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Newspaper
The Alma Record
Location
Alma, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1919
Page
2
Rhodes returns to Rockford after three weeks with relatives. Numerous residents visit relatives in Alma Detroit Flint and other towns. Church events WCTU and Ladies Aid meetings plus community gatherings described with dances and birthdays through Sumner Elm Hall Vestaburg and surrounding areas. Citizens travel to St Louis and Van Wert for visits and funerals.
Local notes report the commu fair postponement until Friday evening. Residents such as Miss Clara Hamilton and Miss Musa Owen are visiting relatives, while James Towersey and Bert Hamilton spend time with friends in Marion and Durand. Several residents move, visit, or return home, with farm sales and property transitions noted in Alma and Saginaw sections.
Elm Hall Meadames Butcher Blair and Ward attended a Wednesday Alma convention. Floyd Follick and wife and Frank Croton and wife visited Detroit for several days with Dr. and Mrs. Zora Seaver. Hattie Norris of Edmore visited sister Mrs. Jasper Norton. Delbert Hicks and daughter Glee called on Alina Wednesday. Joslin spent Memorial weekend in Breckenridge. Pearl Baker of Byron brought mains for her mother Mrs. Mattie Shuey and stayed with Mr. and Mrs. Morgan Sly. Wm. Sly from Williamston joined. CH Sabin returned from Lansing for a week’s vacation. Mrs. William Joseph ill. Sunshine club met with Veda Pratt. next Saturday forenoon at Glee Hick’s.
Mrs. F M Webb recovers well at Alma hospital. Ervin Troop hosts Halloween party Friday. Totten, from St. Louis, found dead from heart disease near Bartley home. Mrs. Wesley Webb ill under Alma physician. Billie Marks visits from Des Moines. Johnsons host Veeders baby visits. Bartley returns from Bay City jury duty. Bernard Hunter visits cousin near Shepherd. Hector Smith hosts Bay City guests.
English classes formed literary societies to encourage speaking and current topics with frequent class debates. Alumni Miss Decalah Townsend and Cecil Palmer of North Star married October 1 and plan to settle there. Alma students held a mass meeting to support a football game against Ithaca, leading to a 21 to 0 Alma victory at Davie Field.
Washington October 22 The Republican Publicity Association released a statement from Washington noting C. Barrett of the National Farmers Union as championing agricultural producers. It argues farmers suffer under labor capital tensions, urges equality before laws, and warns against aligning with enemies of the Constitution. Also lists uncalled letters to be sent to the Dead Letter Office on November 5, 1919.
Fragmentary column mocks sensational tabloid style and urges wealth through regular bowels. It promotes Shamberisin's Tablets as a mild, pleasant laxative priced at a quarter, with a bold claim of a thousand dollars in ad value.
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