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Lumbering the War Effort and Community News in Valparaiso
Local notes cover hunting and bird arrivals near Kankakee, barn plans by Rollo McKellips with architect Drew Helms, Waiver of illness at Rumely works, visits among families in Michigan City Gary and North Liberty, income tax jokes, farm maple sugar for War Savings Stamps, resumed streetcar service, and a large National Educational meeting in Atlantic City with Purdue-like civic speeches on war effort and community thrift.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rollo McKellips
Drew Helms
W. L. Cornelius
Rumely Works
Laporte
A. E. Standiford
Vale of Tears
Martin Mickow
Union Center
E. S. Smith Farm
Mickow
Charles Fanston
W. E. Pinney
Valparaiso
Florida
Chesterton
G. C. Flegel
Fostoria
David Allcut
E. Honadle
Cleveland
Western Union Co
Wabash
Minerva Standiford
H. B. Herrold
Henry Rottein
Ladies Aid Society of the Christian Church
Russel Iseminger
Dora Remmert
Lulu Bauer
Marie Brown
Ella Scott
Paul Hannon
New Durham Township
Paul
Harry McKellips
Ella Bryant
Clyburn
H. H. Burner
Harry
Samuel Hainline
Lacrosse
Joseph
France
Hainline
Ruth Reed
Marie Anderson
Michigan City
Tuesberg
Hanna
Ruth
Atlantic City
N. J
Indiana
Laporte County
United States
National Educational Association
Frederick R. Farnam
Ind
H. B. Tuthill
George Redpath
Joseph Kramer
C. V. Shields
James Terry
M. E
Judge Tuthill
Germany
Lonn
Shields
Washington
Red Cross
Terry
New
Durham