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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1924
Page
3
Washington observed a frigid Christmas with minimal activity. The thermometer hit ten degrees below zero on Christmas morning, zero minimum overnight, and only a light breeze moderating conditions. A Christmas dance at the Commercial Club drew attendees despite the cold and police reports were quiet.
Hebner and his wife leave tonight for New York City where he will join the Squibb's Pharmaceutical Company. He will tour southern Iowa laboratories for four to five weeks to learn about products and has resigned from Keokuk Warnecke Drug Company after over two years. They will reside in Washington.
At the Bureau of Standards in Washington scientists and workers doubled efforts to craft a 66 inch disc of perfect optical glass after two failures in five months. Director Dr. G K Burgess plans a third attempt, hoping Germany can produce the material first. A successful disc would empower an American university with a five foot reflector for a highly efficient telescope.
Leon Beatty post of the American Legion led by Commander P L Etter plans a vigorous recruitment drive after the new year. Some work has begun, with more to follow in January. Aims include member interest, activities, and improved post quarters for a successful year.
The Goodwin barber shop has moved from East Washington Street to a room north of the Carter clothing store.
The piece details a meticulous process to cast a flawless optical glass lens using 5 000 pounds of pure ingredients. It describes multi furnace heating over five weeks, careful cooling, and iterative molding, noting past failures and successes yielding usable optic chasses for gun sights range finders binoculars and microscopes.
Mr and Mrs Frank B Carter entertain his parents Mr and Mrs Frank E Carter of Anita Iowa in a family gathering listing the visiting names and hometowns.
Next Monday an inspection of the Washington Y M C A building will be conducted by Parke T. Burrows of Temple and Burrows Davenport architects along with Fred M. Hanson Iowa Y executive secretary and Er F Dennison Chicago personnel bureau secretary. The structure nears completion with terrazzo floors marble and tile work finished and doors to be hung this week. Painters Louis Baird and crew expect two weeks to finish their part while maple gymnasium flooring is in place and the upstairs auditorium floor to be laid early next week.
A fine new spinet desk was delivered Wednesday evening at the home of W. C. Harding, superintendent of schools. The desk was a gift from the Washington school system teachers and janitors, accompanied by a poem praising Christmas spirit, friendship, and service.
Christmas parcels continue to be processed after the rush as workers finish handling inbound and outbound mail. Office staff put in extra hours while delivery routes used most of the temporary help during the peak period.
Newcastle reports Lionel Robinson, a collector, found a chest of rare fifteenth century books in a priory near Coxwold. The trove includes Dante and Petrarch editions, a Mary Queen of Scots Book of Hours on vellum, 13th century Vulgate, Saints Lives, and works from Bodini and Aldine press, many tied to Mary Fauconberg lineage.
The foundation of St. Jumne DP vine church in New York is laid of solid prelaxarian rock, among the oldest in the area, making it likely to endure longer than many old-world cathedrals that face collapse due to sandy or swampy bases.
Fragmentary lines describe a domestic scene with a grateful tone toward a spouse and children. The writer signs as coworkers offering heartfelt wishes for peace, comfort, and blessings around the hearth. The text resembles a old letter or card with affectionate closing.
Theodore B Thrasher aged 73 prominent Cedar Township resident died at 7 20 Christmas morning at his home seven and one half miles northwest of Washington after a brief illness. Funeral services will be held at 2 pm Saturday at Jones McElhinney funeral homes. Burial at Elm Grove. He was born in Washington in 1851 and married Samantha Kinesid on Christmas Day 1876. He is survived by his widow a daughter Martha Gray Thrasher and a brother Woodrow Thrasher of California.
Cheyenne Wyoming December 26 Judge T Blake Kennedy granted a continuance until March 9 for the government's suit in equity to annul Mammoth Oil Company lease on the Teapot Dome naval oil reserve. The delay aims to secure testimony tying the lease to a conspiracy involving Harry F Sinclair and Albert B Fall then secretary of the interior. Mammoth counters the request.
The Journal offers advertising space and a promise to serve readers, urging intelligent placement to maximize value and reach.
The forecast says a new cold wave will sweep the lower lake region and Ohio valley after a warm spell. In Salt Lake City the morning low reached eight and a half to nine degrees below zero the coldest since 1899. James Wilden, 72, of Delta, froze to death after slipping on an icy sidewalk.
A father buys his son a bicycle with worn clothes and a tight budget. His sacrifice makes his children call him the dearest dad, but Christmas morning reveals the toys came from Santa Claus, sparking a mix of pride and frustration in the family.
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