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Newspaper
The Alma Record
Location
Alma, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1921
Page
6
Alma readers catch a flurry of town news including visitors noted from Crystal Lake and Wheeler, local doctors and professors visiting relatives, and cottage trips to Harrison. Mentions of street and church happenings, a police protection petition, and Chautauqua attendance by area families reflect a bustling summer in Alma with community leaders and families tied to nearby towns.
Mr and Mrs Eugene Arnold of Maryquette street travel to southern state friends while Arthur McIntyre of Detroit visits relatives on Michigan avenue and studies for the bar in Detroit. The McIntyre family camps at Rock Like near Morrison and Arthur joins them there as they travel and seek new potatoes with no sales found after a 300 mile trip.
The article explains why small tender beets and carrots are stored in the cellar for winter use. Benefits include better flavor, reduction of waste by saving thinning-row vegetables, readiness for quick meals, and extended usefulness into spring. It describes cold pack canning with proper prep including trimming stems, blanching five minutes, filling jars, and processing in a water bath for about one and a half hours.
We thank friends and neighbors for expressions of sympathy and floral tributes at the homecoming and burial of our dear husband and brother Sergi Harry J. Leonard. We are grateful to the Master, the American Legion, the Ladies Auxiliary of the American Legion, and the Red Arrow Club of Flint for their flowers. Mr. and Mrs. F. A. Leonard and son.
Past few months the garbage collection has not been satisfactorily cared for. A new collector has taken over and will endeavor to improve service. If a property is missed, call 776 Black for prompt attention. The collector will visit residents twice weekly and will call on request. Keep garbage free of poison and broken glass.
Frayed social notes record Mr and Mrs Frank Barnes hosting visitors near Alma, Niagara Falls trips, Michigan National Guard encampment attendance, garage remodeling assistance, and funerals. Geraldine Van Horn visiting Sag inaw. several moves and visits among local families. A baby, Lodema Robart, was born July 24 in Vestaburg and died August 6. funeral held at home with interment Ferris Cemetery. Franklin J Tanner conducted services. Herman Smith sustained hand injuries at work. Missionary Society met in Rock Lake Assembly. social pot luck followed.
Bank officials report improved business activity with July daily clearances averaging $16,439.22, a slight rise from June. In the first week of August the bank recorded an average daily clearance of $24,274.86, marking a strong uptick over July.
Mr Vaughan Parmer recounts buying pedigree seed corn sent away and stored in a rope hung contraption where rats ate it all. He notes five died after exposure and mentions RAT-SNAP as the remedy. The ad promises three sizes and a $145 sale price guaranteed by C R Murphy and Winslow Bros Drug Stores.
Harvey Humphrey and family of Portland spent Sunday at camp meeting and visiting friends. Me and Mrs Ney Jones and children of Palo spent Sunday at the H T McWilliams home. Mr and Mrs John Noll of Detroit visit their summer home on the farm. Miss Rudy Jason returns from Mt Mleaxant Normal to teach Callahan school this year. Mr and Mrs Wm Gager and children at R W H Bell home in Callahan district. Community Betterment Club August meeting at Woodland Park Ithaca. Miss Golda Wood spent past week near Ithaca visiting sister.
A reflective fragment contemplates beauty in sunsets and Hawthorne, noting that gifts of nature fade from perception as people ignore them. The lines compare beauty to good companions and comment on human attention, citing Stevenson as a touchstone.
The Grange Rally at Woodland Park Ithaca on Wednesday August 7 drew strong attendance. Speakers including Bramble Clayton Cook Stockman and state Grange members addressed farming topics such as marketing insurance and the grange machine. Ithaca band delivered musical numbers as members recited songs and listened to speeches by A B Cook Dora Stockman H Bramble F M Stockman Mark Arthur and Clayton Cook with Clinton Pomona Grange and Farm Bureau ties noted.
A list of residents and property owners is notified that the special assessment roll for Special Sewer District 1 for 1921, covering the South State Street sewer from Hillcrest Street, is on file for public inspection. The City Commission and Board of Special Assessors will meet August 8 at 8 p.m. to review the roll and hear interested parties. Francis C. Hayward, City Clerk.
The piece argues Adrian and Alma colleges boost city appeal through homegrown higher education and strong athletic programs. It notes Alma’s history as an athletic force, recent coaching hire Roy Campbell, and the need for public support to sustain successful teams and their advertising impact.
The piece notes Alma College aims to build a championship team under coach Roy Campbell after two loan years in athletics. It highlights Campbell’s reputation for developing athletes and the hope for public cooperation to improve higher education locally, with endowment funds promising to enhance the college’s offerings for nearby residents.
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