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{{Infobox company
 
{{Infobox company
| name            = Weitzel Dry Cleaning
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| name            = {{FULLPAGENAME}}
 
| logo            =  
 
| logo            =  
 
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| former_name      =  
 
| former_name      =  
 
| former type      =  
 
| former type      =  
| type            = Dry Cleaning & Laundry Agents]]
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| type            = Dry Cleaning & Laundry Agents
 
| traded_as        =  
 
| traded_as        =  
| industry        = [[Other Services]]
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| industry        = Other Services
| fate            = [[Dissolved]]
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| fate            = Dissolved
 
| predecessor      = [[Humphrey's Dry Cleaning and Pressing Works]]
 
| predecessor      = [[Humphrey's Dry Cleaning and Pressing Works]]
 
| successor        =  
 
| successor        =  
 
| foundation      = [[Wooster, Ohio]] ({{Start date|1919}})
 
| foundation      = [[Wooster, Ohio]] ({{Start date|1919}})
| founder          = Paul [[Weitzel (surname)|Weitzel]], Sr. and 2 friends from [[Porterville, Pennsylvania]] (1915), L. E. [[Humphrey (surname)|Humphrey]] cousin (1915), Frank [[Humphrey (surname)|Humphrey]] cousin (1915-Fall 1916)
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| founder          = [[Paul Weitzel Sr.]] and 2 friends from [[Porterville, Pennsylvania]] (1915), L. E. {{Surname|Humphrey}} cousin (1915), Frank {{Surname|Humphrey}} cousin (1915-Fall 1916)
 
| defunct          = <!-- {{End date|YYYY|MM|DD}} -->
 
| defunct          = <!-- {{End date|YYYY|MM|DD}} -->
| location_city    = 116 [[N. Walnut St., Wooster, Ohio]], [[Wooster, Ohio]] (1915-1928), 201 [[N. Buckeye St., Wooster, Ohio]] (1928)
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| location_city    = [[N. Walnut St., Wooster, Ohio|116 N. Walnut St.]], [[Wooster, Ohio]] (1915-1928), [[N. Buckeye St., Wooster, Ohio|201 N. Buckeye St.]] [[Wooster, Ohio]] (1928)
 
| location_country = United States
 
| location_country = United States
 
| locations        = 1
 
| locations        = 1
 
| area_served      = [[Wayne County, Ohio]]
 
| area_served      = [[Wayne County, Ohio]]
| key_people      =  
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| key_people      = Paul {{Surname|Weitzel}}, Sr.
 
| products        =  
 
| products        =  
 
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==Business Biography==
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==Locations==
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*  1915-1928 -{{Address | number=116 | street=N. Walnut St. | city=Wooster | state=Ohio | zip=44691 | categorize=true | primary=false | township=Wooster }}
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*  1928 - {{Address | number=201 | street=N. Buckeye St. | city=Wooster | state=Ohio | zip=44691 | categorize=true | primary=false | township=Wooster }}
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*  1932 - {{Address | number=200 | street=E. North St. | city=Wooster | state=Ohio | zip=44691 | categorize=true | primary=false | township=Wooster }}
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*  - {{Address | number=0000 | street=Bowman St. | city=Wooster | state=Ohio | zip=44691 | categorize=true | primary=true | township=Wooster }}
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==City Directories==
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* 1928 Wooster Directory - [[Weitzel Dry Cleaning|Weitzel Dry Cleaning Co]] - [[E. North St.|200 E. North St.]], [[Wooster, Ohio]] - Paul K. {{Surname|Weitzel}}
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==Comprehensive History==
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==Slogans==
 
==Slogans==
* Craftsmen in keeping things new since 1919
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<!-- Bullet listing with date, EX. 1956 - Slogan title -->
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* Craftsmen in keeping things new since 1919
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==Timeline==
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*  1919 - Established
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==Gallery==
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==Historical documents==
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[[File:WeitzelDryCleaners-Ltrhd.jpg|thumb|left|Weitzel Dry Cleaning Co. receipt dated 1969.]]
[[File:WeitzelDryCleaners-Ltrhd.jpg|thumb|left|300px|Weitzel Dry Cleaning Co. receipt dated 1969.]]
 
