Hesseltine Sees Fall Boost for Used Car Market
Used car dealer Ralph Hesseltine predicts a fall pickup due to a shortage of used cars and higher prices. He notes past year sales were weak but foresees better trade as more new cars hit the market, while stressing rapid turnover of inventory. Hesseltine, based near West Madison Street since 1935, also markets Packard and highlights a 905-brand chart showing remaining makers.
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Ralph Hesseltine
Messeltine
Kesseltine
Hessentine
Journal
Madison Street
Cuities
Pease
Packard
Iowa
Head of Cabbage Weighs 11 Pounds
Wayland July 28 Mary Mast of Wayland cut a cabbage head Tuesday which weighed a strong 11% lbs. Mayor O P Boshart of Way land with the mayor of Ottumwa and two other mayors will compete with the mayor of Marshall town and three other mayors at the M. & St. L. Jubilee in Oskaloosa Friday July 29. Dr. and Mrs J R McKirahan and sons were weekend guests of Mr. and Mrs M L Range at their cabin near the Wapsi river near Davenport. Bob and Bill remained for a week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ezra Wittmer
Wayland
Mary Mast
O. P. Boshart
Ottumwa
Marshalltown
Oskaloosa
J. R. McKirahan and
Bill
Bob
Ford Rouge Plant Expands With 34 Million Dollar Modernization
Ford Motor Company advances a 34 million dollar modernization at the Rouge complex in Dearborn Michigan. New facilities include a 13.5 million dollar press shop a 3.3 million dollar tool and die shop and a 5.6 million dollar tire plant with other upgrades such as nine open hearth reconstructions and a 110000 kilowatt turbo generator. Additional work includes a 61 coke oven project a 3 million dollar steel plant upgrade and multiple expansions at Somerville Massachusetts Norfolk Virginia and Milford Michigan.
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Ford Motor Company
Rouge
Dearborn
Mich
Somerville
Mass
Norfolk
Milford
Famous Aviator Installs Warning Signal in Skywriting Plane
Colonel Arthur Goebel, famed for his 1927 nonstop flight to Hawaii, installs a warning signal on his Phillips 66 skywriting plane. The device emits a banshee like sound as he writes half mile high letters spanning over twenty square miles. He plans to sound the A whenever he begins handwriting in the sky to warn nearby aircraft.
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Arthur Co. Goebel
Hawaiian Islands
Colonel Goebel
Goebel
New York
Paris
PLAN ICE CREAM SOCIAL FOR CREW AND FRIENDS
Community preview notes a Wayland area ice cream social to celebrate the Fairview threshing crew at the Freyenberger home after finishing at the Wittmer farm. Mentions Bud Wyse’s work ethic and a noisy separator incident during threshing.
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Ezra Wittmer
Wayland
Fairview
Chriss Wreyenberger
Emery Eigsti
Freyenberger
Wittmer
Bud” Wyse
Wyse
Bud
Iown Dental College
Chicago
Chriss Wyse
Wellington
Index to Auto Service
Directory of service stations and garages with owner names and brands including Shell Cities Service Phillips Sinclair Sinclair etc. listing Tank Wagon Operators and Car and Radio Service providers for automotive needs in a regional directory format.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Barth
Phillips
W. F. Messer
Shell
Crawfordsville Social Notes and Weather Glimpse
Crawfordsville on July 29 reports Mr and Mrs R S White of Crawfordsville visiting their daughter Mrs Opal Dutro of Davenport at the Howard Anderson home. The storm early Wednesday caused a tree to fall on the wash house and damage shingles and plaster. Bernita Bushnell returned to Manchester IA after a three week visit with Marian Williams, who then accompanied her home.
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Bill Ranges
Bill McKirahan
Wentworth
A. B. Magdefrau
James
Delwe
Junior Magdefrau
Green Bay
Wis
Junior
Wife
Park
Emil Jung
Bruce
Patsy
Burlington
Frank Goldsmith
Ruth
Clarence
Wayland Park
Norman Clark
Richard Shively
Cedar Falls
Glen Geisel
Andrews
Will McCoy
George Boller
Don Hensley
Iowa City
A. A. Jackson
Kathleen
Deane
Norfolk
Eva Ballard
Grace Hebel
Long Beach
Calif
Martin
Edwin Martin
Dayton, O
Mary Martin
Mary Scholl
Austin
Minn
John Wenger
Lenore Mo
Nellie Manners
Crawfordsville
R.S. White
Opal Dutro
Davenport
Howard Anderson
Duel Reforms Follow Grave and Cilley Fatality
Action against duels dates back to the Graves and Cilley fatal duel in the District of Columbia. The 19th century incident spurred reform efforts and broader opposition to dueling among lawmakers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William J. Graves
Kentucky
Jonathan Cilley
Maine
District of Columbia
Five Cars Registered in Washington County Last Week
Five new automobiles were registered in Washington county in the past week, reported by the county treasurer's automobile registration department. Owners and models include Lester B. Krabill Chevrolet deluxe town sedan, Lloyd Foster Studebaker cruising sedan, Teets Bros Kalona Chevrolet master town sedan, J. C. Lytle Ford deluxe two door sedan, Ira Huber Chevrolet town sedan. County registrations for the year total 5,227 with 693 trucks listed. Kentucky McGuffey Memorial is a one room log schoolhouse moved to Ashland as a memorial to William Holmes McGuffey who created his famous readers while in Paris, Kentucky.
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Washington County
Automobile Registration Department
Lester B. Krabill
Kentucky McGuffey
Kentucky
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Hesseltine
CONDI
Washington
Washington Blvd
Knauss
Shell Station
Mace Motor CO
Shell Products
Ford
Parker Everts
Florida
Lee Hutton
J. A. Kauffman
Washington Hospital
Elmer Basinger
Carlos
Joyce
Summerfield
Freeman
5. D
Dew Dawn
Joy Delight
Kay
Herman Jensen
Fontanelle
Harry Clark
Gerald Sharp
Larry Joe
Chas. Imhof
Will Farmer
John Garick
C. L. Garick
George Alter
C. O. Barr
Lena McClintic
Kenneth Murdock
George
Marion
A. R. Hender
David
W. E. Boller
C. E. Rhum
Des Moines
Lee Koebel
Jeanette
Donna
Fayette
Jacob Koebel
Nellie Allen
Warren Allen
Woodward
Sailor
Otis Whetstine
Lynnville
Robert Briggs
Donald
Duane
New Sharon
Adele Wenger
Billy Johnson
Sam
Conrad
Weyland Park
Chriss L. Graber
Goshen
Ind
J. G. Roth
Mose Yoder
Near Kalona
Amasa Miller
Orie Miller
Lester
Orie
High Rent
Just
West Madison
Centennial School Corner
Packard Sales & Service
Paul R
Auto &Accident Insurance
Weat Ride Square
Guy Knauss
Bontrager & Erwin
Cities Service
Lee Sueppel
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
Bud's Garage
Cox Motor Co
Studebaker
Car & Radio Service
Harold Mangold Auto Body
Stewart & Crone
Auto Insurance c. V. Crull
Sinclairize
Sinclair Gas
Crandall
N. Marion
Stewart&crone
Pontiac
U. S. Royal Tires
Tucker & Eicher
Willits
Kendall 2000
Willits Motor Co
Great Cares
Mowair
Stenteopra
WarQag
Mt OY
Gage
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