Alma Local Briefs Highlight War Effort and Community Notes
A compilation of Alma area items notes visitors, business trips, and social engagements. People include John C. Chick Ty and Mrs Maynard Pringle at Camp Custer, Nick Burdavill in Chicago, and Mabel Normand in a film invitation. Local officials and entrepreneurs such as Prosecuting Attorney Oran Smith, Ezra Smith, and W H Tucker are cited with city business. Paving work on West Superior resumes. soldiers arrive to drive Liberty Trucks to Baltimore. county draft quotas announced. Fred Volt returns from enlistment. Alma cadets may receive a free day and a drill before departure.
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John C. Chick
Oweano
Maynard Pringle
Camp Custer
Nick Burdavill
Chicago
Planets King
Peninsiue
Ezra Smith
Washington, D. C
Republic Motor Truck Company
Tucker
Athaca
Alma
Ue City
RM. Wagner
Gratiot County Gas Company
Glenn Willowe
West Superior
Pere Marquette
Baltimor
Wolford
Se.ured Ab Teastic
Xcel-An
Grillot County
If Vs. John & Bergey
Cuenivh
Fred Volt
The
Almunian
United States Army
Baltimore
Columbus
Alma High
Elmwood Parente club meets with talks and new officers
East Alma Elmwood Parente chapter met Thursday with Mrs Grierson on Grove ayense about forty members attended Miss Conyne from Alma College delivered a practical masterly talk on Sane Sex Rudeation officers elected President Mrs E L King Vice president Mrs Ernest Upderroy Secretary and Treasurer Mrs J G Augustine The following committees were formed and named for various duties and welcome visitors moved into their new home at Tit Wright avenue Elmwood residents Mrs EL King and Cathryn visited Mr D Allen at Wheeler over Sunday and Mrs Fred Taylors sister Mines Ruby from Belding is visiting
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmwood Parente
Cole
Davis
Tit Wright Avenue
Elmwood
EL. King
Cathryn
D. Allen
Wheeler
Fred Taylor
Ruby
Belding
Food value of vegetables in a rural notice
The article extols vegetables as valuable food to be grown in abundance for the family, noting their bulk and mineral content. A party including Mrs D E Cole Mrs Edward Vought Mrs Wright and Mrs Grove visited Shepherd to celebrate Miss Leots Campbell's surprise birthday on May 7. Eastminster Chapel is set to show Mabel Normand in The Floor for the next surprise at Idlehour 5 mystery show.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thei
D. E. Cole
Edward Vought
Mra. Wright
Prize Offered By Parents Club With June Event
In mid June Dr. Jay Clinby offers the first prize for a Parents Club event judged under state rules. Sunday night Eastminster Chapel was packed as Rev. Beshgetoor spoke on his journey from a Turkish prison, aided by carape to America. The Rev may continue talk this Sunday if possible. Mrs Hudson’s singing drew praise. Rev Dr Win Mason, soon departing Alma for Warren Ave Sag n aw, will speak Friday night at Eastminster Chapel with the college glee club (girls) performing. Revival services continue all next week up to Sunday evening May 1th at Eastminster Chapel. Pastor R. Grierson leads with 10 a.m. public worship, 5 p.m. Sabbath School, 7 p.m. revival. Junior E. meeting under Mrs. Grierson. Parents urged to attend with children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jay Clinby
Parents Club
Eastminster Chapel
Beshgetoor
America
Mes. Hudson
Win
Mason
Alma
Warren Ave
Sagnaw
College Glee Club
Systematize Relief Work by Christian Scientists War Committees
The Comforts Forwarding Committee of Christian Scientists, founded in Boston and now with about 50 such groups nationwide including several in Michigan, sent roughly 28 500 articles to enlisted men and war refugees in three months. Knitted goods and comfort kits totaled 16 000, new clothing for refugee children 5 500, and about 8 000 repurposed items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
United States
Michigan
Boylston Street
Bostom
Commaltien
Why Country
Porallele
Christian Scientists
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Rowland & Johnson Bethel Cummings
Chick's Shoe Store
Rowland
D. L. Johnson
Thomas J. Carney
M. D
Woodworth Ave
John D. Spinney
Pollasky Bik
Union Phone
F. C. Thornburgh
State Street
Hoth Phonm
W. H. Kurtz
Bridge St
Bell
Mich
R. S. Watson
Stef
General Hospital
JS. L. Bennett Fire Insurance
Isabella, Caverly
W. R. Williamson
Alma State Savings Bank
Union Telephone No
R. B. Smith
Ee Union Vone
Pollavky Hrock
Cyrus Th Ganiiwr
Brit J Graham
Fred J. Graham
Union
E. N. McIntosh
Alma State
Beeidenew
Union Hone Eieir
Sluyter
S. E. Gardner, M. D
Mount Pleasant
Edgar M. Wood
Lance
Pollasky Block
Union Phone 146
Mabel Normand
Idlebour Sanday
Adv
L. H. Mapes
Pontiac
St. Alma
East Alma
Republic and
Marquette
R. Grierson
Grove
Chamberlain’s
G. B. Porter
Optometrist
Ellison's Grocery
A. R. Smith
East Superior
Alma, Mich
T# Idlehour
Good Pictures
Pickford Foi Fame
Pauline Fredericks
Flagg
Ann Pennington
Tuesday Marjory Wilson
Hard Rock
Hart
Sessue Hayakawa
Iitte Burke
Eve's Daught
Dougie Pairbanks
Headin’ South
Mrs. Stacker
Taylor Holmes
Ruggles of
Red Gap
Marguerite Clark
Haines Tire Shop
Pine St
Specialty Union
J. H. Osborn
Giles
Fleischer
Cushing & Benedict
Gratiot County Gas CO
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