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Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1921
Page
2
The Indicator is a Republican weekly Westville Indiana paper with county reach and county focus. It targets home and county affairs and offers a one year subscription for two dollars.
Former Indiana governor Winfield T. Durbin told the League of Women Voters in Anderson that he opposed amendments 10 and 11 on taxation and income tax. He argued current tax distribution is unfair and that allowing legislature to fix taxation would invite frequent changes and exemptions removal. He warned a state income tax would duplicate federal levies and cause triple taxation.
President Harding designated Secretary of State Hughes to lead the American delegation at the Washington conference on arms limitation and Pacific and Far East issues. The president also said he transfers all conference responsibilities to Hughes except naming the other delegation members.
Coroner Sweitzer conducts an inquest into the death of Mrs Amelia Hanson wife of Horace Hanson at her New Durham township home. Death followed an operation during which a serum was used. Mrs Hanson had suffered an illness six years ending with this death.
Miss Esther Arndt surprised at her sixteenth birthday party hosted by Mr and Mrs John Arndt on N street. Sixty local youths lured her for a moonlit stroll then gathered on the lawn for games lanterns and a light luncheon before dancing into the early hours. An old fashioned quadrille and schottische provided entertainment as friends celebrated.
H. O. Cathcart of Westville has been named constable under the state highway act for his town. Each town will have one officer, larger cities like La Porte will have six and Gary twenty two. The network aims to detect auto thieves and return cars to owners and will receive loss information, part of the act’s protection to curb car theft.
The W. L. Augustine bungalow is being plastered under Frank Kordell’s supervision. Augustine expects the house ready for occupancy by October 1.
Porter county sheriff Pennington says he captured the trio behind the Wark hardware store robbery. Richard Kimmell, a university student, and Eugene Lee, a Federal board student, have confessed to the crime.
New Durham township offers free health examinations for children under seven at Westville schoolhouse on Tuesday August 23. Dr Ada E Schweitzer of the Indiana state board of health will lead the effort with Miss Jordan Laporte county nurse assisting. Hours are 9 to 12 and 1 to 4 p m. A pre-event lecture on Child Care and Community Health Work by Dr Schweitzer is scheduled for Monday August 22 at 7 30 p m at the Methodist church with free illustrated moving pictures.
At the Pine township meeting the group considered ordering fertilizer but decided to pursue creating a high grade product on farm. Members received paper and pencil to learn the home mixing formula and monitor the outcome with interest.
H E Jahns proprietor of Jahns Bus Line released a June report showing over 23 000 passengers carried in 30 days. He expects July totals above 28 000. Since March three new routes opened to Michigan City and Valparaiso with two already popular and likely to remain part of the system.
Sheriff Anstiss returned from Putnamville with seven prisoners who will serve sentences from 35 days to six months. Among them Frank E. Larson of Laporte was convicted of unlawful sale of liquor. Andrew Sigenkowski faces 90 days and over $1,000 fine for unlawful manufacture and sale of intoxicants. Elsworth Quadlain of Michigan City gets 60 days for petty larceny. Three youths, aged about 18, were jailed for stealing a Buick in Chicago and held on $1,000 bonds.
Bartholomew Sinnkoff Frank Stefanik Alexander Rylski and Arthur Long are named as fellow offenders who will work for the state as punishment for larceny related liquor law violations.
The vehicle was placed in custody of the Porter County Sheriff and removed to Valparaiso for processing and safekeeping.
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