Penny Price that Built the Chicago Daily News
Melville Stone founded a penny priced daily in 1875, selling 9 000 copies on day one. He refused ads to limit space and promoted penny sales to boost circulation, reshaping Chicago retail pricing and prompting merchants to stock pennies for purchases. Stone later helped found the Associated Press.
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Chicago Tribune
Melville Stone
Chicago
Stone
the Herald
Ierest
Everly Successful
Ier ‘Ann
Stone T
Fan
Uae
Chica Stone
Coreere
Bay Associated Press
U.S. Mint
Chicago Daily News
Fire safety urged for holiday season by Kern Fire Dept
Kern County Fire Chief Carl W Williams urges residents to include fire safety in holiday plans. Key tips cover trees, lighting, decorations, candles, and fireplaces to prevent mishaps during Christmas.
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Holiday Fire Safety
Kern Fire Dept
Carl W. Williams
Kern County
Williams
Kern County November building activity tops nineteen million
Kern County boards report November construction at 19 132 290 up 12 percent from a year earlier lifting the 11 month total to 234 159 547 down 17 percent from 282 866 632. Bakersfield led gains with 9 669 484 while unincorporated areas totaled 7 134 418 and Wasco reached 958 667.
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Kern County
Kern County Board of Trade
Board of Trade
Ashe Road
Bakesfield
The
Coleman Company
Bakersfield
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
Mohawk Refinery
Arvin
California City
McFarland
Ridgecrest
Shafter
Taft
Tehachapi
Wasco
Goldberg to lead Kern County educational center move
Goldberg, president since 1969, elected for 1980-81, oversaw move of the county superintendent of schools from the fifth floor to the Kern County Educational Center at 5801 Sundale Ave. The remodel saved taxpayers about 1.5 million versus building new. He is a 1935 Kern Union High alum and WWII veteran, with ties to the Kern County Bar Association and several local groups.
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County Superintendent of Schools
County Administrative and Courts
Truxtun Ave
Kern County Educational Center
Sundale Ave
Kern City
Goldberg
Kern County Union High School
Bakersfield High
University of Southern Ca
New Guinea
The
Pines
Rake
Kern County Bar Association
Kern County
American Red Cross
Reserve Officers Association
Elks, Footprinters
Bakersfield
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Paul Harvey
American Energy Conservation, Inc
Mt, Vernon
PCA
West Kern
E. Lerdo
Richard Polson
David Goldberg
John ‘T. Lindquist, D.D
East Lerdo
Shafter, California
Shafter Flower & Gift Shop
Central Avenue
MX Boots
Barbour
Dave Mongold
Shafter Yamaha
California Ave
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