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Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1921
Page
2
The Indicator published in Westville Indiana is a Republican weekly printed on Thursdays. It targets home and county affairs and teases readers with light items while critiquing broader issues. A yearly subscription costs two dollars until further notice.
The Indiana electorate faces eight amendments expanding legislative power and one to two state duties on Sept six, plus two welfare measures Amendment one tightens voter residency and Amendment twelve standardizes militia service. The Indicator urges support for amendments one and twelve as sound citizenship measures while cautioning against enlarging legislative authority.
A farewell party at Herman Kresel’s home on August 14 honored his sister and brother in law Mr. and Mrs. Louis Groehler who are moving to Mesa Arizona this week. Attendees included Herman Leverenz and family Charles Hileman and daughter Florence Charles Rhoda Jr and daughter Lenna Mrs. Charles Rhoda Sr all of Michigan City Chance Spears also of Michigan City Henry Brown and family from Laporte Mollie Miller Fred Groehler and the Schurs plus Miss Mary Marshall.
Washington reports new shipping board chair A. D. Lasker denounces prior leadership as incompetent and criminal as he seeks a 300 million deficiency appropriation. He presents a claimed 680 million outflow for the year ending June 30 1921 with breakdowns from operation treasury loans and ship sales. He vows accountability and hints at prosecutions.
Four contracts were awarded by the board of county commissioners in a special afternoon session at the courthouse. The Elkhart Bridge and Iron Co. won the Franklin street bridge repair at a bid of 10.00 dollars. Barrett Co. of Chicago secured the cold patch for gravel road repairs at 2.143e per gallon. Paepcke Leicht Lumber Co. received the lumber contract for the project.
The Chicago firm and the Charles Lykins Lumber Co of Helena Ark each won a one car load contract for three inch oak plank priced at 38.25 and 39.00 per thousand feet in 12 14 and 16 lengths respectively. Herring-Hall-Marvin Safe Co of Chicago received the safe contract at 294.60.
Laporte Indiana schedules its annual fair for August 30 to September 2. The event promises educational and entertaining programs with steel and cement Art Hall 76 by 120 feet, top quality races livestock exhibits music and free vaudeville acts.
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