The Minot city schools reopened Tuesday for the 50th consecutive year, with an attendance of approximately 3,000 students. The full attendance for the year is expected to reach the 3,200 mark, according to Supt. [...]Read More... from On This Day | Minot[...]
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On This Day | Downtown Parking Draws Debate
Some of the people appearing before the council were Dr. E. C. Stone who opposed any restrictions; M. V. Horney, Melvin Fauchald and M. W. Griffiths, representing Main street merchants asking 90 minute parking [...]Read More... from On This Day | Downtown[...]
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On This Day | You Gotta Ask Nicely
As a rule, the owners of the land are glad to divide up with their friends providing they have a surplus of fruit, but it takes a lot of nerve for one to drive [...]Read More... from On This Day | You[...]
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On This Day | A Quarter a Day for Public Education
The Minot city schools opened Tuesday with an attendance of approximately 3,200. It costs approximately $800 a day to educate our boys and girls or about 25 cents a day for each student. Minot [...]Read More... from On This Day | A[...]
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On This Day | Early Voter Research
Polls similar to this one are being taken by country papers throughout the nation and The Independent will publish the results from other states in future issues. [...]Read More... from On This Day | Early Voter Research
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On This Day | Small Town Saturday Night
Saturday night” town. The chief of police counted 486 automobiles in Velva on a recent Saturday night, driven there by folks who came for business and pleasure. [...]Read More... from On This Day | Small Town Saturday Night
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On This Day | Tops in the Whole U.S.
J. N. “Ding” Darling, noted cartoonist, and former chief of the U. S. biological survey left Minot Saturday to return to his home in Des Moines, Iowa, after viewing the Upper and Lower Souris [...]Read More... from On This Day | Tops[...]
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On This Day | Driving Up the Subscription List
When The Ward County Independent decided to extend its circulation, it naturally turned to its own readers and friends instead of seeking the services of professional newspaper solicitors, because it seems that proof of [...]Read More... from On This Day | Driving[...]
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On This Day | Low Interest for Student Loans
Bismarck—North Dakota’s nine state institutions of higher learning were last week authorized by the Board of Administration to make emergency loans to needy students seeking an education. A fund of $50,000 was provided by [...]Read More... from On This Day | Low[...]
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On This Day | Depression Days
I have had the pleasure of visiting several of the smaller cities in northwestern North Dakota during the past few days, and I was impressed with the manner in which our neighbors are going [...]Read More... from On This Day | Depression[...]
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On This Day | Capitol Construction Nearing Cornerstone Celebration
If weather conditions permit, Bismarck will act as host to the people of the state at a giant celebration to be held in connection with the laying of the cornerstone of the new state [...]Read More... from On This Day | Capitol[...]
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On This Day | Local Food Meant Local Grocers
Improvements totaling $6,000 have been practically completed at the Oppen Food Market, corner East Central avenue and Third street. [...]Read More... from On This Day | Local Food Meant Local Grocers
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On This Day | Considering a Change in Government
Mr. Hallett said the city manager plan was first tried out in 1910. Today there are 430 cities in the United States that have adopted this form of government. The trouble with the old [...]Read More... from On This Day | Considering[...]
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On This Day | A Couple of Double Crossers
Angered by the action of the other three members of the board, LaFleur shook hands with Commissioners F. J. Thomas and Acting President A. H. Kurth and called them a “couple of double-crossers.” [...]Read More... from On This Day | A Couple[...]
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On This Day | Dangerous Days
Funeral services were conducted Sunday at 2 p.m. from the Congregational church at Garrison for 14-year-old Shirley Knapp, who died as a result of having breathed hydrocyanic fumes used in the fumigation of a [...]Read More... from On This Day | Dangerous[...]
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On This Day | The Rodeo Draws a Crowd
Minot’s four-day rodeo, with five shows closed Monday night, with much larger crowds attending than had been expected. During the rodeo which was sponsored by the Northwest fair, it is estimated that 11,000 enjoyed [...]Read More... from On This Day | The[...]