Great Hurlers Battle as Hagerman Fans Seventeen in 12 Inning Win
Hagerman allowed two hits and struck out seventeen in a twelve inning gem for the Republic Trucks who maintained a series edge over the Saginaw Aces. The Aces won Saturday 10 to 7 but lost Sunday 2 to 1 in the marathon game with Hagerman masterful on the mound.
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Hagerman
Republic Trucks
Saginaw Aces
Aces
Republics
Truckmakers
Saginawan
Stanzs
Toaguers
Shriver
Dyer
Vitt
Lafluer
Dunckel
Green
Saginaw
Jong Fy
Meidell
Lastner
Wrights
Truckers
Smith
Wright
Zemick
Short
Laney
Lafleur
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Alma Versus Kalamazoo In Key Local Meet At Davis Field
Alma College and Kalamazoo College prepare for a tightly contested M I A A clash on Davis Field. Kalamazoo with veteran hurlers Fenner and Lampke faces Alma’s strong lineup as Coach Ward brings a determined squad to stop Kalamazoo from seizing leadership and handing Alma its first loss.
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Alma Collegians
Kalamazoo College
Davis Field
Maroon and Cream
Kalamazoo
Celery City
Coach Young
Yedre
Alma
Maroon
Cream
Kuxzooks
Fenner
Lampke
Almaites
Young
Ward
Boyne
Crittenden
Interchurch Committee Reports on Financial Drive
The Interchurch committee met at the First State Bank to canvass Alma’s quota for the National Interchurch budget. Churches show strong pledges with Baptist at assuming $9,000 over four years and M E church pledges running for five years, while Bastminster Chapel aims for $2,000 this year. Outside Alma progress is slower but overall momentum grows with new arrivals and corporate support expected.
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Interchurch Committee
Alma
Interchurch
First State Bank
The
Baptist Church
M. BE
Bastminster Chapel
Interchurch Waul
Shuetches
Corporation
Men of Good
START CONCERTS Alma Masonic Band to Play Weekly
Alma plans weekly concerts in two weeks with the Masonic band. Frank J. Tucker says performances may be in the city park or on the street, with evenings to be decided. The band, about twenty trained musicians and new uniforms, aims for high standards since Republic band’s disbanding.
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Frank J. Tucker
Alma Masonic Band
Masonic
Alma
Republic Band
Gas company petitions for rate hike and stock issuance
Gran tiot County Gas Company asks the Michigan Public Utilities Commission to set a rate, take jurisdiction, and authorize $60,000 of 7 percent preferred stock to be sold at no less than 40. The filing seeks temporary gas rates of $2.00 gross or $1.75 net pending appraisal, plus plant improvements at the Alma plant funded by the stock sale. The proposed upgrades include a 100,000 cubic foot gas holder, coal bins, condensing system, filter beds, gas mains, meters, and other costs.
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Grantiot County Gas Company
St. Louis
Ithaca
Breckenridge
Michigan Public Utilities Commission
State Journal
Nm Ihe
Alma
Print Paper Crisis Hits Small Papers Nationwide
Print paper shortages threaten extinction for small dailies and weeklies as large city papers waste pages. A Hastings Banner note explains rising costs from 2 cents to 15 cents per pound, pushing annual subscription costs up and urging conservation amid a surge in paper prices.
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Detroit
Record
Gratiot County Herald
Hastings Banner
Banner
Alma Fire Department Reports Remarkably Low Losses
The Alma fire department’s annual report shows the city’s fire loss at just 77-100 of one percent of its valuation, with 3h calls from May 1 1919 to April 20 1920, including five false alarms. Volunteers and efficiency are praised, while pay for firemen remains small. other notices advertise local employment and entertainment.
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Alma
J. F. Sartor, Jr
Sartor
Alma Gre
First Baptist Church Calls Rev E F Shoafler
Officials of the First Baptist Church have extended a call to Rev E F Shoafler of Paw Paw to lead the local church. He is to visit Sunday services and decide whether to accept the pastorate. The local church hopes he will come.
