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Newspaper
The Alma Record
Location
Alma, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1914
Page
4
The Chicago Herald urges citizens to stay calm as war looms, praising current US strength and neutrality. It warns against upheaval, calls for steady leadership, and advises maintaining stable economic and foreign policies while signaling readiness to respond to threats.
Friends in the primary campaign cite years as township treasurer and service on the Board of Supervisors as evidence of Mr Case’s familiarity with county matters. They add he is an excellent penman and a good bookkeeper.
B L Case of Emerson Township born in Lorain County Ohio 1872 moved to Michigan 1888 settled in Emerson Township Gra tiot County. He helped clear his farm and rose to be one of the township's best. Elected township supervisor 1901 and re elected 1902 1908 and again in 1910. Served as board airman 1912, two terms township clerk two more. Twenty six men laid off from Libby McNeill Libby job. Henry Soule reports progress. Mrs Ruddeck and Miss McMartin attend Cleveland style show. E K Mohr of Chicago spoke at Sunday school convention. Ida Cooper resigns as head nurse Brainerd's hospital.
A public notice from Wilbur B Ennis announces his candidacy for the Republican nomination for Gratiot County sheriff in the upcoming primary on August 25. Ennis, who has served one term, states he has faithfully discharged duties and seeks re election.
An advertisement for the Gratiot County Sunday School Excursion to Whitmore Lake on Wednesday August 19 was circulated countywide by a four-branch committee. Messrs Wright Parker and Cummings visited Middleton Perrinton Ashley North Star Pompeii while Brownlow Weese reached Emerson township Rathbone Beebe Wheeler Breckenridge Putman Eckert Forest Hill Elwell Riverdale Elm Hall Sumner. Round trip fare is $1.60 for adults and children.
Mr and Mrs Roy Barnhart and two children along with Mrs John Dougherty and son of Cadillac visit H B Stuckey and family. Ralph Yonker and Mrs Yonker with his younger brother in Alma. Yonker stays with Prof A P Cook while his mother and brother stay with Mrs John Murphy. Rev C L Beebe presides over a graveside service at St Johns cemetery. Miss Axie Langdon injured eye at Brown's Bazaar. nail hit while opening a pail of vandy. Architect E M Wood drafts plans for St Pauls Reed City church and parsonage remodeling at about 10 000. President Snyder and family guests of Dr T C Blaisdell. Snyder moving from M A C soon. Local Ithaca items recount accidents, injuries, a fire at Farmer Gleaner Elevator, social gatherings, and travel notes including W E Baker at a photographers convention and Joseph Kennedy taking Carson City pastorate.
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