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Donald C. Gerhardt Dies
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Obituary for Donald C. Gerhardt who died December 26, 2008, at Menorah Medical Center. He was born August 7, 1928, in Kansas City, Missouri, the son of Clemens P. Gerhardt and Felicitas C. Gerhardt. He went to work in his parent's fur business, Gerhardt Fur Company, and became CEO in 1951. "Gerhardt Fur Company was founded in 1924 in downtown Kansas City. The store was relocated to the Country Club Plaza in 1937." Donald Gerhardt retired in 1994 and the store closed. "Gerhardt Furs was considered to be one of the finest fur companies in the Midwest."
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2008-12-30
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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James Crockett
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File contains one biographical article with photo about James Crockett, owner of Alpha Machine Works at 1649 Jarboe Street. The article is from The Kansas City Star (May 17, 1971), entitled �??Clicks with Machine Shop as Persistence Pays Off�?� by Janet Meyer. According to Crockett, he was �??the only black man doing this work in Kansas City�?� at the time.
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Vertical File
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Charles Eugene Waldron, Jr.
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Obituary for Charles Eugene Waldron, Jr., who died on March 10, 2008. He was born May 19, 1909, and was the great-great-grandson of Kansas City pioneer Thomas A. Smart. Among other things he was a member of the first graduating class of Southwest High School, guarantor of the Starlight Theatre Association, charter member of the Carriage Club, and owner of Waldron Insurance Company for more than 65 years. "As a young boy, Charles had served as a Boy Scout aide to General John J. Pershing at the site dedication of Liberty Memorial in 1921, and he served as governor of the board of trustees of the Liberty Memorial Association from 1981 to 1991."
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2008-06-14
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
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John Ernest Dunn, Jr. Dies
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Obituary for John Ernest Dunn, Jr., who died on October 9, 2008. He was born on March 21, 1919, the son of Rose Bruening Dunn and John Ernest Dunn. Ernie, as he was known, grew up in Kansas City and after World War II and joined his father's business, the JE Dunn Construction Company, where he served as president from 1950 to 1974. He founded J. E. Dunn, Jr. and Associates in 1974 and retired in 1991.
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2008-12-06
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
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George Laurence Mailliard, Sr. Obituary
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George L. Mailliard, Sr., known as Mr. M., died on December 9, 2008. He owned Mailliard's Incorporated, a men and boys clothing store which began in the Prairie Village Shopping Center in 1954. Eventually there were several stores located in the Kansas City area. Mr. Mailliard was born on October 31, 1915. He leaves his second wife Viva and four children. Includes his picture.
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2008-12-10
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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Prominent Kansas Citians
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File contains copies from Kansas City newspapers with pictures of "prominent Kansas Citians." Some are undated but most date from the 1920s and 1930s, although one item, "Growth Along All Lines is Marked," appears to be from the early 1900s.
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Vertical File
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George E. Powell Jr., Trucking Exec Drove Firm to Fortune 500
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George E. Powell Jr., who headed Yellow Freight System Inc. of Overland Park for nearly 40 years, died April 25, 2007, in Prairie Village, Kansas. The company, now known as YRC Worldwide Inc, is the biggest trucking company in the United States. "Powell's trucking career began in 1947 when he joined Riss and Co. In 1952, Powell and his father, along with a group of investors, bought Yellow Transit Freight Lines out of bankruptcy and moved the Oklahoma company's operations to the Kansas City area." He was also chairman of the Powell Family Foundation and in 1981 he and his sisters founded Powell Gardens near Kingsville, Missouri.
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2007-04-26
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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Minority and Woman-Owned Businesses
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The November 2009 issue is dedicated to discussing "minority-and woman-owned businesses" in Kansas City including articles about discrimination, affirmative action policies, and profiles of minority businesses and owners.
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2009-11
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Object Type
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Magazine
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Herbert Spencer Valentine Dies
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Obituary for Herbert S. Valentine, Jr., who died on May 5, 2008. He was born on February 14, 1920, and grew up in Kansas City, Missouri. After serving in World War II, Valentine joined up with friend Earle Radford and started Valentine-Radford Advertising which became a well-known advertising firm. Includes his picture.
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2008-05-13
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Newspaper Article
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