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Newspaper
Indiana Progress
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1918
Page
11
McKissOn Valley items note visitors and residents from Indiana Punxsutawney and Butler with church and family visits, sick lists, and social calls. The issue includes a 1928 Liberty Bond appeal by Harrison Rhodes and a Wheat Conservation message, plus an upcoming Red Cross benefit at Chare Lbvill schoolhouse and a local civic notice.
The Union League of Philadelphia led by Senator William G. Sproul issues a wartime plea urging Liberty Bond purchases. It argues a German victory would impose vast indemnities on the United States, while bond lending preserves American safety and finances. The piece contrasts bonds with indemnities, claiming bonds protect citizens and offer interest, unlike potential confiscatory taxation and losses if Germany wins.
The Borough of Indiana votes a dual tax rate of 2 mills for General Fund and 5 mills for Sinking Fund to cover interest and redemption of bonds and to fund purchases like a motor fire truck. The money is to be collected by the borough treasurer and applied to specific sinking funds as needed.
Notice from Lavinia J Dias as administrator indicates a local matter dated late December with unclear details and names partially legible. The fragmentary text references VilLion, Pu and a date 16, suggesting a probate or estate filing actions in a municipal context.
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