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1942: All businesses close Saturday at same time

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Betty Mann, president, Rock County Historical Society

The following appeared in The Rock County Herald on Jan. 9, 1942.
 
9 P.M. Saturday Closing Advised
 
Civic And Commerce Executive Committee Holds First Meeting
Holding its first meeting in the Luverne National bank, the new executive board of the Luverne Civic and Commerce association recommended Monday evening that all retail businesses in this city close promptly at 9 p.m. on Saturday nights. The proposition was advanced as a defense conservation measure, in order to save fuel and power.
Three committee chairmen for the coming year were appointed at the meeting by President Elmer Piepgras. They are: R. A. Ronlund, retailers’ committee; Irid Bjerk, agriculture committee; and Sidney Hammer, finance and membership committee.
Five members of the Luverne association attended the annual meeting of the Rock Rapids Civic and Commerce association Tuesday evening, when they conferred with officials there relative to the Iowa group’s paid secretary set-up. A secretary for the local organization will be appointed in the near future. Those who went to Rock Rapids were President Piepgras, Charles Merrill, R. A. Ronlund, Dr. G. N. Getman and Fred Herman.
 
         Donations to the Rock County Historical Society can be sent to the Rock County Historical Society, 312 E. Main Street, Luverne, MN 56156.
Mann welcomes correspondence sent to mannmade@iw.net.

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