Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1918-06-20
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WAR SAVINGS STAMPS
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LOCAL NEWS ITEMS


V. +. Cash, postmaster, was in
Stanton on business Tuesday.
c. X. Brewer left yesterday for a
short business trip to Detroit.
Lick War Savings Stamp and
help take a lick at the Kaiser.
DR.. and Mrs. f. c. Thornburgh left
Monday for Detroit on a weeks trip.
We believe you will be interested
in the adv. at the top Of this page
adv.
Sheriff Newell Bradford of Ithaca
was in the city Tuesday on legal
business.
Ora l.. Smith of Ithaca, prosecuting
attorney, was in Alma on legal bus
mess Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Duncan visit
ed friends at Camp Custer, Battle
Creek, Sunday.
Walter Vliet of Chicago is visiting
at the home of his mother, Mrs. S. A.
Vliet, this week.
Miss Ruth Durham left Thursday
for Douglas, where she will spend the
next two months.
DR.. and Mrs. Maynard Pringle and
Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Drummer were Bay
City visitors Sunday.
Miss Marion Chick, who has been
attending school at Monroe this year,
has returned to her home in this city.
Miss Beth Holmes, who has been
attending school at Monroe this year,
has returned to her home in this city.
Harry Helmer was in Lansing the
fore part of the week looking up
prospective students for Alma college.
NJ. J. Nichols and wife of Lorain,
Ohio, former residents of this city,
visited with old Alma friends Tues
day.
Miss Maude Hooper, who has been
teaching at Mansfield, Ore, during
the past year, returned to her home
in this city Tuesday.
Clifford Cummings, who is in train
ing at Columbus for the United States
army, was home over the week end
on a five day furlough.
John d. Spinney, city attorney, left
yesterday for Flint, where he is at
tending the sessions of the league Of
Michigan municipalities.
The Presbyterian Fortnightly So
ciety will meet Tuesday afternoon,
June 20, at the home Of Mrs. William
A. Bahlke, on State street.
Professor James f. Mitchell will go
to Chicago tomorrow to attend Y.
NJ. C. A. meeting at which war work
will be the main topic of discussion.
|. S. Fink of Columbus, Ohio, was
in the city the fore part of the week.
Francis King left yesterday for
Grand Rapids on a short business
trip.
Mrs. F. E. Pollasky and sister,
Clara Gunther, of Carson City left
Monday for Ithaca, N. Y, where they
will visit their sister, Mrs. Lester
A. Sharp.
In this issue of The Record the
Gratiot Motor Sales Co. are adver-
Using used car sale" for Saturday,
June %. Look it over. You will find
some bargains.
Wird has been received here to the
effect that Ray Franklin McDougall
of this city has been appointed as
second lieutenant, quartermaste.'
corps of the national army.
II. NJ. Crooks will deliver the COM
mencement address at the graduating
exercises of Corunna high schoolto-
day and Friday evening will deliver
commencement address at Cheboy-
gan.
Fire Chief J. F. Sartor, Jr, E. J.
Hubbard and William Woodland were
in Cadillac the fore part of the week
attending the state firemen's conven-
tion which was held in that city.
Word has been received here to the
effect that Watson Robinson, the son
Of Mr. and Mrs. J. w. Robinson of
this city has been elected director of
the Cities Service Corporation, which
is the largest public utilities corpo-
ration in the world.
Frances Willard Union will meet
with Mrs. j. S. Raum, 102 Ely St.,
June 26, at 2:30 p. m. After the
regular order of business, the report
Of the state convention will be given,
and roll call will consist of prohib-
ton items. All come.
L. Z. Palmer of this city has pur-
chased the Home Lunch room in the
Alma hotel. Numerous changes for
the betterment of this eating place
are being made, Mr.. Palmer being
DESTROYS of making it a first-class
place. Among other things he has
done, is to engage a frst-class chef.
Rumors here are to the effect that
several of the men drafted from this
county last month have been made
members Of the various regiments of
the S5th division to fill vacancies,
and that they will be going overseas
within few days. One of these men
is Clarence Ludwig.
An error crept into the women's
war work column last week. in regard
to the chairman Of civilian relief
work. The item stated that Mrs. F.
f. Pollasky had been elected chair
man Of this committee because of
typographical error. II should have
said that Mr.. F. f. Pollasky had
been elected chairman.
Hi Sibley, whose resignation as
publicity manager of the Republic