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Jan 4, 1912 - --Homer Graham was a Gibbon visitor in Kearney
Thursday. He attended to some business at the county treasurers office
while in the city.
Feb 16, 1918
Notice to Public
On and after Monday, February 18,
All shines will be 10 cents. Signed,
Don Patsios
Tom Kavadas
May 4 & 5, 1920
Notice
Having purchased half interest own-
ed by Don Patsios in the Kearney Shining
Parlor, I will conduct business under
The same name and will be glad to give my
Personal attention to patrons.
Christ Scordas
Sept. 6 & 8, 1921
Announcement
I wish to announce to the public that I have re-
Purchased the Kearney Shining Parlor. I will en-
old customers and friends are cordially invited to call in
and get a shine. We sell all kinds of candies, soft
drinks and cigars..
Kearney Shining Parlor
Don Patsios, owner.
October 6, 1921 list of new members to the Chamber of commerce
included Don Patsios, shining parlor and Christ Sardas, shining parlor
Aug. 1, 1922 Good Rains Fall in the Platte Valley
..
.Roy Tonkinson, Homer Graham, and other garage owners were kept busy for
hours pulling in stalled cars.
March 6 & 10, 1924 [advertisement]
The Yellow Cab Company
Wishes to announce
If you want to ride in a Ford, we have Ford Sedans and
Ford Coupes for Hire at 50’
per hour. Drive it yourself.
Yellow Cab Company
Phone 29
Apr. 21, 1924 H H Graham of the Yellow Cab Company made a business
trip to Grand Island Monday, intending to return Monday morning.
Aug 22, 1927
Hunt Missing Car
William Moody reported to the police
Sunday the loss of one of his Drive It Yourself cars. The machine was
taken out late Sunday night, by a man claiming Kansas City, Mo., as his
home town. He planned to be out for about two hours, but failed to
return it by dawn, Sunday
March 20, 1928
Whippet Cab Service advertisement
For Rent
New Ford Coupe
1928 model
Whippet Cab Service
W A Moody
Apr 11, 1928
Spring is here
Rent-A-Car-U-Drive
Get Out of Doors
Don Patsios
Phone 131, Kearney Shining Parlor
Taxi Service
Aug. 4, 1928
A Jail Break Frustrated by Officers
....
[further down in the article]
Colter is charged with having stolen
the William Moody car, being captured near Hebron and the machine
recovered. Colter still awaits trial on his charge, to which he entered
a plea of not guilty.
Nov. 2, 3, 7, 9, 1929 [advertisements]
Notice
Sam Staton has employed the
Service of Homer Graham and
Will run an
Up-To-Date Taxi Service
With New and Enclosed Cars
Headquartered at
Dons Shining Parlor
Nov 16, 25, 27, 29, Dec. 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 11, 1929 Jan 15, 1930
Dons Taxi
Up-to-Date Taxi Service
With new enclosed cars.
Calls answered promptly, Head-
quarters, Dons Shining Parlor
Dial 24791
Don Patsios Prop.
June 25, 1930 Mrs. Don Patsios of
Kearney was visiting friends in the Logan area
Nov 7, 1930 Don Patsios and four other people returned from a short
trip to Omaha and Lincoln.
Dec 27, 1930 Dons Yellow Cab Company office is now located on
First Avenue, where all calls will be received in the future.
Mar 13, 1931
Missing Car Recovered
Patsios Auto Had Been Driven
Seven Hundred Miles
Don Patsios has returned from
Yankton, S. D., bringing back his Chrysler sedan which had been missing
for nearly two weeks.
[Had been rented to Richard Pierce who said he was going to take a short
drive. But he did not return and a search was initiated. The car was
found stored in a garage in Yankton. Patsios went there, identified his
car and had to pay storage charges and other costs incidental to
recovery. Undamaged except for small dent in one fender and te spare
tire was missing. The description of the man who left the car fit that
of Richard Pierce. Kearney is 200 miles from Yankton but the car had
been driven more than 700 miles.]
Apr 27, 1931
Crash on Boulevard
Marvin Tappan, Chick Erickson and
two unidentified girls were cut up considerably Sunday evening when the
car in which they were riding tookto the ditch, on the Watson Boulevard.
The machine, a Chrysler sedan, had been rented from Don Patsios. It was
badly damaged.
[Tappan was driving at a high speed, the car rolled 3 times.]
June 4, 1931 Dick Fitch was being
held in connection with taking Don Patsios car which was recovered in
Yankton.
June 6, 1932 Don Patsios has taken over the agency of the DeSoto
car and will also handle the Plymouth. Cars of both models are already on
display at his salesroom.
---Harold Bowker has opened an auto repair shop at the Yellow Cab
headquarters.
Oct 20, 1932 [Rumors of a six cylinder Plymouth were confirmed by
Don Patsios of the Yellow Cab Co. located at 2224 First Avenue]
Dec. 30, 1932 Operators license renewals, including taxi cabs,
were due at city hall by Jan 1, 1933.
