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Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1918
Page
3
Fire discovered about 1 30 Friday afternoon burned the barn on Noah McCormick s farm four miles northeast of Laporte. A fine team of horses inside could not be saved as the water from neighbors only saved nearby buildings and no other property was lost.
Lacrosse high school closed its exercises Friday night with four graduates awarded diplomas Ruth Shortz Martha Knope Audrey Gray and George Marquardt were among the graduates in the ceremony.
The U S Food Administration for Indiana warns the Allied world faces its most serious food shortage as harvests fall short and ship delays bite. Argentine supplies won t reach Europe soon, forcing the United States to cut its own bread consumption by as much as half to sustain Allied needs.
Washington May 2 A nationwide roundup of dropped registrants evading military service through unfair classification is ordered by Provost Marshal General Crowder. The measure targets men labeled as skilled farmers or indispensable workers with immediate reclassification and dispatch to camp. Indiana coal sale listed Howell's. Westville Town Board announces Clean Up Week May 20 to May 30 1918.
Notice requires all residents of Weatville who own or harbor dogs to tag them starting May 1, 1918. Issued by Clerk J. S. Becktenwall and the Town Board. May 1, 1918. Also includes a La Porte mail order promotion from The Boston Store.
A convoy of over 40 International motor trucks worth about 100000 ends a day’s run near Westville on a 400 mile overland march from Akron Ohio to Chicago. A military disciplined crew under Captain C M Pierce travels at 100 miles daily to aid wartime freight efficiency amid railcar shortages.
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