Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1917-11-29
LOCAL NEWS ITEMS

Burson hose, all styles at l.. N.
Bakers. 19-l-c
You will find the best bread in
Butter CUP wrappers. OFT
Marguerite Clark in "Bab's Diary.
-Idlchour, Thursday. adv.
IL. c. Foore of Flint is spending
Thanksgiving in Alma with his fam
lily.
"The Countess Charming a
great guy-see "her"-Idlehour, Sun
day adv.
Orville Allen of Camp Custer, Bat
tie Creek, is spending Thanksgiving
with friends in this city.
Marcus Pollasky of Chicago was in
the city for couple of days the fore
part of the week on business.
/ Remember the Bazaar and Baked
Goods Sale at Mrs. Hannah's, 42s
State St., Thursday Dec. 9th. l9-l-c
Nh. and Mrs. \. Il. Scattergo)d are
spending Thanksgiving in Saginaw,
guests at the home of friends IN that
city. =
A Home Savings Fund contract for
50 900 will buy a home worth $4,000.
Alma Development Co, Limited .-
| Adv.
Alma college closed Wednesday af
ternoon for the Thanksgiving vaca-
ton and will open again the first OF
the week
Mrs. Joseph Robe Of Newark, O.,
came last Friday to spend two weeks
at the home OF her mother, Mrs. Nal
colin McLaren.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. =. Cook of Detroit
are spending Thanksgiving at the
home of the formers parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. A. =. Cook.
Those having business with DR.. l..
G Beshgetoor will please address
him at "a John r. street, corner
Broadway, Detroit. l9-2t-p
Charles, the. l0-year-old son of MI
and Mrs. Charles Oglc. fell from a
pile of brick Monday. suffering frac-
.ured arm as a result.
The Home Savings Fund contract
enables you to buy n home for less
than its actual sale price. You pay
monthly. Alma Development Co.,
Limited ADV.
Mrs. L. {. Wood left the middle of
the week for Washington. d. CO,
where she is delegate to the ma
tonal w. C. T. L. convention, which
is being held in that city from Deem
.er , to :.
A number of friends of Major
James A. Greene Of this city have
sent him cigars during the past week
by way of acknowledging his speedy
rise in the national army circles.
Plans are under way for banquet
for the Alma college football team,
the 1917 champions of the Michigan
intercollegiate. 1t is expected that
the new captain and the letter win
ncrs will be named at the banquet
which will be held early in December
The Alma Record this week closed
Il good advertising contract with the
ST Louis Overland Sales company
which will carry an advertisement IN
each issue Of The Alma Record foI
the ensuing year beginning with this
weeks edition, and which will adver-
tise Overland automobiles.
Before the cold snap came on the
firm of Bartling & Holmes was able
to finish the Bridge street paving ans
have about two-thirds of the paving
for the eastern end Of the city in now
, The rest will be completed in tn
spring. at which time the West S.
pcror street paving will be finished
The Frances Willard Union vii
| meet at the high school room, Decem
Der 3. at 1880 p. m. Mrs. j. W.
Miller will have charge Of the meet
| ing, the topic being, Scientific TEN
perance instruction. This is an i'm
portant subject and it is hoped al
the members will be present Rol
call, Il belong; Why"
| Archie Wood enlisted and was ac
| cepted in the aviation corps at kell!
| field San Antonio, Tex, a week ago
| He left last Saturday for the training
| camp, and his father, f. NJ. Wood
/ who was on a hunting trip in north
/ crn Michigan, did not have chanc
II 10 see his son before he left to joi
II Uncle Sans forces in training TO
II the national army.
II Word has been received to the Of
II feet that Thomas Arnold Robinson,
\ member of the American ambulanc
II of the French army, arrived in Ne'
II York city on Monday. He will visi
y with his brother in that city for
/ few days and will then return to hi
II home in this city. After a short visi
II here he expects to enlist in tn
II United States army for service /
II France. He has just finished a 81
II months term in the ambulance cor
II nected with the French army and
II one of II out of 81 who went togethe
II six months ago who return withot
H scratch. He is son of Mr.. an
II Mrs. J. W. Robinson Of this city