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Westville Indicator

Location

Westville, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Nov 28, 1918

Page

2

The Indicator C E Marrix Advertises in Westville Indiana

The Indicator published every Thursday in Westville Indiana is edited by C E Marrix. Subscriptions cost 21 508 years in advance. Advertising rates available on request. Copy must reach the office by Wednesday noon for same week publication. The paper serves about 5000 readers mainly in Laporte and Porter counties. It promotes reputable business and urges engagement.

Westville Ind Weatville Indiana Laporte Porter

War Letters From a Tank Corps Brother in England

A wartime letter from a Canadian trained in England to an American audience describes life in Bevington Camp Dorset England and details the Tank Corps unit. It notes front line visits in France, the cramped primitive camp, supply hardships, and the vivid memories of ravaged villages and civilian suffering.

Isle America Vicctor T. F. Matotte Elis Lawrence Moorehouse Jared Gardner England Bevington Camp Dorsetshire Orphe States Tank Corps France Hoyle

Return to England Voice From WWI Soldier

A WWI soldier writes of a broken tractor, long retirement to billets, and surviving shell fire in France. He recalls ruined fields, buried comrades, and the toll of battle, then describes leave in London and sightseeing at Westminster Abbey. He ends with plans to train as a wireless operator and hopes for homecoming.

Dallais Weymouth England France Ecaisson Uncle Sam Charlie Chaplin Mary Pickford Statue of Liberty London City of Kings London Tower Thames Westminster Abbey Ben Johnson Gladstone Polly Jessup Ireland Scotland Dublin Edinburgh Glasgow Westville Old Westiille Victor H. Martin P. S

Visits and Family Gatherings Across Several States

Mrs A B Frame of St Joseph Michigan and her daughter visit her parents Mr and Mrs William Schlene. Leo Blessing and Harry Deutscher visit relatives in Chicago. Mrs William Dalhake and daughter Elsie of Stratton Nebraska return home after visiting Blessings and Purvis homes. L W Zahrn leaves for Alldine Indiana to visit son Charles and family. Mr and Mrs Carl Fisher and son spend Sunday with his parents Mr and Mrs H J Taylor. Albert Zahrn and family dine with Joseph Deutscher. Arthur Blessing of Laporte visits home. John Coursel of Union Mills visits sister Mrs William Schlene.

A. B. Frame St. Joseph Mich William Schlene Leo Blessing Harry Deutscher Chicago William Dalhake Elsie Stratton Neb Blessings Purvis L. W. Zahrn Alldine Ind Charles Carl Fisher H. J. Taylor Albert Zahrn Joseph Deutscher Arthur Blessing Laporte Henry Blessing John Coursel Union Mills

Local social notes from La Porte and Chicago area

Miss Margaret Curran visits her mother and sisters in Chicago. Mrs Lester Bellows and Mrs Laura Witte shopped in La Porte Friday. William Hackett serves on a Valparaiso jury. Ralph Snyder joined the local signal force. Bellows and baby traveled to Michigan for Thanksgiving family reunion. Mrs Wm Hacker visits sister in law in Chicago. Fern Darby from Chesterton visits parents. Agnes Gill and friends from La Porte visit Frank Gill family. Mrs Ned Blanchard and daughter Martha return from South Bend trip. Rebecca Barnes visited in La Porte.

Mrs. Williams Chicago Fern Darby Chesterton Agnes Gill Laporte Frank Gill Ned Blanchard Martha South Bend Rebecca Barnes

Westville Notes and Local Exemption Update

Westville High School notes mention Thanksgiving gathering at 4 00 pm and Star Spangled Banner practice. Seniors donate to United War Work Campaign totaling sixty dollars. defects in flu cases noted. senior rhetoric, cooking class praised. Local exemption board orders close December 10 and questionnaires to be returned. clerk Harry Oldenettie in service.

Laporte Peter Shunk Nis United War Work Campaign Ite Harry Oldenettie Uncle Sam

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