Archives 1998

	Saturday 12/26/1998 10:56:28pm
Name:	Randy Doll
E-Mail:	groosh@aol.com
Homepage Title:
Homepage URL:	http://
Referred By:	From a Friend/Relative
Location:	Massillon, Ohio
Comments:	Was very interesting reading. This is the first time that I ever heard of this. This is surely the way people should act today. Open your heart to those who need it.

	Tuesday 12/22/1998 11:39:53am
Name:	Deborah Oney
E-Mail:	DebbieOney@aol.com
Homepage Title:	Blood Recall/Withdrawal - Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD)
Homepage URL:	http://members.aol.com/debbieoney/blood.htm
Referred By:	From WWW.LPAGE.COM
Location:	Illinois
Comments:	Great website. Great to do it on this. Will have to see if my father was there during WW II. Great the volunteers did this.

	Saturday 12/12/1998 10:52:13pm
Name:	Jeanette Land
E-Mail:	jdland@webtv.net
Homepage Title:
Homepage URL:	http://
Referred By:	Just Surfed On In!
Location:	Kansas City, formally of Liverpool. England.
Comments:	My husband Donald Land was raised in No. Platte. He sold newspapers to the GI's at the train depot. One day his cousin, Eddie Yonker from Kansas spotted him from the train. He was on his way overseas. It was a sight for sore eye's. Eight years after the end of WW2 in 1953, I arrived at the R/R station after a long train ride from New York, with me was our 6 week old son. His Daddy was waiting for us, what a reunion! No. Platte should be so proud of their heritage.

	Friday 12/11/1998 12:18:30am
Name:	Frederick Dreany
E-Mail:	fdreany@prodigy.net
Homepage Title:	Dreanyana -A North American Family
Homepage URL:	http://pages.prodigy.net/fdreany
Referred By:	Search Engine
Location:	New York City
Comments:	I have never heard before of the North Platte Canteen, but found this web site dedicated to the Canteen to be a very informative, moving and nostalgic tribute to the people and the era. Events like this deserve never to be forgotten. I have bookmarked it and will like to drop by again. It's wonderful to see this kind of story on the World Wide Web for all the world to see. My compliments on a fine web site.

	Monday 11/30/1998 0:06:58am
Name:	Karen Rex
E-Mail:	JAVAandBAYOU@WebTV.net
Homepage Title:	BAYOUS HOME
Homepage URL:	http://www.angelfire.com/wa/bayoushouse
Referred By:	Just Surfed On In!
Location:	Louisiana but now live in Washington State
Comments:	Wonderful page. Please check out mine.

	Wednesday 11/18/1998 10:56:00pm
Name:	Mary Frakes-Landon
E-Mail:	landon@ptw.com
Homepage Title:
Homepage URL:	http://
Referred By:	Just Surfed On In!
Location:	Lancaster Ca/Trenton Ne
Comments:	Argh! I put down the wrong email in my first signing! Sorry! Just in case anyone is looking for my Dad, thought I should correct it. His name, by the way, is Carl Frakes.

	Wednesday 11/18/1998 10:52:55pm
Name:	Mary Frakes-Landon
E-Mail:	landon@pyw.com
Homepage Title:
Homepage URL:	http://
Referred By:	Just Surfed On In!
Location:	Lancaster Ca/Trenton Ne
Comments:	What an awesome site! I was only looking for my Dads Army insignia, (137th Infantry, E Company 2nd Battalion) which is obviously not here, and yet here I was, finding myself going completely through your site, even reading the guestbook! Not only is your site interesting & informative, it just has a really wonderful vibe to it. Quite odd, as it deals with such a bleak subject to begin with. Well done!

	Saturday 11/14/1998 7:50:30pm
Name:	Jerry Kasha
E-Mail:	jkasha@sprynet.com
Homepage Title:
Homepage URL:	http://
Referred By:	From a Friend/Relative
Location:	North Platte, NE
Comments:	My father, Emil (Chief) Kasha was taken a POW in Germany during the Battle of the Bulge. My mother and aunt worked at the canteen doing what they could to serve their country, as my father and thousands of other men and women did. God Bless you for saving the memory of all those who served "behind the lines". Thank you!!!

