Twenty Will Graduate at Alma College
The thirty fourth commencement at Alma College opens with a farewell service June 12 at First Presbyterian. June 15 awards honor diplomas to twenty seniors and state teaching certificates to fifteen Kindergarten graduates. Notable events include speaker James Schermerhorn of the Detroit Times and president H M Crooks, with endowment campaign wrap up anticipated.
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Alma College
First Presbyterian Church
James Schermerhorn
The
Detroit Times
Michigan
H. M. Crooks
Strand
Honeyeye Ereek
College Grove
William D. Aimes
Plymouth
Lyle D. Barnhart
Berrien Springs
Willard David Deshgetoor
Alma
Virginia Blick
Detroit
Horace N. Calkins
Sebewaing
Paul R. Cash
Harriet Emily Davis
Ralph M. Dean
Vermontville
Allen T. Fallette
Coldwater
Gordon French
Bay City
Esther M. Friedrich
William B. Hicks
St. Louis
Margaret FB. Moore
Flint
Hartzell J. Lyon
Rockford
Clair A. Perrigo
Florence J. Purdy
Gagetown
Andree Pratoucy
Perigueix
France
Johanna 1. Ritter
New York
Lee M. Shurrar
Marion L. Reid
Chicago
Alice M. Ardis
Lake City
Kathleen B. Black
Milford
Gratiot County Deemed Best by Visiting Auditor
Gratiot County praised by state farm bureau auditor W G Heydenberk for agricultural excellence after touring banks and farms. Wool pool graders visit Middleton Elevator June 6 Ithaca June 7 and St Louis Co operative June 8 with wool advances around half price awaiting grade. delivery timing and early deliveries noted. Louise Campbell of M A Home Economics staff to visit Friday June 10, evening North Shade Farmer Club at Frasier’s. message from Gratiot Farm parent.
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W. G. Heydenberk
Bu |Ton
Gratiot County
Gratiot
Michigan
Heydlenterk
Michigan Farm Bureau Wood Pool
Middleton Elevator
Ithaca Tune
St. Louie Cooperative Shipping Association
Ithara
Walter Spooner
Mombere
New Trial Sought for Collins in Crowe Murder Case
Oscar Collins convicted of the February murder of Ellen Crowe faced Judge Moinet as a new trial motion stalled by lack of time. A transcript request was filed to prep the motion, with a Saturday hearing set to decide on grounds that new evidence may show innocence. If denied, Collins faces immediate sentencing post-argument.
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Oscar Collins
Ellen Crowe
Moinet
Maroustie
Collins
Oscar Colling
B. J. Moinet
Romaine Clark
Clark
Notertain
St. Louis
Stores to Close Memorial Day in Alma
Merchants Bureau of the Alma Chamber of Commerce sent post cards requesting city stores to close on Monday May 30 Memorial Day as fitting recognition of the soldiers dead. It is expected that practically all stores in Alma will comply.
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Merchants Bureau
Alma
Alma Post Office Closed For Decoration Day
Notice to the public states the Alma post office will be closed all day Monday May 30, a legal holiday. No city or rural deliveries will occur while the lobby remains accessible to patrons. Signed V. P. Cash Fastmanter.
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Alma
V. P. Cash
Fastmanter
Memorial Day Poem of Remembrance in Fields of France
A speaker longs for a fallen lover in France and urges burial among comrades in a shared, solemn shrine. The poem imagines a grave marked by fields of beauty from his homeland, with poppies, goldenrod, shamrock, heather, lilies, and the rose of England, blending national symbols in shared mourning.
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France
Belgium
Ngland
Memorial Day Observed in Alma with Morning Exercises
Memorial Day will be fittingly observed in Alma on Monday May 30 with a strong program. Rev Ames A Maywood of Cass Avenue Methodist Church Detroit will deliver the address. For the first time in years the exercises will be in the morning at the Strand theatre at 10 00 a m. A parade will form in front of the theatre and proceed to the cemetery.
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Alma
Ames A. Maywood
Cass Avenue Methodist Episcopal Church
Detroit
Strand Theatre
Construction of a 20-crypt Mausoleum in Riverside Cemetery
The Flowers Construction Company of Toledo has begun laying the ground work for a 20-crypt mausoleum to be erected this summer at Riverside cemetery. With most materials on site, foundation work has started and the $65,000 structure is expected to be completed by early September.
