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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1931
Page
7
Red Oak reports Byron Robert Jones one year old son of John B. Jones of Maryville Mo was fatally injured when a car driven by his blinded father veered into a ditch. Mrs Jones was injured in the crash. The Journal Classtrids page announces felt hats will replace straw as the fall headwear.
A decade of fashion shifts sees hats moving beyond primary colors to rich off cones blending with suits. Snap brim and Homburg dominate. Trooper variation emerges. Telescope crowns return in crushers, derbies slimmed, soft felts prevail as beaver wanes and velour rises. European cloth hats hint at tweed patterns but stay limited.
Dr. Charles H. Mayo told the Iowa State fair audience that tuberculin testing is the best method to detect bovine tuberculosis in cattle. He urged removing all cows showing reaction from the milk supply and emphasized the public health need to eradicate tuberculosis from cattle.
Dr. Charles H. Mayo of Rochester said the tuberculin test is the best method to detect tuberculosis in cows. His paper, read by Dr. D. C. Lockhead, noted that tuberculin testing helps insure safety in dairy herds. Des Moines August 31. Iowa State fair crowds, totaling 21,544, were down about 12,000 from last year as officials noted a quieter Sunday program.
Midwest cities join a Fall Hat Day program praising new low fall prices on smarter hats. Waterloo Mayor I J Morgan signs a similar proclamation. Ladies wear empress Eugenie's style while men face stiff competition in headwear.
Mr and Mrs A D Stewart and son Bobbie of Keota and Mrs George McCarty of Oskaloosa were traveling to Des Moines for Star Fair when a Cadillac attempting to pass struck their Dodge and forced it into a ditch. The Dodge rolled twice and burst into flames but all occupants escaped with only bruises. The party split. Stewart family returned to Keota, Mrs McCarty and Bobbie to Oskaloosa, then later back to Keota.
Federal meteorologist Charles D. Reed forecast unsettled showers and thunderstorms with a temperature drop tomorrow. Weekend rainfall varied across Iowa with Clarinda recording 1.73 inches in 48 hours and others including Davenport 0.68, Marshalltown 0.43, Lamont 0.24, Atlantic 0.17, Keokuk 0.14, Carroll 0.66, Omaha 0.4, and Des Moines 0.02 inches.
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