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Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1917
Page
1
H H Friedley Indiana state fire marshal calls on fire insurance companies to curb overinsurance alleging it fuels arson. He instructs oath examinations of agents or solicitors, vows records and public disclosure, and predicts a 75 percent reduction in arson losses if the practice ends.
The Indiana state food administrator urges clubs societies and individuals to avoid late dining and banquets during the war to save essential food for troops and home use. Posters will promote seven propositions Meatless Tuesday Friday Baconless breakfasts Wheatless Wednesday One wheatless meal daily Use less sugar and animal fats. Inspectors will check adherence with reports sent to Washington.
Charles C. Tyram acting state forester has visited Jackson Lawrence and Orange counties to spur county officials to plant trees on county farm lands. The forestry board will supply seedlings if the counties plant and maintain them. The state has already provided 10 000 trees to the state farm at Putnamville, mainly ash and yellow poplar.
The Children's Aid association released a public report detailing activities across its eight departments, each led by a superintendent under the direction of General Secretary D Loomis. The document outlines departmental aims and progress within the organization.
Otto L. Krauss auditor reports the state closed the year September 30 1917 with a balance of 3 413 117 48. This exceeds the prior administration's starting balance by 1 263 360 99. A table shows balances by funds at year end.
Jesse Eschbach state conscription agent resigns. Robert Baltzell of Princeton Republican chairman of the First district to succeed him with rank of major and $2,000 yearly under new draft rules. Eschbach served without pay and will receive an important state appointment.
Three suits filed in Evansville superior court challenge the new prohibition law as unconstitutional. Dry interests assemble a strong legal team led by Attorney General Stansbury to defend the challenge, arguing the law infringes property rights and contains technical flaws and discriminatory provisions favoring hospitals while labeling saloons a nuisance.
The annual meeting of the Indiana state board of agriculture will be held here January 8, 1918. The terms of eight board members will expire at that time.
A statewide gathering of Indiana retailers from all counties will convene in Indianapolis to discuss a definite method for promulgating fixed retail commodity prices as directed by the National Food Administration. The meeting follows efforts to curb food speculators and secure a uniform pricing framework.
Halifax bears the brunt of a catastrophic blast following a collision at sea and a benzine-fueled fire that gutted two square miles of the old city. The harbor gateway and Citadel overlook wrecked blocks, with hospitals, docks, parliament, and many churches and factories ruined.
A chronology of the worst known explosions, including New York railroad cars with twenty tons of dynamite in 1911 causing twenty five deaths and large damage, 1913 Baltimore harbor freighter Alum Chine, 1916 Black Tom Island, 1917 Kingsland New Jersey, 1917 London munitions plant, and 1917 Eddystone ammunition works in Pennsylvania with high death tolls and substantial damage.
The article recalls Halifax origins with Duke d Anville 1745 French supply base then 1749 settlement by Lord Cornwallis and 2,576 English soldiers. It contrasts early base use with the later colonial founding. A stray quote about a barber closes the clipping.
The article reflects on the traditional site of Jesus birth in Bethlehem, noting the cave beneath the Church of the Nativity with a star marked floor and Latin inscription. It contrasts humble shepherds’ journey with Jerusalem’s high priests sleeping nearby, urging reverent worship and future heavenly sight of God.
A wartime tale recalls Lord Wolseley during the Crimean War who in Sebastopol trenches tried to honor Christmas with a pudding mixed from biscuit grease fruit using a shell fragment. After being ordered away they ate it anyway, later suffering stomach troubles.
A lover receives a gift with a label forbidding opening until Christmas. The poem laments the long wait and the strict decree that delays joy, arguing that love and desire demand immediate release and action.
The poem celebrates Christmas tide with traditional imagery. It calls for joy, mistletoe, wassail, and feasting, urging forgiveness of sorrow and welcoming goodwill. Pontificates a timeless festive mood from dawn to starry night and invites all to share in the season.
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