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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Mar 12, 1939

Page

29

Baxter Motors Drives Growth as Chrysler Plymouth Dealer

Baxter Motors Inc. in Cedar Rapids expands as a major Chrysler Plymouth distributor serving Linn Benton Jones Cedar Iowa and Johnson counties. Eugene Baxter leads the firm with a team of experienced sales service and parts staff retaining Makibben personnel and offering a 27 month 34000 mile parts and motor guarantee with in-store stock valued at 4500 dollars.

Cedar Rapids Baxter Motors, Inc Second Avenue SE Chrysler- Plymouth Middle West Eugene Baxter Baxter Chrysler Plymouth Linn Benton Jones Cedar Iowa Johnson Counties Plainview Durant Oliver Tractor Omaha U. S Baxter Motors Makibben Motors Harry Ehrke Chrysler Products Schlerbrock Motors Davenport Cedar Rapids Candy Company Agnes White Hudson, Terraplane and Packard Godfrey Splichal Fort Dodge Chrysler Eugene Lewis Chrysler-Plymouth Makibben’s Wagner Motor Company E. Beverly Hills Los Angeles Mac” McIntosh Fox Garage Allen Motors Company Stone’s Garage Elmer Parsons Joe Crowley Hadad Paul Trueblood Borschel Motor Company Makibben Baxter's Joe Wicke Jampson

Hawkeye Motor Express Builds 25 Truck Fleet

DeWees heads Hawkeye Motor Express which operates a fleet of 25 trucks from Union Motor Freight Terminal in Cedar Rapids Iowa. Services run daily except Sunday between Cedar Rapids and Chicago Cedar Rapids Clinton Tipton Sigourney Ottumwa with intrastate stops and 24 hour terminal access. Company emphasizes store door service with depots or flag stops in each town and freight moves in all directions.

DeWees Union Motor Freight Terminal Ninth Avenue SE Hawkeye Motor Express Cedar Rapids Chicago Clinton Tipton Sigourney Ottumwa de Wees R C

Bankers Life Co Shows Notable Asset and Surplus Growth

Bankers Life Co of Des Moines reports a 1938 asset gain of 12 million dollars, raising total assets to 288 million. Surplus funds rose to over 10.5 million, with an additional 2.5 million set aside for investment fluctuations, pushing total surplus to 13,068,819.

Bankers Life Company of Des Moines F. Wallace Darling Cedar Rapids Iowa G. S. Nollen

Bankers Life reports assets near double in decade growth

In a 1939 report Bankers Life notes assets almost doubled over ten years with a $109 million gain and surplus funds up $8.45 million. Net interest return was 3.80 percent, and over the last decade $214 million has been paid to policyholders. Darling agency in Cedar Rapids leads company volume.

Bankers Life Company Nollen Darling Cedar Rapids Iowa

Vitamo feeds praised as hogs gain fast market value

Iowa Milling promotes Vitamo 40 percent balancer with success stories from Merrill Kleineck of Mount Vernon who sold 25 hogs averaging 235 pounds on March 6 at a premium price. A second feeder credits Vitamo with rapid, smooth gain and reduced corn use as hogs progressed from self feeding to finish.

Vitamo Iowa Milling Company Merrill Kleineck Mount Vernon Mr.Kleineck Joe Sinaiko

Champlin Hatchery Opens Early For Profits In Chicks

Champlin Hatchery at 1950 E avenue NW Cedar Rapids offers day old chicks every Monday and Thursday. The Christie strain of Hampshire is a top egg producer and fast maturing broiler breed. Champlin guarantees 90 percent accuracy on heavy breeds and 95 percent on Leghorns in sexed chicks.

Champlin Hatchery E Avenue NW Cedar Rapids Hampshires Champlin U. S Champlin's

Stemlar Garage Promotes Spring Car Lubrication

Despite winter’s retreat, Stemlar’s garage on Bene Street at Fourth Avenue urges car owners to switch to heavier lubricants for spring readiness. Trained experts handle lubrication work to prevent damage as the season changes.

Stemlar Bene Street Fourth Avenue

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Carl Jungjohann Hudson Jones Company Charles Stewart Art Steggall Hudson, Packard Terraplane Baxter’s Mr. Sinaiko Eerh Thompson Photo T. H. DE Wees T H LeFebure Virginia Electric & Power Co Richmond Lefebure Corporation Oakland Road Anage Peay Calder’s van & Storage CO Tewa Comsmeanwealth Apartment Hotel Second Ave Aaa Aa Livestock Iowa Milling CO Bankers Life Co Iowa Mutual Liability Insurance Company Chandler Company Marak-Steffer Implement Co McCormick-Deering Farm Machinery Mechanicsville Lowden Western Bisons meermick-Deeret John E. Lapes Third Avenue SE Honeymead Products CO Lisbon Twelfth Avenue Yoom Reliable Transit Company RED Carrier Messinger and Sons Fifth Street the Darling Agency Merchants Bank Bldg Tre City E Avenue Nsw Onc Tires 10Th Street Tenth Street Dial C" A. Fox Fifteenth Street Inter-Ogean Reinsurance Company Kresge Chrysler and 2Nd Ave Albert Manchester Anamosa Tehel Pepsi-Cola New Yorker Beverages Hi-Boy Beverages Schmidt's City Club Patrick Henry Beer WM. Tehel Bottling CO Structural Glass Distributors OF Pittsburgh Paint Products M. Cach Glass 2Nd St E. Ial Iowa Machine CO 8Th Ave Morris Morris Plan Second St Sth Ave Hilehs Res Nash Transfer CO Ralim Nash 32Nd St. Deive SE Dodge Chevrolet Oldsmobile Desoto Baxter Motor
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