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Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 14, 1918
Page
5
Westville held its third thrash the Hun celebration with a 4 AM fire bell, church bells, salutes, and a town parade. Residents joined in visits to Laporte and nearby towns while families hosted guests from Gary, Chicago, and Purdue connections.
The United War Work drive in Durham township began Monday but clashed with a peace celebration. By Tuesday it reached near 400 of a 2000 goal, with 500 contributed from the working class and calls urged to raise the remainder. E T Scott spoke at the Christian church on Sunday and names including L Dodd C E Martin and Prof Scott Co. IXnell aided the effort. George L West, deputy sheriff in Michigan City, was retained by Sheriff-elect Anstiss to fill the role.
They are here and have just paid up for the Indicator. New names on the list include E. E. Nichols Roy Reed DeSart N D E Greening Frank Welch Mrs H P Cole Mrs Richie Hagenow Mrs Abe Standiford J B Jerome Frank Reed A C Johnson Asa Strong Hobart William Hackitt and Cc P Smith.
Westville High records seniors caps arrival and a ten dollar contribution to the United War Work drive. The service flag gains a new star for Harold Barnard. Students describe the large banner and recent parade with banners drums and horns amid school life updates.
The message urges early action to revive church interest over several weeks. It calls members to invite neighbors, attend meetings, and sustain effort, warning that powers may develop unseen before and urging personal responsibility for revival. The passage notes the world turning to God and questions fault in the church.
The piece promotes the United War Work Drive uniting the Red Cross M C A Salvation Army and five other groups to raise funds for American troops overseas. It emphasizes American women's role in supporting soldiers, hospital care, and relief work, urging a strong appeal before Thanksgiving.
The Indiana state highway commission requests the county commissioners to forward a comprehensive report on all contemplated road improvements and planned new roads. The request, from the National Highways Council, discourages large expenditures not essential, while permitting necessary upgrades and openings.
A wartime memorial service was held in a large gym with Lieut Rush in charge and Rev Clark and Rev Shields leading prayers. The program included a piano trio and a roll call of the dead. Following, an obituary notes Robert Harrison Shoemake, born April 22, 1918, in Michigan City, died October 30 from bronchial pneumonia at six months eight days, with burial at Right Square cemetery.
Mrs Lachman of Chesterton returns home after visiting her daughter Mrs Reynolds. Mr s Darby and daughter Margaret call on relatives in Laporte. Leonard Witte travels from Chicago to visit relatives. Walter Egelsky couple welcome a newborn, November 8. Anecdotes from Ells Henry and Mrs Kreisel about regional travel and daily life reveal wartime patriotism and American resilience.
Mrs C G Chaney wife of Captain C Galen Chaney of Company B 151st regiment today received a message from her husband The ship I sailed has arrived safely overseas This places old Company B of Laporte now part of the 38th division likely in England or France after a year at Camp Shelby Mississippi
John Scheller, a 1970s resident, visited Charles Catron and now lives at Fort Leavenworth. G. C. Hamilton and wife return from Gary. Grover opens a barber shop in the Maxwell building. Gerald Gustafson, son of E. A. and Mrs. Gustafson of Chesterton, attends Northwestern University Chicago for a medical government service commission.
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