Eichorn murder case stays in Gratiot after venue defeat
The court denied a defense request to move Albert Eichorn’s trial for the September 4, 2017 murder of Beatrice Epler. A continuance was granted to the April term due to the absence of key witness Ray Wilkinson of Union Telephone Ithaca, keeping venue in Gratiot County.
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Albert Eichorn
Beatrice Epler
Gratiot
E. J. Moinet
Wneas
Ray Wilkinson
Union Telephone Company
Ithaca
Albert Elchorn
Advertised Letters Alma March 4 1918 List
Alma Michigan post office advertises letters for week ending March 4 1918 with a long roster of names including Mrs Ross Adams Mr Charles Arbo Mrs Luthera Bennett Mr Claude Bennett Mr Charles Bottcher Mr Carter BE Dickerson and others. It notes one item not called for will be sent to the Dead Letter Office on March 15 1918 under Postmaster V P Cash.
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Alma, Mich
Ross Adams
Charles Arbours
Luthera Bennett
Claude Bennett
Charles Bottcher
Charles Carter
R. Dickerson
Thind
Albert Gardiner
Sam Gates
Anna Graham
Burt Hodge
Dave Hunter
Otto Mack
Newton McKee
Louis McKerann
Join McPhee
Meilander
Meara Cloud
Auction Sales Hit Farms Near Mt Pleasant St Louis Alma and More
James Stirling Newton Barns J D Helman Otto May and Glen Havens announce farm auction sales for March 12 14 and 15 at locations near Mt Pleasant St Louis Alma and Roller Mills. Auctions begin early with 8 30 am 10 20 am and 1 00 pm start times and include free lunch at noon. Cecile B DeMille presents Joan the Woman at DeMilles Cinema idle hour plus Sunday and Monday adv.
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James Stirling
Mt. Pleasant
Newton Barns
St. Louis
J.D. Melman
Lon Houlder
Alma Pridsy
J. D. Helman
Otto May
Alma
Hursday
J. D. Helmet
Glen Havens
Dr Crooks Speaks at East Alma War Talk
Dr Crooks president of Alma College spoke at East Alma's Eastminster Chapel hosted by the Parents Club. He described wartime progress in social areas and praised Allied cause while urging Red Cross support and sacrifice. Attendees voiced thanks and plans for the next meeting.
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Crooks
Alma College
Eastminster Chapel
Grierson
Parents Club
East Alma
Germany
America
Red Cross
Alma Sees Two Major Local Business Changes This Week
Alma records two significant shifts as Miller Bros grocery at Superior and Woodworth sells to Esichenburg and Company, a four store regional chain. Roy Miller plans to farm locally. Alma City Laundry passes to Ben N. McCullough after dissolution of McCullough and Besory, with Besore undecided on future plans.
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Alma
Miller Bros
Superior
Woodworth
Esichenburg & Company
Eichenburg & Company
Orin
Roy Miller
McCullough & Besory
Alma City Laundry
E. BR
Ben N. McCullough
Alma Eity
Besore
Alma Cadets Highlight Military Drill At High School Event
Alma high school cadets directed by Drillmaster John C. Chick and Frank Notestein staged a polished drill exhibition before a large crowd at the Alma high gym. St Louis Alma scored 34 to 12 in basketball, with the St Louis team overpowering Alma in a disappointing game. Referee Helmer ejected one Alma player after a minor scuffle as the night’s entertainment featured promising cadet instruction and a lopsided hoops result.
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Alma High School
St. Louis
Frank Notestein
National Guard
Ear
Chick
Springfield
War Department
St. Taulo High School
St Li
Alma
Helmer
Alma Board of Trade elects officers and directors
The Alma Board of Trade held its annual meeting last night in the city hall to elect officers and directors. John Knoertzer won a contested twelfth director seat while C. F. Brown was named president for the eighth year and D. L. Johnson secretary for the tenth. The group reported a fruitful year aiding new Alma industries and plans a monthly fair gathering.
