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Morning Star, December 5, 2025, pg. 5 We continue with our theme of "Albion - 100 Years Ago. December 1, 1925: "Harry B. Parker, well known Albion manufacture and head of the Malleable Iron Company, was chosen president of the Albion Chamber of Commerce Monday evening. He succeeds George T. Bullen." "The city police raided the residence of William Gilchrist, colored, located just east of the brick store on N. Albion St. about 2 o'clock this morning and arrested nine persons." December 2, 1925. "Mrs. Lewis Trine, Clark St., received word this morning of the death of her nephew, William Leightner of Shepherd, MI. Mr. Leightner was a resident of Springport about 15 years ago and is well known in Albion and vicinity." "Homer Cheatham, young colored man who was sentenced to 20 days in the county jail Tuesday by Justice Kate Bromeling on a charge of being disorderly, was allowed to go to his home to change his clothes, and failed to come back. An investigation disclosed the face that he had evidently slipped out of town." December 3, 1925. "This afternoon at 5 o'clock when Miss Mary Fanning closed the window of the money order department at the post office, balanced her books and left for her home on Michigan Ave., she terminated a period of 32 consecutive years during which she has been serving the public of Albion and the United States government through the medium of the local post office." "Next week the members of the First Baptist Church will dedicate their new church building with a whole week of services." "The Pierce schoolhouse, located about three-quarters of a mile west of Marengo, was destroyed by a fire which started from an overheated heating plant early Wednesday evening." December 4, 1925. "City Manager Donald F. Herrick announced today that he had received an offer from Oberlin, OH to become its first city manager, and that he had accepted. The Albion position has been paying $2,500 during the past year. It is understood that Oberlin is offering Manager Herrick a substantial increase over that amount, with promise of considerably more at the end of the first year." December 7, 1925. "Announcement has been made of the formation of the Corliss-Rutz Publishing Company which today purchased the Concord News from State Representative Frank W. McKenzie, owner and publisher for the past 38 years. The new publishers, who two months ago purchased the Parma News from William E. Beebe, will take over the management of the Concord newspaper December 18. Rutz and Corliss are both local young men and graduates of Albion High School and Albion College." December 22, 1925. Various letters to Santa: "Dear Santa: I am a boy 10 years old. I would like a sled, an electric train, a pair of horse slippers and if you have anything that a boy like me would like, please bring it a don't forget my cousins, they live on N. Monroe St. Your friend, Frank Sibal." "Dear Santa: I am a girl 11 years old. I am in the 5th grade and haven't missed a day since school began. Every day I read the letters in the Albion paper to you and thought I would write also. No, I won't try and bankrupt you, as some of the little boys and girls ask for so many things that would cost you so much. All I want is a handkerchief, a bottle of perfume, a pocketbook as I lost mine, a ring, a game for my sister and I to play, some candy, nuts and oranges if you have any left. Ma says I am a nice girl. Thank you for what you brought me last year. Your friend, Viola Helen Rumsey, R.D. 7." "Dear Santa Claus: Please bring me an auto that I can ride in. Please don't forget to bring Lawrence something too. Your little friend, Jack Pahl." "Dear Santa: I am a boy 7 years old. I have tried to be good this year. Will you please bring me a cowboy suite, a sled and a pair of house slippers, and don't forget my brothers Frank and Robert, and bring them something too. Your friend, George Sibal." "Dear Santa: "I am telling you what I want for Xmas. I want a table with two little chairs, and a set of dishes and lots of candy and nuts for Rover dog and me. I have been a good little boy. I am 6 years old. Please, goodbye Santa, Gerald Bunde." December 26, 1925. "Cause of Eaton Rapids Typhoid Deaths Found. An 80-year-old woman who assisted in preparation of the Eaton Rapids "Death Dinner" has been discovered as the typhoid carrier who gave the disease to 34 persons at the meal, it was announced by the state department of health today. Three deaths have resulted so far from the dinner which was held at the Eaton Rapids Methodist Church on November 18. It was found that the aged carrier had prepared squash for the dinner at the church. She had mixed it with her hands and then put it in a warm place, allowing the typhoid germs to develop to deathly proportions." December 29, 1925: "Director Dan Kick of the Albion Community Recreation Association announced today that because of the freezing up of the pipes in the high school gymnasium, necessitating repairs, there will probably be no community night recreation at the gym tonight or Wednesday night." All text copyright, 2026 © all rights reserved Frank Passic | Artwork copyright Maggie LaNoue © 2026
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