Oil heating stands up to fire in Washington building
Officials praise automatic oil heating in the Jeffrey building after a blaze. L I Norton credits the Eveready Plumbing firm for a plant that shut off automatically and survived the fire intact. An adjuster and Fontana of Autocrat note the installation and equipment were sound and capable of withstanding heat, water, and debris. International Furnace’s Walter Wilson adds the unit showed remarkable durability and proper setup mattered.
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Jeffrey
L. I. Norton
Eveready: Plumbing & Heating Company
Fontana
Autocrat Oil Burner Company
Cedar Rapids
Washington
Walter L. Wilson
International Furnace Company
Mrs Roy Whiteman Is Hostess to Club at Home in Amboy
Amboy notes show Mrs Roy Whiteman hosting the Sorosis club at her home with Billy Stewart absent for several days. Attendees included Mr and Mrs D W Griffithe, Mr and Mrs Will Roberts, and Ed Rees decrying Harriet James funeral in West Liberty.
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Roy Whiteman
Amboy
D. W. Griffithe
Will Roberts
Ed Rees
Harriet James
West Liberty
Charlie Weber
Everette Stewart
Sorosis Club
Billy Stewart
Girard Megcelsen
Connie White
Clarence Owens
Columbus Junction
Memphis dean starves on wine and wafers diet
Dean Israel Harding of St. Mary's Cathedral in Memphis Tennessee has reportedly fasted three weeks on only the wine and wafers used for communion. He weighed 200 pounds before and now weighs 100 pounds seeking to prove man can live by spiritual food alone.
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Dean Israel Hardinge
St. Mary's Cathedral
Memphis
Tenn
Dean Noe
Oil System Survives Fire In Jeffrey Building
The oil tank and line remained intact and full of 155 gallons throughout the blaze. The furnace and oil burner components including the blower and fuel line showed no leaks or damage and shutoffs operated, preserving the oil reservoir and not scorching the thin paper air filter labels.
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Gillespie
Jeffrey
Tom Gillespie
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Earl White
Dean Israel Harding Noe
Jeffrey Building
Eveready
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