Alma College fund drive aided by students canvass
Alma College students will aid in the final phase of the gymnasium and auditorium fund campaign. A report meeting is planned at the First Presbyterian basement Monday evening followed by a citywide canvass to secure subscriptions, aiming to match the previous $8,157 raised.
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Alma College
First Presbyterian Church
Bannister
Ashley
Ithaca
St. Louis
Cushing
Winslow
Wagner
Harding Message Draft Reveals Domestic Reform Focus
Washington April 9 The rough draft of President Harding s first message to Congress is nearing completion. Domestic recommendations include foreign trade legislation to aid U S business in entering foreign ports, soldiers relief, tax changes including repeal of excess profits tax, and possibly repeals of soda taxes. Foreign policy details will be held for later. Elmer Perry 35 attempted suicide at his home late yesterday, shot himself during a temporary frenzy and was taken to a hospital. Snow flurries and colder conditions are forecast tonight with Sunday cloudy and wet near Lake Michigan. Fresh cheese ready for the table at Wolverine Dairy.
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Washington, D. C
U. P
Harding
Congress
Elmer Perry
Camp Roosevelt Invites Alma Boys to July Training
Muskegon April 9 Special Boys from Alma are invited to Camp Roosevelt near Muskegon for July and August military training under Captain F L Beals. The all American encampment, run by the Chicago Board of Education with War Department support, draws recruits from across the nation and offers I O T C, summer high school, and Scoutcraft divisions with drills, academics, shopwork, and athletics.
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Muskegon
Mich
Alma
Camp Roosevelt
F. L. Beals
Chicago Board of Education
U. S. War Department
Roosevelt
South
Clark Street
Chicago
Alma College Expansion Urges City to Invest for Future
The piece argues Alma must sprint ahead and double college facilities by raising 77 000 dollars to attract 600 000 from elsewhere, creating a 25 member faculty and larger student body. It frames a college as an industry and urges citizens and businesses to invest equally with outsiders to boost the city’s reputation and growth.
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Almain
Alma
Alma College
Telegraph Poles and Wires Are Being Felled Across Regions
Reports from London and northern England describe widespread violence tied to the coal miners strike. Incendiary acts burn hay stacks and destroy crops in Bedlington district while telegraph infrastructure near Shields is wrecked. A general strike could paralyze British industry within a week.
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London
England
U. P
Newcastle
Shields
Northumberland
Bedlington
VU. P
Ramey McDonald
United Press Today
McDonald
City Prepares to Move Clocks Forward One Hour
At midnight Alma will switch to Eastern Standard Time for the summer, one hour ahead of Central Standard Time. Residents are urged to set clocks forward tonight to avoid missing church services or trains Sunday.
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Alma
Alma College Endowment Hit With Minutely Growing List Of Contributors
The Alma College endowment drive expands as more donors sign up for $100 or more. The complete up to yesterday noon list includes F. W. Ruggles, L. A. Sharp, Jotham Allen, Mrs. W. A. Bahlke, Mrs. Sadie M. Soule, Charles G. Rhodes, W. J. Blakely, P. W. Creaser, B U F. E. Pollasky, and many others among Gratiot County and statewide supporters.
