Alma Happenings and Local Transfers This Week
Chas Converse and wife visited Alma Wednesday. Mr and Mrs C F Brown spent Sunday and early week with friends in Webberville. James DeRushin bought the W. W. Holmes property on Woodworth Avenue and will move from the farm east of Alma to the city soon. Alma banks were examined by state banking department examiners in both banks. Two examiners worked at each bank. The Michigan Masonic Home Board of Control met at the home Wednesday morning with Dr Hume Owosso L Wood Niles and G Roscoe Swift Adrian in attendance. Remaining members traveled to Saginaw for the annual O meeting and joined the state delegation later in Alma.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chas. Converse
Coldwater
Alma
C F. Brown
Webberville
James DeRushin
W. Holmes
Woodworth Avenue
Gen Button
Cty
State Banking Department
Board of Control
Michigan Masonic Home
Dr. Hume
Owosso
L. Wood
Niles
G. Roscoe Swift
Adrian
Saginaw
The
Alma and Ithaca Residents Make Local Business Trips
Local residents including H. L. Holmes G. V. Wright and families John T. Matthews and J. A. Nicolette spent time in Ithaca Alma visitors travelled to St Louis and Detroit on business Crystal Lake visits and a Sunday gathering with relatives were noted. The October term opening drew Alma attorneys to Ithaca and a Chicago paper sale appeared at Smith's Bakery.
Alma social notes reflect regional visits and daily life
Merrill Stuckey spent Sunday on Bass Lake Archie Brown was in Detroit last Thursday Wright did business in Ithaca Art Whiton visited St Johns Miss Vida Coles guests of McBrides Miss Beryl Broderick of Detroit stays with Miss Margaret Allen Mrs H B Stuckey returned from Cadillac A T Burt visited Urbana Mr and Mrs Fraker and daughter Lois in St Johns A Mann returned from Ohio Joe McKenzie moved to Hastings street J H Lancashire and son Ammi of Manchester were in Alma Miss Caraleen Robinson spent weekend in Traverse City Alfred Loney from Chicago Record Herald in Alma Miss J W Nibblack returned from southern Michigan Bell Telephone auditors in Alma L Stinchcomb family and Miss Clara Fenner with Lake Odessa visit Mr and Mrs Hugh McLaren of New Haven with Malcolm McLaren Owosso visitors Mr and Mrs Claude Baker and daughter with J A Baker family in Alma Mrs W S Rowland of Sonoma Mich with Fred Rowland Lewis Hutchinson of Saginaw with parents Charles Button assisted at Old Folks Concert at Cadillac Presbyterian fortnightly meeting October 14 Syriaodical report by Mrs Notestein Efford Beverly back at college after knee injury Eastern Star meeting in Saginaw Alma delegate Mrs Tart Sun day School Workers programs in Presbyterian church Thursdays John M Dunham in Grand Rapids with cousin Wightman of Fenton Masonic Home Montague and wife at Saginaw Eastern Star meeting then return with delegation Men’s Bible Class adjourned for ice cream fine 5 cents for absentees Fred Delaney from Alma to Portland via Middleton Middleton Record Zeta Sigma initiates new members at Monday meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merrill Stuckey
Bass Lake
Archie Brown
Detroit
Wright
Ithaca
Art. Whiton
St. Johns
Vida Coles
McBrides
Beryl Broderick
Margaret Allen
H. B. Stuckey
Cadillac
T. A. Burt
Urbana
Ill
R. J. Fraker
Lois
A. Mann
Ohio
Joe McKenzie
Wm. Young
Hastings Street
J. H. Lancashire
Ammi
Manchester
Mass
Alma
Caraleen Robinson
Traverse City
Alfred J. Loney
Chicago Record- Herald
J. W. Nibblack
Michigan
Bell Telephone Company
L. ©. Stinchcomb
Clara Fenner
Lake Odessa
Hugh McLaren
New Haven
Malcom McLaren
Claude Baker
Owosso
Gues
J. A. Baker
W. S. Rowland
Somona
Mich
Fred Rowland
A. Raymond Cleland
Clinton County
Lewis Hutchinson
Saginaw
George Hutchinson
Charles A. Button
Mesdames
W. H. Parr
Lee Howland
Order of Eastern Star
Mrs. Tart
Manch Kathan
John Kirby
McBain
Cheboygan
Presbyterian Church
