April 16, 1915
Although the Interstate Public Service Co. office was broken into and robbed of over $160 last Wednesday evening between the hours of nine and eleven o’clock, another thief had the nerve to attempt a second entrance to the place Saturday evening, before the tracks of the first one had hardly grown cold.
The last fellow was attempting to pry open the back door with an iron bar when noise from the second story of the building frightened him away. He left behind the bar of iron and the door casings were full of marks where he had been trying to force an entrance. The first thief who was successful in getting away with the money took out a pane of glass and unlocked the door, but after the first robbery the window had been guarded with heavy wire, and the door was bolted in the inside, making it almost impossible for the second thief to get in had he not been frightened away.
W. O. Sanders, formerly of West Creek township, who left here many years ago and became a citizen of Roberts, Ford County, Illinois was recently here on a visit and a copy of the Roberts Herald brings us the following report: It says:
“W. O. Sanders spent last Sunday and Monday in Lake County, Ind., where he visited Crown Point, and also the cities which have recently been built on the dunes in the northern part of the county. Crown Point is probably one of the most beautiful little cities in Indiana. …”
The law of Indiana makes it the duty of the Governor to name the third Friday in April of each year as the Spring Arbor Day, for the planting of trees, the preservation of our bird life and the conservation and promotion of our forest resources.
April 19, 1940
Five persons were injured early Saturday morning at the intersection of Highway 41 and the Cedar Lake road at Cook, when cars driven by Frank Simchak of East Chicago and Ed Barman of Cedar Lake crashed as they were rounding the turn at the Cook corner of the highways.
The injured included three of the Simchak family; Ed Barman and William Novak of Cedar Lake.
Mrs. Anna Simehak sustained a fractured leg and internal injuries. Her daughter, Lorraine, age 15, suffered from head injuries and the husband and father was treated for cuts and bruises. They were taken to St. Catherine’s hospital in East Chicago.
Barman was seriously cut and bruised and was taken to the Methodist hospital for hospitalization. Novak suffered only minor injuries and was discharged after receiving first aid. The Simehak family had been fishing at the lake and was homeward bound when the accident happened.
Meeting in Hammond Sunday, the Socialist party of the county selected Arthur B. Frame, shoe merchant of this city, for the party’s representative in Congress for the Lake County district.
At the same time the party nominated a complete ticket to the placed on the ballot in the fall election.
Others on the ticket are: State senators Eugene Cooney of Gary and M.E. Isenbarger of Crown Point.
A half bushel of smelt direct from the cool waters around Menominee, Michigan, combined with a splendid talk on the culture of honeybees, made Wednesday’s meeting of the Rotary club an outstanding one.
The smelt, of course, featured the dinner. The talk on bees and their habits was given by Will A. Horst of this city, who is a state bee inspector. He is an expert in bee culture and his half-hour discourse was interesting and informative, as well as a revelation to many Rotarians, who concluded after hearing about queens, drones and workers that “Bill” knows his bees fore and aft.
April 16, 1965
Jack Russell, Gary businessman and civic leader, will tell Crown Point League of Women Voters next Monday of his experiences as one of the 22 selected national figures who completed the entire Selma-Montgomery civil rights march in Alabama last month. While in Alabama, Russell talked with the Rev. Martin Luther King, Roy Wilkins, Ralph Abernathy and other march leaders, and made observation trips through communities and schools. Actively interested in civil rights and civic planning programs, Russell was recently named by Mayor Katz as a member of Gary’s Citizen Advisory Committee on Redevelopment and Urban Renewal.
The local League has invited Russell to speak so members may gain knowledge for their newest national study item, “The Development of Human Resources,” Mrs. Robert Nelson said. The study, focused on an analysis of equality of opportunities in education and employment, was selected at the League’s national convention last year.
“It’s directory time again. The Robinson Directory company and the Crown Point League of Women Voters will compile and publish their fifth directory,” Mrs. Ralph Wallace, League president, informs fellow members working with her on the project.
Proceeds from the directory project will finance the League program in Crown Point for three years. During the past three years the League has published two “Who’s Who’s in the Election,” distributing about 10,000 copies; held a torchlight parade and candidates’ rally; sent two students on World Affairs trips; distributed many pamphlets and booklets on local and state affairs; operated on a budget of approximately $1,000 per year. The 40 members of the local league extend the enthusiasm shown in other phases of the organization’s work to undertake a house-to-house canvass of Crown Point and its subdivisions, approximately 5,000 homes.
At the time of the canvass, League members will take orders for the directory, which contains a numerical telephone listing, an alphabetical listing, a classified buyer’s guide and a recent map of Crown Point.
