Nebraska Hall of Fame

The Nebraska Hall of Fame Commission will meet in North Platte at 7:00 p.m. on October 11 at the Holiday Inn Express. The Commission holds hearings in each of Nebraska’s congressional district, and this is the last of such meetings. The commission is considering its choice for the next person to be named to the Nebraska Hall of Fame. One of the people being considered is North Platte native Bill Jeffers. Mr. Jeffers rose through the ranks to become President of Union Pacific Railroad during the years of World War II. He is responsible for offering the use of the North Platte Depot to the North Platte Canteen.

Other candidates for the Nebraska Hall of Fame are: Grover Cleveland Alexander, Charles Edwin Bessey, Georgia Arbuckle Fix, Andrew Jackson Higgins, Malcom X and Evelyn Genevieve Sharp.

This sounds like it will be an interesting and educational evening.