Alma College to Begin Memorial Gymnasium in Sept 1922
At Alma College midyear board meeting Detroit, trustees instructed the building committee to start work on a memorial gymnasium auditorium, targeting a September 1922 completion. The project awaits funds after only 8410 of 110,000 from the county endowment campaign was secured.
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Board of Trustees
Alma College
Ald
Detroit
Memorial Gymnasium
Cedar Avenue
General Education Board
Rockefeller Foundation
A. G. Studer
Elmer A. Lyman
Crooks
Barkley
Minot Morgan
Brooke
Randel
Hamilton
Alma
J. A. Barkley
Francis King
Clarence B. Chatfield
A. P. Cook
Crooks Elected as Union Head at Presbyterian College Union
H. M. Crooks of Alma College was elected president of the Presbyterian College Union at a recent meeting. The union, a national body of Presbyterian colleges, includes about forty member institutions and governs optional duties for member colleges.
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Crooks
Alma Prexy
Union OF Presbyterian Colleges
Pres. H. M. Crooks
Alma College
Presbyterian College Union
Presbyterian Colleges
Take Over the St Louis Road by Gratiot County
Gratiot County Road Commissioners voted last week to take over two miles of road from the Pere Marquette crossing in St. Louis south to the trunk line where Meld turns west into Alma. The stretch links Ithaca and St. Louis and will shift maintenance and part of the road’s cost to the county under the new system.
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Gratiot County Road Commissioners
St. Louis
Alma
Ithaca
County Road Commission
Harvard study shows low department store profits in 1920
Harvard University Business Research Bureau reports that 305 department stores in 1920 averaged 18 percent net profit after expenses. Aggregate sales reached 535 million dollars with expenses near 25.9 percent and gross profit at 27.8 percent, leaving a net 1.5 percent. Stores ranged from 71 thousand to 29 million in net sales. D W Robinson of this city reported among the firms.
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Business Research Bureau
Harvard University
Canada
Hawaii
D. W. Robinson
Cal
Harvard Bureau of Business Research
Examination Set For February 14
Ezra L. Smith has been named acting postmaster, relieving Vincent P. Cash who resigned December 31 after seven years. Smith, formerly assistant postmaster, is tied to several local firms and remains a resident of Alma. An examination for second class postmaster is set for February 14, with a successor likely after that date.
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Ezra L. Smith
Vincent P. Cash
Cash
KE. L. Smith
C. F. Brown
W. P. Cash
Republic Motor Truck Company Inc
Smith
Republic
Ruggles Motor Track Company
Saginaw
Alma
Calp Spoke at Noon Luncheon on 1922 business outlook
Glen Crisp, Inc. comptroller, urged prudent purchasing in 1922 as prices fall, noting farmers earn less for their products than inputs cost. He cited easing markets, lower loan rates to 4 14 percent, and that success hinges on management ideas quality and price. Rhodes Gerber Murphy echoed Crisp and urged restoring buying confidence. John Hunter visited Alma College, introduced by Calkins. D L Johnson presided.
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Glen Crisp
Republic Motor Truck Company Inc
G. Rhodes
Harry Gerber
R. Murphy
Crisp
John Hunter
Newberry
Alma College
C. V. Calkins
D. L. Johnson
Weekly Editors to Hold Winter Meet in Michigan
Publishers of Michigan weekly newspapers will gather at Michigan Agricultural College for an informal conference on January 20 and 21. Secretary 5 R Wilson of Saline calls the meeting, noting it is not an official gathering of the Michigan Press and Printers Association. Editors from across the state will discuss shop talk as the day’s focus. A February 14 1922 open competitive examination will fill Alma postmaster vacancy. This exam is not Civil Service and follows an Executive Order issued May 10 1921 revised July 27 1921. Applicants may obtain forms at the post office or from the Civil Service Commission.
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Michigan
Michigan Agricultural College
5. R. Wilson
Saline
Weekly Press Division
Michigan Press and Printers Association
Jan
Alma
Civil Service Act
Post Office
Civil Service Commission
Peace Dollar Begins Circulation Across Nation
The Peace dollar, a new silver coin commemorating the Arlington Conference in Washington, has been placed into circulation after several hundred thousand were shipped to Federal Reserve banks. Designed with Liberty on one side and a dove on a mountain with an olive branch on the other, it marks the first design change since 1878 and will total 150 million coins, half dated 1921. The first coin was sent by special messenger to President Harding.
