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Local Happenings in Alma and Vicinity
E M Wood left for Flint on Monday. John Waters was in Cadillac the first week. Mrs Charles Lindsay stayed at Meliai. Miss Edna Kirbey visited Ashley. Star Brand shoes featured at Messinger's. Earl Walker returned to Flint after visiting Alma friends. Mrs Merilyn Sluyter and others visited Ithaca and Lansing regions. The city schools opened this week. Millers, teachers, and merchants are noted throughout Alma and surrounding towns. Labor Day bank closings announced. Various residents travel to Detroit, Lansing, and Cadillac for work and visits. Cadet Hose advertised for school wear at Messinger's. Church events and social gatherings recorded in Turck's Grove and local homes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Messinger's
Earl Walker
Flint
Alma
Meryin Sluyter
Ithaca
Charles Jennings
Tonia
W H. Rogers
Metta McDaniels
Frankfort
F Barnes
C.F. Renner
Lansing
R. G. Clark
St. Johns
Sun Jay
Thornton
Smith& Carr's
Turck's Grove
George Elias
Snell
Fulton
Kalamazoo County
Ray Swigart
Mr. Pleasant
Walker
Smith & Carr's
Harry Chivers
A. DePlanta
Gratiot Avenue
Charles Thompson
Wener
Arkansas
G. TM. Carl
Merrill Stuckey
Cash Grocery
Cadillac
Ralph Sinclair
Carl Anderson
Harvey
Illinois
Anderson
Dr. W. ©. Walker
Detroit
Wright House
A. Fisher
Park Avenue
North
Hubert Brainerd
Kalamazoo
Paul O'Hara
Columbus
Ohio
Vicinty
Bosworth
Neva
Saginaw
Stannard