1937: "Fred Yahr, President of Yahr Lange Inc. and affiliated with the firm for 37 years is forced to retire from active management, as 115 employees stage a sit-down strike for 7½ hours until he does so. Fred says 'I go home to stay.' This is one of the most unusual sit-down strikes ever staged." [from A. E. Potter's diaries]
1945: "The body of President Roosevelt arrives at 10:15 this morning for funeral services this afternoon. Tonite the remains will be taken to Hyde Park, his home, to be buried. Donald leaves with the Col. Squires Basketball team for Beaver Dam. They are to play for the championship. He drives his own car. Our stores close today from 1:30 to 6 o'clock. Took Mary Ann and Thres to see Belle of he Yukon featuring Dinah Shore, Randolph Scott, Bob Burns, Gypsy Rose Lee, Charles Winninger. It's a technicolor picture. Also The Power of the Whistler by Richard Dix and Janis Carter."[from A. E. Potter's diaries]
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