Flint Lake

January 05, 1942

January 5, 2012

Main Headline: U. S. Forces Defeat Jap Attack FINED FOR SALE OF BEER WITHOUT STATE LICENSE Receiving complaints that beer was being sold at the Brasus Barbecue, on U. S. 20, just east of the Indiana state police barracks, Sheriff Frank Johnson and Deputy Sheriff Ross J. Krieger raided the place Saturday night and took [...]

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October 20, 1921

October 20, 2011

VALPO MAN HAS FINGER PRINTS OF PRESIDENT James A. Jones, of this city, a member of the police department of the Pennsylvania railroad, today received a copy of the finger prints of President Warren G. Harding. The president was an honored guest at the convention of the International Association for Identification, held last month in [...]

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September 13, 1921

September 15, 2011

DEAD MOVIE ACTRESS VISITED AT FLINT LAKE Miss Virginia Rappe, Chicago movie actress, for whose murder “Fatty” Arbuckle is confined in a San Francisco jail, spent several summers at Flint lake before she became famous in the movie world. This was disclosed today by a local man who knew her when she annually visited the [...]

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September 03, 1921

September 3, 2011

AMERICAN LEGION AUXILIARY HOLDS PICNIC YESTERDAY Yesterday at the cottage of Mrs. Louise Shauer at Flint lake, the American Legion auxiliary held its annual picnic. Twenty-five members and their families were present and sat down to a sumptuous dinner prepared by the ladies. After dinner the regular meeting was held, after which boating and bathing [...]

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September 01, 1921

September 1, 2011

MAY LAY OUT DUNES HGHWAY THIS YEAR There is a possibility that the state highway commission may survey and lay out the proposed dunes highway between Gary and Michigan City, across Porter county, this year. The Lake county and Michigan City people boosting the project desire to have the highway graded this year and then [...]

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August 31, 1921

August 31, 2011

CLEANING UP FAIR GROUNDS FOR RACE MEET Cook Brothers, who will conduct a race meet in this city next week, in conjunction with the Barkugh shows, started a force of men to work this morning cleaning up the fair grounds preparatory to the opening of the event. The stalls are being placed in condition for [...]

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August 19, 1921

August 19, 2011

LEGISLATORS AND COMMITTEE VISIT DUNES TUESDAY Senator W. E. Brown, of Hebron; Representative J. J. Overmyer, of this city, and William Schleman, P. W. Clifford, and F. W. Alpen, of the Chamber of Commerce, made a trip to the sand dune region of Westchester township Tuesday to acquaint themselves with a number of things in [...]

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August 03, 1921

August 3, 2011

INTERURBAN WILL HAUL DISABLED SOLDIERS FREE The Gary-Valparaiso interurban will haul the disabled soldiers of the university to Burlington Beach, Flint lake, Thursday, for their annual picnic, free of charge. W. J. Henry, a director of the road, was appealed to and through his influence the soldiers will be able to make the trip over [...]

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July 22, 1921

July 22, 2011

RUMORS CONCERNING BATHING BEACHES UNFOUNDED False rumors are going the rounds concerning the closing of the bathing beaches at Flint lake. How the rumor got started is hard to determine. The county board of health has made a thorough examination of conditions at Flint lake and in no way ascribed any reason for the closing [...]

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July 15, 1921

July 15, 2011

CAR BURNING MYSTERY NEAR WHEELER SOLVED The burning of the big Cole car on the county line west of Wheeler, on Wednesday evening of last week, has been cleared up, according to the Chicago papers. The machine beloned to Willie Howard, one of the star players of “The Passing Show,” now playing at the Apollo [...]

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