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Newspaper

The Alma Record

Location

Alma, Michigan, United States of America

Date

Aug 27, 1914

Page

5

Local Happenings Storied in Alma and Nearby

A roundup of visits and travel shows residents and guests from St Louis Detroit Bay City Flint Lansing Madison Madison, Glen Crisp, J F Jackson, Helen Nicholson, Cora Dunlap, and others visiting Alma or returning from trips to Saginaw Detroit Bay City Flint Madison and Bay City. Notable mentions include flying storm door at Luchini Bros and various weekend stays.

F. R. Orwig St. Louis Walter Vliet Stan Brown Ithaca Alma T. A. Robinson Shepherd William Smith M. McIntosh Crystal Ray Allen William Allen Flint Bert Kemp Charles Lewis Detroit James Klein Cora Dunlap H. F. Allman Clarence Ray Belding Glen Crisp Madison Wis A. R. Grabowsky Bay City R. V. Lott J. L. Gould Frank Gray Joe Ely Helen Nicholson George Watson al Mann Greenville Ohio Luchini Bros J. F. Jackson Bass Lake C. A. Sawkins Joseph Florence Spencer Manley Stevens A. R. Kappe D. L. Johnson Charles Murphy Jennie Quick Fuller Quick Elwell Ben Mindell Marion Chick Lansing H. Buttey Jackson P. W. Creaser Vestaburg Fred Grover Saginaw Ellen Peach Will Fields June Shepherd Conroy Williams Gladys Peters Near St. Louis O. R. Shaffner Milwaukee A. H. Lowry Mable Martin Louis Everdeen Toledo Carol Hyde Addison College Friends Elwin Follette Sheriden Loyd Thomas Miss Helen ' Queen Ralph Chisholm Ward Hodge Breckenridge Earl Jakeway E. Helen Tann Lewis Smart Thelma Callahan Edmore Gertrude Benedict Edward Gray Grand Rapids C. F. Brown Bessie Burns Alpena Mary Wynne Della Davis Grand Lodge Lois Fraker Frank Richeson John Christman Perry Henry Catherine Shellhaas Lena Murphy Jake Helman Gratiot County State Board of Equalization R. S. Hamilton Langsburg Fred Slater H. Dutt Verne van Deusen Vern Gray McBane J. M. Montigel Romaine Clark Florence Strong Fred Delavan Bear Lake Port Office Earl Leight G. W. Carter James Ter Sears James Brady John Campbell Superior W. H. Gallagher Vaudette Alma College Mr. Gallagher Frank Jeffries Floyd Lake Leroy Gosett Beverly McCarty Buick John Dney Leroy Whitman Nase Steereman Iin Whitman Alee Pol Ag D. Brackett M. J. McPhee W. l. McPhee Hemlock A. B. Porter Porter Grand Haven Gilbert Earl W. A. Wood Belle Fenton B. A McCloy Fairgrove Wilburn Henry Wenzel Sonia Walter Vogt Bissfield Verne Rogers Elmira Will McIntosh Kalamazoo

Footnote of Alma Falls into a Sea of Visitors and Local Happenings

Alma notes a parade of visitors and residents traveling to towns like Battle Creek Seattle and Lansing. Carloads from St. Louis pass through, local hires and school events are recorded, and many remain with Alma friends and relatives. A large crowd gathers for social calls, sporting notes, and civic league meetings as known residents add to autumn plans.

Phern Russell Gray and Gray's Grand Ledge J. W. Glass Battle Creek Fred. E. H. Weese H. Smith P. M. Smith C. H. Hoagland Alma St. Louis W. S. Humphreys Seattle Washington Helen Losey Lucy Oswald Wheeler Myron Sherman George Lewis Breckenridge

Local notes from Alma and nearby towns show visits and events

Residents travel to Clare Owosso Mt. Pleasant and Detroit for visits and business. Social happenings include church meetings and garden club gatherings. A fire extinguisher demo occurs at Woodworth and Superior. The Fourth ward adds and removes voters. Scouts backpack to Bass Lake. various youths attend camp meetings and visits. A dynamo in Alma Grain and Lumber Co. is replaced after lightning damage.

W. Caple Clare Slater’s Haberdashery Helen Hoak Mt. Pleasant Viola Baker Katherine Davis Vera Shellington William A. Bahike Owosso Bradford Carter Grass Lake Alma Ernest Wonders Elwell John Morrell Grand Lodge Fred Poole Clara Nellie Hodgins Edna Nummer Grand Rapids Lee Mildred McConkey Charlotte Hamilton Ithaca B. Osborn Edith Riverdale W. H. Snell Elwilda Peet Orpha Dyer Clifford Vandercarr Detroit Breckenridge Woodworth and Superior Streets Garden Club Blaisdell Malcolm McLaren St. Louis Ruby Powlis Elmer Mann Pearl Edgar Harry Hunt Don Farraugh Jbmmer Shellington

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