LOUISA COUNTY, IOWA

The Republican Centennial Edition, Wapello, Louisa County, Iowa
Thursday, July 12, 1956, Section Two, Page 19
Transcribed by Shirley Plumb, June 30, 2019

DOTSON & SANDS ARE MM EQUIP. DEALERS

    Jack Dotson and Dick Sands opened their Minneapolis-Moline dealership in October, 1955, in two large Quonset buildings located three miles south of Wapello on the site of the Wapello airfield.

    In addition to MM, Dotson and Sands Implement will order from short lines of equipment.

     Each of the men also operate farms, and gains first-hand knowledge of the problems facing today’s farmers.

    Jack married the former Jeannette Purdy of Wapello. They have four children: Jim, 8, John, 4, Janice, 2, and Jeffry, 1. He is the son of Lee Purdy.

    Dick married the former Barbara Schneider. They have three children: Danny, 5, Betsy, 4, and Carla Jo, 1. He is the son of Glen Sands.

    They offer complete sales and service of their MM line.