ALBION 100 YEARS AGO, SEPTEMBER 1922

: Frank Passic; Albion Historical Notebook; 26 August 2022; Hits: 390

ALBION 100 YEARS AGO, SEPTEMBER 1922

We continue with our theme of “Albion, 100 Years Ago.” September 1, 1922. “Two Houses are Raided for Liquor. A liquor raid, staged about 3:30 Thursday afternoon…resulted in the arrest of two Mallory St. residents, a man and a woman, and the confiscation of considerable liquor and liquor-making paraphernalia. Those arrested were Wasel Okelatanto of 1209 Mallory St., and Mrs. Kate Zozulia of 1213 Mallory St.

September 6, 1922. “The Albion St. bridge was closed to traffic today by City Manager E. J. Mallory, until repairs can be made. The rods supporting the bridge have become rusted and have dropped several inches, making the structure unsafe on one side.”

September 7, 1922. “2nd Infantry Encamped in Victory Park. Albion was visited today for the second time this summer by a regular army detachment from Ft. Brady, Sault Ste. Marie. The outfit, the 2nd Infantry, formerly the 54th Infantry, was today returned to Brady from Camp Custer where about three months were spent on duty connected with the various citizens training camps just concluded.”

“400 Methodist Pastors Will Invade City. Albion Methodists are working strenuously, in preparation for the entertainment here for one week of the nearly 400 ministers of the Michigan Conference who will gather here next Tuesday.”

“Sam Daleo, son of Nick Daleo, local fruit merchant, had a badly smashed right thumb amputated below the first joint, at the city hospital Wednesday afternoon, and also had fractures set in the first and second fingers of the same hand, the injuries resulting from an automobile accident occurring near Chelsea about 6 o’clock Wednesday morning.” September 8, 1922. “The Buddy Brooks Playground is the appellation by which a new playground for the boys of the Starr Commonwealth to be located on the western shore of Montcalm Lake between the Commonwealth buildings and the water-front, will be known. It is to be built and completely equipped through the generosity of Harold C. Brooks, well known citizen of Marshall., it was announced by Floyd Starr, head of the Commonwealth.”

September 12, 1922. “But a short time after five men, identity unknown, abandoned a big Oakland touring car just west of Marengo on the Albion-Marshall pavement, the Willys “six” of Ignatz Ignachuk, 718 Austin Avenue, was stolen, about 8 o’clock last evening from in front of the Bijou Theatre, where it had been parked by its owner.”

September 21, 1922. “The Willys touring car of Ignatz Egnatuk, which was stolen about a week ago, was located in Chicago yesterday. Chief of Police Clyde Stoddard received a letter this morning from the Chicago police department. It is expected that Mr. Egnatuk will go to Chicago today or tomorrow to claim his property.”

September 22, 1922. “Airplane Will Photograph This City.” What probably is the biggest photographic project ever attempted in the middle west began at Chicago today when one of the fleet of airplanes of the Diggins Aerial Photo Co. hopped off for a 2,000-mile flight over Michigan to make pictures of the cities served by the Consumers Power Co. and the big water power projects of the company in northern Michigan. The first day’s itinerary includes Albion.”

September 23, 1922. “Gale Mfg. Co. Makes Hospital Gift of $500. A letter was received yesterday by the City Hospital board from M. T. Conklin of Detroit, president of the Gale Manufacturing Company, stating that the hospital management will receive a gift of $500 from the company with their good wishes for the new hospital enterprise.’

September 29, 1922. “The former Frank Wochholz residence has been moved by Charles Smith, for J. A. Richards, who purchased it recently from the city, from the corner of River and S. Superior St., to S. Eaton St, at the end of Walnut St.”

September 30, 1922. “The former Eslow homestead on W. Erie St., which was purchased by Walter Abbot and is being made ready for occupancy by his family, has been painted gray.”