Blanche Sheldon marks 100th birthday in Lincoln area
Blanche Sheldon, a lifelong Hoosier turned Lincoln resident, marks her 100th birthday recounting a life of faith, family, and service. She recalls childhood in Indiana, marriage in 1901, four children, quilting for missions, church work, and active clubs. She credits love and God for longevity and notes recent health and continued community ties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blanche Sheldon
Reuben
Elizabeth McCormick Patrick
Blair
Nebraska
Sheldon
South Dakota
Blair High School
Columbus
J.N. Killian
Clarence Sheldon
Congregational Church
Clarence
Sinc
Santee
Niobrara
Lincoln
Nelson
Chub
Xic
KIC
Ten
Dorothy Williams
John Armstrong
C.G. Clark
Williams
Fair
Loup
Three Nebraskans oppose mandatory car airbags
Senator Curtis and Representatives Thone and Cavanaugh announced opposition to Transport Secretary Brock Adams's order requiring airbags or automatic seat belts by 1994. They pledged to back legislation to block the measure, arguing it infringes individual rights and that safety mandates have limits.
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Lincoln
Neb
UPI
Nebraska
Transportation
Brock Adams
U.S
Cur
Curtis
Charles Thone
John Cavanaugh
Adams
Cavanaugh
Thane
Brack
Big Brother
Fascinating Fillers Short Cut to Knowledge
Debbie Palmer reflects on newspaper fillers and their usefulness in filling space. She cites quirky facts about salmon, George Noble Jones, hay fever, Louisiana geography, and Civil War history, noting readers’ interest in tiny tidbits and the craft of space filling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincolin
United States
Nebraska State Fairgrounds
Nebraska Sheep Breeders Association
Fairgrounds
Ted Doane
University of Nebraska- Lincoln
Doane
Bob Noble
Oklahoma State University
Stillwater
Dick Kane
Wisner
Nebraska Center For Continuing Education
33Rd
Holdrege
Nebraska
American Sheep Producers Council
ASPC
Kingscote
Newport
Jenalon
Richard Upjohn
George Noble Jones
Georgia
Fijters
Bailey Brown
Fetterman
W.va
National Center For Health Statistics
No Rattle-Crash Today Milkman Still Delivers Door to Door
A profile of veteran milkmen Carroll Olcott and Larry Chavanu shows door to door home delivery fading nationwide while a few, like Olcott with Meadow Gold Beatrice Foods, persevere. The piece contrasts aging routes with rising costs, changing containers, and shoppers turning to stores.
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Dee Gondringer
Carroll Olcott
Olcott
Duke
Gleatt Gat
Desis
Gleatt
Hare
American Dairy Association
Bob Baldwin
Beatrice Funds
Worfolk
Baldwin
Meadow Gold
Beatrice Foods
Larry Chavanu
Fairacres and Roberts Dairies
Chavanu
Meadow Guild
Columbus Tuel
Yesteryear
Chavany
Chavana
Cleott
Olvolt
Clentt
Qlcott
Also Mentioned on This Page
Trene O'Brien
Blanche) Sheldon
Mrs. CO
Blanche
Los Alamitos
Calif
Frederick Garcia II
Greta Anderson
Freddie
Red Cross
Debbie Palmer
Louisiana
Mississippi River
ICAGO
Veterans Administration
Percy Copeland
South Side
U.S. District Court
Frank McGarr
Copeland
McGarr
Olcoll
Deb Gondringer
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