On This Day | Minot Turkeys Ready For Thankgiving11/18
Despite the fact that Minot poultry processors report a serious shortage of help in picking turkeys and chickens, several carloads of these dressed birds have been shipped to
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On This Day | The Winter of 42
The department wasn't organized for such a complete state coverage of snow that showed 80 inches in the Hebron-Richardton district, 60 inches at Stanley, Palermo, and Blaisedell and north to Kenmare, 70 inches south
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On This Day | November 17
On this day the Queen of an era ascended, trade got a faster route, and our President swore he wasn't a crook. In Minot, we were talking government reform. Gambling didn't pay -- most of the time, and we were happy to be done with an election.
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On This Day | Same Old Same Old and Something Different
"Something unusual and very rare in North Dakota occurred during the start of the snow storm a couple of weeks ago. Moisture in the dry bottoms of Oak
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On This Day | Clear the Air
"Of the 12,563,757 radio sets in the United States, with their estimated 50,186,494 listeners there is not an operator of a single, solitary one who will not be glad that this campaign of 1932
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On This Day | Gambling With Poor Odds
And so reduced to its simplest terms, the jackpot was found likely to pay one nickel for every ten invested.
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On This Day | Planning for the End of Prohibition
"An appeal is to be made to the next legislative assembly to repeal all state laws enacted in pursuance of the prohibition clause in the state constitution, repealed
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On This Day | Government Reform is On the Wind
"Petitions asking for a special election in Minot on the question of changing from the commission to the aldermanic form of government were filed with the city auditor a few days ago by O.
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On This Day | November 16
On this day, an empire fell. A dissident was born. Political activism of the 1960s got a nudge. In Minot, one of our sons was achieving elsewhere. A war widow was representing us during our christening, and our local editor was talking elections.
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On This Day | Local War Widow to Christen S.S. Minot Victory
"A former Minot girl whose husband, Lieutenant V. R. Sandberg of the U. S. merchant marines was killed in an explosion of two munitions ships at Port Chicago,
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On This Day | Reform Elections That Aren’t Elections
"Surely the legislature will recognize this farcical condition and give us some kind of law that will make of the primary a run-off so the people of North Dakota can elect such important officials
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On This Day | Election Potpourri
"For instance . . . a fellow suggested that folks over fifty who are not actively engaged in business should not have the right to vote . . . we might go along with
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On This Day | Minot Son Elected Governor of New Hampshire
"Mayor Charles M. Dale of Portsmouth, N. H., son of Fred V. Dale of Minot, was named Republican governor-elect of his state in last week's election."
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On This Day | November 15
On this day a merciless march began. The world took a first crack at settling fights before they became wars, and we honored a past president. In Minot, the war was over, but not th sacrifice. We were starting to keep track of how dangerous it was to work, and we were worried about losing site of the source of "good" government works.
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On This Day | Accidents Cost Millions
"The occupational accident toll for North Dakota during 1944 reached the astonishing figure of 8,354, including 15 fatalities;" reports Thomas J. Kitowski, Workmen’s Compensation Bureau safety director.
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On This Day | A Good Reminder
"The most discouraging thing of the age is the number of people who are for a thing no matter what it is as long as it is to be paid for by tax money."
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