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1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › James_Luther_TurnerJames Luther Turner - Wikipedia

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   James Luther "J.L." Turner (February 28, 1891 - April 19, 1964) was an American businessperson. He was the founder of J.L. Turner and Son, the predecessor of Dollar General.

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3. www.propublica.org › article › how-dollar-storesHow Dollar Stores Became Magnets for Crime and Killing

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   Jun 29, 2020 · This web page does not contain any information about james luther turner. It is an investigative report on how discount chains like Family Dollar and Dollar General have become magnets for crime and killing in poor communities.

4. newscenter.dollargeneral.com › company-facts › dgDG History – Dollar General Newsroom

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   How Our Story Began. James Luther (J.L.) Turner’s father died in an accident in 1902 when J.L. was only 11. J.L. quit school so he could work on the family farm and help provide for his mother and siblings and never completed his education.

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     Here are you Winners! 1st place- on the money with his lucky Number! Luther Turner - Guess - 1222whp wins @krakenracesupply @briantooleyracing shirt! 2nd place - James Robinson with a close guess of 1250whp Wins a raggedy @mfpoland Shirt 🤣 3rd Place - Engine builder (cheater i know) Justin Minzenmayer with a guess of 1189whp Wins a @squirreltuned Shirt! Thank you to everyone who participated with us! and my friends & colleagues for putting up some Merch to win! We turned it up 43psi and 150shot

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     James Luther Adams in Unitarian Universalist History

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6. news.belmont.edu › former-dollar-general-ceoFormer Dollar General CEO Discusses Business Ethics, Faith in ...

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   Apr 12, 2018 · Cal Turner Jr., son of Dollar General founder James Luther Turner, shares his story of how his faith influenced his business decisions and the company's growth. He also advises students to be life-long learners and to explore their own uniqueness.

7. www.newspapers.com › article › the-courier-journalObituary for James Luther Turner (Aged 73) - Newspapers.com™

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   Clipping found in The Courier-Journal published in Louisville, Kentucky on 4/21/1964. Obituary for James Luther Turner (Aged 73)

8. www.historyoasis.com › post › dollar-general-ceo-historyDollar General CEO History: From Turner to Vasos

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   Learn about the founders and leaders of Dollar General, a national retail chain that started as a small department store in 1939. James Luther Turner was the founder and pioneer of the dollar store concept, while Todd Vasos is the current CEO who returned in 2023.

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   How old was James Turner when he died?

   • In 1964 James died at the age of 73. J.L. Turner and Son turned into Dollar General Corporation in 1968 under his son Cal Turner. His grandson, Cal Turner Jr., established the Dollar General Literacy Foundation in his honor.

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   Who is JL Turner & Son?

   • The company first began in 1939 as a family-owned business called J.L. Turner and Son, run by James Luther Turner and Cal Turner Sr., Turner Jr.’s father and grandfather. Turner worked in the company for most of his life, serving in a variety of roles ranging from sweeping floors to cashiering.

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   Why did James Luther Turner leave school?

   • James Luther Turner left school in 1902, when he was 11. His father had died in a wrestling accident, and Turner had to run his family’s farm, in Macon County, Tennessee. He was successful and entrepreneurial, and when he was 24 other farmers asked him to manage the local co-op; he started a bridle shop behind the store.

   How Dollar Stores Became Magnets for Crime and Killing - ProPublica

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   How many Dollar General Stores did JL Turner & Son have?

   • 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. In 1964 James died at the age of 73.

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10. bookgivedenver.org › j-l-turner-literacy-championJ.L. Turner: Literacy Champion - BookGive

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    Mr. J.L. Turner, co- founder of Dollar General knew the need for many folks to stretch a dollar as far as possible. You might not know that he didn’t learn to read until adulthood, and is also a literacy champion. Born in 1891, James Luther Turner grew up as the son of a Kentucky farmer and only received a third-grade education and never ...