LEDGER UP and ENTRIES B«inf a Collection of Various Topics of Local and FORTY-SEVENTH YEAR LOWELL, MICHIGAN, FEBRUARY 1, 1940 No. 38 General Interest v PASSING PARKED CABS School of Religion A POSSIBLE cause of automobile Alto Creamery Farmers to The Congressional Candidates accidents It the situation creat- Opens Wednesday ed when a car Is parked on a street Am Wednesday evening. Feb. 7 marks where there Is faat going traffic— the opening of the spring term of a condition that occurs frequently Enjoys Successful Discuss Chick the Community School of Religion. on Lowell's Maln-st. Suppose we On that day, when the bell rings, have three cars, of which Car No. and the doors open. It Is expected 1 Is parked on the side of such a that a good number of the local street, Car No. 2 comes along at At the annual meeting of the Care, Brooding Years Business townspeople will respond to thl» 28 miles an hour, while Car No. 3 King Milling Company, held a few fine opportunity for Christian Ed- behind Is going 40 miles an hour. days ago, Mrs. Eda M. Starkey was ucation. All meetings will be held The driver of Car No. 8 attempts Nearly 500 Attend elected secretary for the ensuing Women Hold In the Methodist Church, beginning (By K. K. Vlnlng) to pass No. 2, which wou!d be all year, the other officers of the at 7:30 p. m. There will be six right If It were not for Car No. 1 Annual Meeting company continuing as heretofore. First Meeting meetings on each Wednesday from George Washington the Farmer in the way. The driver of Car No. Mrs. Starkey's election was in Feb. 7 to March 18. (continued) 3 In many cases can't eee Car No. 1, The twenty-ninth annual meeting recognition cf capable service over The first meeting of those In- The schedule has been arranged The use of home grown seed has so he asmmes all Is clear. Mean- of the Alto Cooperative Creamery a period of several years. terested In home hygiene and care so that each one attending the been stressed much the last few while Car No. 2 has to turn out for Association was held Jan. 25 at the of the sick was held at the high school may take both of the two years but In 1788 George Washing- the parked car, which the driver of Alto Community Grange hall with Ned Kyser cf East Maln-st. be- school last week Wednesday eve- courses that are being offered. The ton. In one of his letters, asks this Car No. 3 did not expect. A smash nearly five hundred patrons In at- lieves he has a "scoop" on other ning. These classet are sponsored teachings of Jesus will be presented question, "Can gcod clover seed can result from such a situation. tendance. early birds In this comnunlty. Mr. by the Home Economics depart- by the Rev. Mr. Barksdale of the (not Imported seed, for that rarely Then If in addition Car No. 4 is After an excellent dinner served Kyser reports having seen the first ment of the high school with the Congregational Church, and Wor- is so) he bought in Baltimore?" coming from the opposite direction, by the ladles of the Union Aid So- robin of the season last Friday up assistance of the Instructor, Miss In 1789 he wrote the following to In his nelghborhocd. He feels that ship will be taught by the Rev. Mr. and the road is not too wide, you ciety of the Alto Methodist church, Ellen O'Connor. The series of Ralcllffe, pastor of the host a nephew who was manager at Mt. might get a bad smaah. Car owners the meeting was called to order by the bird must have had an "Inner twelve consecutive lemons are un- church. Vernon, "I find It Indispensably have the right to park in places not Mr. Nelson O'Belrne, chairman of sight" and came to call on the der the supervision of the Grand necessary for two reasons to save shut-ins, Harley and Anna May- Everyone Is Invited. Irrespective restricted, and people should not the board. The annual report was Rapids Chapter, American Red of church affiliation, and there is my own clover and timothy seed, drive In a way that makes euch given by Mr. J. P. Keeney, newly- nard. Wouldn't be surprised but Cross. Mrs. Martha E. Tucker, R. no cost of any kind. first, because it is the only certain parking dangerous. appointed manager who succeeded what you're right, Mr. Kyser. N., Is the director In charge aM means of having It good and In due season; and, secondly, because I Mr. Dale V. Curt I is last November. Is being ably assisted by Mrs. A. b. Bartel J. Jonkman ALL WOBK HONOBABLE The report