Alma Chautauqua Opens With Varied Program at Wright Park
Ticket sellers report strong advance sales for Alma 1921 Chautauqua to be held at Wright park grounds this afternoon. The program includes Occasile Concert Company, Oceanic Concert, Mintaville Flowers lecture, Chapel Singers, and lectures by Lewis A. Convie on Bolshevism in Russia. Plays As You Like It and The Man From Home are listed among the dramas. Ticket sellers from Alma pursue last minute sales while committees monitor progress and plan for full attendance.
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Alma
Wright Park
Chater
Taugun
Occasile
Mintaville Flowers
Lewis A. Convie
Russia
Cavalry Leaves Friday Morning for Grayling Training
The 108th Cavalry troop from Alma will depart Friday morning at 11:15 for Grayling to train with additional state National Guard units until August 20. All gear except horses has arrived. clothing and equipment were issued Monday night. A five ton truck was received. horses arrival remains uncertain but expected soon. Formation is set for Thursday evening and Friday at 7:00 AM.
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108Th Cavalry
Alma
Grayling
National Guard
Reeve
Alma Company
City Widens a Bad Corner Near Michigan and Superior
The city broadens a dangerous junction at Michigan Avenue and Superior Street to improve safety for drivers. Narrow pavements and tight turns create daily hazards, and officials cut back the corner to widen the street and curb lines toward East Superior. The alteration aims to reduce accidents and ease traffic, though some risk may persist from careless driving.
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Beenswellan
Toast Superior
Michigan Avenue
Euclid Avenue
Peti
Superior Ie
July Heat Records Shatter County Climate Figures
July proved the hottest month in sixteen years, with the county weather office reporting a July average well above 70 degrees and a peak day near 102. Rainfall remained near the long term July norm, with 4 to 5 inches typical for the month.
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Ter
Delawahy
Ielt
Tn 104
Wtty
Saginawan Opens New Shop Here
A.W. Cross of Saginaw opens a shop in the rear of the Republic Garage on West Superior street Alma for automobile tops curtains and cushions. He plans repair and upholstering work and brings twelve years of experience and strong recommendations as a first class workman. Open new welding shop by Olbrant and Price at former Lodewyck garage location with plans to operate two garages.
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Slusser
F. E. Slusser
Eaat Superior Street
George Bliasch
P. FP. Zimbrink
Blivch
Zimbrink
A.W. Cross
Saginaw
Alma
Republic
Weat Superior Street
Gross
Olbrant & Price
Muskegon
Vlenn
Lodewyck
Gratiot County Sunday School Convention In Alma
The thirty fifth Gratiot County Sunday School Association convention will be in Alma on September 1 and 2. Prominent speakers and high quality musical programs are planned to aid Sunday school workers. The event promises valuable addresses and an overall strong program. The note also mentions city tax due dates and local tax payment penalties for August through November 1921, with city treasurer D. W. Adams noting deadlines in Alma.
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Mane
Gratiot County Sunday School Association
Alma
Abe
Sundey
Gratia
Weither
Eailer
Alma Chamber of Commerce presses four mile road improv
The Alma Chamber of Commerce plans to press Lansing for early action on upgrading the four mile west Alma road this fall to avoid delay until spring. It also reviews a grain warehouse proposal for Alma and assigns a 25 member committee to recruit new and nonmember residents to join the chamber.
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Alma Chamber of Commerce
Alma
Lansing
Chamber of Commerce
Warns of Fraud in Alfalfa Seed Adulteration Scare
Professor Cox of the Michigan Farm Crops Department warns farmers against alfalfa seed adulteration with trefoil seed. He urges planting native grown seed from the Northwest such as North Dakota Montana Idaho or Utah and cautions about varieties Grimm Hattie and Cossack.
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Michigan
A. FL Cox
Farm Cropa Department
M. A
Steemers
Pid. Cox
Dakots
Montana
Idaho
Utah
Paving Program To Be Shortened In City
By resolution Tuesday evening the city commission determined to shorten paving on Woolterth avenue Downie street and several avenues and streets. Objections raised at hearings led to likely holdups on Pine avenue Elwell street Park avenue and Prospect avenue due to financial conditions. Residents urged delaying assessments while some favored widening Woodworth north from Superior to reduce State Street congestion. Woodworth avenue Downie street and West End street paving planned. no objections aired to Woodworth north from Superior or Downie from State to Park. Also news of the song My Dear Old Southern Home by F P Smith store and a Myrtle Van Luyen Walker painting exhibition at the Smith music store.
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Pine Avenue
Elwell Street
Park Avenue
Prospect Avenue
Woodworth
Superine
State Street
Woodworth Avenue
Downie Street
West End Street
City Commission
Superior Street
Frank FP. Smith
Smith
Myrtle van Luyen Walker
Smith Music Store
Larger Alma College Plan Under Way On Remodeling
The Owen Ames Kimble Company of Grand Rapids has won the contract to remodel the old guest lecture building for Alma College to serve as a chemistry department. The first floor will house three chemistry rooms a feature room a quantitative laboratory and a stem room. The second floor will be remodeled later to provide more space as the project progresses. The administration building basement will retain organic and general chemistry for the current year pending move to the new site when the second floor is finished next spring. The college trustees expect substantial work to occur this fall with work on the first floor near completion by mid September to allow the campus to open with the new chemistry facilities.
