Bygones: In 1954, Oliver, Wis., had reputation for underage drinking

28 May 2024

News Tribune, May 28, 1924

The Duluth chapter of the Izaak Walton League applauded the action of H.J. Atwood in volunteering to underwrite expenses to keep a colony of beavers supplied with young poplar trees along Tischer Creek near Woodland Avenue and St. Marie Street.

News Tribune, May 28, 1954

Law enforcement officers from Minnesota and Wisconsin declared the town Oliver, Wisconsin, a major offender in serving alcohol to teenagers. State Sen. Homer Carr, Proctor, claimed, “Oliver is a condition for which all of us are responsible.”

News Tribune & Herald, May 28, 1984

The shutdown of Grand Rapids’ municipal liquor store has been good for business at other stores in the region, such as the Nine Mile Corner Store, the Last Chance Bar and the Country House, which all report an increase in sales.

News Tribune, May 28, 2004

Hermantown School Board members voted 5-1 to suspend former Hermantown Middle School Principal Ellen Wiss for 30 working days without pay for improperly distributing private student data.

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