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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1930
Page
8
Ver non Flinders, a farmer near mere, was saved from a mad cow by a dog that intervened after the cow charged him in a barn. The animal knocked Flinders down and trampled him before the dog diverted the cow and saved his life. Later, Stuart Hasseltine returned from Yellowstone trip with Mrs Hasseltine. Mrs Harcelline visited Algona.
Local news lists residents returning from Bal a Lake Wisconsin and traveling to Valley Junction for Dorothy Cruz funeral services. Others visit Chicago Cedar Rapids Minneapolis and Des Moines while summer sales at Ward store offer dresses up to five dollars. A baby named Jean Marie Wittrig born July 19 at Elkhart Indiana is announced. Page notes include visits from Ames J W Merrill and regional social travel details.
Miss Ida Harmon and Miss Matt Essley returned last evening from a business trip to Chicago. We have a few empty 10 gallon Coca Cola kegs we will sell worth the money. If you’re needing one better drop around now and get it. Folks thinking of painting will do well to investigate our prices before they buy. Our prices are as low as any and we always carry a complete stock. Top on hogs, $9.75. Weather generally fair tonight and Tuesday.
Intense heat battered cities from Chicago to New York with deaths and prostrations. Milwaukee and Chicago reported multiple fatalities and drownings amid 100 degree heat. New York logged the largest death toll in a suffocating heat wave as humidity spiked.
Dr Gorman of Cedar Rapids and attorney Leo Thoma of Fairfield attended the case as the investigation into the murder of Sheriff Sweet and Marshal Bailey continued. Peacock was released, with Ray Scott vowing renewed efforts to pursue leads by checking eastern Iowa jail inmates for tips. The investigation resumes as officials reassess clues from the June 26 crime in Ottumwa and the surrounding area.
Mr and Mrs C E Brookhart and daughter returned to Des Moines yesterday after visiting relatives. Alice Poole accompanied them and will spend the week there. Mrs J R Logue of Buffalo visited Washington friends and recently traveled through the area. Russel Lynn and son Robert of Oskaloosa spent Sunday with W F Bickel and Martha Bickel will stay a few weeks. Debtors to Dr Gingery urged to settle at residence promptly.
Merle Murphy a 25 year old Butler county farm youth died after drinking poison liquor sold by Lou Swant of Scott township at a country dance. Butler and Floyd counties police began an investigation into the death and Swant was arrested on bootlegging charges. Murphy’s companions say he bought the liquor from Swant and drank most of it before falling ill and dying at his home.
Dr John R Brinkley, famed for gland transplant and rejuvenation claims, may learn within a week if he may continue practicing after a week of testimony before the Kansas Medical Registration and Examination Board. A panel heard from Kansas physicians and rejuvenation patients while Brinkley’s Milford operation and radio station ties were scrutinized. Patients testified about costly procedures and brief hospital stays.
Joe Wright and several boys were at Sunset Park when a two year old wandered into the wading pool. Wright searched the bottom after hearing screams, pulled the child to safety, and helped revive her while bystanders searched for her parents. The mother and family were traveling and spent the day at the park.
Mrs Myrtle Poole and daughter Alice join relatives at the Wildman reunion in Fairfield. Attendees from out of state include Mr. and Mrs. O. E. Brookhart of Des Moines and many others. Visitors from Chicago, Davenport, Fort Madison and Keota are noted among those seen around town.
Hot Springs officials prepare for a panther hunt after locals report nightly visits by the animal from nearby mountains. No sighting has been confirmed yet, but authorities remain on alert.
Two thirds off a seasonable summer dress sale with prices slashed from sixteen dollars and seventy five cents to five dollars. The Clark and Enslin staff return to work, vacations noted, and local residents travel to Iowa City and Des Moines for exams and visits.
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