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Newspaper
The Alma Record
Location
Alma, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1920
Page
5
Items from neighboring villages compiled by our staff of special correspondents continue to provide weekly updates on local events. The column highlights community notices, forthcoming gatherings, and small-town happenings across the region.
Ithaca notes report Mrs Carleton and B Chambers visiting family in St Louis and Libby Montana relatives assisting with estate matters. Local obituaries, church events, school plays, travels, and social visits include the Caesar class Latin play at Haewigh school directed by Mrs Conant, a Masonry reception for John Sinclair, and numerous visits among residents of Ithaca and nearby towns in Gratiot County.
A series of brief social items from Mt. Pleasant and North Star events includes a class initiation at I. O. 1. B. last Tuesday, the Mt. Pleasant team present, and a Macahew meeting attended by Mesdames Chas and Marlie Shne luff Tubbs Rice Baker Geo Dal rymple Mallory and Bulley in North Star. Relatives visited, spouses shared suppers, and several families hosted or visited over the past week including Harold Neville, Curt Ramine, the Sherd Ramine home, Arthur Ringle, Jay Charter and Elsie, and Steve Fletcher of Saginaw. Ruth Keller and Theo Ane bury returned from Chicago area for their grandfather Mr. Keller’s funeral. Mrs Frank Baker spent Wednesday in Alma while Chas Langworthy and Ed Leonard enjoy a few days at Houghton.
Mr and Mrs Jamey Fisher hosted Saturday near Sumner with Harry Fisher. Numerous locals, including Mrs S Martin and Mrs W Stevenson, traveled to Alma and Houghton Lake for visits and fishing trips. Several families from Alma, Owosso, Grand Rapids, and Detroit were listed as guests or visitors, with multiple weekend and weekday visits described.
An old advertisement tells of a woman Mrs Hannan who lashed at losing her setting hen. The copy promotes RAT-SNAP rat poison with a promise of quick results and a money back guarantee from EL Clapp and C Murphy.
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