1950: Children’s bucket brigade helps save school from fire

2000 – 25 years ago Crenlo Inc will build its first factory outside Rochester in a growing industrial area of South Carolina, where it can supply construction equipment maker Caterpillar Inc. Gov. Jesse Ventura has vetoed a bill to create a 24-hour waiting period before a woman can have an abortion.

The Rochester Lourdes tennis team began its season with an impressive 5-2 victory over Rochester Century on Friday. 15 Apr 2000, Sat Post-Bulletin (Rochester, Minnesota) Newspapers.com 1975 – 50 years ago Telephone service in Hayfield and Waltham will be converted to a new dial system on Saturday that includes toll-free calling between Hayfield, Waltham and Brownsdale.



Mayo’s personal roster topped the 5,000 mark for the first time in 1974 with a spurt of 367 new workers over the years before, according to Mayo Foundation. 15 Apr 1975, Tue Post-Bulletin (Rochester, Minnesota) Newspapers.com 1950 – 75 years ago Carlos Ellis, one of Rochester’s pioneer automobile dealers, has retired from active business.

W. Robert Smith and Ray Sonnenberg have taken over the North Broadway Dodge and Plymouth franchise. Nine youngsters ranging in age from 6 to 13 years old, helped save their school building in rural Kasson from a grass fire by forming a bucket brigade while their teacher drove to a neighboring farm to get help.

15 Apr 1950, Sat Post-Bulletin (Rochester, Minnesota) Newspapers.com 1925 – 100 years ago After the northeast site that has been set aside as a tourist park was called a disgrace, the City Council passed a resolution that improvements to the area should start immediately. The freighter, The Harvester, the first vessel to enter Duluth harbor from lower ports yesterday, thus opening the 1925 shipping season, left the harbor last night with 9,300 tons of iron ore.

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