Herb spent his first Christmas ‘Out West’ in Reno, Nevada.  He would spend 57 more in Nevada, before his death in 1998. Here is what holiday prices looked like at the end of 1941. Note the “controlled prices” sign—America entered World War II just two weeks earlier after the attack on Pearl Harbor.

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We’re sorry to report that Maxine Newell passed away last month. She was a great story-teller, an articulate and passionate historian and a dear friend. Maxine and I worked at Arches together for more than a decade and I will always cherish those memories. She will be missed…JS
Click Here to read part 1 of a 1995 Zephyr interview with Maxine

400 East & Mill Creek Drive (and the horse pasture across from Dave’s Corner Market)

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