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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1968
Page
15
Adult customers receive a weekly ticket with a mystery rectangle to rub for a jackpot pool score. Players aim for the actual final score of next Sundays Twins vs Senators game to win 5 dollars. Redeem by June 15 1968. Instant winners and eligible employees noted. Stores in Minnesota and Iowa locations listed.
Clarence Saunders founded Piggly Wiggly in Memphis in 1916 introducing self-service retail. The store eliminated counters, displayed clearly priced shelves, and added the checkstand, enabling impulse purchases and faster service. The quirky name aimed to spark curiosity and public recall, transforming grocery merchandising nationally.
Isabel O'Donnell of Reynolds & Co. rose from trainee to president of the Investment Brokers of Metropolitan Washington, becoming the first woman to hold the post. She credits female instinct and a balanced life with success, while noting ongoing gender gaps in markets and exchange floors.
On June 5, 1940 the Battle of France began in World War II. In 1872 a Republican National Convention nominated Gen. Ulysses S. Grant. In 1876 visitors to the Centennial Exposition tasted bananas in Philadelphia. In 1917 more than nine million American men registered for the draft in World War I.
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