Town Sign Requested to Welcome Runners and Strangers
A call for a conspicuous town sign asks for a readable display of the town name. A writer notes drivers favor open mufflers since the louder rattle of older cars is less noticeable.
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Newspaper
Silver Lake Record
Location
Silver Lake, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1916
Page
4
A call for a conspicuous town sign asks for a readable display of the town name. A writer notes drivers favor open mufflers since the louder rattle of older cars is less noticeable.
The great railroad strike is scheduled to begin at 7 00 a m Monday September 4 with an uncertain impact on national business. It is certain the action will affect everyone unless a means is found to avert it.
Voters in Lake township both precincts and Seward township second precinct must re register on regular day due to loss of registration books. A wreck in Whitley county involving a drunken gang and a large auto injured a child. perpetrators fled the scene, highlighting unsafe driving and prompting calls for action.
Burdge and wife J C Hay and their families spent the day at Beaver Dam fishing. In the evening they held a fish fry at the Hay home.
Robert Zimmerman of Green Castle visits with his parents Mr and Mrs Jacob Zimmerman. Mr and Mrs A J Hill Dean Hill and Mr and Mrs Carl Wood dine with Mr and Mrs Will Perry and spend Sunday afternoon together.
Edward Skinner visits with family in Peru while his father works on a Wabash engine. Local notices mention subscriptions, piano sales, travel to Gary and Gary area visits, and a plea for reader contributions. The Records office promotes self threading needles and classified ads, with social visits to North Judson and Andrews noted.
Miss Meta Schott who has been here several weeks soliciting orders for books left for her home in Kankakee Illinois Tuesday. Rose Carter and family returned home Monday evening from a week visit with relatives in Newton County. An ad is requested for the RECORD. The Mazda class of the Sunday school will meet next Wednesday evening with Mrs. I A Snoberger. Mrs. Della Wise and grandson came up from Indianapolis Saturday for a two week visit at Levi Rhodes Be.
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