Fireworks permits
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A permit and the supervision of a city fireman and policeman were required to shoot fireworks in 1931.
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GLO Center opening
The Gay & Lesbian Community Center of the Ozarks, GLO, opened in 1996. The center, on Commercial Street, was to be a place for gay men, lesbians, and their friends and families to gather for social activities and support.
The Bank of Billings
A short history of the Bank of Billings was given by John K. Hulston in 1989.
Dial phones comes to Springfield
Southwestern Bell Telephone and Springfield newspapers announce the switch from manually operated systems to dial telephones in 1949.
Marblehead Quarry
A rock quarry on National was purchased by the city and turned into a city dump in 1918. This dump was later filled in and became the Commons at Jordan Valley.
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