Bygones: Ground broken for St. Michael's Catholic Church in 1955

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The church is on 49th Avenue East in Duluth.

News-Tribune, April 26, 1925 A 10-year-old boy was instantly killed at the sand dock at the foot of Buchanan Street when he was crushed by the 2-ton iron jaws of a sand loader. The boy had ridden there on a truck to be loaded, and no one saw him jump down and dash behind the sand pile to watch the work. ADVERTISEMENT News-Tribune, April 26, 1955 Ground was broken to signal the construction of a new St.

Michael's Catholic parish church at 49th Avenue East between Superior and Pitt streets. The project will cost about $442,000 and includes a church, rectory and two garages. News-Tribune, April 26, 1975 The Rev.



Daniel Bergeland and his wife, Marjorie, of Duluth, will leave for Seoul, South Korea, where they will meet a group of orphans and escort them to the U.S. It is their first such escort mission.

News Tribune, April 26, 2005 Duluth Mayor Herb Bergson's photo will appear in the May 2 issue of Fortune magazine as part of a three-page article on health care costs for retired municipal employees. Bergson and Duluth have cut services and frozen hiring to deal with an estimated $150 million health liability..