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Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1919
Page
5
A long column lists visits and stays of residents from Porter, Crown Point, Michigan City, Gary, Hammond, and Laporte. It mentions deaths of Henry Frick and Mrs. Campbell, a business sale by J. S. Hansford, and community events including a Hanna township tribute to WWI veterans and a parade of returning soldiers.
Michigan City reports Mrs. M. L. Bramhall traveled to Chicago to be with their son Myron Clark who has just returned after 18 months of service overseas. He will go to Camp Grant for discharge and hopes to be home late this week.
Arthur W. Taylor of Laporte will be appointed supervisor of the census for the 13th district replacing Frank C. Folant who declined. The salary ranges from 2500 to 3000 dollars and the period will last about four months. Taylor is a prominent Democrat, well liked and capable to handle the work efficiently.
Help wanted advertisement seeks laborers at fifty five cents an hour with steady work. Positions available immediately at La Porte Woolen Mills owned by H G Christman Company Contractors. Also offering a six room house and lot for sale near city water gas and toilet, rent twelve dollars monthly, asking 1700 dollars, with exchange consideration for a similar village property. Contact owner at 220 Holliday Street Michigan City Indiana.
A county survey by C W Lentz from Bedford outlines new steel bored in letter road signs with aluminum fronts to be erected at intersections. The 1917 road posting law requires county commissioners to place directions at key crossroads. Berton Broceus 28 of Buchanan Mich drowned at Michigan City while Edward Gerbach nearly rescued him.
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