or lime and salt as alternatives.
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G. E. Greaves
North Dakota Agricultural College
London Report Denies Bolsheviks Capture and Execution Claim
A London newspaper report claims Bolsheviks captured Shenhurck and decapitated 60 American soldiers with axes. British and American war offices call the report untrue.
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London
Shenhurck
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