Barnes County Boys and Girls Club Exhibit at City Hall
An exhibit of boys and girls club work opens Friday October 14 at Valley City City Hall during Teachers Week. Entries include corn potatoes vegetables sewing canning bread and poultry with prize money from the Valley City Commercial Club. A program at 2 20 pm features singing talks and demonstrations by county figures and Grand Forks Interstate Fair participants.
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Ann
Club & Rk
Barnes County
Valley ‘City
Vallety
Fargo
Mandan
Sioux City
Valley City Commercial Lab
City Hall
W. T. Craswell
O. A. Barton
Irene Dunne
The
Agricultural College
Nellie Whitcher
Canning Club
Valley City Commercial Club
Gorn
Simpson Named Post Commander
The American Legion in City Hall held a meeting to elect a new post commander. C. R. Simpson, previously post finance officer, won the position after C. T. Hoverson resigned. Elmer W. was elected finance officer. Delegates T. S. Henry and Clifford Ferguson spoke on Minot convention business and war risk insurance. The post shows strong membership interest despite attendance.
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American Legion
C. R Simpson
C. T. Hoverson
Elmer W
Simpnon
Minot
T. S. Henry
Clifford Ferguson
Committee to Stage First CISGS Plays With Names TBA
The committee plans to stage initial CISGS plays in the near future. Details and participant names will be announced later this year.
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IRGEL
Valley City Hosts Fargo Rival in Season Opener at Local Field
Ticket sellers buzz as Fargo Valley City football kickoff draws near. Valley City eyes revenge after a Lisbon setback while coach and squad push hard scrimmage drills. Rooters expected, Jamestown College and North Dakota Aggies noted for tough play, Moorhead Normal may visit October 23 if a suitable foe is found.
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Fargo Valley City
Fargo
Lisbon
Valley City
Pargo
Jamestown College
North Dakota Aggies
Dopsters
Aggies
Spalding
Moorhead
Light Thrown on Banking Schemes
William Langer, North Dakota attorney general and GOP candidate, discusses nonpartisan movement abuses, grain marketing, the Equity surge led by George Loftus, and Townley Lemke financial schemes. He exposes the Scandinavian American Bank and Bank of North Dakota roles, Valley City bank deal, caucus tactics, newspaper chain influence, and attacks on Minnie Nixon.
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Morton County Farmers Press
Mandan
Nonpartisan League
William Langer
North Dakota
Pownley
Fracier
Alex McKenzie
General Langer
Townley
Lemke
Ley
League
Russia
Misa Minnie J. Nixon
Dodge Moonshine Raid Yields Caution From Officials
F L Watkins state enforcement officer and federal agents raided about 15 McLean county locations this week uncovering moonshine and related evidence. He warned that even small hidden contents can spoil the batch and harm drinkers noting a barrel of mash with hundreds of dend Mies and including other objects that will sour in use. State Supt Minnie J Nielsen was traveling in the south while deputies prepared for further actions.
Faculty Holds First Meeting At State Normal School
President C E Allei called the faculty to a first meeting as the new school year opened with student registration. Chapel exercises are reduced to Tue Thu and Sat, critics and class meetings fill Wednesdays and Fridays, and advisers are named for each class from first to fifth year.
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C. E. Allei
State Normal School
Valley City
Mit
Vida A. Austin
Emma Stevning
Anna K. Cook
Esther Clark
Gertrude Widdifield
Clare M. Young
Olga Stevning
W. M. Wemett
C. L. Kjerstad
Edith van Middlesworth
J. B. Meyer
Susan McCoy
Fanny C. Amidon
Fraternal Act Sparks Town Newspaper Banter
Local readers ponder a mysterious switch in the Times-Record staffing and editorial lines amid a tongue in cheek clash over league editors and I W W sympathies. A LW W organizer returns from New Rockford to organize taxi drivers but meets little success among young voters and wary drivers.
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LW. W
New Rockford
Nonpartisan League
Funeral of Mrs Martin Ployhar
The funeral service for the late Mrs. Martin Ployhar was held at the M EB church Wednesday at 2 pm, Rev J S Wilds officiating, with burial in Woodbine cemetery. Neighbors recall her unselfish life centered on others and God.