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First Baptist Church
E. FE. Shoafler
Paw Paw
Shoafler
Alma
Wright House remodeling to begin on Monday at Alma hotel
Broughton and Son contractors will start work Monday to remodel Alma's Wright House into an eighty room first class hotel owned by Mrs. Maury Brearley. Plans cover front of hotel dining room Jeby rooms and a new heating plant. Project may cost around 50000 and take several weeks as plans finalize amid fluctuating material costs. Heavier seeding advised for barley and oats plantings this spring by Prof J F Cox. Farmers urged to plant nine or ten pecks per acre of barley and adjust oats timing, with many Michigan farmers likely to plant in May.
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Michigan
Broughton & Son
Wright House
Alma
Maury Brearley
Cory
J. F. Cox
M.A
Farm Crops Department
O ‘Ichigan
Professor Cox
Auxiliary 13 to be formed at Alma Michigan
Women's Auxiliary Unit of the American Legion to be attached to George W Myers Post No 142 Alma Michigan planned for May 13 meeting. Veterans wives mothers sisters and daughters urged to attend. Speaker Colonel Guy Wilson of Plint Michigan renowned speaker.
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The
American Legion
George W. Myers
Alma
Michigan
Guy Wilson
Plint
Mich
Gratiot County Good Health Society Holds Meeting
The Gratiot County Good Health society met in the Wright House parlor. Treasurer’s report shows about 1500 dollars on hand for a permanent county medical clinic and a public health nurse. Mrs Shepard elected as delegate to the state convention. No public health nurse available. clinic delayed until nurse is secured. Directors to meet soon to decide future work. Money raised from Red Grams Christmas meals praised.
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Gratiot County Good Health Society
Wright House
Mra. Shephard
Senate
Lansley
Mra. Shepard
DeKleine
Normalites Fall to Alma in Slugging Contest
Alma college defeated Mt Pleasant Normal 7 to 1 in a game described as a slugging test rather than pitching. Alma led 1-0 early, exploded for six runs in the third, added three in the fifth, and held the Teachers to ten hits while tallying thirteen runs. Alma pitchers battled, while Mt Pleasant’s hitters managed four hits off Captain Boyne in the early innings.
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Nevitt
Mr. Pleasant
Alma Collegians
Hatters
Maroon and Cream
Alma
Mt. Pleasant
Alma Jandel
Abbe
Almaltes
Miss Cherry Blossom musical in Alma high school auditorium
Under the First Presbyterian Youth class a musical comedy titled Miss Cherry Blossom opens May 7 at 8 16 p m in Alma High School auditorium. The production, directed by Miss Joan Sherman, features a large cast with Evelyn Barnes Marie Myers Rae Donald Smith and Gordon MacDonald among others. The scene is a Tokyo tea garden with Geisha dances and songs. Admission is fifty cents. The Alma modern $100000 Strang theatre opens mid month with details to follow May 18.
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Miss Cherryblossom
Alma High School
First Presbyterian Church of
Thin City
Joan Sherman
Kokotny
Evelyn Barnes
New York
U. S
Marie Myers Rae
Tokyo
Japan
Mr. Worthington
Donald Smith
Henry Foster Ton
Jack
Jussieu
Adolph Roth
Horace Worthington
Young
Worthingrton
Sion Vanderpool
Worthington
Exsica Vanderpool
Orton
Leta Maxwell
Exo
Gordon MacDonald
Geixia
Kokomo
Tea Garden
Wirke
Guesta
Cherry
Chester Robinson
Kokemo
Tore
Jensica Vanderpool
Henry Foxter
Mia
Maxwell
Mr. HL. White
Worthngton
Fred Benudin
White
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Schehrer
Ade
Ruy the Beet Hoy
White State Body
F. R. Moses
Michigan League of Home
Colliege Chapel
Baptist Church of This
Gol Wilson
Hope College of Holland
United States
Hope
Normalites
Dream Warriors
V. K. Beshgetoor
Indiana
Thikd
Muncie
American Insurance Union
O. P. Hall
T. A. Jobson
Mise Calla Dean
Mildred Geneata
J. 8. Smith
Grave Haner
George Finch
Ressie Gleasonfargus
Jessie Gleason
H. E. Kent
Angie
Mr. Walling
Torsday
Eitele
First Presbyterian Church
Strang
Iciehour Theatre
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