Headlines from the 1940's
1940 – Sawyer ran a a band of Gypsies out of town ---
1940 - Unemployment checks averaged $9.68
1943 – The Waverly Hotel burned down ---
1943 - North Dakota Speed limit lowered to 35 mph
1945 – Construction began on the Empire Theater
1945 - Thomas Funeral Home moved to its Present location
1946 – Minot City Council approved parking meters ---
1946 - Propane gas came to Minot
1947 – More than 1400 rats killed at Minot Dump in one day ---
1947 - Westland Oil Fire
1948 – New Clarence Parker Hotel opened
1949 – Parking meters abolished in Minot