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Martin Ployhar
M. EB
Wilds
Woodbine
Ployhar
Grandmother Ployhar Dies in McClusky Community
Obituary notes birth in 1858 Bristol Iowa and death in 1920 Rochester at age 61. Widow of Martin Ployhar, mother of nine with 17 grandchildren, and survivor list includes daughters in California Oklahoma and Fargo plus siblings and two sisters. Funeral rites held with pastor Catherine Ployhar officiating.
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Catherin Ployhar
Bristol
Iown
Rochester
Martin Ployhar
Plymouth
Iowa
Wahpeton
N. D
McClusky
Frank
Valley City
Helen Dwinell
Anderson
California
Julia Marshall
Crescent
Oklahoma
Anna Wasson
Fargo
Ralph
Mandun
Hilda Ployhar
Effie Ployhar
Washington, D. C
Orothy
Lidgerwood
Jno. Chada
Havana, N. D
Women Voters Told About Ballot Size and Ballots
The general ballot for fall elections will be about a newspaper page, listing Republican Democratic and independent tickets plus separate ballots for initiative measures county superintendent state superintendent and judicial issues. The League of Women Voters will hold Monday night voter instruction meetings at City Hall starting October 4 at eight o clock. Mrs. Frank White spoke on the Republican ticket and Miss Gubelman will discuss the Democratic platform next week. All business professional and home women are invited.
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County Superintendent of Schools
State Superintendent of Public Instruction
League of Women Voters
Frank White
Gubelman
Fire Prevention Day Proclaimed by Governor and President
Governor Lynn J. Frazier proclaims Saturday October 9 as Fire Prevention Day in North Dakota. President Wilson also designates the day to support national resource conservation by reducing fire waste and related deaths and injuries. The fire marshal's department in Bismarck offers help to cut hazards and urges cooperation statewide.
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Lynn J. Frazier
Wilson
United States
Europe
Bismarck
North Dakota
Normal School Party Shares Joy Over Baby Arrival
Bert Weston of Sheldon announces the birth of a baby boy on September 24 1920 to Mrs Weston. Esther Hamilton an alumna of the Normal School from 1912 to 1917 is warmly recalled by readers and friends.
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Normal School
Pary
Lowing
Bert Weston
Sheldon
Oy Weston
Esther Hamilton
Abel Voessed
Tone Eee
Pabune
U. S
Bert
O Connor Gains Support Across North Dakota
Anti Townley candidate James O Connor tours Ward Burke Divide Williams Mc Golden Valley Stark Billings Het tinger Bowman Adams and surrounding counties in the third district. He is praised for fairness and seen as energizing the anti Townley campaign with nonpartisan farmer backing and strong league opposition to Townleyism.
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Ward Burke
Divide
Williams
McGolden Valley
Stark
Billings
Hettinger
Bowman
Adams
Third
R. A. Johnson
Congress
Bank of North Dakota
O'Connor
F. P. Bergman
Williams County
O’connor
North
Crosby
O’connor Nakes
Grenora
Wildrose
Ray
Wheelock
Epping
Williston
Mr. O’connor
Speager
Missionary Lecture Series Opens October at Guild Hall
A well attended ALL Saints Episcopal Guild meeting decided to launch a monthly missionary lecture series. The rector with 17 years in mission work will headline lectures, starting Sunday evening October 10 with "Mission Work in the Far North." No collections will be taken. Mrs. Smith hosted the event with a served repast.
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ALL Saints Episcopal Guild
Bradsh
Bassett
Tyler
Bishop Tyler
Keenabin
Canada
Houghton Family Visits Sister in Lisbon
Bee arene We Houghton and rs, arley Houghton, of town in North Carolina, were at Valley Citrilbane briefly yesterday while returning from Lisbon where they visited their sister Mrs Zellers. Neighbors stopped by the office expressing pleasure at their visit despite a brief absence.
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Houghton
Arley Houghton
Town
N. C
Lisbon
Zellers
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Dodge Moonshine
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Times-Record
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P. O
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T. R
Dimes-Record
Percy
Tower City
Mrs. Martin Ployhar
Renata
Jesus
Northwest
Sam
Jas
J. Barley
Bank of Valley City
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Bray
Mother
Min.seter
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