Last Farnam druggist ends era with store closure
Thompson's Pharmacy in Farnam closes after Clyde E. Thompson retires after 29 years. A state inspector said it was the last drug store in a Nebraska town of under 1,000. An auction sold fixtures and stock, including the back bar and mirror, with records dating to 1894. Thompson will stay in town, fondly recalling chats with customers.
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Farnam
Thompson's
Clyde E. Thompson
Thompson
Nebraska
Wichita mechanic dies in Russian roulette accident
A 30 year old Wichita police mechanic, Danny Mattren, was killed when a bullet from off duty officer William D. Kelly’s .357 magnum struck him in his kitchen during a game of Russian roulette. Kelly, suspended, said Mattren loaded the gun and may have misfired.
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Wichita, Kan
Wichita
Danny Mattren
William D. Kelly
Kelly
Mattren
LaMunyon
Mattiew
Hall County lays out criteria for county landfill plan
Hall County Planning Commission outlined site criteria for a new county landfill. The plan favors sandy soil near access roads but excludes sites near urban areas with high water tables flood plains or fertile soil. Two Doniphan sites and several in northern Hall are on a potential list while an 80 acre Grand Island site awaits commission recommendation, with a tour slated for Aug 24 ahead of a September decision.
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Grand Island
UPI
Hall County Planning Commission
County Board of Supervisors
Helm
Doniphan
Hall County
Grand Island meeting slated on services for the visually impaired
United Press Intn advisory committee of the Nebraska Services for the Visually Handicapped will meet in Grand Island Saturday to discuss creating a separate commission. Director James Nyman said the value of breaking off from the Department of Public Institutions will be examined.
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United Press Intn
Nebraska Services For the Visually Handicapped
Grand Island
James Nyman
Department of Public Institutions
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Union Pacific
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Self
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Grand Island Meeting
Tanglewood
Colonial Hills
West Gate Inc
A&h
Ake
Admiral Television
Admiral
Black
Quasar Television
Black & White Portables
Olympic Gas Grill Tank & Cart
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Carouse, Ige Ove
Wright
BSR
Caloric Portable
14Th & South Sts
General Motor
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