Gene Slattery, young WWII Canteen fundrasier, dies at 90
Gene Slattery, the youngest major figure in the saga of North Platte's 1941-46 Canteen, gained fame for repeatedly selling his shirt starting at age 9 and raising more than $2,000.
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Gene Slattery, the youngest major figure in the saga of North Platte's 1941-46 Canteen, gained fame for repeatedly selling his shirt starting at age 9 and raising more than $2,000.
Eight electricians were cut at North Platte's Bailey Yard – four active journeyman, three apprentices, plus one worker currently on medical leave; as well as three apprentice machinists.
A rundown of entertaining events in North Platte and Lincoln County, July 27-Aug. 12
Railroad cars containing new automobiles derailed on July 3 inside Bailey Yard in North Platte.
Japan's Counsel General visits North Platte to learn more about Lincoln County's connections to Japan.