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      • Cal Turner Sr, the founder of Dollar General Corp., died late Tuesday at the age of 85. Working alongside his father, J.L. Turner, Mr. Turner created what is regarded today as one of Middle Tennessee's largest and most successful public companies since moving its headquarters here in 1989.
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    Hurley Calister "Cal" Turner (May 28, 1915 – November 20, 2000) was an American businessman. He was the co-founder of Dollar General alongside his father.

  3. Nov 19, 2018 · But Cal Turner Sr., who attended Vanderbilt’s School of Engineering in the 1930s, was the classic entrepreneurhe followed his gut, and his gut told him this would work.

  4. Nov 15, 2000 · Cal Turner Sr, the founder of Dollar General Corp., died late Tuesday at the age of 85. Working alongside his father, J.L. Turner, Mr. Turner created what is regarded today as one of...

  5. Mar 19, 2019 · But Cal Turner Sr., who had been a student in Vanderbilt’s School of Engineering in the 1930s, was the classic entrepreneurhe followed his gut, and his gut told him this would work. He trusted his knowledge of customers more than he trusted the opinions of even those closest to him.

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  6. Nov 20, 2000 · Cal Turner Sr., who began a retailing empire based on the philosophy that no item should cost more than a dollar, died at his home in Scottsville, Ky., on Tuesday. He was 85.

  7. Mar 14, 2022 · James Luther Turner foresaw the opportunity and began the business of buying out the bankrupt stores, and liquidating the stocks. Whatever he couldn't liquidate, he sold at his bargain store. He involved his son Cal Turner Sr. in this work, thereby teaching him the ropes at a very young age.

  8. May 22, 2018 · Longtime Dollar General CEO Cal Turner, Jr. shares his extraordinary life as heir to the company founded by his father, Cal Turner, Sr., and his grandfather, a dirt farmer turned...

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