Death on Big Four switches shocks Warsaw readers
A brakeman named Gilbert Lake from Wabash died after being crushed under six Big Four cars during a switching incident near the Warsaw gas plant. He left a widow and a 12 year old son.
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Newspaper
Silver Lake Record
Location
Silver Lake, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1922
Page
5
A brakeman named Gilbert Lake from Wabash died after being crushed under six Big Four cars during a switching incident near the Warsaw gas plant. He left a widow and a 12 year old son.
The junior class with sophomores will stage Anne of Old Salem in the high school auditorium on December 21 and 22. The colonial set will feature costumes from Chicago Costume Works. Bernice Mageert-Sallisbury will sing a series of numbers. Tickets go on sale December 11 at Rager drug store. 80 cent seats and 35 cent seats. Auditorium seats 265 with advance seat selection.
Relatives gathered at the Frank Kreis residence to honor his upcoming December 50th birthday with a Thanksgiving visit. A large dinner featured ten chickens and seven cakes among abundant edibles. Fifty five gifts were exchanged as music and singing closed the celebration with attendees from Akron Disko Logansport Barker and nearby areas.
A terse adage asserts that a person who mind their own business stays productive and well engaged in daily labor. It stresses privacy and personal focus as keys to steady work and success.
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