Westville News Briefs Highlight Local Events and Movements
Local items report Ric Koontz plans to build a cottage south of town while Mrs. Ed Giller of Gary visits relatives. Teachers attend a State Teachers meeting in Indianapolis. injuries and health updates appear alongside farm and business notes. The Barton-Williams Stock Co. performs at Catron Hall starting Monday.
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Ric Koontz
Ed Giller
Gary
John Plant
James ] Plant
Michigan
City
Westville
Clinton
Indianapolis
Dick Small
H. E. Bonham
McCool
Will Barclay
Laporte Hospital
Brant
Frank Hill
Jake Link
Frank
Westville Lumber Co
Michigan City
Reliance
Lew Williams
Howard
Whiting
Walkerton
David Tuley
Bert Topper
Mann
W. L. Dodd
Topper
Allen
Tuley Place
Mal Standiford
Therd
B. F. Cassowny
North Street
F. R. Leeds
Chas. Krester
Laporte
Kelly
Merry ‘Chase
Leeds
Ad. WW
Kinison
Westville M. E
Ilinois
Tocal
Pargén
Westville to Welcome Home Native Minstrel in Drama Week
Next week Westville locals will host a traveling minstrel show led by Rollo Williams, native son and son of former local residents Mr and Mrs W W Williams. Williams, a renowned trap drummer turned actor, will perform with his company at Cattron hall starting Monday night, with Williams and Chambers overseeing arrangements.
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H. J. Skerd
Monon
Cloverdale
Ther
Westville
Skerd
Therd
Mr. Skerd
Beck
W. W. Williams
Williams
Cattron Hall
Messrs. Williams and Chambers
Rollo Williams
School Notes Preview A Busy Week At Local Classes
This week brought various entertainments and a short vacation outlook. Raymond Davidson is expected back Monday after a long absence, welcomed by all. Twenty three attended the Parents Teachers Club last Friday where physical education was discussed and a gymnasium urged.
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Raymond Davidson
Raymond
Parents-Teachers Club
Attorneys Promote Democrat Vote in Layette Evening
Attorneys Ransaburg Wilbur and Worden of Layette spoke to a small audience on Tuesday evening urging support for the Democratic ticket amid a wary fair city crowd and uncertain outlook.
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Ransaburg
Wilbur and Worden
Layette
Fair City
Milk Can Theft Lead to Jail Time for Three
Four empty milk cans stolen from Brooks crossing by William Goeße lle, Arthur Smith of Chicago, and Eugene Harris of Elkhart. They were detained overnight and fined five dollars plus costs. Smith and Goeße lle paid, Harris remained jailed. Werner Transfer Company workers, returning to Chicago with the cans, planned oil receptacles. Sheriff Ahlgrim and Valparaiso police traced the trio as they approached Chicago.
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Brooks’ Crossing
William Goeésselle
Arthur Smith
Chicago
Eugene Harris
Elkhart
Goessele
Smith
Werner Transfer Company
Harris
Werner Company
Axel Palm
August Anderson
Ahligrim
Valparaiso
Skilled carpenter W. R. A. Smith shapes Westville Lumber Co offices
The Westville Lumber Co prepares a new building for its top grade lumber and finished materials with three rooms, a golden oak office counter, and refined interior work by W. R. A. Smith of New Durham township. Smith trained with his father and also worked at the Alaska refrigerator plant in Michigan City, tracing roots to Freeport Illinois.
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Westville Lumber Co
W. R.A. Smith
New Durham Township
Pinhook
Freeport
Smith
Henry
Chicago
Francis
W. A
Lydia Price
Hopkins
Mich
W. A. Smith
New York State
Alaska
Michigan City
Remarkable Field Corn Yield In Michigan City Area
Clarence Monahan of Orchard Lodge farm reports a standout fall corn crop. He planted three quarters of an acre with Hall’s gold nugget seed and gathered 60 bushels, far above typical yields of eighty bushels per acre. The ears run 12 to 13 inches, eight rows of kernels, and kernels are very rich in oil.
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Michigan City
Clarence Monahan
Orchard Lodge
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