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Walter Dietrich Behlen (October 16, 1905 – July 26, 1994) was born on a small farm near Columbus, Nebraska. [1] He was the second of nine children born to Fred and Ella Behlen. His high school education was interrupted by illness, but he returned to school at age 20, and received his diploma at age 23.
He was the founder and president of The Yoder Company from 1910 until his death in 1944. Carl Minter Yoder was born July 4, 1885, on a farm near Jefferson in Ashtabula County, Ohio. His parents were Owen and Sevilla (Minter) Yoder, who were Mennonite farmers. Carl was the youngest of four children, with two brothers and one sister.
Ohio Columbus Barber (April 20, 1841 – February 4, 1920) was an American businessman, industrialist and philanthropist.He was called "America's Match King" because of his controlling interest in the Diamond Match Company, which had 85 percent of the market in 1881.
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He stayed with Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers until 1980. [4]: 39, 48, 70 In 1968, Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers held its first auction with gross proceeds in excess of CA$1 million, in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. [4]: 39 Edmonton was also the site of the company's first permanent auction site (on company-owned land), which was established in 1976. Until ...
His son, Jack Van Berg, also went on to racing horse fame. Van Berg Stables was headquartered in Columbus, NE at the location of the Van Berg Sales Pavilion. Jack Van Berg John Charles "Jack" Van Berg, (June 7, 1936 in Columbus, Nebraska – December 27, 2017) was an American Hall of Fame horse trainer. Born into a horse racing family, his ...
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Blum's , originally M. Blum & Co., established 1907; [21] store appears to have closed shortly after death of owner and founder in 1940 [22] The Bon Marché (Los Angeles) (Le Sage Brothers Co.), 430–434 Broadway, Los Angeles, opened in 1907, closed within a year [23] Boston Stores (California), HQ in Inglewood and later Carson; liquidated 1989