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From Our Files: Feb. 12, 2025
Feb. 16, 1950 James Lee, local tavern and pool room operator, and George Gessler, owner of the…
February 5, 2025
From Our Files: Feb. 5, 2025
Feb. 9, 1950 Jack Barger, 21, who last week inflicted a 12-stitch gash on the forehead of…
January 28, 2025
From Our Files: Jan. 29, 2025
Feb. 2, 1950 Local thermometers indicated a low between one degree and minus seven degrees this week.…
January 23, 2025
From Our Files: Jan. 22, 2025
Jan. 26, 1950 President Truman’s estimated budget for the fiscal year includes a requested appropriation of $200,000…
January 21, 2025
From Our Files: Jan. 15, 2025
Jan. 19, 1950 The City Council passed for its first reading a new amusement ordinance bill that…
January 10, 2025
From Our Files: Jan. 8, 2025
Jan. 12, 1950 Ground will probably be broken in May at the site of Sweet Home’s new…
December 17, 2024
From Our Files: Jan. 1, 2025
Jan. 5, 1950 Thieves escaped with $306.60 worth of merchandise and personal belongings during two New Year’s…
December 17, 2024
From Our Files: Dec. 24, 2024
Dec. 29, 1949 Gene Caswell, who operates the Holley Chinchilla farm, is expecting another litter from his…
December 17, 2024
From Our Files: Dec. 18, 2024
Dec. 22, 1949 Christmas activities in town this year include the annual Christmas tree party sponsored by…
December 13, 2024
From Our Files: Dec. 11, 2024
Dec. 15, 1949 A $100 reward is offered leading to the arrest of persons who shot out…
December 5, 2024
From Our Files: Dec. 4, 2024
Dec. 8, 1949 The final tabulation of Sweet Home’s school district’s census between ages 4 and 20…
November 26, 2024
From Our Files: Nov. 27, 2024
Dec. 1, 1949 Announcement has been made that the county road leading to the Sweet Home city…
November 19, 2024
From Our Files: Nov. 20, 2024
Nov. 24, 1949 5-cents per copy The city will have mail delivery this winter if the majority…
November 17, 2024
From Our Files: Nov. 13, 2024
Nov. 17, 1949 Linn County’s showplace forest products plant and one of the nation’s most outstanding manufacturing…
November 7, 2024
From Our Files: Nov. 6, 2024
Nov. 10, 1949 Locating the source of squeaks and squeals ensuing from radio loud speakers is the…
November 1, 2024
From Our Files: Oct. 30, 2024
Nov. 3, 1949 The chief of police expressed relief for the minimal damage occurring during Hallowe’en. A…
October 23, 2024
From Our Files: Oct. 23, 2024
Oct. 27, 1949 A city ordinance requiring the registration of all bicycles in the city had its…
October 15, 2024
From Our Files: Oct. 16, 2024
Oct. 20, 1949 An impressive ceremony has been arranged to mark the laying of the cornerstone for…
October 9, 2024
From Our Files: Oct. 9, 2024
75 years ago: Oct. 13, 1949 City Council discussed a proposed sidewalk project on K Street as…
October 4, 2024
From Our Files: Oct. 2, 2024
75 years ago: Oct. 6, 1949 A recent survey shows rents are adjusting and building has accelerated…
September 30, 2024
From Our Files: Sept. 25, 2024
75 years ago: Sept. 29, 1949 Sweet Home’s long discussed city mail delivery proposal may become a…
September 24, 2024
From Our Files: Sept. 18, 2024
75 years ago: Sept. 22, 1949 The Tiny Tots Popularity Contest for kids 6 and under is…
September 18, 2024
From Our Files: Sept. 11, 2024
Sept. 12, 1974 Members of the Senior Citizens of Sweet Home Inc. voted to take under advisement…
September 12, 2024
From Our Files: Sept. 4, 2024
Sept. 5, 1974 The new sewage treatment plant is expected to go online by October. A majority…
September 4, 2024
From Our Files: Aug. 28, 2024
Aug. 29, 1974 A new graphic art service is now available as Joan Wood opens her new…
August 29, 2024