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Newspaper
The Alma Record
Location
Alma, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1921
Page
6
Clare residents push a city library plan via the Clare Study Club and Good Literature Club collaboration. A. J. Doherty offers a hotel linked library with building rent free and clubs cover light heat and furniture. Plans target occupancy as soon as possible.
Mrs. Frances A Burns spoke to Tascola county Ladies of the Macabees at Caro for the silver anniversary of her election. She urged women to bake their own bread to lower prices, noting ham costs from 24 cents in Chicago to 50 to 55 cents in Caro. The celebration at Masonic Hall featured silver trimmings, a potluck, and awards including a silver fruit dish for the great commander and a silver dish for the deputy commander. Initiatory work saw 47 candidates receive the degree.
The 1921 Maroon and Cream yearbook is nearly finished and at the printer. The staff promises a record of the 1020 21 college year with notable original features including cartoons and illustrations. Juniors dub it The Pine Issue and hope every student and many alumni secure a copy, with The Record office printing a high grade annual.
Ithaca notes recount a Winton Memorial Class party and luck supper hosted by Mr. and Mrs. D. Weaver on a southeast area farm. Rev William Roberts and John T Math lead the Sunday school. Local social visits include Methodist Ladies Aid at a farm, Miss Bennett and Mrs Rowe visiting E D Reed, and various regional kinfolk visits from Alma Lansing Bay City Gaylord and nearby towns.
Miss Mabel Whiton and Carl Stewart of Lansing visited Ithaca friends Sunday. William Scattergood 76 was buried in Ithaca after dying at Petoskey with services led by Rev. Slaybaugh. Mrs Scattergood and children accompanied the body. Orlo Roberts visits relatives in Ypsilanti and Detroit. Anna Boran leaves Dowagine for a position in Dowagine. Mrs Bird Tucker in East Center Street is reported very low. Gratiot Red Cross seeks a public health nurse. Miss Mannah Ackerman assumes duties August 1. Vera Sackett visited Nina Sackett in Ypsilanti for the May festival. Rebecca Swift of Rose City visiting Ithaca relatives. Jay Braver spent a day at work in Ithaca. Alex McArthur family spent weekend with Mrs EBJ Warren in St Johns. Attie Dean entertained at the Methodist church by the choir. Dean, daughter of Dr RG Dean, taught at Ithaca schools and will tour California after graduation. Mr and Mrs John Davis of Muskegon were in Ithaca on business.
A number of Sir Knights from the Ithaca Commandery attended a conclave held in Latwing on Tuesday. Several residents and visitors travel for family visits and funerals. Memorial services were held Sunday at the Methodist church with Reverend Dewey delivering the sermon, and many GAR and Relief Corps members attended.
A new Arch Preserver line for men debuts in our shoe department on State Street with varied widths and styles. The manufacturer’s claim and expert orthopedic input support its anatomically right design, promising a firm tread base and better fit to keep men “fit” and efficient.
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