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Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 07, 1916
Page
2
The Indicator at Westville Indiana announces weekly publication every Thursday with a 1.50 dollar annual rate in advance. Advertising terms are available on request and notices must reach the office by Wednesday noon. The paper serves about 5 000 readers mainly in Laporte and Porter counties.
Westville residents marked Thanksgiving with many quiet home dinners and gatherings. Families such as the Garwoods, Cathcarts, Standifords, and Woodsons hosted relatives, sharing chicken and turkey meals at houses in Westville and nearby Michigan City, Laporte, and Gary, with local merchants and churches hosting oyster dinners and services.
Mrs Wm Heiden traveled to Michigan City on business Friday. Mr and Mrs Ross Beach of near Westville visited Sunday with Mr and Mrs Frank Burner. Mrs Chris Michael suffers pneumonia with daughter Dora tending her. Charles and William Heiden toured Laporte Friday. Mrs Chris Rottein of Michigan City spent weekend with relatives. Thanksgiving dances drew many youths to Otis and Chesterton. good time reported. Wm Schlundt found eight pole cats Sunday. Arndt were Sunday visitors at Mason home. Jackson Center Sewing club ladies and families hosted farewell supper for Mr and Mrs Charles Link. they move to near Valparaiso this week. friends regret their departure.
Miss Mary and Lillian Crumpacker spent Saturday afternoon with Mrs. A. Johnson. Fred Hagenow is on the sick list. P Loomis and his mother spent Thanksgiving in Detroit with relatives. Mrs. Chas Schernan and daughter and John Hagenow spent Sunday with Mr and Mrs Fred Hagenow. Dr Crumpacker and daughters Mary and Lillian spent Thanksgiving in South Bend. Neighbors attended the funeral of F Warnke of Michigan. Mr and Mrs W Lewis spent Sunday Bear and Mrs Dodd of Westville. Mr and Mrs Calvin Webster had Thanksgiving dinner with Mrs Holton near Laporte. Mrs and Mrs Gus Koontz spent Sunday with Mr and Mrs John Coulter.
Mrs John Bauer and children visited Knox with her mother over Thanksgiving. Will Dunn and children from Hammond spent the weekend at home with her parents in Wanatah. Mrs Ed Hannon and others joined Mrs M O Payne’s family in Wanatah then returned to Chicago after Miss Lela Cathcart's wedding. Mr and Mrs Johnson of Laporte hosted relatives and friends on Sunday. Eva Payne to entertain Thursday.
An insurance notice identifies Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Co of Milwaukee Wisconsin with B F Cass as agent and lists policy details dated 17.
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