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Newspaper
The Alma Record
Location
Alma, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1917
Page
7
The fragment lists publication details of The Alma Record Alma Michigan with advertising notes and subscription rates. It mentions circulation statements and names several individuals associated with the publishing office and local figures, indicating obituary and notices sections. Contains scattered OCR junk but centers on the Alma Record publisher and market information.
Joint Mathews, chairman, warns soldiers in France to exercise caution near roads and ridges after a near miss. He notes reports of stab attempts and missteps that could have caused grave injuries. Authorities urge careful walking and right of way discipline to prevent accidents in the field.
The Record asks readers to clear small outstanding balances, noting high material costs and the effort to keep a first class paper. It urges everyone owing, regardless of amount, to call at the office and pay up promptly rather than receive individual statements.
A 1917 plea targets Gratiot County residents urging support for the Second Liberty Loan. The message argues county resources match national quotas, warns of government taxing if borrowing fails, and stresses duty as men risk their lives in the war. It calls for immediate action to buy war bonds.
Signs warn against the right of way but people still use railroads as a highway. The habit has cost lives in Alma, with past incidents showing how dangerous this behavior remains and how trains can strike unexpectedly.
The Sevilly Aunt Summer Farner club will meet at the home of Mr and Mrs Seely Amahary on Thursday November for program. Readings and songs, plus a discussion led by Mrs Schiff on The Federal Fanny Twat. The gathering aims to boost Gratiot county’s war effort by promoting food conservation and the enrollment drive led by a Gratiot county chair appointed by Herbert Hoover. The club emphasizes enlisting all 6,720 county families to pledge saving food products and support the war effort.
Evangelist Raum, who has served Alma Christian Church as minister, ends his temporary pastorate with three services this Sunday. The church plans to call Raum to a permanent post, while Rev. C. R. Wal fopol will fill the pulpit during the interim.
A pivotal Saturday clash pits the Maroon and Cream versus Albion in a Michigan intercollegiate football bout at Davis Field. Albion seeks a hard-fought win to derail Alma and keep the title race tight, while Alma aims to avenge past defeats and seize the championship path. Strong teams collide in a season-defining battle with both sides motivated to claim the decisive victory.
A fragmented 1917 news item outlines a ten percent additional tax on undistributed corporate net income after year end. It discusses scope across corporations and partnerships, exemptions for retained earnings reinvested in U S obligations, and the secretary of the treasury’s role in determining allocation. The article references a Joseph C. Tedrow case and local Pine Silver Dene township context, with scattered OCR errors throughout.
Postmaster V P Cash reports Alma post office will close at the end of its day starting the first Monday in November. The change gives workers extra time to collect mail after evening shifts. The move aims to handle high volume and balance workload at the local office.
Henry Meviitory and Samara Fd urge Alma readers to back Camp Custer casualties and troops training for service. They call for more volunteers to produce food and for boxes of supplies to reach soldiers, while urging farmers like Lewn to raise food stocks and fund Liberty bonds.
The item outlines changes to drape details and describes a questionnaire based method to classify registered men. It lists categories of persons including morally unfit and physically or mentally unfit individuals and notes licensed pilots among those classified. The process involves questionnaires to gather data, with men returning them for assignment.
A county meeting last Tuesday elected officers to lead a Y M C A campaign next week aimed at supporting the front and soldiers in camp. P L Con vis Ithaca is chairman W A Ewing Alom vice chair Curtis is secretary and Carl H Washburn treasurer. All residents will be asked to help in some way More campaign details will follow in next week’s forms. Model Bakery Rye Bread promoted for wheatless days.
Joseph C Tedrow died after long illness in Saginaw Michigan where he had lived most of his life since 1879. He was married to Jenia phine Ring and left a wife two children four grandchildren and four sisters. Burial was in Asia cemetery. Steven Theodore Sprague born October 23 1852 in New York state lived in Ohio Michigan and Missouri before settling in Forest Hill Michigan then St Louis where he died in October 1917 after a long illness. He left a wife Susan S Packer and several children including William T Thomas S and Dare Belph along with 17 grandchildren and many friends. Messages of thanks were given to neighbors for their kindness.
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