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Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 08, 1917
Page
2
The Indicator is a weekly Westville Indiana newspaper read by about 5,000 people mainly in LaPorte and Porter counties. It invites correspondence and advert copy, with $1.50 annual prepaid terms and a Wednesday noon deadline for that week’s issue.
A poem on volunteering versus being drafted and a Sunday church address praising the Y M C A in army camps. The piece extols Y M C A workers as moral supporters and caretakers for soldiers abroad, urging generous contributions to aid their work and the soldiers’ morale and return.
Laporte County commissioners vote to accept federal and state money for Lincoln highway improvements. The plan provides 57,500 from county funds and 57,500 from state aid toward 23 Lincoln highway miles in Laporte, with a March 15, 1918 deadline to file applications and bond funding likely.
fragmented passage notes girls taking physical culture in the morning with pride in Miss Smick and the class, details unclear but suggests a school setting and emphasis on exercise.
The report notes Mr Holy and students exploring an inclined plane apparatus for Falling Bodies in physics. The Parents Teachers lab meeting is set at the school Tuesday November 13 with Mr Farnam and Mr War Riper of Laporte as guests. The Junior class chose Old Rose and Cream as colors and the motto Not for School We Learn but for Life with Peter Shunk named class editor.
Misses Pinney and Rice figure in absences and demonstrations at school while Meteor records arrive. Students study Ancient History and English argumentation. domestic science and music classes, Halloween party notes. staff and visits from Union Mills to Gary and Camp Taylor, with local family mentions.
Local notes reveal a long winter, with apples in orchards and potato harvests pending for R. M. Boone and others. Residents discuss travels, family visits, moves, and social events, including sales, piano purchases, and Cupid’s activities, painting a busy community snapshot.
Sunday visitors include Mr and Mrs George Blessing from Michigan City at Sam Sibbrell's home. Several visits and trips noted with Laporte Chicago and Valparaiso in recent days. Red Cross meeting planned for November 14 at Mrs Casson's home with all members urged to attend.
Mrs. Linderman hosts her mother and brother from Stark County while C E B Hollar entertains son Carl from South Bend and daughter Mary Hopkins from Chicago. Local gatherings include Susan Sackman and Reed visits. the Charles Gierke sale draws Chicago and South Bend buyers. various stores repaint and stock up as farmers chase potatoes after frost.
Opportunity for a few ambitious students to secure board and room while studying business or shorthand courses. Write for particulars at 64wl 27-3 Laporte. Blanketd¢ and comforts promised. Big showing, all prices. Buy now and save.
Mrs Louise Hailman and her daughter Mary from Stevensville Montana spent several days last week at the Kimbah home. Grace Crane of Memphis Tennessee renews old friendships in the Village. Potato digging in the order of the day and the yield is somewhat below.
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