Par-Kar Coach Company Starts Production in St Louis
Par-Kar Coach Company, now based in the Bellstrom factory in St Louis after moving from Detroit, begins production this week with ample orders. A Grand Rapids contract worth 101000 and a 10000 initial payment were announced, six buses due by September 7 and 21 within sixty days, cash basis work, chassis to be completed in a week, and optimism that Alma and St Louis will collaborate to build a successful operation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thy Par-Kar Coach Company
Detroit
Bellstrom
St. Louis
Grand Rapids
Westfall
Alma
Deaths Rise and Births Fall in Michigan Half Year
A Michigan Health Department report for the first six months of 1922 shows 329 more deaths than the same period in 1921 and 5502 births recorded. The death rate remains 11.8 per 1,000 population, the lowest on record, while population growth keeps the rate steady. Deaths January to July totaled 25,181 versus 22,852 the prior year. 43,484 births occurred in the latter half of the year versus 49,476 last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michigan Department of Health
How We Got Our English Bible Lecture at Baptist Church
Rev BE KE Shoutler discusses the history of the English Bible in a Sunday morning lecture at the Baptist church in Loa. He outlines three major manuscripts discovered later: the Alexandrian, the Vatican, and the Sinai, now housed in British Museum, Vatican Library, and Petrograd. All are welcome to attend at 11 a.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
BE. KE. Shoutler
The
Baptist Church
Loa
Old Library
Alexandria
British Museum
London
Vatican
Vatican Library
Rome
St. Petersburg
Petrograd
St Louis Builds New Depot With Tile Brick Walls
The Pore Marquette railroad awards the depot contract to Spence Brothers of Saginaw. Ground is broken for a tile brick depot, 21 by 64 feet, with a large waiting room and basement. City paving and landscaping planned, promising an impressive railroad entrance for St Louis this fall.
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Pore Marquette Railroad
St. Louis
Spence Brothers, Contractors
Saginaw
Main
Clinton
Northern Gratiot County Holds Most Wealth and People
Four northern townships plus Alma and St. Louis hold almost half of the county’s equalized value and about half the population. Alma and St. Louis alone account for roughly 31 percent of value and 31 percent of residents, while Sumner Arcada Emerson Lafayette and others in the middle and southern bands trail in total population and value. The northern block’s wealth and people form a clear majority despite occupying less than half the county’s territory.
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Gratiot County
St. Louis
Alma
Pine River
Bethany Township
Wheeler
Sumner
Arcada
Emerson
Lafayette
New Haven
Newark
North Star
Hamilton
Ithven
North Shade
Fulton
Washington
Elba
St. Lous
Seville
Bethany
Ithaca
Republic gets new finance
Col. Frank E. Smith announces that Mr TH Poppenhusen and Mr M N Buckner report an agreement among Note holders Bankers and other creditors to provide ample working capital for Republic Motor Truck Co Inc Details of capitalization and indebtedness re adjustment are being worked out and will be announced shortly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank E. Smith
Republic Motor Truck Co. Inc
TH. Poppenhusen
Bankers’ Committee
M. N. Buckner
Thelen Family Nominate William Smith Petition
Thelen family farmers from Bengal Dallas and Westphalis townships in Clinton County circulated a petition for Commissioner William M Smith of the State Public Utilities Commission running for Congress in the Eighth District. Sixty one women signed the petition. 15 former Thelen members had signed other petitions before this exclusive effort. The family stressed all signers are Republicans and wholly for Smith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William M. Smith
State Public Utilities Commission
Congress
Clinton County
Thelen
Smith
Thelens
Bengal
Dallas
Westphalis
Old Resident Mrs Baker Dies After Long Illness
Laura Ann Ferguson Baker, longtime Alma resident and wife of James A. Baker, died August 10 after a three year illness ending with a stroke on July 24. Born May 20 1853 in Howell Michigan, she moved with family to Shiawassee County at age five and married in 1875. She leaves husband two sons Claude and Ray a brother two sisters and several grandchildren. Funeral services were held at the family home with Riverside cemetery interment.
