Mitkus - Victor
Victor Mitkus
Source:
Muncie Star Press 30 June 1934 Sat p 1
Indianapolis
June 29 – The excessive heat today took a toll of five lives in Indiana. A Miami County farmer dropped dead while working
in a hay field on his farm south of Peru; an elderly man died at Vincennes; a
mill worker succumbed at Crawfordsville; a young college student died in this
city while dashing after a street car and an aged merchant died at Redkey.
Temperatures throughout the state were again in the 100 degree mark for the
third consecutive day but the weather bureau forecast held out some hope for
relief. The prediction was for local showers and lower showers and lower
temperatures in the northern portion of the state tonight to be followed
Saturday by scattered showers and somewhat cooler weather in the central and
north portions. The deaths attributed to the heat were those of Herman E.
Craig, 81, who died at Vincennes; Victor Mitkus, 60, a mill worker who was overcome
at Crawfordsville; Glenn R. Johnson, 25, a Butler University summer school
student; Jodson Hoover, 68, who died … (supposed to be continued on page 9 but
I didn’t see it)
Source:
Tipton Daily Tribune Sat 30 June 1934 p 6
Crawfordsville,
June 30 – Victor Mitkus, 61 years old, a Russian, died at a sanitarium here
yesterday of heat prostration. Mitkus, an employee at the local plant of the
Mid States Steel and Wire Company was stricken while at work. Survivors are the widow, two brothers, and
two sisters.