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Alma Board of Trade
Association
John 8. Knoertzer
F. Brown
D. L. Johnson
Francis King
Otto Sanderhoff
Fred Slater
A. P. Cook
Carl H. Washburn
James E. Mitchell
Harry Gerber
W. W. Cushing
J. S. Knoertzer
C. F. Brown
The
Alma Record
Board of Trade
D. L.johnson
J.W. Blakley
A. A. Chick
Alma
Oratorical Contest at Kalamazoo College March Eight
The Michigan Intercollegiate Oratorical Contest will be at Kalamazoo College on Friday March eight. Seven colleges compete for state representation in the national contest at Topeka Kansas with both a afternoon women’s and an evening men’s division featuring rising eloquence and current themes.
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Michigan
Kalamazoo College
Topeka
Kansas
Harold Sayler
Kalamazoo
Hillsdale
Hope
Gertrude Schrurman
W. A. Scholten
Adrian
Cynthia Love
W. A. Older
Albion
Elsiebeth Johnson
R. 8. Miller
State Normal College
Bessie Crove
New Dentist H R Lohner Opens in Pollanky Block
Dr H R Lohner of Katkaska rents room 14 in Pollanky block and plans to open dental parlors in the city immediately. He arrives highly recommended as a free class dentist and will relocate his family here once a suitable residence is found.
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H.R. Lohner
Katkaska
Pollanky
Te City
Thin City
Auto License Requirement Warned by Police Chief Vibber
Chief Oscar Vibber warns auto owners that licenses must be secured before operating vehicles. He reiterates enforcement in the future and emphasizes compliance with licensing laws.
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Oscar Vibber
Olice
We Thank You Alma Record Subscribers Notice
The Alma Record thanks readers who paid subscriptions in the past two weeks and notes a large total collected. Many have yet to call at the office to settle accounts, and the paper urges those readers to come in before further statements are sent. Errors in bills will be corrected to maintain reader satisfaction.
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Alma Record
Alma College Routs Kalamazoo After Narrow Olivet Win
Alma College basketball won two big road games last week, beating Olivet 26 22 on Olivet’s floor and then defeating Kalamazoo on Kalamazoo’s home court. Smith starred in the Olivet game with Anderson and Richards delivering key baskets, while Richards and Aniferman spurred Alma’s attack against Kalamazoo as the four man defense stifled the opponents. Medler and Milly contributed strong defense as Alma, led by captain Smith, maintained pressure throughout both contests.
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Alma College
Oliver
Kalamazoo
Kazoo
Alma
Olivet
Hayes
Passig
Alma Smith
Richards
Anderson
le: Tides
Meiller
Herrick
LaMonte
Crimson
Alma Olivet Smith
L. F. Herrick Richards
R. F. LaMonte Anderson
C. Greenwood Mills
LG _McCormick Medler
R. G. McDonald
Smith
Medler
la Monte
Greenwood
McDonald
Milly
Helmer
Rate proposal moves to voters this spring in gas plan
A conference of officials from Alma, St. Louis, Ithaca and Breckenridge urged councils to authorize a sliding scale gas rate tied to coal costs. The plan sets a base 1.25 per 1000 cu ft with a 1.40 ceiling, adjusted quarterly by coal price shifts, and aims to protect Gratiot County Gas Company from liquidation amid higher labor and materials costs.