	Wednesday 11/11/1998 7:15:28pm
Name:	George Dawson
E-Mail:	gdawson@tiac.net
Homepage Title:
Homepage URL:	http://
Referred By:	Just Surfed On In!
Location:	Cape Cod
Comments:	I have just discovered the North Platte Canteen website. Thank you. And through you thanks to all of those wonderful people who gave their time and effort, but much more than time and effort, their love to all of us poor kids who passed through that time and place. They taught this scrawny New York (Manhattan) teenager what neighborliness and community was. We were, indeed, all their sons - and daughters. Between 1/15/43 and 12/21/45 on three occasions I was refreshed by their kindnesses. I still am every time I think about North Platte.

	Monday 11/09/1998 10:06:34am
Name:	Steve Kasha
E-Mail:	kasha@dazzling.com
Homepage Title:
Homepage URL:	http://
Referred By:	Just Surfed On In!
Location:	North Platte, Nebraska
Comments:	Hello, I am the nephew of Dorthy Kasha that you have listed on your original volonteer list. I am 31 years old but, can remember my grandmother and aunt talking about the north Platte canteen and all of the wonderful things that were assosiated with it. It was truly a blessing to many people and I am happy to see a part of history still being remembered in this fashion. Thank you for your work. Steve Kasha. Atlanta, GA

	Friday 10/30/1998 8:57:19pm
Name:	Harlan Trofholz
E-Mail:	harlan@aug.com
Homepage Title:
Homepage URL:	http://
Referred By:	Just Surfed On In!
Location:	St. Augustine, Fl
Comments:	Enjoyed your page. Have family in North Platte.Do recall a comment (several years back) from Otis Boggs (who was announcer for University of Fl football for years) speak of the kindness he experienced at the NP station when he passed through as a young Lt in early '40's. Again well done!

	Saturday 10/24/1998 5:59:57am
Name:	Theunis Wessels
E-Mail:	Theuns.wessels@eskom.co.za
Homepage Title:
Homepage URL:	http://
Referred By:	Just Surfed On In!
Location:	Cape Town - South Africa
Comments:	What a surprise !!! I am a model train modeller and modeling the Union Pacific RR. While surfing the web, books, VCR tapes and try to gather as much information I can regarding the UPRR, I manage to compile a file with information on Bailey yard, North Platte. And now this amazing webpage full of old stories and caracture. Thank you very much, see you soon on a visit to North Platte Regards Theunis Wessels

	Thursday 10/22/1998 2:49:12pm
Name:	H. BRADEN
E-Mail:	relfix@webtv.net
Homepage Title:	HJB'S NAVY PAGE
Homepage URL:	http://members.tripod.com/~HJBS1
Referred By:	Just Surfed On In!
Location:	HOUSTON,TX.
Comments:	I enjoyed your music so much I saved your site in one of my folders. You have a great site.

	Wednesday 10/21/1998 3:03:33pm
Name:	Denise Boyer
E-Mail:	denboy@kdsi.net
Homepage Title:
Homepage URL:	http://marbilis.20840294
Referred By:	Just Surfed On In!
Location:	North Platte
Comments:	My mother worked at the canteen. She has told me alot about it. It is too bad that it no longer is standing. It would have been a great muesume.

	Friday 10/16/1998 3:32:38pm
Name:	Amy
E-Mail:	Wpeacebear@aol.com
Homepage Title:	Peace Bear's Little Page
Homepage URL:	http://www.expage.com/page/peacebear1
Referred By:	Link from another page
Location:	Illinois
Comments:	I found your guestbook at Guest World. com I thought I should come in and check out your little cool neat site! I love the music playing while you sign the guestbook. This site is great, it tells everything I wanted to know about World War 2 and more! :o) Thanks whoever you are!

