Alma Firm Awarded South Woodworth Paving Job
The city commission awarded paving for two blocks on South Woodworth Ave to Alma firm Bartling Crane & Holmes for 8505.58, over lower bidder Straight & McNutt. Mayor Murphy said contracts must use Alma labor where possible and weather and equipment favor an May 10 completion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woodworth Avenue
Superior Street
Vero Marquette Railroad
City Commission
Bartling Crane & Holmes
Straight & McNutt of
Stanton
Alma Concern
Holmes, Crane & Bartling
Charles 2. Murphy
Tesday
Alma
Woodworth
Busy Time at the Christian Church
The F Superior Christian church will install Rev H H Anderson as pastor this evening with Rev J Frank Green and Rev Garry L Cook as guests assisting. Officers will be ordained and installed. The church hosts the Young People gathering with a varied program and out of town speakers. A decision meeting, music, stereopticon and programs are planned. The Disciples of Christ emphasize evangelism and aiding widows and orphans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. Superior Christian Church
H. H. Anderson
J. Frank Green
Owosso
Michigan Christian Missionary Society
Garry L. Cook
KF. Superior Christian Church
Harvey Young
L. R. May
Jessie M. Forsythe
Flint
Porsythe
Disciples of Christ
EB. Superior Church
E. Superior Christian Church
Christian Women's Board of Missions
I’. A. Leonard
Park Ave
Piano Company To Move Soon
The Sawkins Piano Company led by manager Joseph Sawkins rents the Gibbs block store on East Superer street from the National Clothing Company and plans to move by May 1 after remodeling. A removal sale will reduce stock before the move, and the Holiday building will be taken over by Alma News Company as Sawkins vacates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sawkins Piano Company
Joseph Sawkins
Gibbs Block
East Superer Street
National Clothing Company
Sawkine
Fim
Alma College to Have Henry Churchill King as Commencement Speaker
President P M Crooks of Alma College announced Henry Churchill King president of Oberlin College will deliver the commencement address at Alma College on June 24 in the chapel. King, a noted lecturer and former president of the American Association of Colleges, has spoken at Harvard and Yale and served with the Y M C A in France. His message is expected to draw graduates and friends and fill the chapel to capacity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P.M. Crooks
Alma College
Henry Churchill King
Oberlin College
Oberlin
Churchill
Harvard
Yale
American Association of Colleges
Yi M. C. A
France
Friday Named M A C President In April Transition Quiet
David Friday becomes Michigan Agricultural College president and H H Halladay named secretary on April 1 with no formal inaugural. A June commencement or Founders Day may host the ceremony. No policy details announced yet as Friday prepares statements for publication. Weather notes for March show mean highs 45, lows 24, 4.04 inches precipitation, 8.5 inches snow, and 16 clear days. Baseball scores to be posted daily by Recreation Parlors with large scoreboards. no telephone scores.
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David Friday
Michigan Agricultural College
H. H. Halladay
State Department of Agriculture
Michigan Agriculture and the College
East Superior Street
Baltimore Transit Adds 26 Republic Knight Motored Buses
The Baltimore Transit Company has ordered 26 Republic Knight-Motored Buses from Republic Truck Sales Corporation Alma Michigan after a five month test period on the Charles Street route. The test achieved 55 miles per gallon overall and 4 miles per gallon after a 30 day chassis test, with over 16 000 miles run and repair costs under $36. The bus design emphasizes low ground clearance, ample space, and quiet operation enabled by the Kolelit Steere Valve Motor, aiming to supplement existing rail transit.
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Baltimore Transit Company
United States Railways and Elerting Company
Republic
Charles Street
Repubtic Truck Sales Corporation
Alma
Michigan
Repubtic
Washington Memorial
Baltimore
Ed Wat
Republic Knight
Republic Truck Sales Corporation
Public
Ralph M. Sparks
United States
Canada
Mus
Sutevssfatins
New York
Lofton
Train collision injuries stun local couple at Pere Marquette crossing
Mrs A Morrow badly bruised and her husband narrowly escaped death when their car was struck by a freight train at the Pere Marquette crossing on State Street. The engine backed down the track in darkness, the headlight not shining toward the crossing, leaving the motorists and passengers with injuries from the impact and glass but no fatal outcome. Mr Morrow, employed at the Chevrolet Garage, described not seeing the train until a short distance from the track.
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Allington Morrow
Pere Marquette
State Street
Morro
3 Wo Wan
Morrow
Chevrolet
West Superior Street
Hotel Wins in St Louis Case Over City Water Pumping
Judge Moynihan ruled to restrain the City of St Louis from pumping water from city wells to an extent that reduces the Park Hotel well’s head. Romaine Clark, city attorney, said an appeal to the Supreme Court is planned. The dispute centers on supplying pure well water while protecting hotel interests and a threatened reduction in well output.
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Jimeph A. Moynihan
St. Tais
City of
St. Louis
Park Hotel
Romaine Clark
Tuendlay
Eupreme Court
Vivallot
Cmt
Uorest
Weekly Editors To Hold April Meeting In Michigan
Michigan weekly paper editors and publishers will convene at the Michigan Agricultural Conference April 14-15 for business talks. Sim R. Wilson of Saline announced the gathering, with East Lansing meetings in January having set the April plan. G. L. Caswell of Iowa will address the group on Friday afternoon April 14 on national advertising and organizational development.
