IRENE NORTH Staff Reporter
Children attend an event at the Midwest Theater. The photo, identifies Mike Kent, age 5, with an estimated date of 1950. The photo does not identify, which boy is Kent. The side of the picture said, "Probably a Meadow Gold Dairy matinee for kids - with bottle caps as admission."
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The former location of the Opera House in Scottsbluff.
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The former Oto Theatre is now part of the Elks Club in Scottsbluff.
IRENE NORTH/Star-Herald
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