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James A. Baker
West Center Street
Laura Ann Ferguson
Howell
Michigan
Shiawassee County
Alma
Baker
Ray
Claude
Frankie
Gary
Indiana
Davenport
Iowa
Charles E. Ferguson
Flushing
Ester White
Bentley
Mary Ferguson
Flint
Gelston
Clisbe
Riverside Cemetery
Esther White
J. M. McPhee
Mra
W. R. Baker
C. le Baker
Margaret
Roy Blue
Many Seek Nomination at Sept Primary for State and County
Five parties will field candidates for September 12 primaries for U S Senator governor lieutenant governor and congressional district seats along with county offices on the ballot Republican and Democrat tickets prevail. Names listed include Townsend Baker Emery Kelley Ferris Groesbeck Joslin Pletcher Balch Cummins Blumenberg Trano ley Crane Host Vincent Lash Lindyatet Reed McKenzie Cunningham Luttenbacher Oberst Locka Seaver Long Williort Thompson Pettit Struble Grover Helman Evoy Colwell Richards Wiles Gallagher Smith Heisler Hutchinson Whitman Brodebeck McCall Mathews Reed Grover Harrod Grover N/A
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Charles E. Townsend
Herbert F. Baker
John G. Emery
Patrick H. Kelley
Walter E. Thompson
Ralph E. Pettit
Fld M. Struble
Joseph Grover
Jacob D. Helman
Sidney A. Evoy
Harriet E. Colwell
C. Earl Richards
Calvin D. Wiles
Carl Gallagher
Belle J. Price
Frank H. Howes
J.D. Smith
Register of Deeds
C. Merle Heisler
Wiliam L. Hutchinson
George M. Whitman
Sara P. Brodebeck
Romaine Clark
John T. Mathews
Ray McCall
Erva BR
Laycock Luther Carter
Frank M. Cox
George Reed
Bert E. Hall
Will K. Ludwig
Joseph Harrod
Frank N. Grover
Moore Injured When Automobiles Collide
Floyd Moore of this city was badly hurt Friday morning when his automobile and another car collided on Superior street while he was on his way to work. Hugh Wishmire, driving north from Alma, did not notice Moore's car until the near collision. Both drivers braked, the wet street caused skidding, and Moore was thrown from the car as his steering wheel grip broke.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Floyd Moore
Superior Street
Moore
Hugh Wishmire
Alma
Howev Ind
the Eee
Golden Wedding Anniversary Recalls Fifty Married Years
Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Davis of 682 Gratiot avenue celebrate their fiftieth wedding anniversary. Married August 15, 1872 in Charlotte Michigan, they began life in Eaton Rapids, later moving to Alma in 1884 where they have resided. They had two sons, William Aaron and Edward Oscar. Edward died in infancy. They quoted a verse by D. Faunce and reflected on a life of sunshine with the memory of their late son. Ad ends with a wood sale advertisement from Rudeck & Duncan.
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A. C. Davis
Gratiot Avenue
Charlotte
Mich
Eaton Rapids
William Aaron
Edward Oscar
Lansing
Albert
Alma
Mrs. Davis
D. Faunce
Electrocution at Alma: Merritt Miller dies after line work
Merritt Miller of Central Michigan Light & Power was electrocuted Wednesday afternoon while installing a transformer on a pole for Continental Utilities Co in Alma. Doctors attempted to revive him with a pul motor but failed. He was the son of Mr and Mrs J W Miller of west Alma and a graduate of Alma High School. The funeral is set for Saturday with services at 2 PM in the Methodist Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merritt Miller
Central Michigan Light & Power Company
Continental Utilities Co
Holcomb
Alma Company
Miller
J. W. Miller
Alma High School
Alma
Methodis Church
Alma Record Free Trial Notice to Readers
The Alma Record announces a five week free distribution to Alma and nearby residents to showcase its home town and family newspaper content. It invites readers to sample editorials on community issues and notices special weekly advertising opportunities, offering a low cost plan and a thirty day settlement option.
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Alma Record
Alma
Order Blank for One-Year Alma Record Subscription
A handwritten order blank requests a one year subscription to The Alma Record with the promise to pay one dollar and fifty cents on or before October 1, 1922. The signer provides a name and indicates payment timing.
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Alma Record
Pleasing Program Opens Alma Chautauqua With Brough Speech
The 1922 Redpath Chautauqua opened in Alma for its eleventh annual visit. Gov. Charles H. Brough spoke on America's leadership and service, praising progress across government, education, arts, and religion, after a Collegian Male Quartet opening act. Superintendent William Wright led the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Redpath Chautauqua
Alma
William Wright
Alma Chautauqua
Collegian
Chas. H. Brough
Wright
National Debating Society
National Good Roads Association
Wilson
United States
Charles H. Brough
Arkansas
America
Gladstone
Bryce
City finds best well adds to pure supply for years
The city’s deepest well, sunk to over 500 feet, now yields about 100 gallons initially and, after dynamiting the bottom with 150 pounds of dynamite, pumps over 200 gallons per minute. The new action greatly boosts daily output, while other wells remain largely unaffected. Special this week 400
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William E. Reynolds
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Par-Kar Coach Company
Pra
Bad Boy
We Strand Theatre
Charles W. Benner
Peck
George W. Peck
Milwaukee
Wright Park
East Superior Christian Church
Rock Lake
Republic
Col
William Smith
J. A. Baker
Rudeck & Duncan
Saugatuck
Union Services
J. M. Horton
Shoufler
Fred Fadden
Frank Smith
Alexander Anderson
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