Sept 24, 1934 Social and Personal Notes
William Moody, of Des Moines, Wash.,
formerly a resident of Kearney and well known here, will visit friends here
this week.
City Directories
1922 no listing
1924 Yellow Cab Company (Homer F Graham), Taxi and Livery Service,
Baggage Transfer, 2014 1st av, Tel 29.
[ad on this page adds the information Day and Night Service]
1926 Yellow Cab Company (Homer F Graham), Taxi and Livery Service,
Baggage Transfer, 2014 1st av, Tel 29.
1928 Yellow Cab Company (Homer F Graham), Taxi and Livery Service,
Baggage Transfer, 2014 1st av, Tel 29.
Whippet Cab
Co. Wm Moody propr 23 West 25th St
[no separate
listing for Wm Moody]
1931 Yellow Cab and Baggage Co (Don Patsios) 2224 1st av
Whippet Cab
Service (Wm J. Center) 23 W Central
1934 Yellow Cab and Baggage Co (Don Patsios) 2224 1st a
Whippet Cab Service (Wm J. Center) 2801 1st Ave
1937-8 Yellow Cab Co ( Don Patsios) 2019 Central av
[Whippet & Wm
Center not listed]
1939 Yellow Cab Co ( Don Patsios) 5 W Railroad
1941-2 Yellow Cab Co ( Don Patsios) 19 E 23rd
1947 Yellow Cab Co ( Don and Elva Patsios), Prompt, Courteous
Service at all Times, Clean, New Cabs 2225 1st Av, Tel 32011
1950 Yellow Cab Co (Tony D Patsios) 2225 1st av
1952 Yellow Cab Co, Billie & Doris Phipps Owners, bsmt 2214 Centrl
1955 Taxicab Service
City Cab Company, 2424 Central
(Harry U and Bess Bragg)
Prompt, Sure, Safe, Anywhere
Two Way Radio
2424 Central
1956 Taxicab Service
City Cab Company, 2424 Central
1960 Taxicab Service
City Taxi (Harry U Bragg) 2424
Central Av
1963 City Taxi (Jess N and Anna E Foglesong)
Prompt, Sure,
Safe, Anywhere Two Way Radio
2424 Central
av
1966 City Taxi (Jess Foglesong) 23 E 22nd St
1967 City Taxi (Jess N and Anna E Foglesong) Prompt, Sure, Safe,
Anywhere Two Way Radio Dispatched, 22 St And Avenue A
1968 City Taxi (Wylan S and Darlen E Carlson) Prompt, Sure, Safe,
Continental Trailways Bus Center Western Union Telegraph Company Two Way
Radio Dispatched, 22 St And Avenue A
1973 City Taxi (Wylan S and Darlene E Carlson) Prompt, Sure, Safe,
Two Way Radio Dispatched, W Hwy 30
1974 City Taxi (Jan Parker) W Hwy 30
1975 City Taxi (Jan Parker) 20 E 25th St
1977-1988 No Taxi Service
1990 Taxicabs
J
& M Taxi 1507 Central Av, Jerry ORourke
[ he had all of his businesses
listed at this address
J & M Auto & Truck Center Sls & Serv
- Buggy Rentals
- Home Maintenance
Property Management
- Real Estate & Mortgage Co]
1995 & 1999 no taxi service
Telephone Book Frontier, 2011
Yellow pages, Taxi Service Kearney
Cab Co. 1103 Ave B
Census Records
Homer Graham
1900 Platte Township, Buffalo Co., Nebraska
Graham, Homer 10, Son, born May
1889
[WWI draft card says he was born May
10, 1890]
1910 Gibbon Township
Graham, Homer H. 19, son, born in
Nebraska, farm labor at home
1920 City of Kearney
Graham, Homer H. 29, head, manager,
taxi service
Sophia 29, wife
[no children]
Don Patsios
1920 City of Kearney
Patsios, Don 23, single, born in
Greece, immigrated in 1914, alien, partner in shoeshine business.
[also lodging in this home was Charley Kappas, candy maker, immigrated from
Greece in 1908]
1930 City of Kearney
Patrios, Don 33, married, Taxi cab
driver
William Moody
1920 Kearney, Nebraska
Moody, William, 22, head, born in
Kansas, parents born in United States,
occupation taxi driver crossed out, clerk written on top
Mildred, 21,
wife
Maxine, 1
6/12, dau.
Kearney Cemetery
Homer H Graham died Dec 6, 1940 of cerebral hemorrhage at age 50, 6 mo
Maxine Moody died May 8, 1920 of bronchial pneumonia at age 1 year
Mildred Moody died Mar 16, 1973, age 72, cremated & brought from Yuciapa, CA
William Moody died Jan 18, 1976, age 74, cremated & brought from Yuciapa, CA
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