Farm Bureau Service Caps Large Oil Trade With County Farmers
Farm Bureau Services operates at the North Marion station with 250 stockholders in Wash ington county. Since 1931 the firm has grown from 17 to 70 oil cars sold annually, with 25 to 35 percent year over year growth this year. The company began as a branch of the Iowa Farms Bureau Service in spring 1931, became local in 1933, and erected its own buildings and tanks on leased land.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington County
Glenn B Holden
Farm Bureau Services Corporation
Marion Avenue
Mr Holden
Farmers’ Company
Farm Haresau 9
T. Carris
John A. Stewart
H. L. Walker
Wade Gardner
W. E. Frame
Holden
Washington
Iowa Farms Bureau Service
Walter Brow
Iowa County
Ralph Busenbark
Shields
Index to Auto Service
Directory listing auto service stations and garages with associated brands and operators including Shell Cities Service Phillips Sinclair Dixie Gas Studebaker Ford Chevrolet Oldsmobile Hudson Terraplane Packard Studebaker and Packard outlets run by notable firms such as Brown's Super Service Lee Sueppel Warren Donaldson and others. Provides business names and affiliations for vehicle maintenance and repair services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee Sueppel
Phillips
Economy Oil Co
Tydor
Brown's Super Service
Cities Service
Bill Putman
Standard
Warren Donaldson
Sinclair
Nine New Cars Report For Week In Washington County
Nine new cars were registered in Washington county this past week at the county treasurer office. The week’s registrations lift the total county cars with 1938 plates to 5 137, versus 6 162 a year ago, with 676 trucks now licensed, up 25 from last year. List of new owners includes Dr W L Alcorn Washington Pontiac 2 door touring sedan Dr Enos D Miller Wellman Chevrolet town sedan W B Dupuis Washington Studebaker cruising sedan Edward Bushek Riverside W E Augustine Washington Buick business coupe Farmers Implement Store Washington Ford 2 door J W Shradel Riverside Ford 2 door Doyle Barnes Brighton Chevrolet sedan Catherine Knebel Riverside Chevrolet truck.
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W. L. Alcorn
Washington
Pontiac
Enos D. Miller
Wellman
W. B. Dupuis
Studebaker
Edward Bushek
Riverside
W. E. Augustine
Farmers’ Implement Store
Ford
J. W. Shradel
Doyle Barnes
Brighton
Catherine Knebel
Chevrolet
Station staff expanded with new hires and veteran managers
Stockholders receive dividends above their investments as Manager Holden leads a station team. The force at the station includes Harvey Holden the book keeper Mel Donaldson Charles Holden Floyd Griffith Don Woods Wayne Marston truck drivers and Harold Davidson spray paint equipment operator who joined last week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manager Holden
Harvey Holden
Mel Donaldson
Charles Holden
Floyd Griffith
Don Woods
Wayne Marston
Harold Davidson
Midget Car Runs 130 Miles on a Gallon of Gas
Sacramento report notes R L Shepheard from Altadena to South Pasadena uses a peanut sized car with a half horsepower motor. Tests claim 120 miles per gallon of gasoline and eight miles per penny transport cost inclusive of depreciation and tires. Shepherd has applied for patents on his new car design.
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Sacramento
Cal
R. L. Shepheard
Altadena
South Pasadena
Shepherd
Vacation Parade of 42 Million Poised for U S Highways
New York reports 42 million American motorists ready for summer travel. A B Goodrich survey forecast 1.806 billion dollars spent on hotels, camps, restaurants, gas and more as domestic trips surge. Rail, foreign travel dip while New England leads in spending and miles driven.
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New York
America
B. Robertson
B. F. Goodrich Company
Bicycle Safety Essay Contest Promotes Safe Bicycle Operation
The Bicycle Division of the Iowa State Safety Council announces a contest with ten prizes for essays on Safe Practices in the Operation of My Bicycle. Rules require a 150 word essay, postmarked by June 30, addressed to Des Moines, and nonreturnable.
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Bicycle
Iowa State Safety Council
State Capitol
Des Moines
Iowa
Towa
Towa State Safety Council
Town State Safety Coun
Cil
Stam Safety Counel
Summer Motor Travel Survey Highlights Popular Routes
A survey finds the Southeast and mid Atlantic states trend toward 14 percent. The favorite pleasure trip runs from New England to Virginia, with Yellowstone Park and the White Mountains as top scenic choices. Drivers cover 3 068 921 miles of highway with an average speed limit around 35 mph.Arizona and Alabama have no speed limit but patrol highways. Over 200 000 caravans now roam roads, promising busy summer travel. Repair shops number 98 004 nationwide, aiding vacationers.
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Georgia
Florida
Alabama
Tennessee
Mississippi
New England
Virginia
Yellowstone Park
White Mountains
New Hampshire
Arizona
Glenn Curtis
Robertson
Standard Oil Company
The
Texas Oil Company
U. S. Census Bureau
American Automobile Association
Automobile Manufacturers Association
National Hotel Protective Association
the Magazine
Anthracite Mine Fires Explained by Heat Reactions
Anthracite mine fires arise from slow oxidation and chemical reactions that generate heat. These reactions can start at relatively low temperatures and build to sustained fires within the mine galleries.
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Farm Bureau Service
Glenn Holden
Knauss
Shell Station
Guy Knauss
Shell
Hontrager & Erwin
Farm Bureau Oil Co
Washington Oil Co
Dixie Gas
Dale Crandall
William Barth
W. TI. Messer
Bud's Garage
Cox Motor Co
Car & Radio Service
Harold Mangold Auto Body
Stewart & Crone
Auto Insurance Co
Crull
Mace Motor CO
Sinclairize
Crandall
N. Marion
W. F. Messer
Shell Products
Nash
Fred May
al Bud‘s
Bud Fields
J. W. Bud Fields
Bud
U. S
Rockies
Pacific Coast
Stewart
Crone
Packard
Sales & Service
Putman & Hesseltine
Count Chasseloup Loubat
Perna
Charen
Ferry
Momair
ACU
Phillips Station
Northeast Corner Square
Farm Bureau
S.lowa
Bontrager & Erwin
West Madison
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