Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1917-12-13
LOCAL NEWS ITEMS


I VIM. S. Hart, in "The Disciple"
! Idlehour. Christmas day.-Adv
? Don't forget we roller skate every
night over the postofiice.-Adv.
& Mrs. f. L. Smith was st. Johns
!. visitor the fore part OF the week.
Rev. c. l.. Wood left Monday for
Huntington, Ind, on business for the
( L. Nj. church.
Z Douglas Fairbanks, in "The Man
from Painted POST" Idlehour, Sunday
7 and Monday.
Z Mrs. c. A. Miller of the Idlehour
Z theater was in Detroit on business
4 the first of the week.
Fatty" Arbuckle, in Fatty at Co
\ ncy Island" the biggest scream yet.
Z ldlehour, Wednesday.-Adv.
Z College night, Idlehour, Thursday,
December 20. Jack" Pickford in the
"Ghost House" Special comedy.
4 Hear Mr.. Cruise sing at Red Gross
: benefit. Genesta theater, Thursday
!. afternoon and evening December
20th.-Adv.
= Wesley Muscott left Monday for
+ Columbus. O.. where he will join the
: United States army aviation corps in
J. training there.
s Nh and Mrs. Thos Bartlett left
y Wedno sday morning for two
8 months stay at Lynnhaven, Fla. Phe
: Record will follow.
= Remarkable picture drama. Hall
9 Games Christian" Genesta 'heater,
4 Thursday afternoon and evening, De
!. c0mber 20th.-Adv.
y Mrs. Edna Campbell Williams OF
Fort Smith, Ark, visited at the home
b Of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. A
: Campbell, this week.
3 Mrs. John c. hick entertained Az
y ladies at bridge at her home on West
y Center street Saturday. A most en-
Z icyable time is reported.
: Lieutenant Lester Won Thum re-
turned last Saturday to Camp Cor
u don at Atlanta. Ga. after ten days
4 visit at the home of his parents here
= Lawrence Montigel, in training at
y Camp Taylor, Louisville. KY is
y spending several days in Alma at the
q home of his father, J. NJ. Montigel
Z Miss Lcorna Reimbolt of South
!, Bend. Ind, until recently editor OF
y the women's page on the News-Times
q of that city. has accepted a position
u with the Republic Radio.
= The Ladies Aid society of the
. Church of Christ will serve noodle
II SOUP supper in the church basement
u Wednesday eve. Dec. 10. Supper
\. served from o'clock until all are
y served. Bill 25c.-Ady.
u The Alma fire department was
Ii called to the Alma plant of the Mich
p gan Sugar company Monday after
y. noon, but the small blaze which hac
y started was out before the depart
II ment arrived.
:, Robert McAllister Of Chicago, Ill.
- former Alma college man. was in thu
city the latter part of last week. ant
while here attended the Zeta Sigmi
BANQUET which was held Saturda,
u evening.
rs NJ. A. Holmes. sales manager 70
es the Republic Motor Truck company
Inc. who has been in the eastern
OF states on business for the concern
III has returned to Alma laden with ;
NE good bunch of orders for Republics
Is Mr.. and Mrs. II. 3. Stuckey left to
a. day for New Orleans, where they vii
10 spend the winter months. While 81
Oh route they will stop off at Mongon'
'h' cry. Ala, where they will visit with
81 nephew. who is m training at CGm
~ Sheridan.
IT, Donald Smith. formerly of Aim
- college. and son OF Mr.. and Mrs. f. /
" Smith of this city, who has been i
II training for the past few months a
IN Camp Taylor, Louisville, KY,
u spending few days at the home o
~ =" his parents.
NJ NJ Francis Y. Lake, former manua
III training instructor in the Alma publ
- schools, who was drafted and late
- !, discharged at Camp Custer for phys
-. cal reasons. has secured position
A. ~, The Port Huron public schools, and
NOW at work there.
Ii has been suggested that the pos
Office needs an exclusive stamp VIII
n dow because OF the business which
- being done at the present time at tn
/ stamp, general delivery and parc'
~ post window. OF late it has been
T = case of lineup and wait for yot
u turn.
An AUTOMATIC ltlCpiiOli' Hs'eN''t 80
been installed at the Republic Mot'
81 Truck company's plant here.
T A small fire broke out in the pan
l. room of Plant One Of the Republ
~ Motor Truck company last Frlta
but it was extinguished without II
- need of calling the city fire depar
7 ment.
!. Paul ode. traffic manager OF Il
~ Republic Motor Truck Company, ln'
is in Washington. u. c., this wee
u with the expectation of pryng loo
r. one of those commissions which a
hanging around for the fellows tn
- can grab the quickest. He is expec
T ing captaincy in the carriage d
~ vision.
- Gerald X. Sawyer. aged Is year
son of r. h. Sawyer and wife. of =
q Maple avenue, assistant in first a
r room of Republic Motor Truck G
~ Inc. enlisted in Aviation and Sign
~ corps on Nov rs a9d started f
| Grand Rapids the 9th, and fro
O. there to Columbus barracks, for
T fral examination. which he passe
T.. and is now there awaiting transpc
W tation for Texas