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Morning Star, April 2, 2023, pg. 9 We continued with our theme of: "Albion, 100 Years Ago," with a reminder that any date given is the date the article appeared in the newspaper, not necessarily the day the event happened. April 2, 1923: "Herman E. Jennings, 52, and his wife, Mrs. Bertha Jennings, about 45, were killed here Saturday afternoon about 5 o'clock when their Ford touring car was struck by westbound passenger train No. 23 on the Michigan Central at the Berrien St. crossing. They were Homer residents. There is no denying the fact that here in Albion we have some very dangerous crossings. Starting at Hannah St. and moving westward there is a succession of very dangerous crossings. Fast trains swinging around the curve by the college athletic field tear through the city at a very rapid pace. Buildings close to the tracks add to the uncertainty of crossing." April 4, 1923 Headline: "Zelon Lake's Death Caused by Poisoning. State Chemist Bliss, After Analysis of Jackson Man's Stomach, Finds Strychnine Present. Inquest to Occur Here Week From Friday." April 5, 1923: Hillsdale County authorities were today preparing a warrant to be served on Marjorie Kuhn, now being held at Jackson, the warrant charging her with the murder of the late Zelon Lake of Jackson." Headline: "Creditors to Take Over Elevator Co." "The board of directors of the Albion Farmers Elevator Company recently voted to make an assignment of the company's assets to the creditors." April 10, 1923. "Stole Albion Traffic Signs. An alleged prank of one young man from Albion and two from Partello, which consisted in taking a "No Parking" standard from Superior St. in this city, to Partello Village, northwest of Albion, came to a climax in the court Monday afternoon, when Frank Eddy of this city pled guilty to a charge of larceny and paid a fine of $5 and costs" "Concord Farmer Injured by an Angry Bull. William Warner, a prominent farmer and breeder of prize Jersey cattle, was badly trampled and gored by a 3-year old bull on the farm two and one-half miles northwest of Concord Saturday., and but for the timely assistance of Ray West would undoubtedly have been killed. Although badly battered up he is expected to recover." April 13, 1923: Byron D. Robinson is moving the stock of his jewelry store into the building recently purchased by him two doors south of his old location on S. Superior St. The big clock that stands at the curb in front of the old store will be moved to a point in front of the new location within the next few days." April 16, 1923. Headline: "Lake Body is Again Exhumed From Cemetery. Secrecy Attached to Examination Made Today at Marengo of Man Thought to Have Been Poisoned at Jonesville Dec. 26." April 17, 1923. Frank E. Shank, a former well-known Albion man, has leased the former Robinson jewelry store location at 211 S. Superior St. and is having it completely renovated at the present time, preparatory to opening there, probably next week, Albion's first self-serve grocery store." "Two Hurt in Auto Smashup. A Chevrolet car containing Frank Krsweks and Paul Lazwyc, laborers living on Mechanic St., smashed into a Reo auto being driven north on Superior St. by Bert Shattuck, at the corner of Superior and Austin Avenue, last evening about 8:30 pm." April 19, 1923. Display advertisement, page 6: "Ukansave Grocery. Main Entrance 211 S. Superior St. or East Entrance on Porter St. Fred E. Shank, Proprietor. Opens for Business Saturday April 21, 8 am. A modern Self-Serve Grocery Store. An Easy Way, Shop to save money and to save time. No Clerks, No Deliveries, No Charges." "An Albion Firm. The Ukansave Grocery Store is strictly an Albion product. All fixtures were built right here in Albion by a well-known contractor. He did the job and did it right and we compliment him. Every dollar this store earns will be kept in this city and will be used to benefit the city in every way possible. Keep your Money in Albion." "Sun-Maid or Delmonte Raisins. Full 15-oz Packages, the package 13 and one half ยข." April 20, 1923. "Imus Russ, colored, formerly a resident of Highland Avenue who has been a fugitive from justice for about three months, being wanted here for the shooting February 9 last of Preston Perdue, local colored man, was arrested in Michigan City, Indiana, and was brought to Marshall where he will be kept a prisoner in the count jail until tomorrow morning when he will be arraigned in the court of Justice." April 25, 1923. Headline: "Baking Ovens Will be Made in This City. Superior Oven Company of Chicago, Manufacturing Portable Baking Ovens, Moves Here, to Have Quarters With [Union] Steel Products Co." April 26, 1923. "Over 200 colored men, women and children crowded the West Ward School last evening at a meeting called to develop the recreational life of that section of the town as part of the program of the Albion Community Recreation association. The meeting was presided over by Robert Cable, principal of the school." "Claude M. Bacon, proprietor of the Regent lunchroom and billiard parlor on N. Superior St., is taking out all the billiard and pocket billiard tables in his place and is installing dining tables and chairs to provide a restaurant capable of seating about 60 people." April 27, 1923. "It was voted by the city council to lease the former site of the New York Central Railroad station, south of the tracks between Clinton and Superior Streets, from the railway company and maintain it as a part of the city park system." April 28, 1923: "Prosecuting Attorney Cortright has made out the criminal calendar for the May term of circuit court. The cases now on the calendar are as follows [includes]: People vs. Louis Passick, prohibition law; people vs. John Johnson, prohibition law." April 30, 1923: "The showing of the film version of "The Wizard of Oz" scheduled to occur at the high school auditorium Saturday afternoon was called off because of the local measles epidemic. The film was shown to the pupils of the Dalrymple school this afternoon." Next 100 Years Ago article: MAY 1923 Next week: ARZA L. McCUTCHEON All text copyright, 2026 © all rights reserved Frank Passic | Artwork copyright Maggie LaNoue © 2026
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