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Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1920
Page
2
Westville Indiana newspaper notes its post office filing and Thursday publication schedule. It claims large county readership with Republican stance and county focus, offering a yearly subscription at 32.00 until further notice.
A family plans a summer road trip by cheap flivver to visit relatives in Kansas and Oklahoma, with a tenting lifestyle and fishing and hunting en route. They intend to return home through the Ozarks after several weeks away from the print shop.
The Indicator visits Mr. Cook manager of La Porte Gas and Electric Co in his office on Michigan Avenue. He cites rising coal costs and unpaid vouchers totaling 33000 to 40000 as the company nears insolvency and warns of possible rate increases to keep operations afloat.
State accountants audited pany books as Ma Cook described a visit to coal mines and a shift in views on blame for price increases. He noted miners suffer, some mines run two days weekly, and coal costs about 2.00 per ton at loading with delivery near 4.00. Laporte Gas & Electric stock is held by a parent firm with multiple utilities, enabling savings and possibly shielding patrons from higher rates.
After weeks of ringing and noisy interference the telephone service begins to improve as engineers isolate a grounded current. Manager Newman says the disturbance stemmed from a transformer struck by lightning and, with new lines and improving work, the company aims to near perfect service soon.
Will workers remember past wages of 60 cents and regret not taking a 6 percent offer from A J Stahl. Investors who placed funds to earn 6 percent through the STAHL PLAN recall the advantage over 4 percent options and urge readers to act in their own best interest. Laporte Indiana.
Plaintiffs seek to quiet title to Lot 1 in the NWQ and E half of Section 26, Township 35 N, Range 2 W, Laporte Indiana, and cancel certain liens. The defendants include numerous unknown heirs and spouses believed non residents. notice requires appearance on September 7, 1920 in Laporte Circuit Court.
A list of individuals including Jacob Reprogle and Ann Reprogle, Amos Thart and Doris Thart, Jacob J. A. Reprogle, Uwabod Gifford and Flora Gifford, Joseph Oakman and Mary Oakman, Josiah LeBo, Sylvester Griffin Jr and Florence Griffin, Therine Griffin, Mercy Griffin, Charles Griffin, Ruth Griffin, and Mary Griffin appear in a local notice or genealogical snippet. The relationships are unclear and many first names are labeled unknown.
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