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Bowling was an  increasingly popular op-  HyVee . located at 1 20th and Center   Ads
                                  tion for weekend entertainment. Couga r   Stree s.  had  a  little of eve rything.
                                  Lanes  was located nearby and  provided   from birthday cakes and balloons to
                                  an  inexpensive activity. (A.  Davis)   boo~ s and  magazines.  (A.  Davis)































































                            Businesses  Develop  With


                  Omaha's  Continuing


                                     Growth


                                            -Erin  Jones-
                                  of choices where a student could  prerequisite  For  almost any  ac-
                                  spend hi s or her money. Gas  was  tivity. many students  held down
    h            udent grab a bite  always  a  necessity.  Food  was  part-time jobs  to  Fund  their
    to    g      ir pictures taken.  needed  to  keep  the  average  weekend endeavors.
                .  have
    le
          o
  ·w  their bank  teenager going.  and  weekends                   All  of the  Omaha  advertisers
    account.  or buy a perfect greet-  demanded some kind  of enter-  were constantly making Devel-
    ing  card?  Answer  at one of the  tainment.                 opments  in  their  own  busi-
    many  area  businesses.         Many area businesses not on ly  nesses  and  contributing to  the
      Omaha  offered a wide variety  se rved  students.  but also  em- growth of Omaha.  ....
                                  ployed them. Since  cash  was  a
    Gas was  a necessity to get to and  from
    anywhere .  Fortunately  for  many  stu -                                                                Ads
    dents  there was  this  Amoco sta tion  lo-
    cattd directly across  Pacific  Street.  (A.
    Davis)
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