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Newspaper
The Alma Record
Location
Alma, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Apr 28, 1921
Page
3
Rip Briscoe and Alm Hagerman lead a group from the Republic team of Lart Senor who are loaned to the Briscoes of Jadeco. The contingent includes Bert Toole and others, plus Alma Ve Soler of Chicago Cul fame, Colleimeire and Brannigan. They plan to headline a public game at Alm Bee Theee memlirs.
A collection of brief Alma Michigan notices covers theater ads and show dates, jury service calls, business visits, and upcoming community events. It mentions Alpha Theta play on May 6, visits by James Ostrander and others, plans for bingo and banquets, and evolving telephone system changes with cautions about initial confusion and expected improvements. Local figures like E. Sluyter and J. Spinney are noted along with church and auxiliary meetings and funeral arrangements for M. Boughton.
Sunday excursion notice from Alma to Toledo and Glin with return. Train departs Alma at 6 29 a m and leaves Toledo at 5 00 p m. Fare round trip four dollars and seven cents appears in the timetable along with a note that services will continue until further notice.
The city and rural telephone systems will be linked with new features. Rural calls to city subscribers switch to city lines, with color ring indications replacing numeric rings. A bell will ring intermittently to alert the called party until answered or the caller hangs up.
Arbor Day is described as an established annual observance to foster conservation of trees and forests for aesthetic and economic reasons. The piece argues a treeless world would strip comfort, shade, shelter, and materials, noting trees support homes and water conservation.
The Governor proclaims Friday May 6 as Arbor and Bird Day urging exercises in all schools. Teachers should stress shade trees and song birds while pupils study Michigan birds and their habits.
The Alma Chamber of Commerce directors will hold a noonday luncheon every Tuesday with as many as possible members attending. Guests will rotate biweekly among members starting with businessmen, and a firegram will be shown at each session.
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