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Newspaper

The Alma Record

Location

Alma, Michigan, United States of America

Date

Feb 27, 1919

Page

6

Alma area notes busy with meetings and visits

Local items report Doc Harmon in Saginaw on business George Mailer in Chicago and Stewart Taylor visiting Detroit Ezra L Smith in Ithaca for legal matters and a variety of club gatherings. Church events include St Johns vestrymen social and Royal Temple No 16 Pythian Sisters meeting. The Brown family funeral in Lansing marks influenza linked death at seventy.

Harmon Avas Saginaw George Mailer Chicago Stewart Taylor Detroit Ezra L. Smith Ithaca Iday Sluyter Osteopathic State Savings Bank Alma Sttf Thimble Club Cora Lewis South Court Street J. W. Blakely St. Alma Presbyterian Ladies’ Aid Society Lloyd Ellison A. F. Clark of Suling Ella Clark Royal Temple No. 16 Pythian Sisters K. of PL Hall Raum St. Louis Board of Trade Alma Unit Red Crony Polluxky Black March U. E Masonic Temple Weper le Luxe Ady Joseph Robe Newark Ohio M. McLaren West Center Street Alma Woman's Club Civic Improvement League Alma Arts Club Prospect Avenue State Federation of Women’s Clubs Frances Willard Union E. C. Crandell Woodworth Ave Duffy Caris Gilner Brown Lansing Henry J. Brown White Cloud Bright Lee H James Jay Dewitt

Merger Approved Between Union and Michigan State Telco

Government approval received for the Union Telephone Company to acquire eleven exchanges from the Michigan State Telephone Company with fourteen duplicate exchanges to be eliminated. Union will pay Belt interests 125000. Contract allows cancellation if subscribers do not approve rate adjustments by the railroad commission. The petition for higher rates faces likely favorable review.

Union Telephone Company Michigan State Telephone Company Union Company Wen Belt Ingreer Railroad Commission

New Era Presbyterian Movement Aims Global Reform

Reverend Grierson, Rev Gelston and others report from Detroit on the Presbyterian New Era Movement. The program envisions united action of 1,641,745 communicants to aid war zones, returning soldiers, and expanded education, benevolence, and mission work, totaling potentially 13 million this year and 75 million in five years. It emphasizes spiritual renewal, community betterment, and a worldwide church crusade under Christ.

Gelston Grierson Crooks Sheldon Alma Michigan Detroit Presbyterian New Era Movement United States New Era America

Women in Politics on State Tickets Gain Momentum

Republicans and Democrats nominate women for state and county tickets. Women serve on the State Central Committee and county organizations. The piece notes swift adaptation by men at conventions and suggests growing male acceptance of women in leadership roles in Michigan politics.

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Local Family Notices of Living Arrangements and Visits

AL LaVoy and family spend time with son Claude near Harrison. Mrs Martin returns from McBrides. Lloyd Ayers works in Lima for a short period. Jennie Blair visits friend Mew Pringle in McBrides. G W Andrews and family visit Williamston Sunday. Wm Sherman, wife, and Mrs Chas Smith with Lydia visit Alma. Theo Reed and wife of Alma weekending with friends in town. Mrs Mattie Boyle of Durand visits uncle Harry Conner and wife.

AL. LaVoy Claude Harrison Martin McBrides Lloyd Ayers Lima Ohio Jennie Blair Mew Pringle G. W. Andrews Williamston Wm. Sherman Chas Smith Lydia Alma Theo Reed Mattie Boyle Durand Harry Conner

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