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Newspaper
The Alma Record
Location
Alma, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1918
Page
6
Local notes report welfare drives for the Maccabees, enlistment and leave details for several men, influenza cases and recoveries, births, marriages, and community moves. Highlights include relief shipments to Duluth, service assignments for Pelham and Camp Eustis, and a 2500 radiator order from Gratiot Foundry Co. for British war trucks.
Seville Center reports Will Shong and family moved to Alma last Wednesday and Mr Hecock rents Shong’s farm for a year. Mrs P F Abbott and Mrs Will Stacey visited Bancroft and Linden last week. The late H Downs funeral drew the largest Center attendance. he lived here many years and was highly esteemed. Alders join Red Cross with planned hospital work and next meeting with Mex Bertha Erwin. Ted Crom, wounded by shrapnel,Recovers in hospital. many friends wish full recovery. Mrs Tom Lucas very ill. Alice Crum assisting. Mrs Henry White returned from Grand Rapids after bronchial treatment. Mrs A E Sidenberder of Rockfield, Ind notes Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy eases bronchial trouble. Warrens at Branner’s.
Local Almanac style notices mention Halipty Sawvel sailing for Smeria on October 1, Holland G. Campbell underwent surgery at Pompell, and Mrs. Chingibell ill with intestinal issues. Several residents visited Saginaw, Alma, and nearby towns. Schools and businesses closed Friday for a holiday. Multiple brief social notes list visits, transfers, and family travels among residents of Breck and surrounding communities.
The Ithaca branch elected officers with Mrs. Chas Harrone as president, Mrs. Edward Altenburg and Mrs. Martha Jacobs as vice presidents, Mrs. C. E. Burt as secretary, and Mrs. Carl Ranger as treasurer. Various local social notes and a mix of minor town items follow, including military service updates, visits, and a brief arrest for petty larceny with a $25 fine and costs.
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