Seward County, Nebraska
The Neon Arrow on Route 6 in Milford directed travellers to Phipps Modern Motel, whose theme was "Rest Makes Tomorrow." It was closed as of the May 2000 photo on the right, although the buildings remained. Left: 1940s postcard. (Curt Teich Postcard Archives, Lake County Illinois Discovery Museum)
Even though Milford is at least three miles away from I-80 it embraces that
interstate highway as its connection to the world. Route 6, which passes
right through Milford, takes a back seat. (July 1998 photo)
This early 1950s
Mobilgas (Socony-Vacuum Oil Company) roadmap of Iowa lists a few AM radio
stations in Iowa and neighborhing states, most of which could have been
heard during the daytime somewhere on Route 6. WOI, the Iowa State
University staion in Ames and WHO in Des Moines were heard across the
entire stretch of Route 6 in Iowa. WOW could be easily be heard
from Iowa City westward, and WMT from Atlantic eastward. Today some
other AM stations, most of them near the lower end of the AM dial, cover
vast territories in this region. They include WNAX in Yankton, SD,
KWMT in Fort Dodge, IA, and KRVN in Lexington, Nebraska. FM stations
were of very minor importance at this time, but would increase in numbers
dramatically by the 1960s. However, none of them have the ability to
cover the large territories commanded by the more powerful AM stations.
