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Newspaper

The Alma Record

Location

Alma, Michigan, United States of America

Date

May 07, 1914

Page

5

Alma Happenings Prominent Visitors and Local Deals

Local notes from Alma record visits by Janes Kress in Owosso and others, plus Wool buying tips from A W Brock. Town residents and guests travel between Merrill St Louis Detroit and Grand Rapids. upcoming gas plant construction, school sports results, and community announcements fill the page with names like C Flewelling Brown Isenhath and A W Brock among vendors and movers.

A. W. Brock Janes Kress Owosso Friends C. Newcomb Merrill A.B. Button Burts St. Louis Almna Wagner Grand Rapids Dora North Wicktonville Clyde Weaver Saginaw Alma R. W. Lott B. F. Smith Harriette N. F. McClinton Chicago Robert Hamp Robert Burns Detroit Motor Amos Button Sumner Charles Button G. W. Os Louis L. D. Keyes Oakley Dwight von Thurn Ithaca Emma Swigart University of Michigan

Wild Flower Show At New High School Saturday

The Civic Improvement League hosts a wild flower show at the new high school on Saturday May 9 from 1 00 to 4 30 pm. Students from third to ninth grade may enter with all entries due by noon. Prizes awarded for best flowers. Prize winners to take flowers to the Masonic Home as directed by committee. Everyone invited.

Civic Improvement League School Gardening Com

New Bakery Delivery System Introduced by C. A. Smith

C. A. Smith of 118 West Superior St plans a new bakery delivery method due to rising business. Since arriving in the city on November 27, 1913, he has grown the operation by over 100 percent. He bought a 12 by 5 by 3 foot bread wagon with 25 compartments for pies bread rolls and cakes. The wagon is dust proof and sanitary with a red black and yellow decorative background and the motto Made Clean, Sold Clean painted on both sides. The work was done by Henry Moran. The wagon will be on the streets Tuesday.

C. AL Smith West Superior St Henry Moran

Baptist Church Services And Barber Ad

J W Priest pastor of 802 Gratiot announces morning service at 10 o clock with Mothers Sunday School 11 30 Junior Union 3 B Y P U 6 30 topic Health Hints for Better Living Leader Mrs J W Priest evening sermon True Worship Thursday 7 30 all invited Also ad for Bert Parker a first class Detroit barber referenced by Al Davis Cigar Store T885th

J. W. Priest Detroit Bert Parker al Davis

Lectures at Princeton and Nearby Garden Club Talks

Mrs Francie King travels to Detroit to address the Garden Club of Michigan and will speak before the Garden Club of America in Princeton New Jersey. Later she will address the Women's National Horticultural and Agricultural Association in Ambler Pennsylvania.

Francie King Detroit Garden Club of Michigan Garden Club of America Princeton N. J Ambler Voman National Horticultural and Agricultural Association

City to Enforce 15 MPH Speed Signs at City Limits

At Tuesday evening council meeting the city council instructed the city clerk to save sign boards painted and placed at all city limits of all roads leading to Alma notifying owners to reduce speed to 15 miles per hour. It is the intention of city authorities to see that this provision of state law is enforced.

All Ree Alma

Sunday Fire Destroys Yarger Residence Promptly Stopped

At 9 o'clock Sunday morning flames were checked at 501 Mechanic Street, O. M. Yarger’s home. Neighbors and firemen fought the blaze and saved much of the property. Yarger thanks responders for preventing greater loss. Citizens plan to close shops at 8:00 pm Wednesday to attend the May Festival concert.

O. M. Yarger Mechanic Street Neight

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G.V. Wright Foocian EALER MERAL Alma, Mich G. B. Porter Registered Optometrist Nest Banghart Superior Street Michigan Edwin St. Hoyt Michigan Avenue Lansing Rubie Millard Appleton Howard Lake John Chick Ralph Yonkers The Detroit Times B. Fleming Clare Robert Fleming Bay City Western Ithaca High Smith Union Guy Campbell Slater Mr. Slater Floyd Fuller Mable Wright Scottville I. W. Morgan Lowell Ruth Richards Myrtle Iyenhath K. G. Sullinger Hattie Mildred Barrett Andrew Hudson River- Yous Louis Hudson Thornburg State Homeopathic Medical Society Gaffney A. B. Scattergood John Gaffney San Francisco Heline City Hall M. L. Dunham H. M. Dunham Wright Avenue M. L. Perrigo Forest Hill Studebaker Gratiot County Royal Hyde Shirley Berker Belvidere Kansas James Campbell R. M. Hyde Fred Bell In Benedett Hay and Grain Company Evansville Ind Merrill, St. Louis Shepherd, Riverdale Holder State Street C. F. Brown R. B. Wagner W. W. Yerby E. H. Weese Vestaburghon Dr. McNabb Temple J. W. Blakely Ater Bert Hayward Delong Cora Charles Spaulding Dudee Mrs. S. Bishop Bannister Jess Wheeler Ezra Smith George Sharrar Cash Becehler Tolmea Frank Boyd A.W. Brock Jeanette Lant Fred Sly Greenville Miller's J. McFarlane Breckenridge Clyde Parkinson Harry Myers Lina Ohio Hayward Ray Nina Smith Pearce Hayward Hugh Byers Taylor's Crossing Charles Goggin Pearl Decker E.M. Wood Twin Lakes Fred Grover Joe Kinsell Leland Hill Gertrude Pennett C. J. Chamber Representative and Co Alice Kennedy Wright Hall Harry Mattern Harry Taft Redman Mock Joseph Fabiano Floyd Luchini G. M. Bildson D. V. Hubble Charles Dove Fred Bradford United States District Court Presbyterian T. C. Blaisdell W. Superior St Alma Benevolent Circle Tom Smith Park Ave Iva Mary Shellhaas Pickaway Mary City George Fink Archie Maybee Will Searles Fish Creek Crystal Lake Presbyterian Church Reese-Farrington Veatch Messrs. Veatch Farnell Miss McGreaham Smith Bros J. E. Shellbaas Coe Township Shelllaas Inisiness Messrs. Smith Shellaas Mart Smith Grant‘Avenue Conner J. P. Losey Cedar Lake Clara Dyer Connter Bay City SaturMay William Basilke BR. L. Robart J. E. Puller Velma Sharp Detroit Friends Davis’ Cigar Store Pierre Metcalf Tim Hall B.C. Heblard Timaday Lewis Hurliot T. G. &, Brownlow Jelly Sigsty Yon Jason Crytal Alusa Tyomtoy TE. M. Weod J. C. Foster North State Ashley Jessie Birdsell Elm Hall A. H. Wolf Willis LaPaugh Near Elwell Milford Inlaw Joseph Gaffney Lester Fox Jeweler J. E. Converse Sherman Tipton S. B. Frisbie Frank Leonard Otis Eggleston Clarence Dyer Ferris Centre Panamas Olive Smith Mabel Hutchings Esther Dunham Elwell Boyer School Miss Dunham Winona Minnesota State Normal Wrigley Gam Co A. R. Smith, Alma Superior Rexall Srrsapariila Grover’s Drug Store Rexall Ture Geo. W. Palfrey Arcada Hotel A. F. Schultz Howell A. F. Braske James Davison Holland Ondilac Presbytery Hayward & Ray Proprietors East Superior St. Land Bld the Roll of Honor Bank First State Bank G. 8. Ward L. A. Sharp Francis King P. M. Smith Carl Washburn Chas. O. Ward Chas G. Rhodes
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