Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1920-10-07
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You will find the best bread in
Butter Cup wrappers 02-tf-c
Claude Barabeau spent the week
end visiting in Saginaw.
Insure your auto with Lewis Hud-
son over Idlehour theatre.-63-tf.
II. M. Crooks, president of Alma
College, is in Flint today on business.
Get a Babe Ruth Pathe Record
it is a wonder. Smiths Music Shop.
adv.
Edward Johnson of Mt Pleasant
was an Alma visitor the latter part
of last week.
Charles X. Murphy, mayor, was in
] Saginaw on business the latter part
Of last week.
Mrs. A. w. L.adner has gone to De-
troit for a few days visit with rela-
tives and friends.
DIR. Z. G. Sluyter, osteopathic ply
stefan, State Savings Bank Building,
! Alma, both phones. 57-tf
Gordon French was called to his
home in Coleman Sunday night by
the death of his father
Harold Davis and family left the
latter part of last week for Ann Ar
Dor, where he has accepted a posi-
ton.
Pathe Auctelle Record can be
played on any photograph using steel
needles. Be sure and get a Babe
Ruth record Smith Music Shop
adv.
Ora l.. Smith of Ithaca, prosecut-
ing attorney of Gratiot county, was
| in the city on business connected
with his office on Friday of last
week.
Donald Durham of this city,
Sophomore in Albion College, has
been elected as sporting editor of the
student publication there, the Albion
Plead.
! Coach Steele, Gordon French, Lee
Sharrar, Russell Gaffney, and seve-
raj others from here attended the
NJ. A C.-Albion game at East Lans-
ing Saturday.
| A few good bargains in standard
makes of Photographs which will be
sold for the balance on the contracts
70 responsible parties. The Sawkins
] Piano Co.-adv.
Victor Crittenden of Howell visited
with Alma friends the first Of the
week. The basket ball and baseball
star expects TO re-enter Alma Col
lege when the second semester opens.
A large number of college students
and townspeople went to East Lans-
ing yesterday TO witness the M. A. c.
Alma College football game which
opened the 1920 season for Coach
Steele,s huskies.
The members of the Republic base
ball team, returned to Alma the first
of the week, after several day out
! ing at Houghton lake. Naturally
they have plenty of good fish stories
to tell since their return.
The w. B. A. will give card par
ty Tuesday evening, October IL at
g o'clock at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Frank Rapsons, 907 North
Court street. Prizes awarded and
light lunch served Every one cor
daily invited.
I The first of the series of weekly
dances in the hall over the post Of
flee is being held today. During the
coming winter months the skating
rink over the post office will be open
Saturday evenings.
The Cox Roosevelt Ferris Club will
meet Monday evening at 500 o'clock
in the city hall. II is expected that
Mrs. Frances Burns Of st. Louis, a
prominent Democrat will speak. The
public is cordially invited to attend
the meeting.
The first mass meeting of the col
lege year was held in the chapel
Tuesday evening, and was easily one
Of the best pep meetings that the
college has seen in years. A number
of town people were in attendance
and several Of them were called upon
for speeches
On Monday afternoon, October 4,
Mrs. Montague invited the ladies of
the Home to a reception in the par
ior 10 the number of 2S, 70 hear
music, recitations and readings. A
social time in general. We had with
us Mrs. Gelston, who gave us read
ing. Then in order came refresh
ments and all seemed very happy.
Tuesday and Wednesday at the
Strand theatre movie cartoon by
Paul NJ. FELTON, entitled THE Strik-
ing Tires" will be shown. The car
toon was secured for display at the
Strand through the efforts of John
son and Thompson. While it is Of an
advertising nature, it is reported to
be a real comic, that will furnish
plenty of amusement for both young
and old.
William Russell Akers, son of Mr..
and Mrs. Earl Akers, was born one
and one-half miles north of St Louis,
September 9, 1919, and died Octoper
/, 1920, at the age Of one year. The
funeral was held at Vestaburg Sun
day, October 3, Elder Robinson of
ficiating. Prayer service was held
at the home on Ely street in this
city by Rev. Edwards.
Workmen are busy at the De Luxe
Candy store on State street this week,
redecorating the interior Of the store.
The wall has all been scraped, and
the former finish taken off, to in
sure good results with the new work,
which is now being applied. The
walls Of the store are to be finished
in a blue, which will blend well with
the finish of the woodwork, cases,