	Tuesday 10/06/1998 7:26:29am
Name:	Bug_CM
E-Mail:	bugg_69@yahoo.com
Homepage Title:	Bug's POW/MIA Page
Homepage URL:	http://www.geocities.com/Pentagon/8581
Referred By:	Just Surfed On In!
Location:	Norfolk, Va
Comments:	You have done a wonderful job :) I came in to see the site after the original team inspected it.

	Monday 10/05/1998 8:14:56pm
Name:	CVL25
E-Mail:	cvl25_cl@usa.net
Homepage Title:	USS Cowpens, CVL-25
Homepage URL:	http://www.geocities.com/Pentagon/5325
Referred By:	Just Surfed On In!
Location:
Comments:	Great Page! I am CVL25, a Pentagon Community Leader, and I came to inspect your site for the Pentagon Quality Award. I found myself enthralled by the touching story of the kind citizens of North Platte. You have done a magnificent job with this web site. Congratulations.

	Sunday 10/04/1998 11:33:25pm
Name:	Michael K. Burke
E-Mail:	M-TBurke@worldnet.att.net
Homepage Title:
Homepage URL:	http://
Referred By:	From a Friend/Relative
Location:	Chelsea, MI
Comments:	While my age precludes my having served during world war II, I can identify with the stories told here. As a returning Vietnam veteran no such legitimacy was found except among our own families, but having worked with and listened to some of the stories told to me by my friend Frank Nolte, I can understand how so many recalling their brief and heartening experience in North Plate have a warm remembrance of it.

	Monday 09/07/1998 5:45:37pm
Name:	J. Kay Kagy (Mahaffy)
E-Mail:	jkkagy@worldstar.com
Homepage Title:	oregon realty
Homepage URL:	http://www,oregon realty.com
Referred By:	Search Engine
Location:	Beavercreek, Oregon
Comments:	I was born and raised in North Platte (4/24/41) My mother Helen (Dude) Mahaffy and my grandmother Helen Cummings both worked at the Canteen during the war. I was taken to the canteen with them. My father, Jack Mahaffy, was in WWII in Europe. My mother worked for the Telegraph and then the Court House and my father worked for the City Water Dept. It was nice to have this area to remember them by. I forgot how much I miss them and the life in North Platte.

	Sunday 08/09/1998 1:23:45am
Name:	Michael White
E-Mail:
Homepage Title:
Homepage URL:	http://
Referred By:	Search Engine
Location:	South California
Comments:	Been studying the great wars of the last century and your site came up. Well designed. Gives one a weird feeling that something like this canteen sprung into existance and then passed into history generations before I was born. Kind of makes me wonder what other bits of interesting history are out there yet to be discovered.

	Wednesday 08/05/1998 1:01:26pm
Name:	Richard W. Yost
E-Mail:	dyostsr@ime.net
Homepage Title:
Homepage URL:	http://
Referred By:	Just Surfed On In!
Location:	84 Pine Street, Millinocket, ME 04462
Comments:	I was a guest of the Canteen several times it was like an Oasis in the Desert, Fine people there. I went thru Hi School in Harvard, NE.

	Saturday 08/01/1998 9:11:46pm
Name:	harry mulholland
E-Mail:
Homepage Title:
Homepage URL:	http://
Referred By:	Just Surfed On In!
Location:	west allis, wisconsin
Comments:	I had the pleasure of stopping in North Platte in November 1942 and twice in the summer of 1943. I was an enlisted man. I was overwhelmed by the kindness of the folks at the canteen. In telling people about it, I find it hard not to choke up. Just reading about it on this site, gets to me. As a somewhat overwhelmed "kid" away from home for the first time, it was sure a wonderful experience. Thank You All at the canteen.

