Ten autos licensed in Washington county this week
The automobile registration department records ten new car licenses in Washington County last week. Owners include Melvin J Haberman of Keota with a Chrysler sedan Enos D Miller of Wellman with a Chevrolet sedan Wilbur R Richardson of Washington with a De Soto sedan and others in Kalona Brighton Kalona and Washington.
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Washington County
Automobile
Melvin J. Haberman
Keota
Chrysler
P. P. Swartzendruber
Wellman
Ford
Enos
Plymouth Co
J. Turner
Washington
John Shalla
R. Co
Scott
Ethel McCreedy
DeSoto Message from California Trip and Traffic Stats
Leona and Helen Kos report arrival in California after a 2,200 mile trip in a DeSoto averaging 22 miles per gallon. The note also lists state traffic accident reductions for 1934–1936 and cites Iowa cities Des Moines and Sioux City with notable percentage decreases.
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Pease Motor Servyce Company
Leona
Helen Kos
California
Hi Gang
DeSoto
DeSotos
Free Gasoline Winners Named In Journal Feature
Ernie Hole of Wellman and Ted Givans of Washington won free gasoline last week. Their car numbers 92 701 and 92 4308 appeared in auto section ads. Readers with 92 numbers starting 2000 are urged to check ads and claim cash certificates at the Journal.
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Hole
Wellman
Givans
Washington
Ernie Hole
Ted Givans
Mr. Hole
Auto Page
Cities Service Station
Ber
Pontiac Plant Expands With 60000 Sq Feet and New Buildings
Pontiac Michigan July 9 H J Klingler general manager announces addition of nearly 60000 square feet to the Pontiac Motor plant. The expansion includes a new apprentice school a foundry annex and a separate administration building to be added to accommodate record production and future growth. Groundbreaking for the new offices is planned and construction is underway or soon to start.
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Pontiac. Mich
Pontiac Motor
H. J. Klinger
Pew
Pontiac
Klingler
Harold Mangold Tells of Work on Radiators and Bugs
Harold Mangold outlines how grasshoppers and other insects invade radiators causing repairs at his Mangold's specialized car and radio service shop. He advises installing bug screens to prevent entry and notes additional radiator damage from stones, crashes, and tractor radiators. New cars require frequent cooling system flushing while older cores may need more extensive work.
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Harold Mangold
Journal
Mangold
Iowa Avenue
Atrcke
Twinkle’ Starr
Renaira
Swedish film plan tops record production in Stockholm
Almost forty talking pictures will be produced this summer by Swedish film companies, a new high. The standout project is a life story of Captain John Ericsson, the Swedish inventor of the screw propeller and builder of the Monitor. Victor Seastrom is expected to star.
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Stockholm
INS
John Ericsson
Victor Seastrom
Hollywood
Traffic Deaths Cut by 8 Percent in 1936 Across 16 States and 116 Cities
The National Safety Council reported traffic accident deaths fell on average by more than eight per cent in 1936 in 16 states, the District of Columbia, and 116 cities over 10,000 population. If nationwide, fatalities would have dropped from 27,200 to 33,372. The drive aimed for seven per cent annual reductions through 1940.
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New Hampshire
Nevada
South Dakota
Iowa
Nebraska
Connecticut
North Carolina
New Jersey
Wisconsin
New York
Maryland
Vermont
Arkansas
Kansas
District of Columbia
Maine
Utah
Amesbury
Mass
Crawford
N. J
Easthampton
Grand Island
Nebr
Mt. Lebanon
Ponca City
Okla
Streater
Sumter
8. C
Swissvale
el Dorado
Kans
Clarksburg
W. Va
New Port
R. L
West New York
Wilmington
N. C
Aberdeen
S. C
Athol
Beacon
N. Y
Bellevue
Boone
Boone, Ia.; Bristol, KR. I
Canton
Freeport
Huron
Iron Mountain
Mich
la Salle
Lawrence, Kans
Lyndhurst
Mankato, Minn
Morristown
Mt. Vernon
Ill
Oswego
Ottawa, Ill
Pocatello
Idaho
Salisbury
Shelton
Chicago
National Safety Council
W. H. Cameron
Cameron
Council
Octogenarian Cyclist From Underhill Heads West on Bicycle
William C. Bailey, 84, a farmer from Underhill Vermont, rides a bicycle toward relatives near Chicago. He plans to cover 60 to 70 miles daily and has been cycling since boyhood, traveling between the town and a distant destination.
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Underhill
Littl
Chicago
William C. Bailey
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Cedar Rapids Speedway
Sincerely
Leona and
Ted Horn
Pacific Coast
Horn
Tle
Howard L. McCleery
Nicola Bide
North Side
Chevrolet
General Motors Proving Ground
Ross Motor Service
Pease
Motor Service
Sinclair Gasoline
Pennsylvania Motor Oil
John Roth
Sinclair
Call 92 Blue
Mace Motor Co
Herr's
Cities Service
Keith Herr's
West Madison
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