From Our Files: Jan. 22, 2025

The Sweet Home Police Dept. received an unexpected surprise in 1975 when the American Legion Auxiliary presented it with homemade cookies and pastries, and nine pounds of coffee in recognition of Civil Defense Month. From left, Police Chief Chuck Smith measures out coffee while Sheriff’s Deputy Larry Jones and Mrs. Bryant look on.

Jan. 26, 1950

 

President Truman’s estimated budget for the fiscal year includes a requested appropriation of $200,000 for planning of Green Peter Dam, one of three proposed in this area that were submitted for congressional approval by the Corps of Engineers in 1949. The dams were submitted as substitutes for the Quartz Creek dam, authorized in 1938, which would have been located in the area where Sweet Home stands now, but population growth made…

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