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Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1919
Page
2
The Indicator is an uncompromisingly Republican weekly from Westville Indiana. It claims over half the county’s readers and seeks county affairs with occasional broader topics. Subscription price set at 1.50 per year until further notice.
The South Bend district including Westville exceeded its centenary fund quota raising 468000 against a 461000 goal, the highest in the Chicago area and Northwest Indiana conference. Seventeen churches surpassed apportionments as the drive extends a week due to rural road conditions, with funds for reconstruction.
Harley Witte of Co. C 103rd field signal Battalion 28th division comes home from Camp Sherman Ohio after 18 months service 13 overseas. He recalls fighting in the second battle of the Marne Argonne forest and Chateau The mustard gas aftermath and his luck in surviving are noted along with praise for Salvation Army and Red Cross and tribute to fallen comrades.
Indiana faces a biased freight rate environment with Michigan and other neighbors, as O P Gothlin reports alarming disparities. He outlined corrective steps, inquiries in Washington, and the interstate commerce case aimed at fair Indiana shipping and business interests.
Laporte School Board unanimously approves building a library using 27500 from Carnegie Library Corp. Supt Trester to notify Carnegie and seek architect plans. Carnegie hints city may add 3000 to 6000 more, while furnishing costs up to 6000 are considered. New Maple and Indiana site bought with special school fund. old building sale funds to be refunded to the board.
The Haskell & Barker Car plant says it will resume operations with one steel works track active tomorrow morning and a second on Wednesday. All departments will run at full capacity by Tuesday, easing shipments held up by congested forwarding tracks.
Grand jurors Edger Berridge and George S. Dennison named by Commissioners Will Ohming and Will C. Wolff for the June term to convene Monday. Petit jurors include Frank Klemm Dewey township Fred Grieger Cass Chas Eckert Cass and others in Michigan City Kankakee Lena Lena area. The term begins next Monday morning.
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Rembowiecke entertained Chicago relatives. Mr. and Mrs. A B Frame and daughter from St Joseph Mich spent the weekend with her parents. Crumstown resident L W Zahrn visited over illness in granddaughter Ranetta Zahra. Betty Sheviak returned home from Wanatah after a Blessing home visit. Alfred Deutscher and family from Michigan City visited. Petrecke and Wilarski families hosted near Michigan City. Emma Hilbert and son Robert of Michigan City stayed with Rotzin family. Ewalt Deutscher received word of safe arrival in the states. F H Miller of LaPorte spent Monday with Albert Zahyrn.
Local residents and visitors spent time with relatives across Indiana and Michigan City. Among them were Mr. and Mrs. John Goodwin in Chicago, Mrs. C E Pratt and daughter Margaret in Laporte, Chester Fausch on furlough from Fort Sill, and Mabel Graham visiting Lester Bellows in El Paso Texas.
Jay Reed from Gary plans a short stay to oversee his farm. Various local families hosted visitors from Chicago and South Chicago. celebrations included the Otis Catholic church blessing and Line township grade graduation. Arthur Reling returned from overseas in good health. local farming activity resumes with corn and potatoes planting. local workers relocate to Porter for jobs. a new auto owner is noted. a shoe repair shop opens in Porter. an advertisement seeks food product orders.
Gladys Snapp Staples and a practical nurse will be at the library on June 6 to discuss home nursing care and related tips.
A sunlit walled village in France houses many refugees and munition workers. The Blue Triangle of the YWCA runs a foyer with a hall, sewing rooms, a piano, a Victrola, and social events to lift spirits amid yellowing faces and war hardship.
A cautionary note warns readers to guard small savings lest slick schemes prey on the unwary. The message urges prudent handling of pennies to avoid loss to fraudulent offers and suggests steady, legitimate saving.
The quote emphasizes that friendship supplies the meaning of everything for those who use it rightly. It suggests friendship enhances prosperity and eases adversity, framing it as a vital support in both good times and bad.
David W. Stern of 1125 Indiana Avenue died at 5 30 a m Tuesday from brain hemorrhage after a fall down an elevator shaft at Holy Family hospital Sunday morning. He was 64, a longtime Kramer & Sons credit man, noted for integrity and civic involvement. Born November 18 1854 in Baltimore, he lived in Laporte and Hastings before returning to LaPorte in 1891. He married Nettie Kramer in 1879 and is survived by wife Nettie and two children, Arthur B Stern and Mrs May Stern Lehmann of Chicago. He was a Masonic, Elks and Maccabee member.
A narrator recalls a dinner with two admirers in a studio full of Bohemians. The moment turns humorous as the women pause to say grace, and the narrator joins, noting the contrast with the studio crowd.
Congressman A J Hickey of Laporte Indiana introduces his first bill in Washington on May 22. The measure would relieve the First National Bank of New Carlisle from liability for loss of thrift stamps.
J D A Morrow of the coal administration warned at the National Coal Association convention that the United States will face a coal famine in 60 to 90 days with prices rising beyond wartime highs unless consumers place large orders. He cited weak fuel orders, labor shortages, reduced production and inadequate railroad capacity as causes.
Senator Harry S. New of Indiana was named chairman of the committee on territories and Senator James E. Watson, Indiana's junior senator, was named chairman of the committee on suffrage.
Washington May 26. The Victory loan was oversubscribed five hundred million dollars, with total subscriptions reaching five billion two hundred forty nine million nine hundred eight thousand three hundred, as announced by Secretary Glass.
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