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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1938
Page
5
Mr Willits of Washington urges careful maintenance and regular checks by a qualified repairman to prevent costly failures. He warns against cheap, cut rate work and excessive speed changes, noting spark plug renewal and thorough inspection as money savers and life prolongers.
Mrs. Gerald Demmel, 20, a newlywed bride in Vinton, won the right to wear a sunback wedding dress after a court ruling. Night Marshal George Briggs, who arrested her, did not testify and could not be located. Mayor Reynolds affirmed the dress was proper for the wedding.
Thirteen new automobiles were sold in the county in the past week, with five Chevrolets purchased by an out of county buyer in Washington. Total car sales lag behind last year though trucks show gains, and the list of buyers includes Willis H. Todd, E. F. Bauer, Mary G. Griffin, J. E. Lemmon, Harland W. Mead, Mabel A. Mead, Wilfred L. Smith, and M. M. Flynn with models from Chevrolet Ford and Studebaker.
Standard Oil of Indiana announces a heavy summer campaign for Scotch gasoline with comics and bold headlines. Advertising manager Wesley I. Nunn notes 75 percent of ads run in 1,749 papers reaching 14 million readers, plus dealer stations and outdoor boards across 13 midwest states. The campaign uses animals and people cartoons and a 9 foot Scotch lassie cutout to emphasize low cost per mile.
Des Moines hosts a six week motor clinic led by Ethyl Gasoline engineers to demonstrate how tune-up and gasoline grades influence engine performance. A 6900 pound dynamometer simulates highway loads and varying speeds, with 6000 automotive workers expected to attend.
The 16 year old Crown Prince Michael of Roumania follows a liberal and practical education. He and classmates chosen from varied regions and social classes work in the Ford Romana S.A.R. plant in Bucharest each Thursday. They wear overalls and assist in actual production and assembly of Ford cars and trucks.
Coppo ck school reopens August 29 as the community notes a busy period. The column records illnesses travel and social visits including Mrs. Gleede Dold Mrs. Ray Goode and multiple local families with various health updates and a Goodspeed burial.
The report notes athletes across tennis, swimming, horse racing and football being trained down for endurance, paralleling Iso Vie as part of a gasoline campaign.
Etymology notes the word kilt for Highland costume derives from Danish kilte meaning to tuck up. The explanation links linguistic roots across languages and highlights how dress terms travel between regions.
Junior Bishop and George Potter left Lexington for South Dakota to work in the harvest fields. The Lexington circle met with Mrs. Bell Wilson on Wednesday.
List of service stations garages and auto shops with names of owners managers and brands including Shell Cities Service Phillips Sinclair Sinclair Tank Wagon operators and Packard Ford Chevrolet Oldsmobile Hudson Studebaker and Terraplane represented by multiple firms across the region. The directory appears as a short catalog of local automotive businesses and contacts.
Reverend Carl Klein led services with Kenneth Goodspeed bringing the body from Chicago. A large group from the deceased’s community spent Sunday at Lake McBride. Attendees included the Al bert Paul family Ralph Tadlock Ever ette Green Mort Bride Howard Gardner and Wade Gardner families and Mr and Mrs Ed Paul and Floyd Pal of Cedar Rapids.
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