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Newspaper
Washington Washington Democrat
Location
Washington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1931
Page
4
A column recalls a schoolboy test of a cat’s well jump as a metaphor for medical science. It reviews health data from a large city showing declines in typhoid, smallpox, and diphtheria, but increases in diabetes, cancer, and heart disease over 30 years, noting medicine’s mixed progress. It also compares auto deaths to home accidents, emphasizing carelessness as a major factor.
Ardmore Ohio June 8 Emilio Cortes Rubio 20 cousin of Mexican presidents and Manuel Gomez 22 were killed by deputy sheriff Bill Guess when they allegedly started to run after a questioning. Salvador Cortes Rubio another cousin of President Ortiz Rubio escaped uninjured. Emilio Rubio studied at Rolla school of mines in Missouri while Salvador and Gomez attended St Benedicts College Atchison Kansas.
In Attica Indiana on Saturday 17 year old Joseph Meihls and his 18 year old brother Lawrence drowned when a mussel gathering skiff capsized in a heavy wave on the Wabash River about five miles north of town. Companion Harold Burris reached shore exhausted and aid was summoned. rivermen later recovered the bodies. The Meihls boys were sons of Harold and his wife who run a local restaurant.
A jumble of local items reports on a collision near Logogtge, injuries to a man named Norris, and the death of Henry Allison. It notes Indiana University grad Howard Allen’s commencement, social gatherings, Purdue students home for vacation, a Hagenbeck Wallace circus return, a late-night fishing party, and a Sikeston tornado safety update regarding Washington residents.
The Wickersham commission in its fourth report indicts the present system of prosecuting lawbreakers. It cites low conviction rates in Chicago and New York and links corrupt local politics with crime. The report notes prosecutors sometimes withdraw to politics, delegating work to assistants.
Fred Fitzgerald and Charles Jones are listed among local officials on Main Street. Lyle Clark suffered non serious injuries after an automobile driven by Roy Smith from Hatfield and Palmer struck him. A Chicago convention erupted briefly after Theodore Roosevelt was named from the platform.
Mrs Nancy Kelly aged 80 died at her home 47 northwest Seventeenth street this morning. City contractors opened bids for Front street square yard at 78 cents per yard and gutter. A. C. of Orwell, district deputy of the Royal Neighbors lodge, retired this morning after organizing a Royal Neighbors camp.
A miniature hurricane swept through Daviess and Hancock counties in Kentucky and Perry county Indiana. It damaged barns homes and trees with about 15000 dollars in losses in Daviess and Perry counties. Evansville experienced street flooding and roof damage as heavy rain accompanied the wind while H B Kepley of Owensboro left for Los Angeles to visit his son.
Arthur Hoing 21 is in critical condition at his home in Huntingburg Ind after his car left state road 45 near the city limits and overturned about 9 30 Saturday night He was alone and unconscious with a broken collar bone head injuries and internal injuries preliminary reports said doctors doubted he would live the cause of the wreck could not be determined as there were no witnesses
A violent hail storm in Imboden Arkansas last night damaged buildings and crops across an 18 by 4 mile area. Roofs were beaten in windows broken and corn cotton and fruit crops reported ruined with losses estimated at 100000 by local owners.
Inventors describe a new method for running automobiles using a mixture of acetylene gas, air and water. They assert it delivers more power and is more economical than gasoline.
Rome reports indicate the Italian government will permit the continued existence of the Catholic laymen's Azione Cattolica on a parish basis under priestly management and bishop oversight. A federation reconstruction would be barred, with the Holy See seen as ready to accept such a solution. Vatican circles cited, noting the state’s stance against Fascist party reorganization and potential outcry over policy actions.
Robet C. Graham a Washington auto builder says crop prospects are favorable with a big yield per acre. He notes prices are low but farmers will receive some cash and expects improved business momentum nationwide as crops compare favorably with last year.
Fifi Stillman and John McCormick photographed on their East Coast honeymoon shortly after their sensational marriage. McCormick, linked to John D. Rockefeller Sr., is credited with helping reconcile the Stillmans after a public divorce. The piece notes economic mood and hopes for better times, plus farm and crop remarks as drouth effects recede. Mentions Bernice, Laverne, and Beatrice Clements in Boonville.
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