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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1919
Page
1
A brief LaGrange, Indiana dispatch notes a heated invasion situation affecting multiple locations. The text suggests rising dangers and possible escalation, with authorities reporting initial containment efforts as of June. Further details are not provided in the fragment.
Report on insect outbreak near Hens Miller farm ten miles southwest of town with losses over thirty acres of rye and hay. County agents and officials coordinated measures to stop the worm, including plowing and baiting to deter spread. Also several social items: Picnic of the Bay Im Reading Club in Lagran, Miss Ing Stewart’s May 26 marriage to Harvey Vriandt, sale of a farm north of town, and a tuberculosis sanatorium project discussion at a Rome City meeting. Funeral for Mrs. Jane Greenawalt at Revla church southwest of town.
The office of home demonstration agent will be abolished July 3 after congress cut the needed appropriation. Miss Geneva Barton of Allen County and Miss Myrtle Hornberger, city agent Dropsht, are affected. Purdue university support wanes and officials offer little encouragement as efforts to secure funds continue.
An advertorial claims the One Day Doctor cures biliousness by cleansing the liver kidneys and bowels in 24 hours. It urges readers to mail 25 cents to Bourdon Indiana if druggists lack the product and promises a refund if unsatisfied.
The Bowser Co officials report a mid year district sales meeting. Managers praise employee cooperation and note preparations for July vacations and an August campaign to fulfill on hand orders. Factory progress pleases managers as work expands and new hires expected to boost output.
W J Hackett of the General Electric works announces summer and future openings for high school students in an apprentice program. Many applications have been received from local and nearby schools. Apprentices start at nineteen cents hourly, rising to fifty cents, over a three year course leading to certificates and possible wartime positions. Applicants must commit to completing the course before the company will place them.
The Industrial Bureau of the Chamber of Commerce and its board approve a plan to raise a ten thousand fund to aid industries locating here. They may use the incubator model for shared buildings and gradual ownership, with a shift to a 6 PM closing and a 48 hour work week, plus revised daily hours and Saturday off.
Fort Wayne Chamber of Commerce organizes a street banquet in the month of December as leading members from across the region assemble to discuss commerce. Wholesale and retailer outreach expands with ten thousand timing folders mailed to Ohio Michigan and Indiana retailers. Office staff will work on a New Year schedule from 12 until late.
The Wabash line notes only one accident so far this week in the city and expects no time lost. Peru division set a high record with two accidents in the week last year, while the system saw 30 accidents two years ago. Officials blame carelessness by employees and the company and urge constant caution. Casteele of St. Louis, Wabash merchandise inspector, is visiting with local officials.
WW D Hine director general of railroads urges officials and workers to curb costs to avoid freight rate hikes. He notes rising payrolls and material costs, a deficit of about 250 million yearly, and says efficiency and increased business are needed to prevent higher transportation charges and government burden.
Gruber the Pennsylvania copper shop gang foreman is taking a real vacation with his family and travels to Milwaukee to visit relatives. J W Pranger and family have gone to Fort Worth Texas for two weeks vacation. Pranger is a machinist in the Fenns.
Pennsylvania shops report about half of employees receiving Liberty Fourth Issue bonds with paychecks paid on installment plan. W J Henry recovering from appendicitis at Lutheran hospital. Friendship division No 18 meets at LOIS Calhoun street. Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen meets at Alring hall East Berry street. Rimmel reunion to be hosted in 1920 at Kendallville area. 8 relatives attended plus guests. Describes Rimmels as descendants of Samuel and Sarah Rimmel from Pennsylvania. Also brief employment ad in Fort Wayne area and dispatch about Pershing’s London visit. Folding chairs advertised at Foster's.
Major Budd Van Sweringen of the U S Army medical corps, on leave from Fort Benjamin Harrison, was stricken with a severe attack and hospitalized at Lutheran, where an operation to remove gall stones was performed. Doctors report his condition somewhat improved. He volunteered in 1917 and served at multiple posts, earning a promotion.
Private Edwin Schmidt aged 36, son of Mr and Mrs Henry Schmitt of 1315 Winter street, Fort Wayne, has arrived in Baltimore after nine months overseas service. He left Fort Wayne in July 1918 for Camp Taylor for training before deployment and is expected to be home soon.
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