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Newspaper
The Alma Record
Location
Alma, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1919
Page
8
For sale we bought breeding roosters and other poultry stock to improve your yard. Also notices about radiator repairs and banking visit schedules. Local news covers astronomer Paul Delavan and Alma area Parent Teachers meeting with program details and fundraising notes.
A wartime style note urges sending cards and packages early due to coal strikes. Historic train cancellations and postal congestion threaten late arrivals. Clerks will be overwhelmed as mail trains carry heavy sacks, making early mailing essential to ensure delivery.
The Alma Womens Club Art Club and Civic Improvement League urge Christmas gifts to the library book fund. They note the need for children’s books to provide pleasure year round, aiding in shaping youths’ paths, with donation boxes in drug stores and banks for Alma children.
Chief Oscar Wibber and his force report a busy eleven months with 63 state law arrests and 57 city ordinance arrests totaling 120, plus 7 investigations settled without warrants. Curfew violations totaled 1. Fees and fines remitted to city total $406.46 and $95.50 to the county. Stolen money and property recovered in eleven months totaled $2,194.03 and returned to owners.
City officials appear poised to vote next Tuesday on a proposed ordinance to regulate and police public dance halls. The Civic Improvement league pushed the measure following Ora Lo Smith of Ithaca's remarks to the Gratiot county prosecuting attorney. The report notes strong local interest and debate over licensing, hours, and conduct.
Alma College prepares for a home opener against Bay City. Coach Wood may rotate many prospects as Captain Tebo is sidelined for a month and Anderson is likely out for the season. The game is treated as a practice run with selections contingent on health and form. Return games with Howell and Ithaca are planned along with additional Midland and Mt. Pleasant dates.
The Alma high school basketball team, coached by Mullin, announced a nine game schedule with potential additions to reach a dozen contests. New and strong opponents like Howell and Midland will test the Orange and Buick, while familiar rivals Owosso Thaca Greenville and Arthur Hill of Saginaw are slated to return. Six veterans and a large group of new players vie for spots as preparations continue.
Notice to ALJ and the public that Alma City Commission will hear objections on December 16 at 6 pm in City Hall regarding vacating the west 16 feet of Bridge Street from Michigan Avenue to Pine River for a proposed Republic Motor Truck Company railroad spur. If unused, the vacated strip reverts to Alma. compensation and legal notices follow under city charter provisions.
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