Waterside auto tours and the lakes to memory
A Courier Staff Man recalls a 2,400 mile road trip along lake waterscapes from Sandusky to Chicago. He notes Erie and Ontario, Detroit river, and the World’s Fair site, with vivid scenes of lakeside towns, hitchhikers, customs checks, and the moral of waterside journeys as the soul of touring.
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Erie
Jakes
Sandusky
Lorain
Tor
Ohio
Silver Creek
Buffalo
Ontario
Putin
Michigan
Gil
Gary
Chicago
Hine Arts
Genesee
Gorge $S
Fairchild
University of Rochester
Gilmore
Morey
Mixer
Burton
Detroit River
Detroit
Bartles-Shepherd Opens New Service Station
The Bartles-Shepherd Oil Company today opened a red brick service station at the west corner of Commercial and Sixth streets. The canopy roofed building features wide drives, a spacious office and storage area, and continuous-flow gasoline pumps rated at 40 gallons per minute with guaranteed accuracy from one quart upward. Air towers stand in the station parking area.
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Bartles-Shepherd Oil Company
Sixth Streets
Iowa Railroader Eats Nine Thousand Meals From His Lunch Pail
Sam Jenkins, a section foreman for the Illinois Central at wash ia ta, is profiled in the August Illinois Central Magazine. With nearly 25 years of maintenance work, Jenkins describes daily routines and a lifetime on the job, highlighting his dedicated service and attendance record while detailing the era of early 20th century railroading life.
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Iowa
Sam Jenkins
Illinois Central System
Washia
Ilinois Central
Jenkins
Tremendous Safety Record Cited in Testimony
A witness recounts a long career with no accidents among his men or himself, highlighting an exceptional safety record built over many years and stressing consistent caution and discipline.
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Tion
Waterloo Baby Entry in State Fair Contest
A Waterloo baby named Betty Jean Mathias appears among nominees in the Iowa state fair baby health contest. Betty Jean is the daughter of Ernest Mathias of Waterloo Route 1. Officials note many entrants and say judging will be done by top Midwest specialists with late-entry deadline August 14.
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Des Moines
Waterloo
Betty Jean Mathias
Ernest Mathias
Route 1
Midwest
A. R. Corey
Buyer Returns From 10 Day Fashion Buying Trip
Elizabeth Seiler, buyer of children's and infants' wear at Lauertari's, returns Wednesday morning from a 10 day buying trip to New York and Philadelphia.
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Elizabeth Seiler
Lauertiari’s
New York
Philadelphia
Baby Carriage Left in Crowd at Circus Reveals Doll
Police held a gray reed baby carriage found by Detective Ralph Davis in the city garage after a crowd of more than 4,000 exited the circus. Initial fears of a missing infant proved false when the object was revealed as a large doll tucked under a coverlet.
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Circus Big Top
Ralph Davis
The
Staton
Scout Camp Attendance Record Exceeds Past Years
Arthur F. Jury, scout executive, announces Ingawanis Waterloo camp attendance for 1928 reaching exactly 400 boys. Earlier camps in 1926 and 1927 reported 318 and 370 members, with the 1928 total marking a new high as the eighth and final week of camping approaches.
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Ingawanis
Waterloo
Arthur F. Jury
Watere loo Council Reports Record Camping Season Growth
Small delegations were added to the scout list this week, marking the end of the largest camping period the Watere loo council has ever known. The expansion reflects growing interest and participation across the region as youth programs continue to build experience and community.
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Watere
Loo
Indians to powwow at Macy Nebraska annual Omaha powwow
Indians from Oklahoma and nearby regions are expected in Macy Nebraska for the sixty third annual Omaha Indian powwow opening August 12. The event spans several days and showcases tribal dances and cultural traditions.
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Macy
Neb
Oklahoma
Petters Ride After Rider Action Near Waterloo
A reader recalls a late night prank where a farmer and a fat truck driver hitched a chain to a parked car, pulling it along the road for miles as the trio laughed at the owner's protests. The plan unravelled when the chain came loose, turning work into prankish entertainment.
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Jerry’ Rohan
South Bend
Toledo
Jerry
California
Ib Teff
France
Jerry Rohan
Bose
Miami
Florida
Tlmnels Farm
Immigration and Customs Men
Canada
George
Prince of Wales
Ind
Wayfarer
Ratedo
St. Thomas
Ont
Thee
Cain
Smithsonian Institution
John Barnes
Chris Girsch
Bartles-Shepherd East Side
Walker Tire
BPARK
Ford
Alde
Paz
S. S
Dayton
Godrich Brand
Wedgebatk
Auto Parts and Supplies
Willys- Knights
Adda $O
Willys-Knight
Willys- Knight
Willys Keight
Fillya- Overland, Inc
Bes
Willys
Schierbrock
Compa
336 East
Franklin
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