shows that the cream Removal of the Lowell post office Joseffy of the Grand Rapids Chap- Services Today for WHliam R. McCaslln find It a heavy article to purchase." from the London block, W. Maln- V OUNO PEOPLE trained for ery sold 765,960 pounds of butter ter. Voters of the fifth congressional That was In 1789 but It Is Just as last year as compared with 736,306 st., to the beautiful new federal Richard Lewis, 14 good In 1940. some professional or executive building, corner Broadway and The various lessons will Include district gave the Republican con- How Nearby Townships career used sometimes to apoiogixe pounds In 1938, with gross sales of the following topics; Isolation tech' gressional nomination to Atty. Bar- He was always trjing new seeds $210,679.00 as compared with |197,- Chatham, was completed last Sat- Funeral services will be held this and plants. In the ab:ve letter to If for a time it became necessary to urday night and on Monday morn- nlque, sickroom appliances, band- tel J. Jonkman, and the Democratic 654.00 in 1938. The new buttermilk ( aging, measuring medicine, sick- (Thursday) afternoon at the Roth Voted for Confress Post the manager he writes as follows, take hold and do some very plain ing patrons began transacting bus- Chapel for Richard Stanley Lewis, nomination to Atty. William R. Mc- work. The man trained for a learn- dryer which has been installed dur- room trays, first aid, etc. Caslin, in a special primary elec- "The seeds, which are on the case ing the past year boosted the sailes iness at the new location. The 14, who passed away Monday In... T „ In my study, ought, without lots of ed profession might feel ashamed if building is a model of convenience This is an excellent opportunity Blodgett hospital. Grand Rapldi,lt,0.n Thursday, January 25. Lowell his friends saw him with blue over- of buttermilk from $1,026.00 In 1938 for the women of the communitmuniiy time, to be sown and planted In my and durability and when the work after a short Illness. The Rev. R.i Jonkman, a veteran of past pollt- Republican—Bolt 2, Clay 34, Cor- botanical garden, and proper mem- alls on and doing work on a farm to $4,128.00 In 1939. Percentage of to avail themselves with such ic%i of landscaping the grounds is com- C. Warland will officiate and burial c«mpMgns in Kent county. bln 57, Dethmers 10. Jonkman 82, orandum kept of the time and or construction job. over-run 24 with average price paid formation. Any newcomers polled a total of 6,498 votes In the for butterfat .27. All of which In- pleted in the spring will present a will be In Oakwood cemetery. Pall- Prawdrik 1, Saur 28, Veldman 4. place." He had nothing whalever to be picture in which the entire com- be welcomed to the group. Wlv%s bearers will be Kenneth Ayres, 173 precincts of the district to dicates that the creamery enjoyed of the men who are attendingn Democrat—Hailwood 5, Hart 1, In another letter of 1788, he com- ashamed of. The work he was do- successfully meet the challenge of a very successful year's business munity will take JuFtiflable pride. Wayne Kingdom, John Phelps, Hoogsteen 4, McCaslln 30. ments on the high price of clover ing improved him physically and farm school the same evening are Russell Holmqulst, Robert Stiles Atty. John R. Dethmers of Holland, mentally. It gave him acquaintance and Is now equipped with a fine especially Invited. Ada seed and the uncertainities of ob- Dr. and Mrs. J. H. Rlckert of and John Rathburn, schoolmates former Ottawa county prosecutor, taining a supply. He writes to a with and knowledge of ordinary modern buttermilk dryer which who trailed him by 642 votes on the Republlctin—Bolt 1, Clay 4, Cor- has nearly paid for Itself during Hants, England, In renewing their Meat Cutting DemonstratfcM of Richard, who was In the ninth Philadelphia friend, "The unoer- men, aiyl helped him do business Ledger subscription, say in part: grade at Lowell high school. basis of ocmplete returns. Attorney bln 36. Dethmers 8, Jonkman 38, the first year of Its operation. George Brown, head of the A* tainities and disappointments of with them in any kind of occupa- "We are always glad to see the Surviving arc his parents, Mr Paul O. Strawhecker of Grand Saur 13, Strawhecker 19, Veldman last spring will always make me mal Husbandry department lit R& tds WM thlrd with tot l ot tion. The wider experience a train- Fine Entertainment Given Ledger.