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Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1919
Page
2
An analysis argues that town value hinges on merchants and accessible roads. It cites O. R. Johnson’s farm data showing peak land value near town, with rapid declines beyond six miles. It urges community support for merchants to sustain growth and land value.
Weekend visitors include Mr and Mrs Henry Blessing hosting porte apent and their son in law Marion Iseminger at Alida. August Schiene and family spent Sunday with daughter and son in law. Mrs Gust Kriesel nursing Mrs C R Selkirk and Mildred ill with influenza. Elmer Deutscher and Amanda also ill. William Schiene and Mollie Schiene hosted at former mother’s home. Frank Mehl and Clare Blessing of Michigan City visited. Ernest Zahra Crumstown spent Sunday with Albert and wife. Lou Snyder Otis spent Wednesday with local friends.
Mrs. John Hagenow attended her uncle's funeral in Elgin Illinois last Thursday and returned Saturday. Hobnob dinners at home of Mr and Mrs C B Beach with guests James Allison and Clayton Martin. Community updates share visits by Stafford Iseminger Scott Iseminger families and others. teams and trips to Chicago and Valparaiso. George Allison's basketball team set to play Westville next Friday.
Obituary note in Otis reports the death of Charles J Reglein at his daughter Mrs Fred W Miller’s home in Michigan City after a long illness. He was born November 25 1847 in Mecklenburg Germany and lived much of his life in Otis with the Lake Shore Railway. Surviving: two sons Herman L and Carl and three daughters Mrs Fred W Miller Mrs Kaeding of Chicago and Miss Regel in. one sister Mrs Herman Snyder. Funeral Tuesday at his daughter’s home with Rev C A Sauers and burial at Beatty’s Corners.
Trustees of Purdue University review the donation of a 469 acre Valparaiso farm owned by W E Pinney. Dean J H Skinner and Director C A Woodburn inspected the property on Saturday and are expected to file a favorable report. The land, with an adjoining detached field, is suited for soil fertility experiments and demonstration farming. Pinney has agreed to donate the land to the state and Valparaiso has agreed to dispense with it.
Americans quietly endure sugar ration cuts reducing monthly allowances from four pounds to three and then to two pounds as a pledge to loyalty. The piece argues steadfast restraint reflects patriotic duty without public complaint.
A wartime ethic of sharing food builds gratitude from all nations and peacetime exchange can extend that goodwill by conserving and sharing to feed the world. America reflects on meals as a diplomatic tool shaping global friendship and aid.
The text argues that there is no royal road to food conservation and that voluntary, proportional sacrifice by all is necessary. It contrasts autocratic food control in enemy lands with democratic sharing that sustained the U S and Allied nations during the war.
County Superintendent Rhoades reports an urgent need for auditorium space in most schools after a semi annual inspection. Westville lacking an auditorium will begin plans immediately, while Stillwell faces limited room and will start building additions soon. Clinton Township High School and Union Township show centralized efficiency, with enrollment rising and staffing needs anticipated.
An 18 year old named Matotte is reported confined to her bed due to influenza. The notice states she is ill and under care.
The piece extols voluntary food exports to Europe, doubling from 11.82 million tons to twenty million, to sustain Allied forces and nations freed from German oppression. It credits Hoover and the Food Administration for democratic mobilization, endurance, and efficient war support, affirming democracy’s strength in crisis.
Farmers and threshermen across 33 grain states cut harvest losses through cleaner threshing and field gathering. The U S Food Administration urged actions to reduce waste from about 8 percent to a minimum, with reports of substantial savings in wheat along with barley oats rye and other grains.
The Food Administration credits patriotic service by farmers threshers and crews for the grain campaign success. Grain growers across the United States are earning millions of dollars from grain saved, with compulsory cases remaining rare.
The piece extols voluntary restraint in food use during wartime, praising bread price stability and anti hoarding. It claims Americans avoided hardship through self denial, supported by wheat, pork and sugar savings, and asserts shared goodwill conquers fear in the new world.
The article praises American restraint in sugar use during July to October, noting a drop from normal 1.6 million tons to 240000 in July and 230000 in October. It argues reduced consumption averted famine, bridged stringency until new beet and cane crops, and urged continued sharing with Europe while limiting home use. It highlights 141 million bushels of wheat sent to Europe as a centerpiece of the food army effort.
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