	Saturday 08/01/1998 11:20:10am
Name:	CSM(Ret) Theron L. Johnson, US Army
E-Mail:	oldsarge@n-link.com
Homepage Title:	W.R. Hold Chapter 147, DEisabled American Veretans
Homepage URL:	http://www.n-link.com/~oldsarge
Referred By:	From a Military/Veterans page
Location:	Killeen, Texas (home of Fort Hood)
Comments:	I have been through your area on troop trains only it was in the 1950's when we were going to the Desert Training Center in CA from and back to Fort Bragg, NC. As a US Army retiree and son of a now deceased WWII veteran, I want to THANK YOU for the service your community gave to all our Armed Forces members that passed your way during WWII. Your community can hold their head up with pride and you did "Stand Up Next to Them" when it counted. God bless you and your community for what you have given to our country and I hope the history is long remembered across this great land. Its communities like yours that make America the great place to live. I SALUTE you and all those that donated their time and effort. Shows the young people of today what caring for your fellow man is all about. If the need should ever arise again, I am sure you will be there. This place is a true American landmark. Again THANK YOU for all you did for so many.

	Friday 07/31/1998 5:42:06pm
Name:	Joseph E Novak, DDS
E-Mail:	JNovakDDS@aol.com
Homepage Title:
Homepage URL:	http://
Referred By:	From a Military/Veterans page
Location:	Broomfield, CO
Comments:	My mom, Elizabeth Shannon, grew up in North Platte, and I remember her telling me about the canteen there, and the fact the everyone pitched in and helped out! I haven't visited N. Platte sinc I was very young, but I vaguely remember visiting the train station. My grandfather was Bart Shannon, and he was and engineer for the Union Pacific in N. Platte and my grandmother, Marie Shannon, worked for the Telegraph Newspaper. I have many fond memories of N. Platte and I can't wait to send a copy of this to my mom, thanks!!!

	Thursday 07/30/1998 9:49:39am
Name:	Keith
E-Mail:	kkeithc@aol.com
Homepage Title:	Kick A Bug Animated Cartoons
Homepage URL:	http://members.aol.com/kkeithc/cartoons.html
Referred By:	From WWW.LPAGE.COM
Location:	Indiana USA
Comments:	You have a really nice site. I love the old trains. I was born in 71. I would love to have been born in the late 1800's to see the growth of trains from steam to diesel. Keep up the great work and consider yourself "Bookmarked." Pop on over to my site and say hi sometime. I have a new guestbook.....Keith

	Saturday 07/25/1998 7:55:07pm
Name:	David Connor
E-Mail:	D224C@webtv.net
Homepage Title:
Homepage URL:	http://
Referred By:	Link from another page
Location:	Florida
Comments:	I fondly recall the days of the Canteen...My first job in radio was in North Platte...The station's call letters were KGNF and it was owned by the LeBarrons....After work,I always looked forward to a good meal at the King Fong Cafe......

	Saturday 07/04/1998 0:17:26am
Name:	Al Phillips
E-Mail:	abrancheline@earthlink.net
Homepage Title:
Homepage URL:	http://
Referred By:	Search Engine
Location:	Cupertino Ca
Comments:	I had the opportunity to visit your web page and found it most interesting. I intend to visit more for my research project that I have started on military trains in the USA during W W II. Its just a personal thing for me and is the result of going through old issues of National Geographic Magazines. I would appreciate any leads that you could provide or if any material is available from your records or any publications that may be available and of course would send a check for material as needed. I am looking for text, photos, drawings, advertisements or any other type of material that may be available. The information that I have accumulate to date is on the New York Central railroad and talks about the make up of troop trains used to move service men and women, and some information on hospital trains. Due to war time security requirements an acronym "MAIN" followed by a number for the train was used. The acronym full term was "Military Authority Identification Number". A few simple question come to me ; 1. Did the Union Pacific use the MAIN train identification system or was it different on the west cost?, 2. Do you have records of first hand accounts or any loges of activity? 3. Any retired railroad employees from your area that might be able to provide first hand accounts? Thanks for any information and your time and a very interesting web site. Happy fourth!

