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Local notes mix births visits sales and mishap reports
A crowded notebook of town life includes birth announcements for a son born July 6 to Mr and Mrs William Slundt. visits from Chicago guests. sales and bargains at Specht Finney Skinner Co. a disastrous car accident near Malone's bridge injuring several and killing Alec Jones. and plans for a new Michigan City furniture store branch by S I H H Kessler with L G Paul transition.
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A. H. Kapelski’s
William Slundt
Valparaiso
Specht-Finney-Skinner Co
Valpo
de Monon
Indianapolis
Michigan City
Nina Smith-Foster
Mutual
Okla
E. S. Smith
A. C. Heitschmidt
10Th and
Franklin Street
R. C. Houser
Berlin
Wash
Louser
Apex Mining Company
Houser
W. C. Ransburg
Westville High School
Valparaiso Morrisons
Westvilles
Valpos
Westville
Homer Ansley
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
New York
Rhode Island
Massachusets
Atlantic City
H. Geist
Homer
Clarence
Hoboken
New York City
Robert Paine
Joel Paine
Fred Bauer
Robert
Porter
Vahipo
Rachel Vardy
Gruiker
Los Angeles
Cali
Wheeling
W. Va
E. Ansley
Leroy Hamilton
John J. Moroney
Alec Jones
Hannah Wilson
Elsie Mack
Malone’s Bridge
Laporte Road
S. I. and
H. H. Kessler
Laporte
L. G. Paul
Paul