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| 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. [[Humphrey (surname)|Humphrey]] cousin (1915), Frank [[Humphrey (surname)|Humphrey]] cousin (1915-Fall 1916)
 
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| 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)
 
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Revision as of 12:21, 3 December 2015

Business Biography

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

Historical documents

Weitzel Dry Cleaning Co. receipt dated 1969.
  • Wooster, Ohio Sesquicentennial Celebration, June 14-21, 1958, p. 79 (book).

Slogans

  • Craftsmen in keeping things new since 1919

Timeline

  • 1919 - Established

Gallery

1919

1920

Newspaper citations

WeitzelDryClean-1919-StartsUp.jpg

WeitzelBuilding-1928-Excavation.jpg

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

External Links

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

[[Category:Businesses established in 1910s