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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1938
Page
4
Harold Mangold of Mangold's Specialized Car and Radio Service notes that car owners demand bright clean finishes as manufacturers push beauty and lines. Cleaning and waxing have become thriving sidelines with spring demand rising for preserving exterior finishes and eye appeal.
Washington shops report growing car washing and detailing as owners fix up autos for appearance and future resale. Experts note experienced workers improve results with coordinated three‑man teams. Cars stay cleaner, fewer repairs, and looks influence prices at sale.
United States leads global auto trade with 1937 exports totaling $360.17 million, up 43 percent from 1936. Passenger car demand mainly goes to Argentina, Belgium, Canada, and the United Kingdom, while trucks and buses ship largely to Argentina and Belgium. Average export values per vehicle rise to $587 for cars and $604 for trucks.
May 10 a senior class trip from Ainsworth included Dorothy Pearson Dorothy Trotter Mary Ruth Pressly Helen Wheeler Thelma Peterson Joyce Butterworth Carol Stephens Doris Booth Jean Frey Brice Lord Walter McFarland Theodore Goble Oona Whiteman Bob Sharpe Jack Darkin and Bob White with sponsor George Norris to Ft Madison. Local social notes report attendance at Alpha Xi Delta banquet and family visits across a weekend.
May 11 at Highland Center locals recount Mother's Day visits. Families from Aledo and Brighton join Joe and William Murphy kin. Cedar Rapids trips noted. new fence work at Harrisburg cemetery. Marjorie Coon visits Cedar Rapids. community attends senior class play in Ainsworth.
Eight new cars were registered in Washington county in the past week. The list includes Blanche A. Robertson Plymouth 4 door deluxe touring sedan, Ian L. McDowell Studebaker cruising sedan, Ruth C. Ballard Hudson terraplane touring bhroug ham, Lafe Klopfenstein Chevrolet pickup, Dessa H. Shaw Buick business coupe, Hugh Hall Chrys ler touring sedan, Roy Johnson Ford pickup, and M. R. Wilcox Ford deluxe 2 door. Washington county now has 5,053 cars licensed for the year, with 666 trucks registered, compared with 5,003 cars and 631 trucks a year ago.
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