Welding Lights Up Auto Shop Work by Bud Fields
Bud Fields operates an electric welding machine and acetylene welding service across the region. Following 25 years of family work started by the late Al Fields, Bud began electric welding twelve years ago and now it funds much of his business. He repairs threshing machines, edges plough shares, and fixes boilers for farmers and repair shops, often traveling to farms and even Columbus Junction to build metal structures and mend broken equipment.
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Bud Fields
al Fields
Bud
Columbus Junction
Rock Island
Good Old Days Pretty Hectic In Old Chicago Film
The article notes the 19th century Chicago as seen in a film research piece. It cites English traveler Henry King and Edgar Lee Masters on harsh streets and flimsy construction, contrasting with Chicago’s booming wealth and fashionable life before the 1871 fire.
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Old Chicago
Chicago
England
Henry King
Lamar Trotti
Sonya Levien
Niven Busch
Mack Gordon
Harry Revel
Lew Pollack
Sidney D. Mitchell
Edgar Lee Masters
Index to Auto Service
Directory listing service stations garages and auto dealers with owner names and brands such as Shell Cities Service Phillips Sinclair Dixie Gas Studebaker Pontiac Buick Ford Hudson Terraplane Packard Oldsmobile and Packard service providers. Contains numerous individual entries and partnerships.
Trucks Speed Up Distribution Of Vegetable Crops
The article explains how motor trucks enable year round vegetable supplies by moving produce from southern fields to northern markets and back again. Ford V-8s and tractor trailers play key roles, with shipments from Pompano to New York taking 50 to 54 hours and Chicago from Palm Beach area about 38 hours, keeping produce fresh and plentiful for homes.
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Pompano
Fla
New York City
Chicago
Pahokee
Day of Diesel in Autos Still Far in the Future
Dr D P Barnard of Standard Oil Indiana argues that the diesel engine is not ready for broad automotive use. He notes high cost of small diesel fuel injection systems and the need for continuous operation and steady speeds to justify its advantages.
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D. P. Barnard
Standard Oil Company of Indiana
State Health Department Struggles with Mail Delivery
Des Moines reports the state health department has faced mail misrouting since 1925 when the department was created. Letters to physicians and engineers are often addressed to the board, with large quantities traveling in commercial vehicles, affecting petroleum fuel demand rather than gasoline usage.
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Des Moines
State Health Department
State Board of Health
Messer's Station Leads Shell Bulk Plant Ranking
W. F. Messer received word from Shell that his bulk plant ranked number one in the Des Moines division for March. The division covers Iowa and Minnesota with eighty-five bulk plants in total. The rating was based on the quota system evaluating fourteen items. Messer credits farmers for their loyal patronage and notes strong March business.
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W. F. Messer
Shell Company
Shell
Des Moines
Iowa
Minnesota
Messer
Fine March
Mr Messer Receives Ten Thousand Prize Points
Mr Messer is awarded ten thousand prize points toward the Shell Company annual prizes. The points honor his contribution and support the company’s recognition program.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Putman’s
Standard Service
Duco
Stewart & Crone
Pontiac Garagy
Farm Bureau Gas
Farm Bureau
N. Marion & & Lowa
Kiefer Garage
Buick
Pontiac
Guy Knauss
Bontrager & Erwin
Cities Service
Lee Sueppel
Phillips
Economy Oil Co
Tydor
Brown's Super Service
Bill Putman
Standard
Warren Donaldson
Sinclair
Farm Bureau Oil Co
Washington Oil Co
Dixie Gas
Dale Crandall
William Barth
W. FF. Messer
Bud's
Cox Motor Co
Studebaker
Kiefer
Pontiac Buick
Car & Radio Service
Harold Mangold Auto Body Service
Stewart & Crane
Auto Insurance c
V. Crull
Sinclair Pennsylvania Motor Oil
Sinclair Pennsylvania Oil
Donaldson Sinclair
Doc Kiefer
W. J
Doc) Kiefer
Washington County
State Theatre
First American Cas Car
GENIE
First American Gas Car
19/0
Bontrager & Erwin Cities Service
W. Madison
Hastings Ring
Studebaker Sales & Service
C. V. Crull
Earth
Tucker & Eicher
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