Potter family reunites artist with covered wagon model
Potter farm family mediates and helps Raymon H. Parker of Escalante Utah locate his 1934 CCC era miniature Conestoga wagon now on display at Scotts Bluff National Monument Parker built the model during a 30 man CCC camp at UC Berkeley and last saw it at the 1935-36 San Diego World's Fair Parker later verified the piece by matching photos and letters to the monument display along with two related CCC dioramas kept by the Nelsons in Potter Nebraska and Parker's aviation and glider achievements noted.
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Potter
Utah
Civilian Conservation Corps
Leonard Nelsons
Raymon H. Parker
Escalante
Scotts Bluff National Monument
Parker
Telegraph
CCC
University of California At Berkeley
Scotts Bluff
San Diego
Conastoga
Nebraska
Nelsons
Department of Interior
Monument
Washington guard member hanged for attempted poisoning
Nearly 20,000 spectators in New York watched as Thomas Hickey, a member of George Washington's guard, was hanged for plotting to poison General Washington on June 28, 1776.
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New York
George Washington
Thomas Hickey
Sidney Housing Authority Meets for 7 15 P M Today
The Sidney Housing Authority convenes at 7 15 p m to discuss a possible 625000 loan request from Farmers Home Administration to fund 30 elderly apartments. If needed, the panel will adjourn at 7 30 p m after which the Sidney City Council will meet and reconvene.
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Sidney Housing Authority
Tom Kokjer Kokjer
Housing Authority
Farmers Home Administration
Sidney City Council
Sidney native Jim Knicely joins Navy JAG Corps as advocate
Sidney Nebraska native Jim Knicely, a 1964 Sidney High School alumnus, serves as a Navy JAG attorney at the Naval Legal Service Office in Norfolk. He studied at George Washington University and Harvard Law School, clerked for Judge Robb and Justice Blackmun, and later worked on desegregation policy. He plans to continue serving while balancing family roots in Sidney and a possible return to practice there or a Navy career.
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Ruth Jackson
Navy
Norfolk
James Knicely
Jack R Knicely
Sidney
Knicely
Sidney High School
George Washington University
Washington
Harvard
Harvard Law School
First Christian Church
District of Columbia
U.S Court of Appeals
Roger Robb
US Supreme Court
Harry A. Blackmun
Blackmun
Cabinet Committee
John Mitchell
Robert Finch
Nixon
Department of Justice
South
Williamsburg
Colonial City
New Testament Church
William and Mary College
Jesus Christ
Nancy Teague
Lincoln
Susan Marker
University of Nebraska
John
Wow-Tv
Omaha
Jim Knicely
U.S. Supreme Court
Justice Blackmun
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Nebr Telegraph
Potter Family
Beet Harvesters
Bridgeport Equipment CO
Bridgeport
The
Associated Press
John Morgans
Oho
Umion
Circulation Dept
James
Dan Deaver
United States
Don Ringleman
Dennis Shelley
Didney
Mllinois - Sidney
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