	Saturday 06/20/1998 2:40:57am
Name:	Clyde Klemke
E-Mail:
Homepage Title:
Homepage URL:	http://
Referred By:	Just Surfed On In!
Location:	North Platte Ne now in Germany
Comments:	I am an mp in the Army stationed in Germany and was working when I stumbled upon this web site. I really like it and it sure makes you miss home. Keep up all the good things North Platte!

	Friday 06/19/1998 4:19:18pm
Name:	Jim Chancellor
E-Mail:	jimchancellor@niia.net
Homepage Title:	American Veteran's Collection
Homepage URL:	http://www.niia.net/~jimchancellor/vetlinks.html
Referred By:	From a Military/Veterans page
Location:	Indiana
Comments:	Nice collection of info & links! And LOVE the music for your guestbook!!

	Tuesday 06/16/1998 5:40:45pm
Name:	Rose Young
E-Mail:	rose.young@trw.com
Homepage Title:
Homepage URL:	http://
Referred By:	From a Friend/Relative
Location:	Torrance, California
Comments:	What a wonderful website! My husband's parents are from North Platte and my husband was born there in 1956. I recently found out that one of the dedicated canteen workers is my husband's great-grandmother, Mrs. C. H. Avery. My father-in-law's name is Dorrall Young, he was North Platte's Chief of Police in the late 50's. I would love to hear from anyone who knew Mrs. Avery or is a relative. Please keep up the good work on this website, there is so much history here.

	Tuesday 05/19/1998 12:28:32am
Name:	Tina Schmidt
E-Mail:	CRNHSKR@compuserve.com
Homepage Title:
Homepage URL:	http://
Referred By:	Just Surfed On In!
Location:	Stuttgart, Germany by way of Geneva, NE
Comments:	My Dad, Grandpa, and Uncle all worked for the UPRR but I don't remember them mentioning this. Glad I found it. I was originally trying to find a list of Memorial Day Observances here in Europe and so far this is the best thing I've found!

	Wednesday 05/06/1998 2:53:20pm
Name:	Marcus Turner
E-Mail:	maturner@iquest.net
Homepage Title:	Military Payment Certificate Pages
Homepage URL:	http://www.iquest.net/~maturner/main.htm
Referred By:	Just Surfed On In!
Location:	Indianapolis
Comments:	I never had any idea that there was something like this....

	Wednesday 04/22/1998 2:34:39pm
Name:	Ensign A.J. Barak, USNR
E-Mail:	ajbarak@yahoo.com
Homepage Title:
Homepage URL:	http://
Referred By:	Just Surfed On In!
Location:	Omaha, Nebraska
Comments:	We were heading overseas on the UP train enroute to San Diego (early 1944). In view of our state of mind, the canteen was a nice diversion showing the appreciation of the people of North Platte and surrounding areas for what unknown dangers we were heading into. I can still taste the good coffee and the excellent donuts. My thanks to all who pulled together at this difficult time in our history.

	Thursday 04/09/1998 10:58:06am
Name:	Don Versaw
E-Mail:	donversaw@earthlink.net
Homepage Title:
Homepage URL:	http://
Referred By:	From a Friend/Relative
Location:
Comments:	I've been looking for this site for quite a long time. My niece Rita sent me the link today. It's too much to peruse all at one time so I will enjoy it for quite a spell. I knew about this before but when it was going on I was far away in a Japanese POW camp and not eating so good then. I think it is wonderful what the great folks in NP did. My first visit there was on a train, a refer car. I rode in on top of one in 1938 from Wyoming. I was only 17 years old. I was born in Franklin County, See LocalStores web site, but hurry, It won't be there too much longer. Thanks for the great work you did on this site. It's terrific.

