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Newspaper
The Alma Record
Location
Alma, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1913
Page
5
A comparison of property sales methods notes that classified want ads reach buyers quickly, while agents handle many listings to distribute effort. It highlights that want ads often locate buyers in days, potentially offering a faster, direct route than commission-based agent services.
Probate notices in Gratiot County announce hearings on wills for the estates of Kilie Majority and Hannah Cole Mat. Petitions seek probate and administration, with public notices to be published in the Alta Record for three successive weeks prior to hearings. Judges Potts and Palmer oversee the cases in Ithaca and Shach villages.
Elm Hall and nearby communities report visits from Mrs Dell Moss of Detroit and relatives, camp meeting set for next week, students returning from Ann Arbor, and multiple hometown trips. Local friendships, dances, and church events fill the week with ball games, weddings, and funerals shaping a busy social calendar.
The Ben Greet Players, a troupe of thirteen led by Ben Greet renowned for Shakespearean and English comedies, will perform The Comedy of Errors. They tour nationally under Redpath management and have long presented Elizabethan drama to wide audiences.
In town the first of the week Mr and Mrs A F Hater and Laughter Gretchen visited her party in Shepherd Sunday Hazel Wilk of Saginaw visited her parents over Sunday. Mere Andrew Snider and children, who have been in Detroit the past week, returned home Saturday.
Alma residents report Alma Snell spending the latter week in Seville while ill. Mrs Mallory is very low and others visit. Rain benefits farmers. Local business, fishing, and beets crowd the week with several Elwell and Seville calls.
The Pine Stump Dodgers enjoyed a successful ice cream social at A Millers with coed waiters showing skill and winning prizes. The event featured a fish pond amusement, and attendees included Mrs Hertha Erskin and Mr and Mrs Fo Abbott among others.
J Helman of Alma was in town on business Saturday Elwin Evey spent Sunday in Belding Hiram Nelson of Alma visited his sister Mrs William Fowler The church evening program featured a solo by Mrs Ivan Joseph Sid Evey visited in Belding Saturday and Sunday Bernard Graham visits grandparents Charles Mulford Clifford Gee wife and Frances of Elwell visited Sunday Mr and Mrs Vern Stoffs have another boy born June 20 The transstate interurban line delegation from Muskegon to Saginaw arrived Monday with eleven autos in line M E Sanford from Cedar Springs and Ithaca joined the group The Sumner business men push for the road and attended the Ithaca meeting
Breckenridge residents led by Verry Eldridge and families together with several local women plan a ten day outing at Crystal. There will be no special Fourth of July events in Breckenridge, but a morning ball game and an afternoon race matinee are expected. A freight mishap delayed the flyer toward Grand Rapids. Post’s Tomes team narrowly escaped injury at the railroad crossing. Caro Michigan ministers coordinate Sunday funeral bans, with one Breckenridge pastor restrictive unless necessary. Billy Cruson Post G A R and Relief Corps guests hosted a large complimentary dinner for village council members and a few invitees, featuring readings by Mrs Selitck. The G A R wrapped up with regular business.
Ray Baker head of the Davenport high school commercial department arrived in Alma on Tuesday and will spend the summer with his parents Mr and Mrs J A Baker.
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