Hohenshell's Mobilgas

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The house to the north of Hohenshell's Mobilgas has the address of 104 Kellogg.  The brick building visible at 108 Kellogg is the old Moore's Dairy site.  It bears the sign, Moore Bros. Dairy ICE CREAM  MILK CREAM.  The new Moore's Bros. Dairy building at the intersection of Clark and 5th was under construction from 1937 to 1938.

Lincoln Highway travelers passing through Ames in the summer of 1938 could get their automobile filled with Mobilgas while enjoying popcorn, root beer or ice cream at the Dutch Mill.  Turl Shorty Hohenshell operated his Mobil Service Station (223 Lincoln Way) at the intersection of Kellogg and Lincoln Way until 1957. The 1936 City Directory lists Bud Oakely as the operator of the stand.

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Dutch Mill Treats Photos near the Kellogg corner on Lincoln Way.  Notice the popcorn stand behind the pole and the many houses that line the highway between Duff and Kellogg. , circa 1938, courtesy of Donna Green

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