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Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1918
Page
2
The Indator weekly paper in Wentville, serving about 5 000 readers in Laporte and Porte areas, lists advertising rates in advance and deadlines for Wednesday noon submissions. The notice outlines class and business announcements and emphasizes modest terms and publication timing.
A Kansas City Star profile depicts Col William A Shunk commander at Fort Leavenworth as a disciplined yet affable figure shaping engineers and signaling troops for foreign service. He has overseen rapid training and deployment of thousands, managed drafting and Induction procedures, and maintained order with minimal discipline issues beyond bootlegger trouble in Kansas City. The fort hosts cantonment facilities, a Y M C A built by Mrs Helen Gould Shepard, and extensive technical training across infantry drill bayonet practice and rifle targets.
Miss Mary LeRay returns to Chicago after a week visiting uncles George and James Frame. Laporte guests include Mrs. R. M. Boone and Miss Vernie Wright. Miss Madeline Curran visits Michigan City. Mrs. Wm. Snyder of Michigan City visits here with L. C. Snyder. Mrs. Sackman of Chesterton guests of Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Reynolds, injures shoulder. Dr. Axe attends. Ruth Curran returns from Gary. Lucille Witte goes to Gary to visit Gertrude Reed. Agent Corey returns from Bronson Michigan. Sylvester Ambroski travels to Chicago and Jefferson Barracks. Margaret Curran, nurse at Michael Reese, home on vacation. Cecelia Newman of Chicago visits Adam Stanisjewski. Charles Barnes and wife visit Hanna. Mrs. Wieseman of Chesterton visits John Goodwin. Mrs. Walter Bishop rides to Laporte. A note of a $25 World War I bond shows as yet unnamed.
Mrs. Alfred Deutscher and spouse stayed with Joseph and Mrs. Deutscher. Elizabeth Wilkie of Michigan City visited grandparents Charles and Mrs. Rotzein. Mrs. A B Frame and daughter visited Wil Schiene’s family. Coursels of East Chicago visited William Schiene. Roy Pouch of Valparaiso spent Sunday with friends. Emma Hilbert of Michigan City and Ed Young of Lansing visited Rottein family. Florence Blessing left for Chicago. Mrs Bienke of Michigan City visited her son John Richter’s family. Mrs Scheulke from Chicago visited relatives. Rose Piecki visiting cousin Minnie Pilarski.
Last Monday was busy as two wheat buyers visited town while various residents and visitors from Gary Michigan City Danville Ill and Chesterton arrived or traveled. J D Miller from Michigan City and Mrs Peter Wieseman from Danville looked after farms. J R Smiley and F A Gust visited Michigan City. Sam Pawelczak hosted his brother Andrew from Marowski farm. Enos Zaborowski Jr and family vacationed here last week.
Miss Mira Edgerly, now in Newport News, Virginia, has become a celebrated miniature painter. A Kansas City upbringing and a wartime tour of Europe shaped her fame as she painted princesses and titled figures while commenting on Newport society and war efforts.
Newport News Virginia July 21 1918 notices a note from Mrs Hollenbeck about months of waiting for inspiration and travel through by paths and ships in progress at the byways of craft and industry.
The Indiana War Savings Committee lauds county leaders in La Porte for building a top county War Savings organization. James Thomas, Herbert Ray, Will Colville, and Mrs. Charlotte Winters are noted among locals active in campaign events and family movements with Mrs. Weaver taking a railroad office position after her husband was drafted.
Guidance on filing deadlines 1918 for single and married filers. Details on exemptions, penalties, filing location with the Collector of Internal Revenue, and rules on income types, deductions, and who must file. Includes a classified line about a bed-couch for sale.
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