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Alma
Alma College
D. L. Sharrar
Lloyd
Ellison
J. D. Helman
H. C. McCracken
Laura Miller
Ervin Mills
Salvation Army
C. H. Smith
Adra N. Snyder
N. J. Winslow
Belle Schaiberg
Alma Fruit Co
F. L. Barnes
W. G. Bennett
Geo. W. Bouldin
W. G. Davis
E. ©. Donovan
Jessie P. Duffey
E. Enterline
Louis Everden
Maude E. Gorman
James Hereik
A. G. Highfield
Austin J. Howe
Albert W. Hudson
T. J. Kennedy
T. J. Kennedy, Mr. and Mrs. Vern M. Leary
A. C. Lutehman
Chas
McKinney
Ida M. Medler
Mary Miller
E. J. Mixer
Nettie A. Moors
I. Redman
Mia
Stearna
Geo
B. Thompson
Jamez Wheeler
Otis Wilber
FL T. Wyllys
Clyde
Conlin
A. N. Begeman
F. E. Boyer
Depew
E. H. Fairchild
Glenn D. Gager
Edward Hannah
Lillian Olsen
B. F. Smith
Roy Bennett
Percy Burgess
G. R. Cameron
Lloyd Campbell
PF. W. Cobb
Geo. E. Collins
Kitty Dunham
M. Fowler
F. L Pallver
Robert Fyfe
Elmer J. Hanna
Alma College Endowment Fund
F. W. Ruggles
L. A. Sharp
Jotham Allen
W. A. Bahlke
Sadie M. Soule
Charles G. Rhodes
W. J. W. Blakely
P. W. Creaser
F. E. Pollasky
Kate
Coddington
Gratiot County Gas Co
Jay Clisbe
O. W. Hayes An Woo
Mary Brearley - Loo
H. M. Crooks
James E. Mitchell
Albert P. Cook
H. Lothart Bober
Yara Alice Pollock
Annette P. Ward
Roy W. Hamilton
M. J. Boissot
Mrs. Chas, Murphy
Grace McNineh
Fanny Sharrar
Edward G. Sluyter
John D. Spinney
E. Thompson
RB. Wa
J. W. Robinson
First State Bank
R. B. Smith
Ray G. Swigart
E. C. Crandell
Mra
E. T. Lamb
Harry Gerber
John Carras
Emily Moud Hooper
Ben Johnson
J. M. Montigel
Mrs. W. E. Reynolds
M.D. Wilcox
William Davies
Amos Lyle de Barnhart
Harriet Emily Davis
Allen T
Life imprisonment for Williams for murder in Georgia
Jasper County jury returns a guilty verdict against John Williams plantation owner for murder of eleven negroes. Judge Hutcheson instructs on acquittal murder and murder with mercy which carries life imprisonment. Jury recommends mercy, thus fixing life imprisonment. Bank robbery in Grand Rapids totals 495.20 with two suspects named Neuman and Bullen detained. money largely recovered.
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U. P
Jasper County
John Lo Willams
Williams
Hetwor
Hutcheson
Georgia
Morcy
Willams Ae
Grand Rapides
Bridge Street
Grand Rapids Savings Bank
Stocking, Avenue and
Bridetreet
Burlingame
Grand Rapids
Hoppe
Kent County
Allen Neuman
Weed
Clinton Bullen
Byron
Japan to Strengthen Ties with United States in World War II Era
Washington reports that Japan plans a set of gestures to improve relations with the United States amid tense ties in the empire. Leaders in Tokyo are said to be deciding on steps to bolster friendship, even as a break in relations remains possible under the Mikado's government.
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Japan
Washington, D. C
U. P
United States
Enatorn
Prevention 4 Anti Tuberculosis Society Socks Prevent Disease
There are 25,000 tuberculosis cases in Michigan, says William DeKleine, president of the Michigan Anti tuberculosis Association. He argues against direct state aid, noting the annual income and limited funding. The association’s role is to spread information and promote prevention through sanitoria, open schools, and Modern Health Crusade branches. The drive calls for citizens to mobilize against TB statewide.
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Michigan
William DeKleine
Michigan Anti-tuberculosis Association
Thin Waxociation
State Tuberculosis Association
Alma Declares Clean Up Week Citywide Initiative
The city of Alma urges all residents to participate in Clean Up Week from April 1 to 21. Teams will collect winter debris from every lot and dispose of rubbish. Residents are asked to place refuse in alley trash sites for pickup, with minimal personal effort expected from each household.
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Alma
Alma College endowment drive pushes to raise funds
The Alma College endowment campaign in Alma reports $48,270 pledged by noon, leaving $29,000 to subscribe before Monday night. Robison’s $1,000 pledge drew applause as workers vow to double pledges, while civic pride and student aid drive the push to complete the drive by June.
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Robinson
Alma College
Thie
Cama
Alma ‘College
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