On This Day | Editorial Flexing

"Nevertheless, blind Republicanism serves as little purpose as blind faith in Thatcher wheat." | "These thousands of beer bottles, beer cans, and whiskey bottles lying in the ditches in that one mile are a

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On This Day | 1953 County Property Tax Rates

The Ward County Independent, November 26, 1953 Why We Chose It Property accessed on 100 per cent valuation as worth $2,000 is charged $141.60 in taxes if the total mill levy in a governmental subdivision is 141.60 millls. Today’s Happenings! SavorMinot’s guest writer for today is Lady Macbeth the famous Shakespeare tragedy Macbeth. Read and

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On This Day | Recovery Invented

A four-point plan of action to be followed in combatting alcoholism in North Dakota was adopted at a meeting of the state commission of alcoholism.

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On This Day | November 25

On this day the British finally went home, Washington went after media, and we looked into a scandal. In we had dam news, and it wasn't about the property taxes that were much higher than they are are today.

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On This Day | Property Taxes Property Taxes

The total tax levy in Ninot this year is 139.36 mills, which means that for every $2,000 worth of property the tax assessor lists you at you must pay $139.36 in January. Minot is

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On This Day | The Dam News

The 68,000,000 cubic yard of dirt on the Garrison dam embankment was dumped on November 4, completing the huge earth fill project which began October 4, 1947.

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On This Day | The Aims of Modern Education

With the social position of the average college student becoming more and more an an enigma to the general public, it might be helpful to discuss some of the aims of modern education.

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On This Day | November 24

On this day we evolved, a man with money jumped and started a search; we found Lucy. In Minot, our editor was praising some national government reform and cost cutting, City Council was considering liquor licenses, and it was time to clean up the river.

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On This Day | A Cost Cutting Congress

From the ramparts where we watch, it appears that a fresh breeze is sweeping through our government, for this was not the only governmental agency that was killed or curtailed by the last session

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On This Day | City Business

Mrs. George Voragarathsos applied for a hard liquor license for her Tick Tock saloon on 1.ave SE and the matter was referred to the ordinance committee. Beer is sold there now. To allow the

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On This Day | Holiday Hours 1949

Minot retail stores will stay open from 9 a.m. until 9 p.m. instead of 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on December 3, 10, 17, 21, 22 and 23, it was decided at a meeting

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On This Day | Recognizing Rivers

A river can be a thing of beauty and a joy forever, rather than a instrument whereby industrial plants and cities can get by cheap in disposal of their waters. It can be an

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On This Day | November 23

On this day the Union opened the door to the South. Life was in print for the first time, and famous doctor started a long run on T.V. In Minot, our First Lutheran church was looking back over it's first 60 years, and our local editor was cawing about how poorly our federal government had handled Native American issues.

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On This Day | Sympathy for the Native Americans

Our sympathy goes to the Indian ... few countries have been guilty of such poor treatment of a minority group ... the Indian agency has been in an all time low in handling Indian

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On This Day | First Lutheran Celebrates 60 Years

Erik R. Ramstad is the only surviving member of the little group which met to organize the congregation of the First Lutheran church sixty years ago. He donated the site of the church and

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On This Day | November 22

On this day John F. Kennedy was assassinated. The world agreed on a universal way to ask for help. Mike Tyson was 20 years old and the Heavy Weight Champion. In Minot, we were talking about adding fluoride to the water and we knew exactly what made America great!

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