Newspaper/Resource Search
| Name |
Subject |
Categories |
Source |
Date |
Pg |
Col |
| Carver County Taxes |
Personal property tax - Hancock & Benton |
Government: Finance and Funding: Property Tax |
Weekly Valley Herald |
2/4/1943 |
7 |
1 |
| Churches - Benton Zion Lutheran - Cologne |
Rev. Herman Amend tendered his resignation |
Religion: Churches: Lutheran |
Waconia Patriot |
7/22/1943 |
1 |
|
| Churches - Benton Zion Lutheran - Cologne |
Rev. Osterman of Carver called by Zion Lutheran at Benton |
Religion: Churches: Lutheran |
Waconia Patriot |
7/22/1943 |
1 |
|
| Churches - Benton Zion Lutheran - Cologne |
Rev. Osterman declines call of Benton Zion Lutheran Church |
Religion: Churches: Lutheran |
Waconia Patriot |
8/5/1943 |
1 |
|
| Churches - Benton Zion Lutheran - Cologne |
Rev. Rottman of Green Isle called by Benton Zion Lutheran Church |
Religion: Churches: Lutheran |
Waconia Patriot |
8/12/1943 |
1 |
|
| Churches - Benton Zion Lutheran - Cologne |
Rev. Rottman accepts call of Zion Lutheran Church in Benton |
Religion: Churches: Lutheran |
Waconia Patriot |
9/2/1943 |
1 |
|
| Churches - Benton Zion Lutheran - Cologne |
Rev. Rottman to be installed as pastor of Zion Lutheran Church in Benton |
Religion: Churches: Lutheran |
Waconia Patriot |
9/16/1943 |
1 |
|
| Churches - Benton Zion Lutheran - Cologne |
Impressive installation service at Zion Church for new pastor |
Religion: Churches: Lutheran |
Waconia Patriot |
9/23/1943 |
1 |
|
| Bruesehoff, Mrs. Edward |
Passed away 9/21/1943, Services at Benton Lutheran Church |
|
Norwood Times |
10/1/1943 |
1 |
4 |
| Harms, Mervin David |
Baptism parents m/m Fred Harms Jr. Benton |
|
Norwood Times |
4/14/1944 |
5 |
6 |
| Organizations - Benton Twp. |
Farm Bureau held its 1st meeting at the Cologne Village Hall |
History: Events |
Weekly Valley Herald |
4/25/1945 |
5 |
1 |
| Schmidt, Philip |
Fire destroyed barn at Benton |
|
Young America Eagle |
9/6/1946 |
1 |
|
| Hoen Benton m/m |
babyboy/ Kerwin Henry |
|
Norwood Times |
7/18/1947 |
1 |
1 |
| Churches - Benton Lutheran |
Benton Lutheran church will observe 90th anniversary on Sunday (Photo) |
- Religion: Churches: Lutheran
- Anniversaries |
Waconia Patriot |
8/14/1947 |
1 |
|
| Churches - Benton Lutheran Church |
90th anniversary |
- Religion: Churches: Lutheran
- Anniversaries |
Weekly Valley Herald |
8/15/1947 |
1 |
3, 4 |
| Affeldt, W. W. |
Resigns as prinicapl of Zion Lutheran School - Benton 1948 |
Education: Administration |
L. T. #6 |
4/1/1948 |
15 |
0 |
| Benton Lutheran Church |
farwell gathering for W. W. Affeldt |
|
Norwood Times |
7/9/1948 |
1 |
2 |
| Zion Lutheran Church - Benton |
installs new Teacher |
|
Norwood Times |
7/30/1948 |
1 |
2 |
| Kirkby, Joe |
visiting from Benton, Saskatchewan |
|
Norwood Times |
11/12/1948 |
5 |
2 |
| Willems, Eugene M & M |
moved to the Wickenhauser home in Benton |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
11/10/1949 |
8 |
2 |
| Melchert, John E. |
Accepts call to Benton Church |
|
Waconia Patriot |
1/19/1950 |
1 |
|
| Melchert, John F. Rev. |
To be installed as Pastor at Benton on Sunday |
|
Waconia Patriot |
2/2/1950 |
1 |
|
| Melchert, John E. |
Accepts call to Benton Church |
|
Waconia Patriot |
2/2/1950 |
1 |
|
| Almquist, Jesse Benton |
Married to: Maxine Ann Zellmann |
|
Lester Prairie |
6/22/1950 |
1 |
4 |
| AmEnd, Herman (Rev) |
Zion Congregation, Benton, Honors Former Pastor |
Religion: Denominations |
Waconia Patriot |
7/13/1950 |
1 |
|
| Schimelfenig |
Benton Farm owned by Same Family 96 years |
|
Waconia Patriot |
6/21/1951 |
1 |
|
| Schimelpfenig |
Benton Farm owned by same family - 96 years |
|
Waconia Patriot |
6/21/1951 |
12 |
|
| Taxes |
Benton - Hancock personal property tax list 1951 |
Government: Finance and Funding: Property Tax |
Weekly Valley Herald |
1/31/1952 |
11 |
1 - 2 |
| Herrmann, F. M. |
Joins SCS Benton Twp. joined the soil conservation farming program. |
|
Waconia Patriot |
3/13/1952 |
1 |
|
| Churches - Benton Zion Lutheran |
Fire at Zion Lutheran Church on Sunday |
- Religion: Churches: Lutheran
- Disasters: Fires |
Waconia Patriot |
4/10/1952 |
1 |
|
| Township Elections |
Camden, Young America, Hancock and Benton |
|
Norwood Times |
3/6/1953 |
1 |
1 |
| Zion Lutheran Church (Benton Township) |
Taking bids for new church building |
|
Norwood Times |
3/6/1953 |
6 |
3 |
| Camden, Young America and Benton Township |
Election results |
|
Norwood Times |
3/6/1953 |
1 |
4 |
| Churches - |
Benton church lets contract for new church & school |
- Buildings: Churches
- Religion: Schools |
Norwood Times |
4/10/1953 |
1 |
6 |
| Klaustermeier, Emil, Mr. & Mrs. |
Baptized, their son, David Allen, at Zion Lutheran in Benton |
|
Norwood Times |
4/17/1953 |
1 |
4 |
| Schools - Benton |
Zion Lutheran, Seven 8th graders graduates |
Education: Private Schools |
Norwood Times |
5/29/1953 |
1 |
5 |
| Rolf, Adam |
Last Rites at Zion Lutheran in Benton |
|
Norwood Times |
7/10/1953 |
1 |
5 |
| Churches - Benton Zion Lutheran |
Zion Lutheran Church at Benton to lay cornerstone Sunday |
Religion: Churches: Lutheran |
Waconia Patriot |
7/16/1953 |
1 |
|
| Churches - Zion Lutheran - S. W. of Cologne |
Benton to lay cornerstone for new church & school - 600 attend cornerstone laying |
- Religion: Churches: Lutheran
- Religion: Schools |
Norwood Times |
7/17/1953 |
1 |
1 |
| Benton Church |
Work progresses |
|
Norwood Times |
7/31/1953 |
1 |
2 |
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