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Who is 'The Dust Lady'?

Jen Jacobs — Tue, 11 Sep 2012 19:46:35 +0000

There were many indelible images burned into our memories on September 11, 2001. For me, this picture said it all. Who is the woman in this picture? What was she doing that day? Did she make it out alive?

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Who is That Firefighter?

Jen Jacobs — Tue, 11 Sep 2012 18:54:41 +0000

Who is the man that was photographed rushing up the stairs on September 11? Did he make it out in time?

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WJON Listeners Remember September 11, 2001 [AUDIO]

Bob Hughes — Tue, 11 Sep 2012 15:43:39 +0000

WJON listeners share their recollections on the attacks of September 11, 2001.

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St. Cloud's First Female Officer Hired – On 'This Date In Central Minnesota History'

Jim Maurice — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 06:14:24 +0000

St. Cloud’s first female police officer, Ruby Danielson, began her work on this date, December 15th, in 1945.

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Sinclair Lewis Wins Nobel Prize – on 'This Date in Central Minnesota History'

Jim Maurice — Sat, 10 Dec 2011 13:30:37 +0000

On this date, December 10th, in 1930, Sauk Centre native Sinclair Lewis became the first American to be awarded a Nobel Prize for Literature.

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Elizabeth Cady Stanton Visits St. Cloud – on 'This Date in Central Minnesota History'

Jim Maurice — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 12:54:20 +0000

On this date, December 5th, in 1872, prominent abolitionist and women’s rights activist Elizabeth Cady Stanton visited St. Cloud to deliver a lecture titled “The Coming Girl.

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Char-Gale Plant Opened – On 'This Date in Central Minnesota History'

Jim Maurice — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 12:45:23 +0000

During the war, Char-Gale helped contract items for the war effort, and just one week before Pearl Harbor and eight short days before the United States entered the war, Char-Gale opened a plant in St. Cloud.

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Eugene McCarthy Runs for President – on 'This Date in Central Minnesota History'

Jim Maurice — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 13:38:30 +0000

On November 30th, 1967 Eugene McCarthy declared he was running for president; he ran on a platform that consisted of an anti-Vietnam war platform. This was directly opposite current President Lyndon B. Johnson’s platform.

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Armistice Day Blizzard – on 'This Date In Central Minnesota History'

Jim Maurice — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 12:48:28 +0000

Blizzard is a word that brings fear, excitement, danger and awe to those who have experienced one. Today marks the anniversary of the Armistice Day Blizzard. This storm has been called the worst storm that this state has ever seen

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Gagliardi Becomes Winningest Coach – On 'This Date In Central Minnesota History'

Jim Maurice — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 12:41:43 +0000

John Gagliardi began coaching collegiate football at Carroll College in Montana. In 1953, after 4 seasons at Carroll, he became the head coach at St. John’s University in Collegeville, Minnesota, where he has remained ever since. Gagliardi, who turned 85 on November 1st, has had a very success head-coaching career covering more than six decades.

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St. Augusta Got Its Name – on 'This Date In Central Minnesota History'

Jim Maurice — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 13:16:57 +0000

The election on what to name the incorporated town was held on November 7th, 2000. There were three options on the ballot: St. Augusta, Ventura, or Augsburg (a compromise merging of the two hamlets that make up the town, St. Augusta and Luxemburg).

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June Marlowe Was Born – on 'This Date in Central Minnesota History'

Jim Maurice — Sun, 06 Nov 2011 05:35:59 +0000

St. Cloud’s famed beauty June Marlowe captured the hearts of the world as a Hollywood film star of the 1920’s. Born November 6, 1903 to Hedwig (Hattie) and John P. Goetten, a St. Cloud meat market owner, Gisela was the oldest of five children.

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20 Years Ago Today: The Halloween Blizzard of 1991

Jen Jacobs — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 16:24:11 +0000

Last week, Jim Maurice and I wrote up a couple of stories about that storm and we asked for your comments. Here are some funny memories and harrowing stories as we remember The Halloween Blizzard of 1991.

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Prohibition Passed Congress – on 'This Date in Central Minnesota History'

Jim Maurice — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 11:19:11 +0000

The National Prohibition Act, which made the production, sale, and transport of “intoxicating liquors” illegal, was passed by Congress on this date in 1919.

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Beaver Islands Got Their Name – on 'This Date in Central Minnesota History'

Jim Maurice — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 12:10:22 +0000

Pike continued north on his journey on October 1st, and on this day, October 10th, in 1805 he reached a grouping of islands just south of where downtown St. Cloud is today. In Pike’s journal he kept of his journey, he gives the reason for naming them the ‘Beaver Islands’.

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5-year-Old Missing for a Week – on 'This Date In Central Minnesota History'

Jim Maurice — Tue, 27 Sep 2011 12:30:33 +0000

Tommy was from Montana. He and his family were visiting O’Rourke relatives in Foley, Minnesota in the fall of 1890. On Saturday, September 27th, the men of his family were harvesting some fields near the O’Rourke home.

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Minnesota Amateur Baseball Museum Opened – on 'This Date In Central Minnesota History'

Jim Maurice — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 12:30:08 +0000

On this date in 1992, the Minnesota Amateur Baseball Hall of Fame Museum opened, allowing its guests to experience the sport that has been a large part of our culture from the beginning.

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St. Cloud's First Public School Opened – On 'This Date In Central Minnesota History'

Jim Maurice — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 12:31:32 +0000

The first public school was opened in this building on Monday, September 20, 1858, with M.P. Noel as teacher. Thirty-three students enrolled and the school was supported entirely by taxes levied on residents of St. Cloud.

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St. Cloud Normal School Opens on This Date in Central Minnesota History

Jim Maurice — Tue, 13 Sep 2011 12:52:10 +0000

The Third State Normal School -- the St. Cloud Normal School (preceded by schools in Winona and Mankato) opened on this day, September 13th, 1869.

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Longtime St. Cloud Pastor Dies – On 'This Date In Central Minnesota History'

Jim Maurice — Thu, 08 Sep 2011 12:40:49 +0000

On this Sunday morning Pastor August Agather of Trinity Lutheran Church went to provide service as usual. He waited in the sacristy for the finish of the organ prelude when he suddenly became ill. Within minutes, the waiting congregation was notified of his death due to stroke.

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