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[[Image:startaxico.png|left|thumb|150px|Operator tag token.]]STAR TAXI COMPANY. | [[Image:startaxico.png|left|thumb|150px|Operator tag token.]]STAR TAXI COMPANY. Perhaps the most famous "passenger" to use a Star Taxi was [[AKINS, Everett "Shorty"|Everett "Shorty" AKINS]]. Known locally for his spectacular stunts, Akins delivered quite a performance on September 20, 1920. He performed acrobatics including a handstand on the wing of a Star Taxi airplane at Pettigout's Field, south of East Dubuque, Illinois while traveling at a speed of 70 mph. (1) | ||
The 1918 ''Dubuque City Directory'' listed 740 Iowa. | The 1918 ''Dubuque City Directory'' listed 740 Iowa. | ||
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The 1923 ''Dubuque City Directory'' listed 750-52 Iowa. | The 1923 ''Dubuque City Directory'' listed 750-52 Iowa. | ||
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1. "A Little Bundle of Muscle and Grit," ''Telegraph Herald'', April 23, 2004, p. 13 | |||
The 1916-1917 ''White's Dubuque County Directory'' listed 151 2nd as the address . | |||
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STAR TAXI COMPANY. Perhaps the most famous "passenger" to use a Star Taxi was Everett "Shorty" AKINS. Known locally for his spectacular stunts, Akins delivered quite a performance on September 20, 1920. He performed acrobatics including a handstand on the wing of a Star Taxi airplane at Pettigout's Field, south of East Dubuque, Illinois while traveling at a speed of 70 mph. (1)
The 1918 Dubuque City Directory listed 740 Iowa.
The 1922 Dubuque Telephone Directory listed 750 Iowa.
The 1923 Dubuque City Directory listed 750-52 Iowa.
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1. "A Little Bundle of Muscle and Grit," Telegraph Herald, April 23, 2004, p. 13
The 1916-1917 White's Dubuque County Directory listed 151 2nd as the address .