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From Our Files: Nov. 6, 2024
Nov. 10, 1949 Locating the source of squeaks and squeals ensuing from radio loud speakers is the…
From Our Files: Oct. 30, 2024
Nov. 3, 1949 The chief of police expressed relief for the minimal damage occurring during Hallowe’en. A…
From Our Files: Oct. 23, 2024
Oct. 27, 1949 A city ordinance requiring the registration of all bicycles in the city had its…
From Our Files: Oct. 16, 2024
Oct. 20, 1949 An impressive ceremony has been arranged to mark the laying of the cornerstone for…
From Our Files: Oct. 9, 2024
75 years ago: Oct. 13, 1949 City Council discussed a proposed sidewalk project on K Street as…
From Our Files: Oct. 2, 2024
75 years ago: Oct. 6, 1949 A recent survey shows rents are adjusting and building has accelerated…
From Our Files: Sept. 25, 2024
75 years ago: Sept. 29, 1949 Sweet Home’s long discussed city mail delivery proposal may become a…
From Our Files: Sept. 18, 2024
75 years ago: Sept. 22, 1949 The Tiny Tots Popularity Contest for kids 6 and under is…
From Our Files: Sept. 11, 2024
Sept. 12, 1974 Members of the Senior Citizens of Sweet Home Inc. voted to take under advisement…
From Our Files: Sept. 4, 2024
Sept. 5, 1974 The new sewage treatment plant is expected to go online by October. A majority…
From Our Files: Aug. 28, 2024
Aug. 29, 1974 A new graphic art service is now available as Joan Wood opens her new…
From Our Files: Aug. 21, 2024
Aug. 22, 1974 Disaster was narrowly avoided when a log truck struck a flatbed truck at the…
From Our Files: Aug. 14, 2024
Aug. 15, 1974 Faced with skyrocketing food costs, the school board “gambled” by increasing the cost of…
From Our Files: Aug. 7, 2024
Aug. 8, 1974 Bob Waibel took first place in “The World’s First Loggers Pentathlon” held in Brownsville.…
From Our Files: July 31, 2024
Aug. 1, 1974 Senator Mark Hatfield met with a small group of people at Mollie’s Bakery and…
From Our Files: July 24, 2024
July 25, 1974 The Roy Clover Memorial Fountain planned for installation at Osage Park will be inaccessible…
A&W’s Burger Family Statues Reunite at Sportsman’s Holiday
Sweet Home’s A&W recently showcased some of the original A&W statues during the Sportsman’s Holiday Parade, July 13. …
From Our Files: July 17, 2024
July 18, 1974 Motorless boat races will replace hydroplane racing on Foster Lake during this year’s Sportsman’s…
Small Town Brings National Competitors
Nearly 2,500 people attended this year’s Icebox Cook-Off from July 5-6. This year’s event continued at the normal…
From Our Files: July 11, 2024
July 11, 1974 A number of residents along 18th Avenue are reluctant to give up one to…
From Our Files: July 3, 2024
July 4, 1974 Due to adverse water conditions, diving in Foster Lake in search of the body…
From Our Files: June 26, 2024
June 27, 1974 Tomco Inc. revealed tentative plans for a $12-20 million completely automated timber products plant…
From Our Files: June 19, 2024
June 20, 1974 A&W reopened after extensive remodeling of the kitchen facilities and completion of a large…
From Our Files: June 12, 2024
June 13, 1974 The Chamber of Commerce voted to endorse the concept that the highest and best…
From Our Files: June 5, 2024
June 6, 1974 City Council and the budget committee are open to suggestions from the community about…