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Newspaper
The Alma Record
Location
Alma, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1918
Page
3
Local items show David in Saginaw on business and other Alma figures in Bay City Detroit and Ithaca for legal or business errands. Theater ads highlight Mary Pickford and Elsie Ferguson films at Idlehour with coming attractions. Community notices cover hospital, church, school events, a birth, military enlistments, plant announcements, and publishing deadlines.
We the undersigned thank friends neighbors and acquaintances for kindness and sympathy in our bereavement at the death of our beloved son and brother. We express gratitude to the minister choir and 1 I C P for offerings and support, and to the fraternal brothers for their comforting ceremony. Mr and Mrs George Sutton Mr and Mrs Casper G Suttay Mr and Mrs Clark Sutter.
East Alma reports Mr Hughes opening a grocery and meat store on Grover Avenue near Rosedale, Edwin Saure becoming City Engineer at Big Rapids and moving his family, plus a series of Eastminister Chapel Ladies Aid meetings with officers elected and plans to meet monthly. The Lincoln banquet at First Presbyterian raises civic and religious aims, and a housing survey of Elmwood Park shows 184 homes with 777 residents, 64 males and 423 females, prompting reflection on school gender balance.
Mrs. Fred Cook is ill while Prient returns to Toledo after a visit. Phillip Hicks arrives from Ferris healthier. Mrs. L. Terpening visits from near Ithaca. Mrs. Nellie Wood of Saginaw visits sister Mrs. William Bowler. Parks and B. Reed of Riverdale transact business. Grace Reedy and daughter Martha visit Lansing friends. Mrs. Grace Cooley returns from a visit near Alma. Mrs. William Connor of Elm Hall cares for her ill mother. Adrian Cleverdon returns from Alma with scarlet fever suspicion. Red Cross benefit nets 12.75. Mrs. Ben Shaffer and mother from New Haven visit Mrs. Py Tucker. Clinton Jones’s U S service exam postponed. Stork brings baby girl to Mr. and Mrs. Earl Shuttleworth of New Haven. Mrs. Gagen of North Street attends funeral of her mother. Emily Gladden, pioneer resident, dies aged 86. survivors include three daughters. Funeral held at F M church. burial in Sumner Cemetery.
East Minister Chapel at Republic and Marquette. Rev. Robert Grier non at 205 Grove Ave. Public worship 10:00 p m with theme Christ or Barabbas Now Barabbas was a Robber , Sabbath school 2:45 p m teaching Jesus Chooses the Twelve, Christian Endeavor 6:00 p m led by Harold Dean, public worship 7:00 p m with theme The Three Beggars That Saved a City. Encourages attendance after a heartening prior service.
Consumer health note suggests periodic headaches with vomiting and pale skin may be relieved by Chamberlain's Tablets for biliousness. Following directions on each package could help prevent attacks.
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