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Owen-Ames-Kimble Co
Grand Rapids
Guettuteiiom
Prines
Goimnassian
Eymnasium
College Plas
Funerals to Be Held Sunday for Two Wartime Siblings
Telegrams report that Sgt. Harry Leonard and Pvt. Leslie McLean, sons of Mrs. Farward McLean and Frank Leonard, left Hoboken on Wednesday en route to Alma. Sgt Leonard, killed in France August 1, 1918, will lie in Riverside Cemetery at 2100 hours Sunday with Alma Lodge No 244 FL&A and George W Myers Post No 182 American Legion in charge. Pvt Leslie McLean, died from wounds July 20, 1918, to be buried at 2:30 Sunday at First Methodist Episcopal Church with Rev Duffey officiating. American Legion honor services will follow by George W Myers Post No 8 American Legion.
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Farward McLean
Rockingham Avenue
Frank Leonard
Park’ Avenue
Set
Harry Leonard
Lelie McLean
Hoboken
Alma
Sgt. Leonard
Riverside Cemetery
Alma Lodge
FL & A
George W. Myers
American Legion
Leonard
France
Leslie McLean
Alina
First Methodist Episcopal Church
Duffey
Invite League to Affiliate with Alma Chamber of Commerce
At yesterday's Alma Chamber of Commerce directors meeting in city hall rooms an invitation was extended to the Civic League to affiliate with the chamber. It is expected the league will accept. Brown-Ward Co. phone 27-60tfe notes value of spending with them for good will, satisfaction and reliability.
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Alma Chamber of Commerce
Civic Leaiur
Chamber of Commerce
League
Brown-Ward Co
Picnic at East Lansing Draws County Clubs
Thurdays, August 11, and a countywide agricultural college picnic is planned at East Lansing. Clubs from Grarlot county and neighboring areas will convene at Ithaca and St. John venues for a joint event with demonstrations in animal judging and department exhibits.
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Thuradas
Grarlot County
Agricultural College
Bapet Lansing
Arm Bureau
Ithaca
Sibom
New Haven
North Shade
St. Johne
Lansing
Clark County Names Prosecution Attorney Clark Announces Appointment
Romaine Clairk of St Louis named prosecuting attorney for Gratiot county by Judge E Moinet after O L Smith resigns to join state staff. Clark, a young attorney and former St Louis city attorney, previously ran for the GOP nomination and is a University of Michigan Law School graduate with Alma College roots. County officials honor ex prosecutor Smith with a gold watch in a Probate Court ceremony.
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Romaine Clairk
St Louis
Gratiot County
E Moinet
O. L. Smith
Sceneril
Meinet
Clark
St. Louia
Ail Hee Boon Elty Ate Htorney
St. Louis
Tot Pomie
Tn County
Pat Heen
Oscar Collins
O. J. Smith
Gratiot
Law School
University of Tigan
Michigan Law School
Alma College
Wade
C. L. Smith
James G. Kress
Swift plant superintendent dies after short illness
LeRoy C. Vandemark aged 36 a plant superintendent at the Alma Swift & Company plant died Tuesday evening after a brief illness. He was born March 18 1885 near Riverdale and spent most of his life in Alma. He married Esther North on September 7 1918 and leaves a daughter Julia, parents, a brother John of Owosso and a sister Mrs Martha Schaff. Funeral services were at the First Methodist Episcopal church conducted by Alma Lodge F and A M No 244 with interment at Riverside cemetery.
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LeRoy C. Vandemark
Swift & Company
Alma
LeRoy C. Vandermark
James Vandermark
Riverdale
Farm Facts of Genus Announced in Gratiot County
Figures from the fourteenth coiiaue show Gratiot County on January 1, 1020 had 35,800 farms compared with 42,000 on April 1, 1910, a drop of about 15 percent. White farmers operated 45,40 farms, with 11 by colored farmers, and tenants rose by 82 percent. Total farmland reached 308,146 acres, while land value and improvements nearly doubled since 1910, and livestock counts show shifts across horses, cattle, sheep, and swine.
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Gratiot
Milnagerny
Tarnland
Tthe
City Extends Boulevard Lighting One Block East
City commission approves extending boulevard lighting one block east from Gratiot avenue to East Superior street on recommendation of city manager William E Reynolds. The change follows rapid business growth and may lead to future work north on State street next year. Advertisement: Robinson's shoe bargains on State street.
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William E. Reynolds
City Commission
Gratiot Avenue
Race Bridge
East Superior Street
Grantor Avenue
State Street
Thore
Robinson
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Lott Worthy
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Rodees
Sgt
McLean
East Lansing
SY. Louis Cily
Pill
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Romaine Clark
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