	Wednesday 04/08/1998 10:51:56am
Name:	Jerry & Carol Young
E-Mail:	JAYJava@aol.com -or- JeryO@Juno.com -or- CLSmithJr@Juno.com
Homepage Title:
Homepage URL:	http://
Referred By:	From a Friend/Relative
Location:	Tucson, AZ
Comments:	Love the music.....the organ is very typical of the era! The photos are just short of spectacular! Jerry

	Tuesday 04/07/1998 0:01:30am
Name:	Wayne Hoppke
E-Mail:	WHoppke@usfamily.net
Homepage Title:
Homepage URL:	http://
Referred By:	Just Surfed On In!
Location:	The North Country: Minnesota
Comments:	I was only 4 years old during the "Canteen Years" but this site makes that time come alive. What wonderful people. This is the real America!

	Saturday 04/04/1998 11:27:28pm
Name:	FRAN (HAHLER) WOHLPART
E-Mail:	fwohlpart@juno.com
Homepage Title:
Homepage URL:	http://worldnet.att.com
Referred By:	Search Engine
Location:	LAS VEGAS, NEVADA
Comments:	I was born and raised in North Platte and have always been very proud of that fact. My Mother rolled bandages for the Red Cross and she and her sisters did a lot of knitting (socks, scarfs etc.) for the Troops.I remember my parents parking the car at the Depot and watching the Troop Trains come in, all the military personel unload - go in the Canteen - then get back on the trains. I was very young but I do remember being very moved by the sight of all the people in Uniform going to only God knew where.I am very proud to be from North Platte. And, I join those outraged souls about the demise of the Railroad Station.God Bless all the Canteen workers and supporters.

	Monday 03/23/1998 8:26:56pm
Name:	Walter Scott
E-Mail:	comanche_4@yahoo.com
Homepage Title:
Homepage URL:	http://
Referred By:	From a Military/Veterans page
Location:	Sierra Blanca, Texas
Comments:	It was about 8 PM, in August, 1943.....a lady met our car and asked if we were the 201st Field Artillery....we said...no ma'am, we are a bunch of Air Corps aerial gunners going to Salt Lake City for assignment overseas.....she said, "never mind, follow me"....she took us to an abandoned store that was filled with tables, loaded with every type of good food....sandwiches, pies, cakes, donuts, coffee, tea, milk, cokes....the tables groaned with the load....I'm 74 now....but the memory is clear....."May the Good Lord Bless You and Keep You and Cause His Face to Smile Upon You....."....there is many an old man who remembers your kindness...

	Wednesday 03/18/1998 3:49:59am
Name:	Vanessa Hulser
E-Mail:	cdschool@wi.net
Homepage Title:
Homepage URL:	http://
Referred By:	Search Engine
Location:	born in Wisconsin, late of Indiana
Comments:	We are a homeschooling family. My daughter is not quite old enough to study World War II yet. But, I'm not! The American homefront has always captured my fasination. I am so grateful to folks like you who do your part to preserve history like this. Reading these pages, I let my imagination roam. I pictured myself lending a helping hand, doing my part. I hope someday my children, too, can learn from this web site. Congratulations on a great job! Thanks, Vanessa Hulser

	Monday 02/16/1998 4:42:22pm
Name:	FRANK Hill
E-Mail:	retired@smithville.net
Homepage Title:
Homepage URL:	http://
Referred By:	From a Military/Veterans page
Location:	French Lick, Indiania
Comments:	Very nice page, The town of North Platte should be very proud!

	Friday 01/23/1998 11:38:55am
Name:	Keith Blackledge
E-Mail:	keithb@nque.com
Homepage Title:
Homepage URL:	http://
Referred By:	From a Friend/Relative
Location:	North Platte
Comments:	Just revisiting, Martin, and to show the page to my friend Dick Dunn who was instrumental in getting the Lincoln County Historical Museum built. He was visiting today from Fort Collins. Great page!keith.

	Monday 01/05/1998 2:57:02am
Name:	Shenon Porter
E-Mail:	porter@spiretech.com
Homepage Title:
Homepage URL:	http://
Referred By:	Just Surfed On In!
Location:	living in Portland, OR ( born in North Platte)
Comments:	Great web site. I remember my grandmother telling me about the canteen and greeting the troops during the war. I'm sure she was a "platfrom girl".

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