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Newspaper
The Alma Record
Location
Alma, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Nov 02, 1922
Page
4
Spokes Around The Hub notes S O Burgdorf former owner of the St. Louie Leader is named new publisher of the Owenson Times. The item signals a publisher change and local paper leadership in Ithaca area news.
The Riverdale column records numerous visits and comings and goings across nearby towns. Families like the Dagmer VanAlstines, Fishers, Welches, and Craigs are noted hosting or traveling to Alma, Vestaburg, Lansing, Detroit, and St. Louis. Several relocations occur including Orville Welch moving to a new Main Street residence and Charlie Whitmore moving to a farm near Lansing. A tenth grade lecture series with Abbott Lyceum Bureau starts November 20, with season tickets at 1.20. Local illnesses and births are noted, with Mrs. Pankhurst and others mentioned alongside teachers at Saginaw institutes.
Notes from Breckenridge include a two newborns report with a nine pound boy born Oct 21 to Mr. and Mrs. Westall and a half pound son for Gerald Arthur and Mrs. Frank Swen. Football news covers High School’s win over Finis and assorted social activities in Breckenridge, Merrill, Wheeler, St. Louis and Hemlock. Local travel and church gatherings are noted along with visitors from Michigan and Alabama.
Mrs R McFaut of Arcada visited her daughter Mrs G Hibner and Frank Rudd with Mrs Pearl Beard called at Frank Woods in the Wood district. Mrs Floyd Racer of Ely district visited last Thursday. Mrs M Hutchinson of Alma is visiting. Card of Thanks expresses gratitude for kindness during illness and after the death of husband and father, and thanks for flowers from Mrs R N Robinson and family.
Elwell community notes report births and visits, include Mr and Mrs Elwell Welcoming a son born Oct 23 to Mr and Mrs Anspaugh misfortune with a car crash near the schoolhouse injuring none. Numerous visits, travels to Long Lake and Lansing, attendance at Teachers Institute, and a sudden death of former resident Aken Wiley shock the town.
A local notice lists residents attending the funeral of William Crum in Northwest Seville. It also mentions Mrs. Chas Grant and husband visiting Savannah, Esther Campbell staying with E Lords, Mr. and Mrs. J Inman hosting Pleasant friends, and several others visiting or returning from visits in Grand Rapids and Center Fergie. The item ends with an advertisement urging readers to compare prices in the Record.
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