 
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* Wooster, Ohio Sesquicentennial Celebration, June 14-21, 1958, p. 79 (book).
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===Historical documents===
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*   Wooster, Ohio Sesquicentennial Celebration, June 14-21, 1958, p. 79 (book).
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===Business letterheads===
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===Business photos===
  
==Newspaper Articles==
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===Newspaper articles===
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===Newspaper full-text articles===
 
[[File:WeitzelDryClean-1919-StartsUp.jpg|300px]]<p>
 
[[File:WeitzelDryClean-1919-StartsUp.jpg|300px]]<p>
 
{{Wooster Daily Republican article
 
{{Wooster Daily Republican article
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}}
  
==Timeline==
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===Newspaper ads===
===WWI & Great Depression (1914-1933)===
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====1919====
1919 - Established
 
===The New Deal & WWII (1933-1945)===
 
 
===Postwar America (1945-1960)===
 
 
===The Vietnam Era (1960-1980)===
 
 
===End of the Century (1980-2000)===
 
 
===The New Millenium (2001-    )===
 
 
 
 
==Gallery==
 
 
 
===1919===
 
 
<gallery>
 
<gallery>
 
File:Weitzel_Dry_Cleaning_WR19190515p6.png| ad, <ref>Wooster Republican. Wooster, Ohio, 1919-05-15, {{Cite page|6}}.</ref>.
 
File:Weitzel_Dry_Cleaning_WR19190515p6.png| ad, <ref>Wooster Republican. Wooster, Ohio, 1919-05-15, {{Cite page|6}}.</ref>.
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</gallery>
 
</gallery>
  
===1920===
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====1920====
 
<gallery>
 
<gallery>
 
File:Weitzel_Dry_Cleaning_WR19200102p3.png| ad, <ref>Wooster Republican. Wooster, Ohio, 1920-01-02, {{Cite page|3}}.</ref>.
 
File:Weitzel_Dry_Cleaning_WR19200102p3.png| ad, <ref>Wooster Republican. Wooster, Ohio, 1920-01-02, {{Cite page|3}}.</ref>.
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</gallery>
 
</gallery>
  
==External Links==
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===Newspaper citations with no attached images===
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==References==
 
==References==
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==What Links Here==
 
==What Links Here==
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[[Category:Weitzel Dry Cleaning]]

Revision as of 16:36, 4 February 2021

Weitzel Dry Cleaning
Type Dry Cleaning & Laundry Agents
Industry Other Services
Fate Dissolved
Predecessor(s) Humphrey's Dry Cleaning and Pressing Works
Founded Wooster, Ohio (1919 (1919))
Founder(s) Paul Weitzel Sr. and 2 friends from Porterville, Pennsylvania (1915), L. E. Humphrey cousin (1915), Frank Humphrey cousin (1915-Fall 1916)
Headquarters 116 N. Walnut St., Wooster, Ohio (1915-1928), 201 N. Buckeye St. Wooster, Ohio (1928), United States
Number of locations 1
Area served Wayne County, Ohio
Key people Paul Weitzel, Sr.

Locations

City Directories

Comprehensive History

Slogans

  • Craftsmen in keeping things new since 1919

Timeline

  • 1919 - Established

Gallery

Weitzel Dry Cleaning Co. receipt dated 1969.

Historical documents

  • Wooster, Ohio Sesquicentennial Celebration, June 14-21, 1958, p. 79 (book).

Business letterheads

Business photos

Newspaper articles

Newspaper full-text articles

WeitzelDryClean-1919-StartsUp.jpg

WeitzelBuilding-1928-Excavation.jpg

  • April 25, 1928: "Start Excavation for Paul Weitzel Building", The Daily Record, p. 1.

Newspaper ads

1919

1920

Newspaper citations with no attached images

References

  1. Wooster Republican. Wooster, Ohio, 1919-05-15, p. 6.
  2. Wooster Daily News. Wooster, Ohio, 1919-06-04, p. 3.
  3. Wooster Republican. Wooster, Ohio, 1919-06-04, p. 6.
  4. Wooster Republican. Wooster, Ohio, 1919-06-24, p. 3.
  5. Wooster Republican. Wooster, Ohio, 1919-08-08, p. 6.
  6. Wooster Daily Republican. Wooster, Ohio, 1919-12-24, p. 4
  7. Wooster Republican. Wooster, Ohio, 1920-01-02, p. 3.
  8. Wooster Daily Republican. Wooster, Ohio, 1920-01-23, p. 6

What Links Here

What Links Here

[[Category:Businesses established in 1910s

Businesses in Wooster, Ohio