When the ­headlines hit the streets

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When the ­headlines hit the streets
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By Taylor McClure, Special to The Record – The Record recently came across a copy of its special centennial edition celebrating 100 years of the English daily newspaper. The special edition looks back at the history of The Sherbrooke Record and how it progressed over the years with various former employees reminiscing about their time working for the paper. Sarge Bampton, who worked at the Record as a teenager in the 1940s, recalled his role at the paper when it was located on Wellington Street. Part of Bampton’s job involved printing certain headlines on large boards. The large boards would then be hung on racks just above the shipping and receiving door on Wellington Street. This allowed the public to read the headlines while they were walking up and down the street. See full story in the Thursday, July 4 edition of The Record.

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