Dispatch, Argus closed today


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Posted Online: Nov. 21, 2012, 5:17 pm
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Offices of The Dispatch and The Rock Island Argus will operate on a holiday schedule today.

Customer service and advertising in Moline will be closed today and will reopen at 8 a.m. Friday. Classified phones, (309) 797-0333, will be closed today and will reopen Friday.

Quad-Cities Online, QCHomes and QCOnline auction walk-in and phone support will be closed today and reopen at 8 a.m. Friday.

Circulation offices and driveup will be closed today and reopen Friday. Circulation phone lines, (309) 797-0345, will be open from 5 to 11 a.m. today.

Because of the size of today's newspaper, many of our contractors will need extra time to deliver your package of holiday deals and savings in a safe manner. If you do not have your newspaper by 8 a.m. today, please call our circulation department at (309) 797-0345.



















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  Today is Monday, May 20, the 140th day of 2013. There are 225 days left in the year.
1863 -- 150 years ago: A petition is being circulated asking the city council to order awell bored in Market Square. It would be a great accommodation to the public.
1888 -- 125 years ago: At 1 p.m. on May 18 the Mississippi River flooded its banks atRock Island and destroyed the warehouse of the Rock Island Lumber Co. and damagedRock Island Arsenal power plant. Total loss is estimated at $100,000.
1913 -- 100 years ago: Residents of Sough Rock Island Township are circulating apetition favoring the annexation of that area to the City of Rock Island.
1938 -- 75 years ago: A group of state members of the National Grandmothers Clubmeeting in Rock Island are making plans to petition for the observance of a NationalGrandmothers Day.
1963 -- 50 years ago: Deere and Co. reported today that its U.S. and Canadian sales forthe first half of the 1963 fiscal year set an all time record of $323,716.628.
1988 -- 25 years ago: William G. Lawrence, first administrative director, has retired fromPECO Enterprises, Inc. Prior to his service at PECO, Mr. Lawrence was the civilianpersonnel officer at the Rock Island Arsenal.






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