We continue with our theme of “Albion, 100 Years Ago.” July 1, 1922. “Quantities of Booze Seized in Big Raid. At 3 o’clock yesterday afternoon, officers of the City of Albion, swooped down on the homes of five in the foreign settlement, and seized quantities of liquor and paraphernalia.

I’ve recently discovered a voice recording of Albion’s famous writer/photographer/journalist Gwen Dew (1903-1993) on the internet. I’ve previously written about Gwen numerous times in this column.

As you drive along E. Michigan Avenue in Albion and see the replacement “Old Rugged Cross” State of Michigan historical marker that has been erected near the curb, you might be wondering what used to be in that now-vacant block between the circular College Court.

We continue with our theme of "Albion 100 Years Ago." June 5, 1922. "A business change of considerable importance was announced today, whereby Floyd Parks takes possession of the Kinmont retail drug business at the northwest corner of Superior and W. Erie Streets."

Each year at this time we feature the Albion High School class from 100 years ago. The Class of 1922 consisted of 56 persons. The class valedictorian was Pauline Torrey, while the salutatorian was Frank Sanders.

At this time of year, we feature one of Albion’s Civil War soldiers. Major Harrison Soule (1832-1922) was born in Murray, Orleans County, N.Y. on August 4, 1832.

At this time of year, we look back to the Civil War, that portion of our history which subsequently resulted in the holiday we know today as Memorial Day. On the southwest corner of W. Erie and S. Eaton Streets in Albion is the Peabody Place housing development.

Coming up on June 7 is the 100th anniversary of the tragic death of a little 4-year-old boy, Donald Richardson Dungey (1917-1922). Donald was the son of Emery/Emory (it’s spelled both ways in various records) & Marguerite (Richardson) Dungey who lived at 114 N. Eaton St. near the Kalamazoo River.

Another 100th anniversary in town is coming up next month. It’s the 100th anniversary of the building of the Albion High School “west wing” addition to the Central School on E. Michigan Avenue.

We continue with our theme of “Albion, 100 Years Ago.” May 1, 1922. “Funeral services for the late Emil A. Haeske of Detroit, former Albion resident who died Wednesday at Harper Hospital, were held at his home in Detroit, and burial was in Woodmere Cemetery.”

The Morning Star is in need of carriers and carrierettes (if that’s a word) to deliver copies of this paper on weekends along various routes in Albion. In order to read this column each week, someone has to deliver it to your doorstep.

There aren&pos;t too many Albion businesses that have been around for 100 years or more. Homestead Savings Bank, and Cascarelli’s are a couple of examples. In a short time however, another Albion business will join the ranks of this elite classification: Parks Drug Store.

Albion once had numerous downtown merchants of Greek heritage in the early and mid-20th century. Names like Pete Bournelis, Nick Kavalaris, Nick Kostianes, George and John Liyeos, George Mitchell, John Momtsios, Nick Pappas, Peter Papadopoulos, Samuel Vafiadis, Gus Vervaras, Nick Vournakis, John Yerongtios and others come to mind.

Happy New Year, everyone! We continue with our theme of "Albion, 100 Years Ago." January 3, 1922."Major Harrison Soule, 89, for a quarter of a century treasurer of the University of Michigan, retiring in 1908,died at his home in Ann Arbor Monday. Major Soule was the son of Milo Soule, pioneer resident of Marengo Village.