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Newspaper
The Alma Record
Location
Alma, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Nov 26, 1914
Page
8
Local notes chronicle visiting relatives, travel, and community events across Vestaburg Edmore and nearby towns. Entries include multiple returns home from trips, wedding at Riverdale, personal visits, school happenings, a debate judging panel, and students receiving perfect spelling marks. Names include Eva Baker Claude Manley H. Hart J. Corder P. Throop.
The tenth grade algebra class have taken up the study of the Binomial Theorem. Dwight Collison and Arthur Jones were absent two days last week. The Campfire Girls met at Irah Allen's Tuesday night. The ceremonial dresses and beads have arrived. A ceremonial meeting will be held Tuesday evening at the home of Miss Blackman.
Mr and Mrs Henry Fiske and daughter spent Saturday with Charlie Hawks. Arthur Haber has returned home from Owosso. Mr and Mrs Walker spent Friday at Claude Phelps. Mr and Mrs Sherman Hawk and family visited John Anna home. Doris Fiske stayed Wednesday night with Flossie Fiske. Miss Pearl Van Lenvan returned home from Alma where she had been visiting. Mrs Archie Parmely was in St Louis for funeral of her grandfather. Mr Fisher spent Saturday and Sunday at home in Edmore. Mrs Stevens called at John Anna's. Mr Briggs and son Marin called on Dee Wood and Perry Martin Sunday. Vada Anna spent Saturday with Vivian Walker. Mrs Cal Worden passed away Friday at eleven o'clock am. She leaves husband and one daughter and many friends to mourn. Friends extend sympathy to the bereaved family.
Mrs. Mary Leonard travels to Coleman to visit daughter Mrs. Anna Katenhus. L A S group met with Mrs. Emery Parsons. Leslie Wood’s 40th birthday celebrated with friends. Mrs. L. B. Leonard toured Alma on business. Sias family attended funeral of Mrs. Sias’ mother in St. Louis. Welch and Archie Failing visited Tonia on business. St Louis visitors H Sprague and wife stayed with Mrs. E Pars son. Courter family hosted Detroit daughter and husband. Brewer family from Saginaw visiting P M Brewer and kin.
Mrs Vivia Hicks and daughter Glee spent Tuesday and Wednesday in Alma with her sister Mrs Ida Hills. Mrs Lottie Smith and son Edmund were in Alma on business. Virgil Ray and wife returned from New Mexico Friday. The Misses Ethel and Nina Davis joined a canning factory in Alma. Mrs C A Button of Sumner visited Miss Alice Butcher. Howard Griffin of Alma visited his cousin Frank Griffin. Fred Hoxie and Clarence Martin work for the Produce Co in Alma.
Mr and Mrs Charles Kelley of Elwell spent Sunday with J B Morgans. Shirley Wiltshire traveled to Perry for Thanksgiving. Mr and Mrs C B Wiltshire visited the former's sister Mrs.
Fred Fuller Charlie Carll Claude Whitford Ed ward Miller and Ted Crum attended the skating rink at Alma Saturday Ruth Shong visited Farwell last Wednesday to see Mrs Jesse Palmer. George Abbott’s gathering Wednesday evening noted a milestone with Progressive pedro as entertainment. Ethel Miller F E French received first favors while Mrs Tommy Lucas and Will Shong won consolation. Mrs Abbott served refreshments as Alma callers Mr and Mrs Alex Miller and daughter Ethel dropped by Wednesday.
St Louis visitors include Mr C O Eastman and Mrs C Federspiel while Miss Dorothy Thorld visits U M I relatives. Mrs Mary Smith opens a restaurant in the old Camera Shop building. Dinners, parties, and shopper trips fill weeks with many people noted from Wheeler Merrill Sag inaw Alma and Detriot plans. Thelma Oakes has chicken pox and a Maccabee hall party honors Mr and Mrs Alford Sterns.
An advertisement claims a home dental extraction method by Dr. Wing that removes teeth without pain or anesthesia. It touts no sleep or unconsciousness, no harmful drugs, suitable for heart patients and the frail. Wing promises all dental work with guarantees.
Village happenings include visits among neighbors, a light Shadow Social at District No. 9, and sales at Stern's well attended. Various residents travel to Middleton and Marine Springs, while Buckets of ailments persist with George Culver near death and others such as Ed Bellinger and Mary Byers confined by illness. A binding accident nearly injures Tom Pettit, and church work resumes despite material delays.
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