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Newspaper
Yerington Times
Location
Yerington, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1917
Page
2
Address all communications and make all remittances payable to The Yerington Times. The brief notice directs recipients to send payments and correspondence to the identified newspaper office for processing and records.
An out of town visitor’s remark calling Yer ington “The metropolis of Nevada” prompts a local defense of the town’s business vitality and plans for libraries and recreation. The piece also weighs national unity, prohibition debates, and wartime sentiments, citing Woodrow Wilson quotes and Allied support.
An 1917 Yerington city ordinance amends salaries including Chief of Police fixed at 125 dollars monthly and City Clerk salary set at zero for all duties. The act authorizes monthly fee statements from the Mason Valley Township constable acting as chief and mandates funds be turned over to the City Treasurer. The measure introduced by Councilman known and passed November 26 1917 with Hon. Elmer Transon as mayor and H Whitacre as city clerk.
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