Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1918-04-25
LOCAL NEWS ITEMS

Nigh" Idlehour tonight OFriday)-
adv.
Francis King transacted business
in Chicago the latter part of last
week
Mrs. Edna Kelly has sold her res
idence on West Superior street to Ed.
Wolfe
Lieut. Wyatt Of Camp Custer spent
the week end in this city at the home
of his wife.
s. d. Butterworth of Lansing was in
the city on business with the school
board Wednesday
Douglas fairbank in Reggie Mixes
/ IN Idlehour Wednesday - Return
Engagement.-ad
May Marsh in The Beloved Trait
or" story of the city and the sea
ldlehour Sunday.-adv.
Rev Mason was one of the speak
ers at a Liberty Loan mass meeting at
Perrinton Saturday night.
Mrs S +. Osborn was called to
Grand Rapids on Tuesday by the
serious illness of relatives.
George Myers of Camp Custer was
called here over the weekend to at
tend the funeral of his sister.
Mrs. + A. Gill and daughter, Miss
Cleo, spent the week end visiting at
the home of relatives in Saginaw
The Womans club will meet at the
home Of Mrs. James +. Mitchell, State
street. Monday afternoon, April 20,
at $50
Wilbur Price was called to ithaca
Monday to be examined for jury ser
vice IN the Albert Eichorn case. lie
was excused.
Rev Y. * Beshgetoor, who has been
III Chicago. since the middle Of Jan
uafy, returned to his home in this
city last Friday
Nj and Mrs. F. W Ruggles, who
nave been spending the past six
weeks I'll California, have returned
to their home in this city
Benjamin Chaplin in THE Son of
Democracy second chapter "Thc
Ian to Arms each chapter complete
Idlchour Thursday.-adv.
The Alma Record will give next
week the list Of nineteen men who
will be called 70 report for service by
the local draft board on or about
May 10
The Alma Record this week carries
page advertisement for the Third
Liberty Loan which has been contrib
utcd by the Republic Motor Truck
! Company Incorporated.
Ralph Manless for the past eight
months hookkeeper with Swift {,
Company has left for Lima, Ohio,
where ho will take up a similar posi-
ton with Swift q Company
Mr. and Mrs II. Is. Stuckey, who
4 have been in the southern states for
the past few months, because Of the
poor health Of the former, returned
to their home in this city Tuesday.
L. = Wagner, former manager Of
the Gratiot County Gas Co, and now
manager Of the Washington County
Gas Coz. at Johnson City. Tenn is
Visiting with his brother K. 3. Nag-
ncr, this week
Mrs. Sylvia Gaffney. proprietor OF
the Gafney ready-to-wear store. left
4 Monday for Camp Custer Battle
i Creek. for a short visit with her son,
RussclE=2ho Is now ii training there
for the army
Rey Beshgetoor. an Alma young
man, has been awarded scholarship
at the=t'riversity Of Michigan at Ann
Arbor hecuse Of The excellent grade
which hc has attained this past year
ID his collegiate work.
a card was received last week by
Mr. ard Mrs r. l.. Sawyer, 30
,.i.,l.a avenue stating that their son,
Gerald. Who enlisted last November i'll
the aviation section of the Sgnal
j Corps Of the Y S, had arrived safely
Il over seas.
Robert II Moth, superintendent
Of construction and maintenance a;
the Republic Motor Truck Co. In
corporated. for the past year. has re-
signed his position to accept posi-
ton as municipal engineer for the
ely Of Jackson
Word comes from the south TO the
effect chat Thomas Arnold Robinson
son Of Mn. and Mrs j W Robinson
has been transferred to Ellington field
at Houston, Texas. where he will take
up air work, he having finished his
ground instruction for the aviation
corps
The service flag at the Republic
Motor Truck Co, Incorporated, has
grown rapidly in the number Of stars
Of late, which have now completely
outgrown the white field, one hundred
and seventy-niue stars being on tht
flag now for the men who have gone
into the service.
The Alma Elmwood club viii nice
at the home Of Rev Grierson o.
Grove avenue, Thursday afternoon
May ?, for special business meet
ing and every member is requeste,
! to be present. The subject to be dis
cussed is "Some Principles of SAM
Sex Education" The subject will b
handled by Miss Coynine.