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Morning Star, July 3, 2026, pg. 8 Happy Independence Day, everyone. We continue with our theme of "Albion 100 Years Ago." July 1, 1926: "The Jackson County highway department has secured permission from Riley Vroman, farmer living near Concord, to change the course of the Kalamazoo River at the point where it goes under what have been known as the twin bridges, on the Albion-Concord Road, and will build one new bridge, 30 by 24 feet, to replace the two there at present. The Jackson authorities will let the job August 1 it is expected, so that the work can be completed this year." "L.W. Encke, D. R. McAuliffe and Secretary James J. Grace of the Chamber of Commerce were in Battle Creek yesterday and were given a demonstration of a Waco airplane. Mr. Encke plans to purchase one in the future to use the machine at his field on the west side of Albion, and it is expected that Mr. McAuliffe will be the pilot. Local people will be given a chance to take passenger rides if the purchase plan goes through." July 7, 1926: "The City Council granted permission to the city school authorities to erect a building in Victory Park to contain lockers and showers and to be used by the high school athletic teams, who will use the park for practice purposes." July 12, 1926: "R. R. Kinney will move his bicycle repair business, now located on W. Porter St., to the north side of the store in the Loomis Block at 106 S. Superior St., recently vacated by the Western Union Telegraph Company. The south side of the store will be occupied by the Michigan Mutual Savings Association and the Russell Real Estate agency, both of which are managed by H. W. Russell." July 17, 1926, headline: "New Airplane is Purchased by L. W. Encke. Plane for Local Airport to Arrive About Sept. 1." July 20, 1926: "Albion Boy's Club. This club was organized for the younger boys at the settlement and is under the direction of a college man. At present there are 16 members but there is no limit to the number who may belong. Any boy between the ages of 9 and 14 may join regardless of nationality, religion, or social class. At present about 1/3 of the group is Negro; the others are Italian, Slavs, Poles, and Greeks. The meeting is held at the North Albion St. Community House every Wednesday evening." July 22, 1926: "Hole in One is Made as Local Golf Club Wins. Joe Baldwin Holes out in One Stroke. Dunham Makes a 78…Joe Baldwin entered the exclusive ranks of the Hole in One club when he negotiated the 118-yard No. 5 hole in one stroke…The only other hole in one ever made at Duck Lake in competition was made two years ago by John R. Clement, on the same hole." July 23, 1926: "Work has been started on the grading of the field at the airport at Oak Grove. L.W. Encke, owner of the field, had a tractor and a scraper on the job this morning." "C.G. Maywood returned yesterday from Detroit after a most successful demonstration of his remedy for hay fever and asthma, "Zolota" at the Cunningham drug stores. These stores have taken over the exclusive control of the output of the remedy in that city." July 24, 1926: "Man is Killed in Motorcycle Accident Here. Laurence Ketchum, aged about 28 years, of 412 Mechanic St., was killed as the result of a motorcycle accident on the M-17 highway just west of the Oak Grove filling station about 9 o'clock Friday evening…Ketchum had been a valued employee of the Consumers Power Company for a number of years. The dead man is survived by his widow and six children, the eldest of whom is 14 years old." July 26, 1926: "Colored Boy is Drowned When He Makes Dive. John Chapman is Fatally Hurt in Leap From Local Bridge. The first drowning in Albion this year occurred about 11:30 Saturday morning, when John Chapman, 16-year-old colored boy, met death near the Haven St. bridge…Chapman was swimming with two other colored lads, when he decided to try to dive from the bridge nearby. He dove off the bridge rail, a distance of about 8 feet, and struck the water flat on his stomach…It was the physician's belief that the boy was killed by the impact of the water when he struck it, rather than by drowning." July 30, 1926: "John C. Dunn, who for seven years has been the freight and ticket agent for the Michigan Central and New York Central railroads here, has resigned his position to take effect August 1, and will become traffic manager for the New Egyptian Cement Company of Detroit, he announced today." July 31, 1926: "A large crowd is expected to be at Victory Park Sunday evening for the concert to be presented by the Kellogg Band of Battle Creek. It will start at 7:45 pm., and when the 50-piece organization occupied the new band-stand it will be the first time the big platform has been anywhere near filled."
All text copyright, 2026 © all rights reserved Frank Passic | Artwork copyright Maggie LaNoue © 2026
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