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It was acquired by James Luther Turner and his son, Cal Turner, the co-founders of J. L. Turner & Son, in 1939. [2] By 1956, their business was named Dollar General; [2] it later became a corporation traded on the New York Stock Exchange. It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since November 21, 2001. [3]
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The shift to retail led to J.L. Turner and Son reaching annual sales of over $2 million by the 1950s. J.L. Turner and Son grew to 35 department stores in Kentucky and Tennessee . On June 1, 1955, James and Cal opened the first Dollar General store in Scottsville, Kentucky .
Kathleen Turner, Matthew Perry Getty Images(2) Kathleen Turner, who played Matthew Perry’s dad on Friends, shared her memories of the actor after his shocking death at age 54. “I liked him ...
Cal Turner was born on May 28, 1915, in Macon County, Tennessee. [1] His father, James Luther Turner , was a traveling salesman who, during the Great Depression , found success selling-off store inventories before the stores had to close down.
A final photo has emerged of North Carolina grandparents on the roof of their home, surrounded by floodwaters, minutes before they drowned due to Hurricane Helene. Jessica Drye Turner’s family ...
James Luther Turner (1891–1964), founder of J.L. Turner and Son; James M. Turner (physicist), American physicist and retired government official; James Smith Turner (1832–1904), Scottish dentist; James T. Turner (born 1938), judge of the United States Claims Court; James Turner (architect) (c. 1852–1899), Architect based in Matlock ...