03 Oct 1918
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Newspaper
The Alma Record
Location
Alma, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1918
Page
1
Government extends due date to November first for prepaid subscriptions as papers near discontinuation. Readers with a blue cross in the head square show expiration by that date. Few unpaid remain. the publisher hopes no subscriber is dropped and urges prompt payment before the deadline.
A Sailor Music Makers group from the Great Lakes station will visit town this Sunday. The local pageant features the visiting group performing tunes and presenting a brief concert for residents.
Gratiot Liberty Loan headquarters announce the Jackie band will visit Alma and St Louis on Sunday October 6. Jackies from Michigan, with Vandenberg of the Grand Rapids Herald and F H Fenton of the Chicago Federal Reserve Bank, will give addresses. Automobiles may be used to reach Alma while preserving the Sunday observance, with concerts in St Louis 9:00 to 11:00 am and later in Alma on State and Superior streets. Meetings at ME and Presbyterian churches span the evening with talks by Vandenberg and Fenton and concerts by the Jackies.
Dr Hubbard a prominent Montcalm County physician recently joined the Medical Reserve corps and earned a first lieutenant commission. His relatives and friends gathered at his Vestabury home for a farewell, where Rev Bartlet presented a wrist watch gift from the group and Rev Louis Brooke attended Alma for a college opening.
Provost Marshal Crowder postpones entrainment of drafted men due to influenza at cantonments. October quota calls pushed back. it may take a month before districts’ October arrivals are summoned to camp.
Friday evening Liberty Joan night hosts state troops from Mt. Pleasant Clare Ithaca and St John as Alma gathers local residents for a big night of drills and dancing. The event includes outside speakers from Grand Rapids and a supper for the visiting companies.
Saginaw East Side high faces Alma high on Davisfield Friday after gaining lessons from last Saturday’s Arthur Hill game. Orange and black players expect a stronger showing with lineup changes likely and two or three positions unsettled. Allen Hinkle of Vestaburg born 1891 1917 died in France will be mourned by his family and community as the 119th Field Artillery unit continues efforts overseas.
Stockholders elected directors for the year in New York last Thursday. Officers named include F W Angeles, J O Kate, TA Burt, G Rhodes, and H J Greene with Rhodes noted as secretary treasurer. Directors feature C G Rhodes, J Jay, J H Foster, J C Eaton, and others from Alma Urbana Cleveland New York Paris and Hollywood.
Alma High School opened its football season with a 42 to 0 defeat against Arthur Hull High of Saginiaw. Goldstein scored twice for the Hillites and led a strong rushing attack that overwhelmed the locals, who endured fumbles and failed drives while showing effort despite inexperience.
A new structure at the Pere near the roading docks started last Friday will store two hundred Republic trucks awaiting shipment. The building, driven by fast export growth, will cover one loading track and two docks plus approaches. Red Cross ladies are asked to attend the city hall parade Friday at 7 20 pm.
Seven towns in the Seventh Federal Reserve District plan to name an army tank Alma to honor this Fourth Liberty Loan effort. County and city committees push the quota, urging further subscriptions and volunteer work, hoping the tank honor will spur progress on the drive.
Ensign Ammi Wright Lancashire son of James Henry and Sarah Lancashire died at the U S Naval Hospital in Philadelphia on Friday after a weeklong illness. Born June 27 1887 in Saginaw he grew up in Almut and studied at Phillips Academy Andover and Yale. He served in government finance before joining the navy in 1917 and died after a naval hospital treatment. funeral in Detroit featured a military escort, taps and a sermon on sacrifice.
Alma College opened with the largest enrollment in its history as a Students Army Training Corps unit forms on campus. An estimated 120 to 130 men, plus about 100 women, are enrolled. Opening ceremonies featured a flag pledge led by Lt. Robison and remarks by President Crooks. Football will be dropped this year due to training demands, with all M M A A colleges expected to drop football.
Wilmer Knoertzer twelve year old son of Mr and Mrs J Knoertzer was seriously injured Saturday night when struck by a car driven by the young son of Mr and Mrs William Knudson. He bicycle ridden toward home turning corner saw approaching auto the driver saw him too late. The wheel was run over and the boy pinned beneath the wheel suffering severe internal injuries and bruises. He is expected to recover rapidly.
The Superior Bakery will add a one story brick expansion at its East Superior plant. The 34 by 20 foot addition will increase space for bread handling and shipping and provide offices on the first floor.
Melvin Sehlappi son of George and Enlee Sehlappi of Alma dies at Great Lakes Training Station after a brief illness at sixteen. Born July 20, 1902 in Tustin he moved to Alma in 1911 and joined Chelatian church that year. He enlisted July 22 1917 in the US Navy and rose to quartermaster before death. Funeral held here Monday with Alma State Troops in attendance. Corporal Ruben Root and another corp died recently at Fort Sheridan and Camp Hancock Georgia.
The proposed charter outlines a city commission with broad enforcement powers over ordinances, prosecution timelines, and police staffing. It authorizes a city prison, public health duties, land purchases for hospitals and quarantine facilities, and the creation of markets, public buildings, and parks. Night school enrollment details follow, with a meeting set for Monday at 7:80 in the high school.
Subscriptions flood Liberty Loan drive in Grater county during three volunteer days. Republic Motor Truck Co plant in Alma contributes 85 000 in pledges, not yet counted toward the county total. Local volunteers, including St Logan Shaea Sumner and Alma county units, exceeded expectations, aided by State Troops and Home Guards with rallies and speeches.
Early in the war England realizes women must serve in many war roles including medical care. Women doctors are needed for civil populations and military hospitals, with American schools following. Harvard Medical School breaks from tradition, Detroit Tech opens to women. courses run for wartime duration, forcing institutions to choose expediency over principle.
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