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In either 1902 or 1903, Lee D. Miller established his funeral home and a livery barn on South Main Avenue in Sioux Falls. In 1923, Miller hired local architectural firm Perkins & McWayne to build a new, larger facility on the property, as Miller had just incorporated two other local funeral homes—Burnside Funeral Home and Joseph Nelson Funeral Home—into his.
Earle Grueskin (1968–1970)† He served on the city council of Sioux City from 1964 to 1971, two of those years were as mayor. [28] Paul A. Berger (1970–1974)† He served as a councilman for two years before being elected mayor in 1970. [29] George A. Cole (1974–1976)† he spent two of his seven years on Sioux City's council serving as ...
Sportspeople from Sioux City, Iowa (1 C, 38 P) W. Writers from Sioux City, Iowa (19 P) Pages in category "People from Sioux City, Iowa"
In 1857, Meyer's brother John F. W. Meyer became a full partner in the business. [1] By 1865, the business had grown and branched out to other cities; the firm abandoned retail sales for wholesale and moved its headquarters to St. Louis on the supposition that the city was destined to be one of the greatest distributing markets in America. [1]
In 2005, Sioux City, along with Coon Rapids and Clinton, was awarded one of the inaugural Iowa Great Places designations. [9] One of the major events that occurred in Sioux City in the 2010s was the addition of the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino which attracts a lot of big acts and is a main feature of the Sioux City area for the present time.
October 2 - In Codington County Court in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, David Berman, a native of Sioux City, Iowa, and a future Jewish mobster and associate of Meyer Lansky, is sentenced to eight months and eighteen days in the county jail after he pleads guilty to the robbery of a hotel in Watertown in January. [73]
Sidney Myer (born Simcha Myer Baevski (Russian: Симха Майер Баевский, Belarusian: Сімха Маер Баеўскі); 8 February 1878 – 5 September 1934) was a Belarusian-born Australian businessman and philanthropist, best known for founding Myer, Australia's largest chain of department stores.
When the Sioux Apartment Hotel fell into receivership, Arthur and Stella permanently relocated to Sioux City to salvage the venture. [9] Over the next 60 years, Arthur was associated with the development, financing, and or management of approximately $400,000,000 (2018 inflation-adjusted) in real estate in Iowa, Illinois, Nebraska, California ...