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The
Flowers Construction Company
Toledo
Riverside Cemetery
Local Music Composer Frank TF Smith Plans New Works
In stressful times Frank TF Smith, a local music proprietor, has become a composer. He is finishing three new pieces slated for future release, including My Dear Old Southern Home and Cosmos Flowers. A sheet music version and phonograph records are planned, with 3 000 copies to be issued.
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Frank TF. Smith
Tate
Bean
Reservoir Work Expands City Water Tank Capacity
The planned concrete reservoir for the pure water system near Waterworks park will be about 200 000 gallons larger than first planned. Sand under the surface requires extending the excavation depth three feet six inches to provide a solid foundation, increasing capacity by roughly one fifth. The additional depth will raise capacity and prevent future cracking of the tank.
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Isidente
Alina
Waterworks Park
County Athletes Prep For Friday Track Meet
Athletes of Gratiot County will compete here in a two class track and field meet hosted by the Gratiot County Athletic Association. The program opens at 9:00 a.m. with preliminaries and a county baseball tournament for Class A and B. Alma faces Middleton for Class A honors while Pompeii and North will contest Class B. Finals follow after lunch, with Medals awarded to event winners. Coach Edwin Stevie of Alma College will lead the meet. De Luxe Candy Co. promotes opening day with music and flowers.
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Gratiot County Athletic Association
Almarlash
Middleton High Sohieh
Pompeii
North R
Phon
Uchovle
Middleton
Breckenridge
St Louis
Hthuea
Alma
Bannister
North
Star
Wheeler
Pooypell
Edwin Stevie
Alma College
Vestaburg Blaze Destroys Multiple Buildings Sunday
A major fire in Vestaburg started ~1 40 am at the Emery Howard store and spread to the Dewitt Murtaugh building McDole barber shop and a Caris shed and barn destroying both structures and causing heavy losses. Firefighters contained the flames and prevented further damage. Also mentioned is a lecture by Walton Hubbard of Los Angeles on Christian Science at the I O O F ball on Sunday afternoon May 29 to which the public is invited.
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Vestaburg
Emery Howard
Dewitt Murtaugh
Atrent
McDole
William Caris
D. Murtaugh
Mr. Howard
Howard
Mr. Caris
Spark
Walton Hubbard
Los Angelus
California
F. Ball
South State Street
Velock
Alon Tax Rate Falls Amid Higher Valuation and Sugar Plant
Alon faces a reduced tax rate of 11.05 per thousand as the city’s valuation rises to 13,795,063 despite dull business. The Michigan Sugar Alma plant pays taxes on about 250,000 worth of sugar now on hand. The city budget shrinks to 156,888.43 from 174,400.70, aided by Ward valuations showing large real estate and personal property totals.
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Alon
Alma
Michigan Sugar Company
Republic
Arcada Pioneer Henry Clark Dies After Brief Illness
Arcada township farmer Henry Clark aged 77 died Tuesday after a short illness following a trip to Alma. Funeral at his son H. B. Clark’s Arcada residence today at 1 30 p m Rev Gelaton officiating. Burial at Sumner. Survived by son H B Clark of Arcada and another son in Oregon.
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Henry Clark
Arcada Township
F. & A. M. Lodge No
Alma
H. B. Clark
Oregon
Cavalry Unit for Alma City Seems Assured
A Michigan National Guard troop in Alma appears likely as over a hundred residents apply for enlistment. A September inspection by Adjutant General Bersey is planned with examinations under way led by Dr Charles F. Dubois. The unit would form Troop H of the 8th Cavalry Michigan National Guard, with a drill field proposed in the eastern city and equipment including six Browning machine guns, rifles, pistols, sabers, a motor truck, and horses shipped from Texas or Kansas remount stations.
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Michijan National Guard
Fia
Alma
Chamber of Commerce
Bersey
Sheth Army
Alma Company
Tt Ik
Charles PF. DuBois
Anitia
Central Michigan Light & Power Company
Hth Cavalry
Michigan National Guard
Detroit
Grand Haven
Alna
Karnas
Texas
Legion Rooms
National Guard
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Rev. Ames Maywood
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