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NORTON NEWS AGENCY. | NORTON NEWS AGENCY. Norton News Agency began around 1903 when Patrick Norton began selling the ''Chicago Tribune'' on a street corner in Dubuque. By 2003 the business had expanded to a four-office operation which included the company's headquarters on Cedar Cross Road and branches in Sheboygan and Milwaukee, Wisconsin and Winona, Minnesota. The business past from Patrick Norton to his son James, and then to his grandson Jim and two siblings. In 2003 citing competition and consolidation in the market, the business was sold to three unnamed buyers. | ||
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[[Category: | Kittle, M. D., "Norton News Agency Sale Ends Family Legacy," ''Telegraph Herald'', June 12, 2003, p. 2 | ||
The 1959 through 1974 '''Dubuque City Directory''' listed 310 E. 30th. | |||
The 1980 through 1993 '''Dubuque City Directory''' listed 801 Cedar Cross Road. | |||
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Latest revision as of 16:07, 13 August 2022
NORTON NEWS AGENCY. Norton News Agency began around 1903 when Patrick Norton began selling the Chicago Tribune on a street corner in Dubuque. By 2003 the business had expanded to a four-office operation which included the company's headquarters on Cedar Cross Road and branches in Sheboygan and Milwaukee, Wisconsin and Winona, Minnesota. The business past from Patrick Norton to his son James, and then to his grandson Jim and two siblings. In 2003 citing competition and consolidation in the market, the business was sold to three unnamed buyers.
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Kittle, M. D., "Norton News Agency Sale Ends Family Legacy," Telegraph Herald, June 12, 2003, p. 2
The 1959 through 1974 Dubuque City Directory listed 310 E. 30th.
The 1980 through 1993 Dubuque City Directory listed 801 Cedar Cross Road.