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Michigan
Sim R. Wilson
Saline
East Laraing
G. L. Caswell
Iowa
Alma High Student to Represent in District Oratorical Contest
Phil Lewis, local high school winner, will represent Alma at Friday's district oratorical contest in Owosso. The event starts in the evening. He has been coached in presentation and delivery by Mr. Barnhart, with his oration titled The Hope of the World.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phil Lewis
Alma High
Owosso
Lewin
Barnhart
Alma Debating Team Trains for Owosso Showdown
Alma high school debaters prepare to meet Owosso Friday afternoon in the state contest. Coach Van Hoesen leads Elliott Crooks John Holmes and Dave Strong as Alma seeks a strong negative against Owosso on the resolution that closed shop principles deserve public support. Owosso has a solid record, with victories over Lansing and St Johns, and favors the affirmative as hosts.
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Alma High School
Stra
Owosso
Owossoanms
Alma
Owenso
Lansing
St. Johns
van Hoesen
Elliott Crooks
John Holmes
Dave Strong
New Sugar Beet Contracts Ready in Sugar Beet Industry
The cigar firms issue a new beet seed contract cutting seed prices per pound and setting guaranteed beet prices at 5.00 per ton at shipping stations and 6.25 per ton drawn to the factory. Extra pay applies if New York wholesale beet prices exceed 5.2 per hundred pounds in Oct Jan. Firms doubt labor for large acreage. some companies already contract over 4000 acres per plant. The ad hints at expansion and calls for field men to secure labor promptly.
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New York
Feldman
State to Build Gravel Road on Trunk Line No 46 West
At a Tuesday meeting the state highway department decided to construct a sixteen foot gravel road with culverts and bridges on trunk line No 46 west from Alma. Four townships Seville Sumner Mine River Arcada share the 4.5 mile project with assessments split 24 14 14 24 percent. State county and district cover the rest and bids will be invited with completion aimed for December 1.
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State Highway Department
Alma
State Department
Seville
Sumner
Mine River
Arcada
Ihs
Pine River
Board Majority To Republicans In Gra tiot County
The Gra tiot County Board of Supervisors tilts Republican after Monday elections. Twelve Republicans and nine Democrats were chosen, with Alma holdovers bringing the total to fifteen Republicans and ten Democrats. Notable names include John Young Arcada and Forest Hastings St. Louis, while Alma holdovers are J. BE Fuller N. FE Saad and A. P. Cook.
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Board of Supervisors
Gratiot County
Republica
Alma
Wheelwe
John Young
Elba
A. N. Palmeter
Arcada
Charles C. Curtis
Ithaca
F. Sumner
Arthur Murphy
Rond Ward
John H. Coleby
St. Louis
Forest Hastings
BE. M. Wagner
North Shade
A. Coryell
Newark
Everett Mulholland
Hamilton
Chas
Derry
New Haven
J. A. Delling
J. BE. Fuller
N. FE. Saad
A. P. Cook
Bethany
Frank Peach
Washington
Geo. M. Long
Cable
Fulton
J. D. Smith
Seville
Charles £. Going
Emerson
John J. Smith
Lafayette
E. Benson
North Star
G. E. Reed
Pine River
William Vanderbeek
J. D. Helman
Alma Fourth Ward
Odd Fellows Initiation and Dance Planned in Local Lodge
Last Monday a large class was initiated by the I O F with a luncheon by the Rebekahs. Next Monday the first degree will be conferred. A dance is set for Thursday evening April 14 at the I O F hall, with all members wives Rebekahs and friends invited. The organization has aided many families during two years of unemployment, using proceeds from entertainments for this cause.
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Odd, Fellows
Morals Discussed At Alma Chamber Luncheon
Alma Chamber of Commerce members heard talks on moral instruction for youth and social reform. Speakers cited crime rates, immigrant assimilation, church attendance, and tax figures comparing Alma with 91 Michigan cities, with next week's column promising more data.
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Chamber of Commerce
Gerston
Presbyterian Church
E. Moinet
Michigan
L. Bennett
G. W. Niles
H. S. Babcock
Alma
Allen Pinkerton
L. A. Sharp
Rh. B. Wagner
Johnson City
Tenn
Christian Church
Rev
Gelston
J. W. Kelder
Aged Woman Dies From Burns After Fire
Flora McCall, 79, died Friday six weeks after sustaining severe burns when a fire destroyed A. F. Crawford’s Breckenridge home. Survived by three children, Archie and Ray McCall, a sister, eight grandchildren, and a Maple Rapids sister, with services in Ithaca after body was moved from Breckenridge.
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Flora McCall
A. F. Crawford
Breckenridge
Ithaca
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Robinson
DeMille
Henry Churchill
Will Eak
M. A.C
Taniac
Paterson Drug Co
Thad
Mrs. A. Morrow
Chartie Chaplin
Ile Claes
Lewis
Robinson Crusoe
Moinet
Robinson “Crunoe
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