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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1931
Page
5
A brutal gang battle in New York leads to multiple child injuries and deaths sparking calls for firm action against lawless mobs. Authorities report rapid violence by rival gangsters provokes national outrage and demands for justice.
A gang car on 107th Street opened fire on a social club area, wounding five children and killing Michael Vengalli, as Governor Roosevelt and President Hoover pledge pursuit of the culprits. The incident sparks nationwide outrage and calls for a crackdown on crime.
Fairfield reports Mrs. Wdd Wittmer recovering after injuries from a Monday auto wreck near Fairfield. News covers reunions, picnics, visiting relatives, harvest updates, a hopper trap invention, car accidents near Peter Graber corner, hospitalizations, and community events in Wayland and surrounding areas.
Glendale notes report threshing began July 20 with oats yielding well, Murray Smylie noting a field averaging 60 bushes. Work finished Wednesday as the business and social meeting occurred at Spread Eagle school Thursday evening with refreshments and social time after the meeting.
Researchers show the arm muscles used for pulling are stronger than those used for pushing. Tests indicate the pull stroke is nearly as effective as the push stroke, highlighting greater leverage in flexing compared to extending muscles.
Aug 4 Havre correspondent reports Rob ert Koehler visiting the Weerman home Edna Westen and her mother. Peter Witting and Wittmer families move to Minner Illinois for the Haning reunion. Dwight and Samuel Wittmer and Howard Wittrig families attend reunion and return.
A cow on the Mike Flynn farm gave birth last week producing a rare set of triplet calves. The event drew local interest from farm workers and neighbors monitoring livestock health. No injuries were reported and the mother is reported to be bonding with all three calves.
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