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Federal Reserve Banks
Federal Mint
Philadelphia
Washinton
Liberty
Harding
Good Roads Backed by Gratiot Supervisors Yet No Bond Action
Gratiot County Supervisors in Ithaca last week avoided submitting a road bond issue, noting lack of power to levy a tax and the need for a method that minimizes tax impact. They approved a resolution favoring good roads and expect a plan to secure Gratiot's share on trunk line work before the new board takes power.
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Gratiot County Board of Supervisors
Ithaca
Cook
Gratiot
Hor
Stock Men Back Wool Protection At Michigan Meet
Members of the Michigan Livestock Breeders and Feeders Association urged tariff protection for wool and sugar to boost Michigan production. At the 32nd annual meeting January 11 and 12 at Michigan Agricultural College more than 500 men attended. Officers elected for 1922 include President H. H. Halladay and Governor Frank O. Lowden and Governor Alex J. Groesbeck as headliners. Died Wednesday Mrs. Charles Clark of Farwell, wintering with her daughter Mrs. William Hayward in this city after a short illness. Funeral arrangements set for Farwell burial. Typewriter second sheets for sale at the Record office.
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Michigan
Michigan Livestock Breeders and Feeders Association
Michigan Agricultural College
General Association
H. H. Halladay
Lansing
Tacob
College Livestock Pavilion
Frank O. Lowden
Illinois
American Holstein-Friedian Association
Alex J. Groesbeck
Charles Clark
Farwell
William Hayward
Hayward
Alma Mourns Three Local Notables In Week
Three longtime Alma residents Dr E B A Bagley Mrs U E Renner and Charles E Pettyjohn died within days. Dr Bagley died suddenly in Washington state leaving a daughter Mrs Shiner and a son in Oklahoma. Services set for Friday at the Presbyterian church with Acacia Lodge oversight. Mrs Renner, age 60, passed at home after illness. funeral Wednesday at the Methodist church with burial at Riverside. Pettyjohn, a 30 year Alma resident, died at home on Rockingham Ave. he helped start Alma’s rural free delivery and is survived by wife Mary and four children. Funeral held at the M E church with burial Riverside. Saturday ad notes sale of women’s pumps up to $1000 per pair for $11.5 at D W Robinson’s.
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BK. A. Bagley
Edgar A. Bagley
Hy City
Wernychee
Washington
Bie Dauieitey
John Shiner
Sul
Bie Iae
Okmulgve
Okla
Rs. Ueakenmer
F. Renner
West Center Street
Harriet Mlizabeth Biesell
Thomasiesell
Toledo
Ontario
Jelond
Michigan
Christopher Fr. Renner
Redether
Gratiot County
Alma
Alman
Methodist Episcopal Ehve
Duffy
Hebekahs
Charles BE. Pettyjohn
Charles E. Pettyjohn
Thie City
Rockingham Avenue
Charles Exar Pettydohin Wee
Carson Pierce Scott Conmariy
Champaign
Winoid
Cay
Aly
Chet
Pettyjohn
J. A. Bartley Grocery
Merked Mere
Mary J. Pettyjohn
E. Pettyjohn
Elmer
Kalamance
Clarence
Alow
Verne Morgan
Flint
Helen
Duffey
M. E. Church
Riverside Cemetery
Senator Newberry Vindicated by Senate Vote in Michigan
After a long battle amid political turmoil and court inquiries, the Michigan Senate upheld Newberry's entitlement to his seat. The decisive vote, following weeks of quiet, ends the partisan standoff sparked by wartime controversy and coalitions formed around the felled candidate Henry Ford. The article asserts Newberry’s vindication reflects the people’s integrity.
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Uae
Senate
Hus
United States Senate
Art Aly
Mich
Newburry
County Law Supports Funds for Indigent Burials
The county board faces debate over funding indigent burials under Act 142 Public Acts of Michigan. Records show bodies must go to an undertaker within 30 hours, and then to a designated medical school or facility for burial, with relatives retaining rights to claim remains. The Record believes modest county funding could cover annual indigent burial costs, estimating about eight cases yearly and total yearly expenses under 1,000 dollars.
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Toreldl
Gritet County Board of
Bowrvlars
Michigan
Artole
Unieger Meslien
Detroit
Eiool
Elaine Heery
Mt Lesist
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