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Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 30, 1916
Page
4
Local column lists Thanksgiving guests and visits across households including Mr. and Mrs. John Greybear in Chicago, Miss Edith Plant in South Bend, and Mrs. Florence West from Billings. It covers travel plans, hospital recoveries, church activities, and community notices with multiple families visiting relatives and neighbors.
The writer and his wife hosted L. R. Cass and wife and their son L. R. Jr. Saturday evening at the Johnsons east of town. A concert on the Johnson victrola entertained guests, with Mr. Johnson fond of records and selecting fine pieces. Mrs. Johnson, a music authority and avid reader, has traveled widely collecting treasures. The couple maintains a well stocked library and a farm home with city comforts, and they are known for practiced entertaining.
James T. Herrold thanks neighbors and friends for courtesies and attentions shown during his wife’s long illness and expresses gratitude as he endures a dark hour of grief.
Visitors guest at multiple households in Westville Michigan City and Hammond. Notable items include Thanksgiving plans for families, a court suit in Michigan City Ice and Cold Storage, a wedding at Pin Hook, and a new Benson farm residence east of Cathcart grove with Christmas opening postponed. Mrs Ohming dies in Michigan City after illness and stroke.
The Bank of Westville fixes January 5 for judging the second annual seed corn contest with three prizes of 15, 10, and 5 dollars for the top three exhibits of ten ears each. County Agent L Be Clore and a Purdue expert judge last year’s entries. students and townspeople observed. Winners last year were Harold Brooks and Fréd Hagenow.
A large gathering of about 87 relatives met Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. M. C. Link in this place to celebrate Mike’s birthday. Attendees came from Valparaiso Chesterton Chicago Westville and nearby towns, including Bundy Mitzner Johnson Hohner Warren Rogers Link Garwood and others, reflecting a warm family reunion.
Mrs Helen J Wallace of Jackson Center sues Robert Wallace for separate maintenance in circuit court. She alleges she was ordered from the home and Wallace refused support, with their son Glen accused of abusing her. Attorneys are C F Ballenger and Mains & Mains.
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