By Eric Curl
Sept. 4, 2023 – Thirty-four years ago on Sept. 3, 1989 the Savannah Morning News featured columns by the late-great Jane Fishman about late night workers – truckers making bread deliveries about the time Johnny Carson goes off the air – a WTOC master control operator – sanitation drivers emptying trash containers, Krispy Kreme managers touting the benefits of B-complex vitamins over coffee, and restaurant workers performing kitchen rituals and sharing stories while preparing for late-night diners. (Cheers to Jane, who will always be seen and note viewed). Meanwhile, “fabulous” Labor Day deals on the opposite page included a new .89 Geo Spectrum for $6,493, an ’89 Pontiac Lemans for $4,993 and used 86′ Chevrolet Camaro for $3,993. Editor’s note: This post has been corrected to reflect the fact the original post reflected the fact the writer does not know math. In other words, the article was published in 1989, which is 34 years ago, not 25. I apologize for the error. Still love Jane.
Go back another 16 years to 1073 and you’ll see, much like today, tips for holiday motorists and notifications that local government offices will be closed. There was a drug arrest made after an unfortunate soul apparently caught their mattress on fire after dosing off while smoking a joint. Anther article provides an update on the accomplishments and challenges of a drug abuse center in its third year. A photo of a truck in the marsh with a man fishing from the bed is accompanied by the caption “Look What the Tide Brought in.” According to a brief description under the photo, a “devoted outdoorsman” apparently abandoned his truck in the tidal creek near the Wilmington river and took off for “parts unknown” before a passer-by converted the vehicle into an “impromptu dock.”
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