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WILLIAM WALCH
WILLIAM WALCH. (Monona, IA-- ). Walch and his brother L. A. operated the Ford garage in Dubuque. In May 1913, it was announced that William was also a director of the reorganized Farmers Oil Tractor Company. An engine the company was having manufactured by the Union Iron Works of Minneapolis was soon to be manufactured in a new plant being constructed in a new plant located in Mason City, Iowa. (1) L. A. Walch sold the dealership in 1922. (2)
In November, 1915 sixty sub-agents were treated to a theater party and banquet. Vocals were performed by the Apollo Quartette and solos by Joseph Michel. Paul Bauens, blackface comedian, entertained the group with fancy dancing. (3)
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Source:
1. "Company Reorganized," Dubuque Telegraph-Herald, May 16, 1913, p. 2
2. "Ex-Dubuque Flier Dies in Crash," Telegraph-Herald, July 28, 1942, p. 3
3. "Ford Sub-Agents in Social Meeting," Dubuque Telegraph-Herald, November 14, 1915, p. 43