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Newspaper
The Alma Record
Location
Alma, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Oct 29, 1914
Page
5
Epworth League at the M E church offers 6 p.m. Sunday services with the November 1st topic The Root of Murder. Scriptural references Deut 5 17 Mat 5 2 1 Sam 18 6 9. Leader Mrs Bennet. Tickets available at Brunners until 7 p m Friday.
Local notices from Alma include Mrs. Ed Baum of St Louis visiting Alma and Miss Edith Lowry of St Louis staying in Alma. Virgil Ray and wife plan a Monday trip to Los Angeles. First snowfall recorded Monday October 26. Slater's Haberdashery features Mackinaws priced 5 to 12 dollars. Brown's Bazaar advertises Halloween window display.
Local notices recount visits from Lowell Champaign and St Louis residents to Alma. Minor crimes include a stolen calf report near Sumner. Community events cover church meetings and charity circles with plans for lectures and plays by Miss Mildred Kress and a men’s Bible class contest.
Local sports note reports Oliver defeated Hillsdale 7 to 6 on Saturday. Other items list asides about residents visiting, travel, and community mentions from Alma, St. Louis, Ithaca, Detroit, and Grand Rapids. Events include visitors, building projects, business in Alma, and upcoming district association meeting. Paul Kren returns from long travels and plans to enroll at Alma College, boosting athletic expectations.
Tickets for the Clarke Concert are available at the box office through 7 pm Friday. The W K Thimble Club plans an Nov 3 supper with Mrs Swart on East Superior. W C T U meets Saturday at 2 30 with Mrs Wilson on Mechanic Street to discuss The Bible in Public Schools.
Howes of Ithaca purchases Cath for a State Street shop from ed theta and spent the first of Frank Sa Chicago buying new fixtures. Mr Jeffry remains employed by Howes and in charge of lining several ex benefit tickets. Commitments for a cum Course are planned. Definite information on numbers will be announced soon. Tickets may still be available at usual places.
School closed Wednesday for state teachers meeting in Kalamazoo. Owosso vs Alma High game at Davis Field set for Saturday at 2:30. Debating Club postponed to next Wednesday. Senior Annual Juke Box to be placed in assembly room next week. Pete Banghart missed Arthur Hill game due to ankle injury. Football fellows to discuss filling open dates and season closure at next meeting.
Practice sessions were held midweek at 2:40 PM. Loretta Coleman and Marian Ha joined Lambda Sigma Society on B& T day. initiation occurred Monday. A mass meeting drew six boys. Rhodes corner saw a large student turnout Saturday evening. Dry goods boxes were gathered and burned on Union school campus after a street parade. Eckert and Butch Bremer supplied weenies as speeches by Captain Handley and faculty followed.
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