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Night watchman Creech guards Washington shops fourteen years
Bruce Cowden profiles Jack Creech who patrols Washington's business district each night, preventing thefts and earning trust since 1936. Despite losing his left arm in 1938 in a highway crash, Creech expanded his route to cover downtown and Marion and Iowa avenues, collecting monthly payments from about 100 businesses.
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Jack Creech
Washington
Chester Williams
J. E. Lemmon
Mr. Lemmon
Jack
Mr. Creech
Creech
William Bailey
Delbert Bailey
Marion
Iowa Avenues
Highway 92
Iowa City
Pittsfield
Ill
Clarence Oliver
Illinois