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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1938
Page
5
Sioux City police hunted two men described as lock-picking bandits who allegedly entered three residences in the city. The suspects fled before officers arrived, leaving little evidence at the scenes. Investigators asked residents to report any unusual activity or sightings.
Three men used fashionably furnished flats to rob three apartments. They took $75 in cash and jewelry including three diamond rings and a watch. Recoveries included $65 from L. H. Yates, $8 from Mrs. W. A. Enson, and $2 from Mrs. L. R. Hughes. The motive appeared monetary.
Kenneth Thompson, 21, of Mt. Etna, dies after entering a 60 foot air shaft on the Figgins farm 12 miles northwest of Corning. Coroner rules accidental death. Thompson and helper Donald Pearce of Villisca had been dynamiting the hole before the tragedy.
Jesse B. Myers of St. Petersburg, Florida, visited his sisters Mrs. Mary Sherlock and Mrs. Anna Williams and Mrs. Lottie Robertson in Washington and Gracehill, and his brother Wesley Meyers near Washington. The reunion included a birthday dinner for her husband and grandson Kenneth Sankey, with several relatives present.
University of Iowa scientists identify a fos silized lower left jaw bone found on a farm near Martinsburg Iowa City as belonging to a mastodon. Geology professors Dean George F. Kay and Arthur K. Miller confirm the discovery and its significance.
A two foot long mastodon bone with a three inch tooth was found by P C Heninger in a wooded pasture tract in Iowa. Scientists describe the mastodon as a prehistoric elephant that roamed the region during the ice age with huge tusks.
Eugenia Smith visits Iowa City with friends as Young People League convenes in Sigourney. Smiths attend soil conservation meeting in Washington. Horning hosts luncheon for Thrasher and Brinning family. Finke relatives visit Crawfordsville and Earl Finke home. LeForge family linked to Roy Finke. Weekend entries list church services and ill health. Wont ads nav dividends.
A rock and earth fall trapped Peter Shinkow Sr. and his son Peter Jr. on Monday, leaving them weakened despite food and water delivered through an emergency pipe. Both were rushed to Ashland Hospital for evaluation.
In Ashland Pennsylvania a middle aged miner and his 17 year old son were found alive after being entombed for two days in an old abandoned mine. They were rescued in good physical condition and treated at the scene by emergency crews. Local officials did not report any further injuries or details about the collapse.
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