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Newspaper
Holbrook News
Location
Holbrook, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1922
Page
5
Peter, a chemist with the dairy division of the United States Department of Agriculture, has adapted ether to aid ice cream production. He found ether acts to determine expansion in force during freezing, marking the first use of ether in refrigeration. The apparatus includes a large Dewar flask wrapped in heavy felt.
The Navajo County Board of Supervisors orders a school bond election for Taylor School District No. 6 to decide borrowing $14,500 for a school site, building, and equipment. Fifteen bonds are planned, dated January 15, 1923, bearing 6 percent interest, redeemable after five years, with election set for January 6, 1923 at Taylor Public School.
A playful verse tells of a three toed tree toad and a two toed suitor vying for a she toad in a tree bower. The she toad resists, her veto seals the outcome as the two toed toad fails to win her favor.
Staunton police report a fatal gas asphyxiation after coffee boiled over a kettle and extinguished the gas range flame. Harley Atwood, a local baker, died from fumes in the kitchen incident.
Sealed proposals will be received at the Board of Supervisors office in Holbrook Arizona until 2 p m Tuesday January 2 1923 for county printing publishing and advertising for 1923 including proceedings notices and lists of property valuation bids must include a certified check for 100 and a faithful performance bond the board may reject any bid and bids will be opened January 2 1923 at the office of the Clerk M R Tanner
Lieutenant Jim Hanbery of Pittsburg Kansas, presumed killed at Chateau Thierry, survived 44 wounds while leading a platoon to clear a German machine gun nest. Decorated with the Distinguished Service Cross, he later worked as a newspaper reporter in Omaha. His wife Nellie Crane refused to accept his death.
A Nebraska family preserved Big Jim’s obit and sympathy clippings while he lived through a dramatic revival tale. Lieutenant Hanbery, believed dead in France, surprised Mrs Hanbery when he returned, later earning a bronze distinguished service cross before Fort Crook’s garrison and patriotic groups.
A reminiscence of a crisp New Year outing to the Petrified Forest and a lively Holbrook dance in Woods Hall. The writer recalls a dusty afternoon ride in a Kissel car, a steel bridge, and a memorable square dance led by Geo Hennessey with dancers from Denver and local folks, ending with a playful poem about a Cowboy Dance.
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