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HomeMy WebLinkAboutC.P. American 09/08/1949q a. v~ n i• ~t t= i it i- !~ i• .o ~g ~! ~t~ i• e, IJ ts. ~_:; !_; Mrs. Elwood llectberg, chairmnn of i man. Centrat~ Point Business F NR9RAl1KA MOTRt. • (Thfa ns»io !s to bo chengod to tho R48a MOTEL.) ' 't'his is No. 30 of n vcric.; .,r , articles aUout t!•e Vflriotls 'c ~nc~rna ' doing ''business in ~ Central }'Hint at, t'•o prrsent time. T'~c~c grticic:~ t~r•~, arranged alpha`.:o.t'.cally anci .1rc• presented as a public service to ac- duaint the people wlt%t t"e number and kind of business concerns in~ t'~e city.) . For '.many yt-sra~ there stood nn the co~•ner of Pine street and Front (which ~~ls now t-~e highway) a i,uge ~th`rec-story, wooden hotel. S)tortly property was ~ppurcha'sed by a for-' rher.:French soldier by the .name' '..f Andre gtiomel; who spent scvaral tt,~}~A~ilsattd ~d~llars . renovating t'ie ~btiildirig.°~µA#ter"~"'shQrt time Mr. C}ioti.e?':decided _ That: such" a Ktstel .'was ~tiorthless tkttider mbdr+rn con- ditions,- so; ~e .~o're the aid- building :~lowri; :saved:; ~ll;the :goad lumber, and built; the resent Motel budd- ~it aril the':.ad~piriing: cottages. Tie .B carne lot w` as leas~d to~the Assort i3ited (ill company .or a service std- ~: ~ ~{ Ths~ ~tievstj plQce. ~ "men" ~ called. the firms Mr. T;osst• who chnnged ttic nnrne t:> the ~ Ross! 1Vtotcl. Still Inter M-- Rossi sold out to Joe Long w' as;ain c"nnged t'~e nnmc to ~.on••' "drii~l- Mr i,nn(! t•emodeicd , t'~r, smalY scrvlae station iu3t n^rt' ~'' the mein building and inatalle~l lunc'~ counicr. which °n~ s~n^, -,•.,,n ~n1~rR^d +nto «•'~ at ?a nn•~• f'. S'~~mrock Cafe, whic`• is ~pernte under a lease from the owners of thr Mntcl: Mr. i.ong also os:t+biis`t~~;~ a trailer park In connection wit' the property. Mr. Long sold the property a~nu' three" years ago to Mr. a,nd Mrz Flopd Mnttern, who again changed the name to the Nebaska Motel cottages also the cafe, to Jicc-t~~ and 'V1 Rosa a short time,, pgo andl~ Mr- -Ro~s ,says as soon as the -proper s-sn9PCati be made ready the name will-be ttie Mass Motel. ' "'`Tlt~'.riif~iitr~'tiuitding--~at~ the 'motel incltides~ight: rooms for .rent and .there-.airs eight 'cabins scattered about the ;block-size lot. :Two. of the •.cabi~s ;sire really` small. houses. anc~ usually.-rent on a-monthly basis. Mr:_and`Mrs. Ross are is~ive eltC- zens of this eit~~~arid the' citiien~ t~f °Central~ Point were hgppy. to hear that'~ihey had decided- to -.purchase :orbtieYtY~'iin ;their old- home tvwi;t<, .. ilag'~3oods stone .Tecc>~tly --. - - . -Tip ~~' ~or ~j f t'(Q~, i