The Lusk Herald, March 14, 1946

Stanley Hoy Purchases Lusk Cold Storage

J. S. (Stanley) Hoy, farmer and rancher, 14 miles south of Lusk, has purchased the Lusk Cold Storage from Mr. and Mrs. Johnny Kosine. The deal was completed last Thursday and was made as of March 1, Mr. Hoy took possession immediately. He purchased the Kosine house as well as the plant.

At the same time Mr. Hoy is offering for sale his 1080-acre place, together with 79 head of cattle, machinery and farm equipment. This sale is being held on Monday, March 18, details of which may be found in an advertisement elsewhere in this issue. 

Mr. Hoy plans to add 120 more lockers immediately, and as building materials become available will double the size of the plant. As soon as a display counter is available, he will put in a line of frozen fruits and vegetables.

Other service will remain the same--the curing and preparation of meats for storage. No meats will be sold, though farmers will be encouraged to sell meat locally which can be cut, wrapped and frozen.

Mr. Kosine came to Lusk about six years ago and has gradually converted from a combined ice business to solely a cold storage plant, building one of the best plants in this area, and only the past year installing the latest type of machinery. The plant now has 320 lockers.

Mr. Hoy came to Northern Goshen county just 30 years ago to homestead a part of the place he is now offering for sale, He has built a fine modern ranch property and in recent years specialized in turkey raising,

Al Bryant is now assisting Mr. Hoy at the plant. 

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Image from 1947 Lusk High School yearbook:

We had to work fast to get this one! The 0 degree  F. stuff is hard on cameras. The oil in the shutter congeals and no picture.

Not to say that Rae Ann Christian wasn't ready to congeal, too. We waited until she got thru shivering, then she could have held that pose like a statute.

But that's what it takes to protect the hundreds and thousands of dollars worth of perishable foods Lusk people have entrusted to the care of LUSK COLD STORAGE COMPANY.

Day and night, summer and winter, old mercury seldom gets more than a frosty look over the zero-degree mark.

And what goodies those gleaming white-enameled lockers conceal! Strawberries, corn on the cob, chicken, fish, wild game...

And if you aren't the out-of-doors type, Mr. James S. Hoy can sell you direct the whole BIRDSEYE line of frozen foods, and quarters and halves of beef and pork perfectly  and wrapped for taking home.

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Owners and Operators

Gene Rejda

James Stanley Hoy 1946-1952

Carl DeGroot

Mildred and Gene Tyrrel   1961