by Darren McMannis | Sep 12, 1944 | Drowning
Sgt. Robert Parker Was Drowned Former Newton Man Met Death in North Carolina. Staff Sgt. Robert G. Parker was accidentally drowned off the beach of Camp Davis, North Carolina, relatives were advised by the War Department today. A former resident of Newton, Sgt....
by Darren McMannis | Jul 20, 1931 | Drowning
Word was received here today that Earl Abbey, son of Mrs. F. L. Abbey of Newton was drowned in the gulf at Port Arthur, Texas, Sunday attempting to save a man who was struggling against the undertow. Abbey rushed into the water in his clothing and was dragged under....
by Darren McMannis | Jan 31, 1928 | Drowning
Boy, 4, Drowns In Sand Creek Body of Dickie Fast Found By Rescue Workers Two Hours Later. Pulmotor is Used. Children Had Been Playing Near the Water at Athletic Park. Dickie Fast, four-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank B. Fast, Santa Fe apartments, 400 West...
by Darren McMannis | May 26, 1918 | Drowning, Killed In Action
William Savage was born in 1893 and died in WWI in 1918. But one home in Harvey county was bereft of 2 sons during the war. Mrs. M.S. Savage, a widowed mother, gave up her second eldest son, Private Melvin Savage, and her youngest son, Seaman William Savage. But 15...
by Darren McMannis | Jun 19, 1908 | Drowning
Boy Drowned Sad Accident Was Endeavoring to Swim from Boat to Shore When Taken With Cramps. All Newton was shocked and the hearts of all the people of the city beat in sympathy with the parents when it was learned this morning that Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Plummer’s...
by Darren McMannis | Apr 7, 1903 | Drowning
Three Year Old Boy Drowned. Wandered From Home and Fell in a Creek. Sad Accident at the C. L. Perkins Home This morning. Body Found by Mother. Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Perkins, who live on the Hackney place northeast of town, suffered a sudden and awful bereavement this...
