Inaugural gowns spotlighted at Smithsonian hall
FRANCES LEWINE reports on the Smithsonian First Ladies Hall display featuring gowns from Martha Washington to Mamie Eisenhower. The collection includes Mamie’s pink peau-de-soie inaugural gown with 2000 rhinestones, along with portraits and period settings highlighting the wives of U.S. presidents and their fashion.
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Frances Lewine Washington
Eisenhower
Smithsonian Institution
Mamie
Nettie Rosenstein
New York
White House
Martha
Washington
Julian James
Smithsonian
Rose Gouveneur Hoes
James Monroe
Taft
William Howard Taft
National Museum
Martha Washington
Dolly Madison
Louisa Catherine Adams
John Quincy Adams
Emily Donelson
Andrew Jackson
Pierces
Edith Wilson
Wilson
Spectator
Alliance Council Considers City Pension Plan
The Alliance City Council voted to seek state enabling legislation to set up a city pension plan for employees. City Manager Jaing said竞争 employers offer pensions, complicating retention. If allowed, the city would negotiate with insurers to add a retirement system alongside Social Security. Excavations also reveal Arzanas Turkey had central heating 3,000 years ago.
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Jaing
Industres
Walter Metz
Metz
Laing
Arzanas
Turkey
Fort Robinson Museum hosts Western Organized Agriculture meeting
The Fort Robinson Museum of the Nebraska State Historical Society will host the Western Organized Agriculture meeting on February 7 with extended hours from 8 am to 6 pm. Roger T. Grange Jr. will speak in the Elite Theatre and recap Fort Robinson through the museum display. Chapell: Deud County Rural Youth meets at VFW Hall Cheyenne County with Kenny Anderson in charge of recreation. Officers named: President Joe Lauder Vice President Bob Radke Secretary Delma Heinzman Treasurer Sharon Heiliger. News reporter Joan Law.
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WNOA
Fort Robinson Crawford
Fort Robinson Museum
Nebraska State Historical Society
Roger T. Grange, Jr
Grange
Fort Robinson
Chappell
Deud County
VFW
Cheyenne County
Kenny Anderson
Kay Walsh
Joe Lauder
Bob Radke
Delma Heinzman
Sharon Heiliger
Joan Law
State urged to open to out state hunters alliance
Nebraska could boost big game harvest by selling licenses to out of staters and increasing license fees. Bernard Briggs cites state-by-state revenue from hunting and fishing licenses and urges legislative bill 40 to raise fees, while Nebraska misses federal matching funds.
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Hunters Alliance
Nebraska
Bernard Briggs
Alliance
Chamber of Commerce
Briggs
Mel Steen
Wyoming
South Dakota
Colorado
Towa
Missouri
Kansas
Game Commission
Bridgeport Urges Street Parking to Ease Main Street
Signs distributed by the Bridgeport Lions Club at Mayor Percy F Renner’s urging request business owners and employees to avoid double parking on Main Street during business hours. They advocate using adjacent lots and side streets to free spots for customers and tourists. double parking risks safety on highways 19 86 88 and US 28 and could trigger road routing around town by the highway department.
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Bridgeport
Main
Bridgeport Lions Club
Percy F. Renner
Renner
Highway Department
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