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St. Louis
Alma
Ithaca
Breckenridge
City Court Room
D. W. Adams
Ezra Smith
Floyd Glass
St. Louisa
C. E. Atwater
Grant Brewer
Newell Smith
Otto May
Charles Watson
Arthur Stetzler
Columbus Shepherd
R. E. Pettit
E. Walter
Charles Kernen
Dt. Mathews
Wagner
Gratiot County Gas Company
Wilson
Secretary of the Treasury
May
Gratiot
Enlarged Gaffney Style Shop To Offer Greater Variety
Mrs Slyvia Gaffney owner of the Gaffney Style Shop on South State Street greatly enlarges the parlors redecorates rooms and expands stock to meet growing demand for wearing apparel in Alma. The Western Union room is now part of the shop and the millinery department moved to the south room under Mike Ruth Shirk of Chicago. New showcases and rugs improve display and appearance while the north store will stock from head to foot with limited shoe offerings. Mrs Gaffney has built a decade of loyal patronage and aims for continued growth as the city expands. Local ad notes for Earl Wright painting and Idlehour cinema.
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Slyvia Gaffney
South State Street
Alma
Gaffney
Lasinena
Wheat substitutes and flour sale rules noted
A list of wheat substitutes including hominy corn meal and rice is given with substitution ratios. Potatoes may be substituted at four pounds per one pound of substitutes. Substitutes must be sold with graham or whole wheat flour at six tenths of a pound per pound of flour. A cinema ad for DeMille's Joan the Woman runs one hour Sunday and Monday.
Fifty Men Called for Examination by Gratiot County Draft Board
Fifty more men are summoned for physical examination to report Monday at the Gratiot county draft offices. The list includes names from Alma Ithaca St. Louis Carson City and other towns, with several residents from Alma and Merrill. Tuesday Gratiot county sent fifteen men to Fort Oglethorpe Georgia for training in Uncle Sam's forces.
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Gratiot County
Clarence B. Richardson
Wheel
Maitland Priest
Breckenridge
Francia X. Lake
Port Huron
Fay E. Gossett
Alma
Gordon Tracy
North Star
William Lampkin
Longo Curtis
Carson City
Ralph Freed
Elwell
Ford Seymour
Fred Signourney
St. Louis
Loren M. Baylis
Porpeil
Wayne Cook
Pompeii
Howard Klegg
Claude Lestie Evitts
Clidar H. Kiser
George B. Greene
William Lee Shippey
Detroit
Sustour von Echant
James Ward Yount
Hermatite
John E. Letts
Jacksonville
Florid
Roy Inbody
Foote Leaves Championship Team for Army Enlistment
ART FOOTE 19 enlists joining the seventh departure from the team, leaving the campus for a recruiting station in loft town Monday. He plans to enter the medical corps, a profession he pursued during college. Foote was a popular figure and will be missed by students.
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Foote
Will Enlis
Alma voters to decide commission form at spring election
Alma residents will vote April 1 on a proposed commission form of city government and a non partisan charter revision commission of nine members. Petitions filed with the city council claim required voter support from each ward and include canvass statements. The common council will meet tonight to prepare the measure for submission and petitions will be issued for residents seeking to run for charter revision commissioners.
Lectures on Comets and Insects Spark College Science
Friday lectures at the college covered comets with lantern slides, noting their size, speed, and orbital paths, and Halley’s comet history. Professor Stearns later spoke on Insects and Camp Sanitation, warning disease risk in crowded camps and detailing mosquitoRole in malaria and yellow fever with methods of prevention and control.
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Dro Notextwin
der. Novestein
Halley
B.C
Italy
Stearns
Panama Canal Zone
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Moinet
V. P. Cash
Cecile BH
DeMille
Joan
Idlehour
Adv
Eichenberg & Co
McCullough
Council Chambers
Brown
King
Johnson
Washburn
Ight
Earl Wright
Bell Phone
Geralding Farrar
Joan, the ‘Wolfman
Food Administration
Dean Valentine Barnes
Arthur George Crooks
Robert Oliver
Wheeler
Elmer Hammond
Dean Burttham
Ervin Ditto
Elm Hall
Roy Collison
Austin Lester Pine
Cleveland
Ben Collison
Harry Elton Hart
Virgil Howard Coleman
Creorge Myers
Alnva
Roy Vern Benson
Art Foote
Army
Charter Revision Commission
Science Club
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