Bygones: Cloquet community gave house to blind couple in 1954

31 August 2024

News-Tribune, Aug. 31, 1924

The Duluthian, the official publication of the Duluth Chamber of Commerce, will make its first appearance this week. The periodical is expected to be published weekly, hitting the stands every Monday.

News-Tribune, Aug. 31, 1954

John Thornton, 25, and his fiancee, Joyce Campbell, 21, will receive a $4,000 pre-cut home and the services of 100 union carpenters to build it as a gift from the Cloquet community, who are raising funds for the blind couple. Thornton will also receive a job at Wood Conversion Co.

News-Tribune & Herald, Aug. 31, 1984

Hundreds of people lined up in West Duluth to apply for jobs at the IGA supermarket scheduled to open in the new Valley Center shopping plaza. More than 450 applications had been distributed by noon as more people continued to arrive.

News Tribune, Aug. 31, 2004

Mayor Herb Bergson said he will officially endorse the Twin Ports gay pride festival as a sign that all people are welcome in Duluth. His endorsement reverses a long-held position by former Mayor Gary Doty not to sanction the event.

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