Bygones: Demand for fence posts meant Duluth jobs in 1924

News-Tribune, Oct. 1, 1924

Heavy orders for steel arrow-type fence posts are keeping the Minnesota Steel plant in Duluth’s Morgan Park neighborhood working at a fast clip. The several thousand employees are also turning out a large number of wire nails.

News-Tribune, Oct. 1, 1954

Duluth’s police force collectively works thousands of hours less than it did 20 years ago even though it receives far more calls for service, the city’s traffic inspector said, citing statistics showing the average city Duluth’s size has 38 more officers than Duluth has now.

News-Tribune & Herald, Oct. 1, 1984

The Duluth-Superior Chapter of the Physicians for Social Responsibility set up tables at Miller Hill Mall, offering free blood pressure screenings and invitations to help halt and reverse the nuclear arms race. Participants said the public’s reception was positive, a change from 10 or 15 years ago when standing contrary to the government was seen as unpatriotic.

News Tribune, Oct. 1, 2004

Duluth’s Cp Internet laid off eight employees Thursday after losing a large dial-up internet customer this summer, according to the company’s owner. The company is changing its emphasis from dial-up service to telephone and broadband service.

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