Kurland Auto Parts Store - 1946

KURLAND

Posted By: Pat Ryan White (email)
Date: 2/12/2025 at 20:07:12

KURLAND OPENS AUTO PARTS STORE

H.I. Kurland, former resident of Muscatine and former owner of the Kurland Auto Sales and Service there is announcing the opening of his new auto parts store on Adams street.

He has built the building, installed shelving and storage space and will handle all new merchandise. He will have a complete line of replacement parts for all makes of cars and complete machine shop service.

Mr. and Mrs. Kurland are building a new home on South Walnut which they hope to move in to this fall. At present they are living in one of the Glanzman cabins. They have one child, seven years old.

Mr. Kurland, a mechanic for 25 years, knows the automobile business. His shop is now open for business.

(“The Mount Pleasant News”, Thursday, August 1, 1946, page 1)

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Resource provided by Henry County Heritage Trust, Mount Pleasant, Iowa; transcription done by Liam Christensen, University of Northern Iowa Public History Field Experience Class, Spring 2025.