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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 04, 1928
Page
11
Owner GAN wash his automobile well if he will. Service Manager Don C Streeter notes a home wash can rival a shop effort with prep, vacuuming, and interior cleaning using a vacuum, gatorum cleaner, and careful wiping. Caution on water near ignition, sponge use, and drying before polishing with linseed oil.
A fictional town mayor Otto Nobetter of Apcldenbuille blocks a pedestrian crossing with his car. Pedestrians must detour around the vehicle as the mayor brushes off the inconvenience and defends his street fight.
Warren Clay Farley son of the late John P. Farley and superintendent of construction for the old Dubuque and Sioux City railway now part of Illinois Central, arrived from Dubuque to visit old friends C. W. and Ol Chapman after years away. He is in the tanning business and reports good health and prosperity. The piece also notes the Turkish census reference in error.
The article describes slim afternoon and evening silhouettes with long feminine lines. Pastel argandie fabrics create fetchine gowns for garden parties and weddings, including pale pink organdie with a long back, gathered full skirts, and dark red carnation accents.
Hupp official I E Rose reports improving motor business in the far west with coast and mountain areas recovering as Pacific states show renewed sales momentum. He cites Vancouver to Salt Lake regions and Puget Sound as bright spots predicting strong year end prospects. An auto theft note follows: I E Ingalls reports his light touring car stolen from Connollys Garage.
A fragment from a humorous column includes an original poem by Pythias Peavy about marriage and money, a cartoonish exchange about love and style, plus a string of quips on jobs, weather forecasting, and Sweden’s marriage medical tests, ending with a joke about a man with a glass eye.
On July 4 the United States marks a major holiday with heavy road use. Authorities warn that roads will be unusually congested and drivers should exercise extreme caution to prevent accidents.
Italian experts credit four speed transmissions for victory in the Cup of the Thousand Miles road race. The top five finishers were four speed Italian cars at low horsepower, averaging over 50 mph. The first American place was seventeenth, confirming three speeds cannot win. Graham Paige uses an improved four speed drive on four chassis models.
Albert Cloud Jr., 12, son of Mr and Mrs A M Cloud, suffered knee injuries on the M E church lawn after Sunday school when a Chevrolet driven by Robert Matthews rolled over him in error shifting to low gear. He remains unable to walk but is not expected to have serious injuries.
The Iowa highway commission schedules July 10 paving of 21.72 miles in Howard county on highways 59 and 9. The project includes part of No 58 north to No 9 and east on No 8 to Winneshiek line. Bids will also be received at Charles City to gravel 10 miles of Floyd county road.
Willys-Overland reports half year output greatly surpassing all of 1927 and placing the company as the third largest producer. Whippet and Willys-Knight lines tout value, power and features with prices listed for Whippet, Readster and other models. Toledo, Ohio, dealers and pricing vary by model with changes subject to change.
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