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Newspaper
The Weekly Times Record
Location
Valley City, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1921
Page
4
An editorial questions a recent Postmaster General Hayes directive requiring postmasters to work eight hours and carry a gun. It urges restraint in the morning and after five, while highlighting local calls for education room, Salvation Army aid, and practical relief for youth through community support.
The校 high school reports growth in enrollment likely to reach 300 with freshmen 100, sophomores 88, juniors 66, and seniors 58. Officers are elected, Thelma Thorkelson leads as editor, Get Acquainted party planned, and football schedule announced with games against Oakes Enderlin Lisbon and James Town in October.
Editor Trubshaw notes a trip to Medford Oregon describing the city as lively and progressive with paved roads, fertile fruit farms, and favorable climate. He visits former Valley City residents and local businesspeople, remarks on farming labor, and praises outdoor roads and flowers while contrasting with North Dakota.
A Pearsson's Weekly writer explains Bo Peep as a historical term for holy men, tied to begging friars and monastery power. The rhyme symbolized their declining influence, with later years transforming Bo Peep into a lady.
Lillian Etbank recalls singing the Valkyries at a Havana cinema fire scare that caused panicked crowds to pause. The Latin audience quieted as her dramatic song halted the flames and helped avert harm, earning praise from the theatre staff and Maestro Pollacco.
General and Mrs Beal of Valley City and C P Stearns of Rogers head to Indianapolis for the Fifty fifth National Encampment of the Grand Army of the Republic Sept 25. The trip routes via St Paul Chicago and the Big Four with sleeper and coach arrangements and reduced fare notices for veterans widows and auxiliary members.
Adjutant General announces tickets available September 22 to 25 for a 30 day sale window. Tickets may be purchased via Chicago Milwaukee and St. Paul, Big Four or New York Central Line. Order by C P Stearns Department Commander with H J Rowe assisting Adjutant General.
Three North Dakota youths vie in the National Dairy Show stock judging contest in St Paul October 8 to 15. James McKinnon Glen Martin and Gee, selected from Fargo Grand Forks and Emerado, will tour farms for training with H E Rilling and Prof J R Dice. Expenses are covered by the State Dairy and Holstein Associations with county funds.
Charles Ray appears in Scrap Iron as John Steel a mill hand facing hardship to support his widowed mother. The First National attraction at the Grand Theatre for two days beginning Friday features a dramatic tale with humor and pathos including a three round fight sequence that tests Steel and Ray’s emotional range.
The North Dakota Sunday School Association will hold its annual state convention in Fargo on October 11, 12 and 18. Headquarters will be at the Presbyterian Church with four other Fargo churches used for sessions. Five specialists will attend, including Reverend W. E. Chalmers and Reverend R. A. Waite, George W. Miller, L. H. Beeler, and Mrs. Ella M. Snow, bringing broad religious education experience from multiple states and organizations.
Miss Gladys E. Coleman and Andrew E. Anderson wed at Elmwood Avenue home in Valley City on September 17. Rev J S Wilds officiated with family present. bridal party served by bride’s relatives. The bride, a Valley City High School and State Teachers College graduate, has taught in Montana. the groom, formerly Valley City High coach, taught manual training and now farms in Wisconsin. They plan a brief honeymoon and will live on the Coleman farm near Rover, New Jersey.
In Crimson Gulch, Cactus Joe confirms a call for disarmament. the Ides receive applause yet no one offers to relinquish arms. Participants express wary encouragement but refuse to surrender weapons, citing personal risk.
Reports from the Loochoo archipelago describe phosphorus deposits on an uninhabited island far south of Japan. The finding notes potential mineral significance and follows local exploration efforts by observers in the area.
F. H. Watkins, former Fargo College coach, joins the Agricultural College coaching staff as training season begins September 15. C. E. Borleake leads thorough preparations on Dakotah field with return of several lettermen and promising new players from state high schools. Returnees include Latimer, Mares, Madsven, Bridgeford, Huey, Rossetti, Captain Bute, Dunham, and possibly Underwood or Duerner.
Cincinnati mayor John Galvin called The Four Horsemen a screen masterpiece after viewing it in New York. The Rex Ingram production adapted by June Mathis debuts at Grand Theatre on Monday October 3 and showcases cinema's dramatic power alongside stage artistry.
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