history

Feb. 23, 1950   Sweet Home Active club members will launch a fundraising drive as the first step…

Feb. 16, 1950   James Lee, local tavern and pool room operator, and George Gessler, owner of the…

Feb. 9, 1950   Jack Barger, 21, who last week inflicted a 12-stitch gash on the forehead of…

Feb. 2, 1950   Local thermometers indicated a low between one degree and minus seven degrees this week.…

Jan. 26, 1950   President Truman’s estimated budget for the fiscal year includes a requested appropriation of $200,000…

Jan. 12, 1950   Ground will probably be broken in May at the site of Sweet Home’s new…

Jan. 5, 1950   Thieves escaped with $306.60 worth of merchandise and personal belongings during two New Year’s…

Dec. 29, 1949   Gene Caswell, who operates the Holley Chinchilla farm, is expecting another litter from his…

Dec. 22, 1949   Christmas activities in town this year include the annual Christmas tree party sponsored by…

Dec. 15, 1949   A $100 reward is offered leading to the arrest of persons who shot out…

Dec. 8, 1949   The final tabulation of Sweet Home’s school district’s census between ages 4 and 20…

Dec. 1, 1949   Announcement has been made that the county road leading to the Sweet Home city…

Nov. 24, 1949 5-cents per copy   The city will have mail delivery this winter if the majority…

Nov. 17, 1949   Linn County’s showplace forest products plant and one of the nation’s most outstanding manufacturing…

Nov. 10, 1949   Locating the source of squeaks and squeals ensuing from radio loud speakers is the…

Nov. 3, 1949   The chief of police expressed relief for the minimal damage occurring during Hallowe’en. A…

Oct. 27, 1949   A city ordinance requiring the registration of all bicycles in the city had its…

Oct. 20, 1949   An impressive ceremony has been arranged to mark the laying of the cornerstone for…

75 years ago: Oct. 6, 1949   A recent survey shows rents are adjusting and building has accelerated…

75 years ago: Sept. 29, 1949   Sweet Home’s long discussed city mail delivery proposal may become a…

75 years ago: Sept. 22, 1949   The Tiny Tots Popularity Contest for kids 6 and under is…

Sept. 5, 1974   The new sewage treatment plant is expected to go online by October. A majority…