John M. Dunham
Grand Rapids
Wightman
Fenton
Dunham
Masonic Home
Herbert Montague
Local society notes from Riverdale and nearby towns
Mr. Frank Barnes spent the first of the week in Toledo. Riverdale visitors M. J. McPhee and Duncan McFaul were there last Friday. Edna and Emma Swigart entertain Miss Perrin of Detroit for several days. Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Besore hosted Fred Dunn of St. Joseph, Missouri, the past week. The Methodist parsonage on State street is being repapered and painted. Dr. and Mrs. S. R. Eaton of Battle Creek spent Saturday with Mr. and Mrs. Rowland. Orchard Lake and Alma College football game was canceled. Dr. F. C. Thornburgh left for Unionville, Missouri, when his father was reported very low. Miss Florence Strong returned from a four week visit to Grand Rapids, Holland and St. Johns. A Men s class program for the Methodist Sunday school fourth quarter was arranged and printed. Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Brown and Laura Brown left for Saranac to celebrate Mr. Brown s birthday with his mother.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Barnes
Toledo
M. J. McPhee
Duncan McFauly
Riverdale
Edna
Emma Swigart
Miss Perrin
Detroit
Raymond Besore
Fred Dunn
St. Joseph
Til
State Street
S. R. Eaton
Battle Creek
Rowland
Orchard Lake
Alma College
F. C. Thornburgh
Unionville
Florence Strong
Grand Rapids
Holland
St. Johns
Methodist Sunday School
C. J. Brown
Laura
Saranac
Mr. Brown
Y M C A Notes On State Boys Conference In Saginaw
Advance notices announce the eleventh annual state boys conference to be held in Saginaw from November 28 to 30. Last year Grand Rapids hosted with Graitiot county Y M C A sending seventeen delegates. Saginaw offers a four thousand seat main auditorium and smaller venues for meetings. A banquet and sessions for all classes of work are planned along with pipe organ concert, parade, athletics, lectures, pictures and tours. Registration rises to one dollar to cover expenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saginaw
Grand Rapids
Gratiot
A. E. Roberts
New York
Michigan rail and street fare changes for boy riders
Notice lists fare adjustments for rail and street cars to cover meals for boys traveling from Saginaw to Grand Rapids and back. Eligibility requires ages 15 to under 20 with sponsor from a Sunday school class high school or Y M C A group. Registration due by November 22 to F R Baylis Ithaca.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saginaw
Grand Rapids
F. R. Baylis
Ithaca
Also Mentioned on This Page
Stuckey’s
Ind
the People’store
Realty Opera House
Alma Henry
Thos. P. Hughes
D. D
Ll.d
Louise Dunbar
John Miller
Mitchells
Horlick’s
Eskay
Robinson's Patent
Mellin’s
Eagle Brand
J . P. Losey
Superior
ST. Alma, Mich
H. L. Holmes
G. V. Wright
John T. Matthews
Crystal
Ray Best
Stanton Friends
G. Tuttle
F. L. Coniis
J. W. Clark
Lansing
Charles H. Goggin
St. Louis
AL Mann
P. J. Adams
John Day
Houghton Lake
Helen M. Ely
Petoskey
H. A. Travis
J. A. Nicolette
Illinois
Jessie Clark
W. Brock
W. Fl. Parr
F. A. Gill
Crystal Lake
Joe Seaver
Frends
K. A. South
Chicago Record-Herald
Smith's Bakery
Ealward’s
Ladies’ Guild of
St. John’s Church
Francis King
L. A. Sharp
Midland County
Jennie Mitchell
Sidney
Will
Leor Hell
A. J. Robinson
Marilla Palmeter
Chicago
H.C. Moore
Alma State Savings Bank
Port Hope
J. N. Nixon
Superior Street
Sanderhoff
Hardware
Norfolk.s
Fred Slater
Methodist Church
Fred Delaney
Middleton
Portland
Fred
Richard
Zeta Sigma Society
Messrs
Stover
Beverly
Hyde
Ludwig
Searles
Stafford
Spinney
McAllister
French
Arnold Robinson
Addison Wilson
First State Bank
G.S. Ward
L.a.sharp Francis King
P.M. Smith Carl H. Washburn
Chas
O. Ward
G. Rhodes
G B Porter
E. Superior St
Alma, Mich
C. G. Rhodes
Ann Arbor
R. R
North
Mt Pleasant
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!