Sauk Centre Isn’t Mad at Sinclair Lewis After 30 Years
Thirty years after Main Street was published Sauk Centre residents recall the novel’s reception. Some feared the work labeled local figures yet most bought the book, celebrated its success, and noted the tie to Sauk Centre through Carl Kennicott and the town’s doctor’s wife.
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Sauk Centre
Minn
Sinclair Lewis
Gopher Prairie
Ed Rathe
Minnesota
Herald
E. J. Lewis
Sauk Centre celebrates Main Street lore and butter pride
Sauk Centre marks 30 years since Main Street by promoting its butter capital image. Local boosters highlight Main Street Butter production, the butter queen, and ties to Lewis novels. Residents discuss town changes, aging "characters," and ongoing farmer support as population remained around 2,700 in the mid century.
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Sinclair Lewis
Sauk Centre
Main Street
Prairie
Sauk Lake Ey
Aest of Commerce
Stearns County
Margaret Kettlewell
Louisiana
New Orleans
Abbeville
Lewis
Teacs
Saukyl Library
Economists League
Hansen's
Dr. Cott
League
Walter Scanlan
Economist S
Legion topics flag sale and Armistice plans highlighted
The Legion continues flag sales for every home and business and outlines Armistice Day displays. A membership drive aims to replace last year’s renewals by November 11. Legion home welcomes members daily after remodeling, plus hospital gift shops support hospitalized veterans with free gifts for Christmas.
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The
Legion
High Point
John King
Legioniares
Legioniare
Legion Auxiliary
Swannanoa
Oteen
Fayetteville
Legion Ladies Auxiliary
Stockport Fathers Enroll in Arithmetic Class
Stockport California fathers push to help children with arithmetic though their own knowledge is weak leading the education committee to start a parent arithmetic class.
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Stockport
Cal
Women’s Placement Bureau aids career-hunting college girls
New York officials announce the Women's Placement Bureau, opened this summer to guide college women seeking jobs in the city. The center offers advisory services and placement help to young women entering the workforce.
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New York
INS
Women’s Placement Bureau
Duke Endowment Reports 1949 Distributions Exceed 7 Million
The Duke Endowment sets 1949 distributions at 7 077 672.50 with 5 116 804.28 to Duke University and 21 656 112.49 to Carolina hospitals. Total income reached 108 650 702.81, with Duke Power dividends at 735.65. Obligation total rose to 21 462 060.22 while reserve fund stands at 2 538 905.29. Holdings show increased stock positions including 645 814 Duke Power shares and 184 911 Aluminum Company of America shares.
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Charlotte
Duke Endowment
Duke University
Duke Power Co
James B. Duke
The
Power Co
Carolina Hospitals
Davidson College
Furman University
Johnson C. Smith University
Carolina
Wren
Furmance
Duke Power
Aluminum Co. of America
Thataway Collaboration of Crosby Boyd in Western Epic
The western project titled Thataway brings Bing Crosby and William Boyd known as Hopalong Cassidy together in a purple sage era epic. The pairing signals a notable collaboration in a classic frontier setting.
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Bing Crosby
William
Hopalong Cassidy
Hinsdale County registrar startled by unregistered Hinsdale birth
The Hinsdale county registrar was surprised when a daughter was born to Mr and Mrs Lawrence R Pavich in Lake City Colorado as there was no birth registration book available at the time.
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Lake City
Colo
INS
Lawrence R. Pavich
Hinsdale County
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Laurel Kells
Sauk
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Belmont
Waldorf
Minniemaskie
First National Bank
Bernice
First National
University of California
San Pedro
Terry Cox
Jacques Yves Couteau
Paint
Redwine
Cliff Koontz
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Paramount Furniture Company
Bendix
Dumont
Crosley Television
Paramount Furn. CO
E. Washington ST
Charles Loflin
Bryce Commercial College
Arcade
Leonard
DuPont
North Wrenn Street
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