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Newspaper
The Alma Record
Location
Alma, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1918
Page
2
Local notes report Alma and area residents visiting kin, weddings, and illness. The piece laments a harsh winter with multiple deaths, church attendance urged, and community efforts to keep Elwell safe amid fears of crime. A quiet marriage near Saginaw is noted, along with several social visits and a newborn daughter.
Riverdale column reports several family and social visits including Mims Treva Welsh recovering from appendicitis, Mr and Mrs Alanson Harrison visiting Sumner Center, and Clair Reid and Delbert Hicks guests of Elm Hall residents. It notes a piano player and a roller skating event next Saturday, births and guests from Akron to Alma, and multiple trips to Saginaw and Alma for illnesses and exams. Also mentions revival meetings at the M B church and local sports event results.
Our Own Correspondent reports Vestaburg activities including Ferris Center Cemetery association meeting at Mrs. Wm Wilson home for officer elections, Red Cross work, and club updates. Several residents travel to Alma Detroit Grand Rapids Ithaca and Toledo for family matters health and visits while local ministers and gospel team practice draw interest.
Mrs Maggie Hopkins was called to St Louis on Monday for her son's wife illness. A ten pound baby girl arrived on Tuesday named Beulah. Mother and child are doing nicely. Several people will be baptized at the church Sunday evening. A grand sermon is promised for next Sunday services and everyone should attend.
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