Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1918-01-03
LOCAL NEWS ITEMS
Return engagement, Douglas Fair

Hiram Belbeck of Camp Custer
visited with relatives here the latter
4 Special attraction-ldl ehour, Thurs
day. Dorothy Dalton in "The Pric,
Mark"
Return engagement. Douglas Fair
banks in THE amb"-Idlehour
Tuesday.
G. NJ. Davis, of the Central Michigan
Light 4 Power company, spent New
Years IN Detroit.
Harlow Raycraft Of Big Rapids Wis
tied relatives here last week.
part Of last week.
Word has been received that Albert
Johnson is with the Aviation Corps
at San Antonio, Texas.
Harry Wilson OF Waycross, Ga
visited with X. b.. Wagner the
latter part of last week.
Private Frank Kennedy of Camp
Custer visited with friends here the
latter part of last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. +. w. Goodies spent
New Years in ST. Johns, guests at
the home of friends in that city.
Miss Nellie Wynne of Adrian is
spending her vacation with her sister,
Mrs. Mary A. Wynne of this city.
Taylor Holmes in Efficiency Ed
CARS Courtship." tonight, Friday.
You will like the star and the play.
The Misses Alberta Carson and
Pearl Lutz Of Greenvile were holiday
guests of the Wynnes on College st.
Donald Durham, who has been vis-
ting relatives in Grand Rapids for
the past week, has returned to his
home in this city.
j. H. Hedrick of Saginaw has been
visiting at the home of his son, Calvin
liedrick, and family in this city for
the past two weeks.
G.. A. Miller left Saturday for a
ten day business trip to New York
and Boston in the interests Of the
Republic Motor Truck company.
Lieutenant Mark L. Spinney of
Camp Custer was home for few days
the fore part of the week visiting
his parents, Attorney and Mrs. J. ID.
Spinney.
William Murphy. who is in training
at the naval station at Great Lakes,
Illinois, visited at the home of his
parents in this city the fore part Of
the week.
c. w. Holmes of Des Moines. Iowa,
Il former resident of this city, was in
Alma the latter part of last week on
business with the Republic Motor
Truck company.
Carl Titus, who has been spending
the holiday season at the home of his
parents in this city, left New Years
for Cheboygan TO resume his work in
the Cheboygan high school.
st. Mays Catholic Church has a
Il Service Flag with eleven stars. The
fist among these is one for Rev. FIR.
Mulvev, former pastor All of these
young men, but one, enlisted.
Harold Moore, who has been spend
ine the holidays at the home of his
parents in this city. left Monday for
Boston, Mass, where he is attending
technical school this year.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elias Rockwell and
son, Mr.. and Mrs. j. A. Rockwell of
Eiwel and Mr.. and Mrs. Hawley of
Coe spent Christmas with Mr.. and
Mrs. Clarence Hawley Of this city.
Lieutenant Floyd Smith and wife,
who have ben visiting at the home of
the formers parents here, left the
latter part of last week for Long Is
land, where Lieutenant Smith is on
duty.
Allen Highfield, for the past two
years a popular drug clerk in the
Look Paterson drug store in this city,
left Tuesday evening for Big Rapids,
where he expects 10 enter Ferris In
stitute.
Lieutenant Charles Dutt, who is on
duty Mt a training camp in Mississip-
pi, visited at the home Of his parents
the fore part of the week. He ex-
poets that this will be his last trip
hcme before leaving for France,
where he expects to be ordered in the
near future.
Last Friday evening dinner was
given at the Republic restaurant in
honor of Mayor Mckinney, who re-
Gently resigned as superintendent OF
labor at the truck factory. Places
were laid for officials of the company,
the members of the council and few
invited guests.
The Wynnes on College street re-
ceived letter from Edwin p. 'Mahr,
who is in the medical corps at Camp
Macarthur Altho' the mail is CEN
sored the impression was given that
he would be sure of but one more
letter from home until they were,
Somewhere in France"
The annual meeting of the Civic
Improvement league will be held at
the home of Mrs. Francis King on
Friday, January at three o'clock.
Interesting reports Of the past years
work in all departments will be given.
Tea will be served by the hostess and
large gathering is hoped for.
Miss Ruth Durham, who has been
visiting at the home of her mother,
Mrs. II. VI. Durham, left the last of
the week for Mortified, Mass, where
she will attend the national conven-
ton of the Y. W. c. A.. as delegate
from Northwestern University at
Evanston. III, where she is senior
this year.
h. l.. Smith Of the legal department
OF the Republic Motor Truck company.
left the first of the week for a bust