Valley City News Highlights Local Visits and Ventures
North Dakota towns see a stream of visitors and business notes. Fargo and Enderlin officials pursue matters in Valley City while grain shipments from the Northern Pacific rise to 90 100 cars daily. Legal actions include Ray Barringer’s transfer to Bismarck penitentiary for burglary and a bank vault demolition underway. Community events cover a Methodist teachers’ social, a planned Armistice Day play by the American Legion, and a Barnes County pig sale set for Nov 19 with a banquet on Nov 18.
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North Dakota
Northern Pacific Railroad
Newman Kline
Ray Barringer
Bismarck
W. L. Witter
Methodist
M. E. Church
American Legion
Sanford Dodge
Barnes County Live Stock Association
Valley City
Electric windmill lights come to farm near town
Robert Wittenberg reports a light electric windmill system for generating power eight miles north of town. Several farmers already have similar plants and expect oil lamps to phase out as electric lights spread to homes. A new High School publication debuted yesterday with four pages of reading matter including sports and society. Ralph Curten edits, Arthur Olsen manages business, and staff cover school events. Readers can submit a name for the paper, with a season football ticket as the prize. The paper sells for 7 cents.
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Robert Wittenberg
Ralph Curten
Arthur Olsen
Home Economics Club Meets at Mrs Simeason Home
The Home Economics club met Monday evening October 11 at Mrs Simeason's home with hostesses Mrs Mason and Miss Josephine Benson. Attendance was good and Miss DeWitt gave an instructive talk on How to Choose Materials. Mrs Simonson reported on the State Federation in Bismarck and its excellent program. The next meeting is at Mrs William Story's on October 25 with a cooking demonstration planned.
Harding Leads With Large Margin In Dakota Vote
Bulletins received at the Dakota Drug store show Mr. Harding with 6716 votes and Mr. Cox with 2301 in North Dakota yesterday. Across Maryland, Tennessee, and Missouri women favored Cox while men backed Harding.
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Dakota
North Dakota
Harding
Cox
Maryland
Tennessee
Missouri
Senator Harding
Former tailor and Fargo case involve liquor charge
Wilbur Martinson a former city tailor and Henry Haggart of Grand Forks N D a grocery salesman in Chicago pleaded guilty in federal court at Fargo to possessing liquor. Martinson wounded three times in World War II era. Amidon fined Martinson ten dollars while Haggart received a two hundred fifty dollar fine. Arrests near Park River N D around October 2. They claimed they paid 140 dollars for eleven quarts offered by an unknown man.
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Wilbur Martinson
Henry Haggart
Grand Forks
N. D
Chicago
Fargo
Martinson
Amidon
Haggart
Park River
Rebekahs Enjoy Social Evening at Odd Fellows Hall
The local Rebekahs hosted a social night at the Odd Fellows hall inviting members and friends. The event featured cards and music and was followed by a tasty lunch prepared by the ladies.
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Odd Fellows Hall
Odd Fellows Lodge
Public School Nurse Report Valley City Exam Findings
Rose L. Lewis, field nurse for the Anti Tuberculosis Society of North Dakota, reports Valley City public school children examined. Data cover enrollment, vaccinations, vision, throat and tonsil defects, hearing, nasal breathing, adenoids, nutrition, speech, glasses, and various illnesses.
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Rose L. Lewis
anti-Tuberculosis Society of
North Dakota
Valley City
Mart’s Mart Property List Highlights Various City Homes
A local catalog from Mart’s Mart lists multiple city homes including seven to ten room modern houses on Normal, Elm, West Front, West Fifth, West Fourth, Fifth and Sixth avenues. It notes 40 acres near city limits with fine buildings, plus 280 acres two miles out for stock and dairy farming. Also advertises an inexpensive five passenger auto and a 10-20 Titan tractor with Bottom Gang Plow in good repair.
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First Avenue
City
Wilson Acts on Wheat Situation
President responds to telegram from Mr. Young on the wheat price decline. He asks the Federal Trade Commission and the Department of Agriculture to study the matter promptly and determine any actions. He requests information from Mr. Young on possible unfair practices or artificial causes behind price drops.
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Mr. Young
Federal Trade Commission
Department of Agriculture
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