Local notes mix illness births politics and crime in Indiana city
Reports from Laporte Indiana cover Mayor Knotts serious illness. births with twins for the Gardners. a meat market purchase by Cory Menton. a shooting in Valparaiso. a fire in Hebron causing heavy damages. political commentary on Crumpacker and Wilson. and election results data.
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St. Joseph
Laporte
Montgomery Counties
Indiana
Wilson
Department of Agriculture
Temptations of a Wandering Mind in Kansas City Star Quote
A quoted traveler from Goshkonong muses on stealing away in Kansas City and describes contemplating self-destructive acts, then opting for quiet hotel ritual to end the day. He recalls hiding $25.15 and $3,752 in cash, imagining the scandalous tale that would haunt future generations.
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Arctic
Viljalmar Stefangsen
Anderson
America
Tropics
Upper
Amazon
James Orton
Pizarro
Africa
Mackenzie
Kansas City
Goshkonong
St. Bernard
Star
Magnetic compass aims to resist aircraft vibrations
Aviation enthusiasts seek a magnetically stable compass not affected by engine shake. English flyers test a submarine inspired device using a mariner's compass floated in oil in a horsehair bed to absorb vibrations and protect the instrument.
Devotion to family ties noted in Grimsby story
A Grimsby family binds its fortunes to a prize cook by marriage to keep her within the clan. The note ends with a local plug for A. H. Kapelski offering ice cream and lunches.
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A. H. Kapelski’s
Notice of Administration in LaPorte Indiana
The LaPorte Circuit Court appoints Jon N. Kelly as Administrator of the estate of Ella Livingston, deceased, stating the LaPorte County estate is solvent. Administrator: Jon N. Kelly. Date: Oct. 21, 1942.
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LaPorte
LaPorte County
Indiana
Ella Livingston
Jon N. Kelly
The Complexions Friend
An advertisement extols olive oil for skin care highlighting outdoor exercise as best, with olive oil as a secondary aid. It instructs massage of the skin with pure oil, warns against adulterated products, and promotes Meissner's Pharmacy selling prices at 60 cents per pint, 1 dollar per quart, and 50 cents per gallon.
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Oistie
Valparaiso
Skinner Co
Ford
Michigan City
Ford Motor Agency
West 4Th Street
Practical Business College
C. Ewing & CO
Scghirr Bros
Mayor Knotts
Gary
Mrs. Jeffreys
Chicago
J. c. Matotte
Hallowe'en
Rollo Gardner
Cory Menton
Jess Dolman
Austin Williams
Chicago Heights
Mrs. Wight
Laporte County Agricultural Association
Wolcott Flegel
Aetna
Bert
G. C. Flegel
Henry Berends
Bracken Bain
New York
Bain
Abs
Jos. Dolman
Waukegan
Grace Roemer
Dolman
Jos
John Keiffer
Henry Kieffer
Henry Scharnberg
Crumpacker
Tyro
Aude Shunk
Mrs. Barclay
Michigan ‘City
Ferrold House
Clarence E. Sanderson
Haskells
County
F. H. Morical
Jacob Herrold
Greer
Haskell & Barker Car Co
Hebron
Reya Doda
Marjorie Payne
W. L. Dodd
Pure Food
Willitt
William Metz
Porter County
Chesterton
Marshall
Sherman
Jimmie Gallaher
Frank Tilden
Martin Krueger
Munich
Fortune
Taft
Roosevelt
Chafin
Debs
Moose
Barnhart
Carlisle
Pepple
Henry
Faulkner
Listenberger
Wolfe
Southard
Miller
Smutzer
Bielefeldt
Link
Johanni
Flynn
Vader
Plaembeck
Tilden
Anstiss
Walkinshaw
Hollenbeck
Thomas
Sts
Ot Terre
Ind
Julius Barnes
Clinton,Ia
Mt Vernon
Utica, O
Meyer-Lindorf Co
Kryptok and
Toric
F. W. Dragoo
O. D
Oberregigh & Arnold
Jewelers
Bank of Westville
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