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Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1919
Page
3
Local notes recount community visits and family news from Laporte and Gary. Mention of a 23 mile dunes highway project with a proposed 600000 dollar expenditure and potential federal state county aid. Also reports on deaths, weddings, and local club events with names of residents and businesses.
Help wanted notice offering day work in a factory at Cattron hall on June 25. Pay is $10 per week while learning with ample time to learn. Light healthy pleasant surroundings. Address P. J. Bailey Secretary Valparaiso Chamber of Commerce Valparaiso Indiana for further particulars.
We express deep gratitude to the many friends of the late Mrs. Jane Burns of Westville for flowers and care during her last illness. Named now are Nancy Leighty Avon I Lizzie Noe Santa Ana Calif Verne Dwyer grandson Chicago Ill Katie M Ellis niece Elgin Hattie B Grant niece Elgin Ti
Tire repairs and retreading offered by Coulter Brothers Garage Westville Indiana and Lagemann Kienitz Michigan City Indiana. Retreading uses a new dry cure method with 60 to 70 percent savings versus new tires. Prompt service guaranteed with a price list and tire sample available.
Bert Tedro age 25 a wood chopper was killed when a company Ford plunged into a ditch a few miles this side of South Bend early Tuesday. His companion had both legs broken. They had been cutting logs on O A Shank land north of Westville. They were returning to work after a visit home at Nappanee and had accumulated a jag in South Bend.
County Superintendent Rhoades announced a completed enumeration showing an overall 45 count rise in school age children. Some townships declined while others increased, with Michigan City and Laporte among the noted figures, and the report cites heightened parental regard for education influenced by wartime demand for specialists.
The nation observes Boy Scout week June 8 through 14 as officials urge expanding the movement with a goal of 1,000,000 new members. Scouts contributed during the war by aiding drives and assisting families of overseas soldiers.
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