Newspaper/Resource Search
| Name |
Subject |
Categories |
Source |
Date |
Pg |
Col |
| Businesses - Chaska |
American Beet Sugar Co: 1930 out look seems bright - About 12,000 acres already contracted for 1930 by local sugar co. |
Business & Industry: Food Preparation Industries |
Weekly Valley Herald |
1/9/1930 |
1 |
|
| Cities - Chaska |
Personal Property Tax List for 1929 |
Government: Finance and Funding: Property Tax |
Weekly Valley Herald |
1/9/1930 |
5 |
|
| Cities - Chaska |
Council open 1930 business, 1st meeting of New Year, results in granting of bills |
Government: Boards and Commissions |
Weekly Valley Herald |
1/16/1930 |
1 |
|
| Gummow, John P. |
Resident of chaska Past Several years died at the University Hospital |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
1/23/1930 |
1 |
|
| Businesses - Chaska |
American Sugar Co., Sugar plant all set for largest run. Factory began big run; hundreds at work |
Business & Industry: Food Preparation Industries |
Weekly Valley Herald |
1/25/1930 |
1 |
|
| Schwartz, Martin |
Purchased the Henry Wittsack farm for $16,000 |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
2/6/1930 |
7 |
2 |
| Ninnemann, Chas |
Died |
|
Carver County News |
2/6/1930 |
5 |
2 |
| Businesses - Chaska |
Sugar City Co-op Creamery - Report shows creamery had good year |
Business & Industry: Creameries |
Weekly Valley Herald |
2/20/1930 |
1 |
|
| Businesses - Chaska |
Rex Theater - First talkie at Rex is next week, color production first |
Business & Industry: Theaters, Movie |
Weekly Valley Herald |
2/20/1930 |
1 |
|
| Krueger, Joseph (Sr) |
Died Joseph Krueger was a former Chaska resident |
|
W. Valley Herald (city news) |
3/6/1930 |
5 |
3 |
| Businesses - Chaska |
Rex Theater - Talkies prove to be fine in Rex theater |
Business & Industry: Theaters, Movie |
Weekly Valley Herald |
3/6/1930 |
1 |
|
| Cities - Chaska/Parks |
City Park - Community evergreen is placed on indian mound |
- Government: Departments and Offices: Parks and Recreation
- Plants: Trees
- Ethnic & Minority Groups: Native American |
Weekly Valley Herald |
3/6/1930 |
1 |
|
| Businesses - Chaska |
Funk Hardware Store: Interior of Funk Hardware Store remodeled |
Business & Industry: General Stores |
Weekly Valley Herald |
3/13/1930 |
2 |
|
| Businesses - Chaska |
American Sugar Co., Large acreage now assured. Local sugar factory shows marked local acreage increase. New pumps projected |
Business & Industry: Food Preparation Industries |
Weekly Valley Herald |
3/13/1930 |
1 |
|
| Arneson, Carl |
The Arnesons recently purchased the John Morschen Place |
Housing: Residences |
Weekly Valley Herald |
3/20/1930 |
2 |
|
| Cities - Chaska |
Contributors to band concert, fund made series a possibility. Public spirited business people deserve utmost of credit for support (Names of Contributors) |
Arts: Music: Bands |
Weekly Valley Herald |
4/4/1930 |
1 |
|
| Organization - Chaska |
Alfalfadale nutrition club re-organized for project |
Government: Organizations |
Weekly Valley Herald |
4/10/1930 |
3 |
|
| Dukatz, Sidonia |
Former chaska girl Killed near Minneapolis |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
4/17/1930 |
1 |
|
| Churches - Chaska/Moravian Church |
35 in confirmation classes - Rev. Kohn confirmed 29 members, Rev. Haupert, 6 |
Religion: Denominations |
WVH |
4/17/1930 |
1 |
|
| Churches - St. John's Lutheran Church/Chaska |
35 in confirmation classes - Rev. Kohn confirmed 29 members, Rev. Haupert 6 |
Religion: Churches: Lutheran |
Weekly Valley Herald |
4/17/1930 |
1 |
|
| Cities - Chaska |
City lost one more historic landmark last week. Fire tower is turn down |
Landmarks & Monuments: Historic Sites |
Weekly Valley Herald |
4/17/1930 |
1 |
|
| Cities - Chaska |
Council orders tower wrecked |
Landmarks & Monuments: Historic Sites |
Weekly Valley Herald |
4/17/1930 |
1 |
|
| Cities - Chaska |
Famous orchestra coming here - Nationally famed musician & orchestra will play at Happ's for 1st time (Eddie Dunstedter) |
Arts: Musicians |
Weekly Valley Herald |
5/1/1930 |
1 |
|
| Organizations - Chaska |
Auto Club - O. H. Paschka is elected president |
- Government: Organizations
- Politics & Elections: Elections |
Weekly Valley Herald |
5/1/1930 |
1 |
|
| Cities - Chaska |
New lighting system - The newly installed white way certainly changes the appearance of Chaska's main streets at night |
Government: Public Utilities |
WVH (City News) |
5/8/1930 |
5 |
2 |
| Population & Census |
Chaska shows decrease in population |
Demographics: Population |
Waconia Patriot |
5/15/1930 |
1 |
|
| Businesses - Chaska |
Ess Bros. Foundry - Pioneer Chaska business was recently reorganized |
Business & Industry: Blacksmiths, Horseshoers & Wagoneers |
Weekly Valley Herald |
6/12/1930 |
1 |
|
| Cities - Chaska |
Financial statement, city of Chaska, Mn., for the fiscal years ended March 31, 1929 & March 31, 1930 |
Government: Finance and Funding: Treasurer's Report |
Weekly Valley Herald |
6/12/1930 |
3 |
|
| Organizations - Chaska |
Auto Club is to buy loudspeaking system - Amplifier will be used for concerts, speeches, radio broadcasts according to plans |
Government: Organizations |
Weekly Valley Herald |
6/26/1930 |
1 |
|
| Churches - Organizations |
The St. Peter's Catholic benevolent society of the Chaska Guardian Angel's church - Chaska society will have Golden Jubilee |
- Religion: Religious Organizations
- Anniversaries |
Weekly Valley Herald |
7/10/1930 |
1 |
|
| Cities - Chaska |
New Filling Station - Constuction on the new Chaska filling station east of the Sugar City Creamery is going forth rapidly |
Business & Industry: Automotive |
Weekly Valley Herald |
7/10/1930 |
1 |
3 |
| Kohls, Anton, Mr. & Mrs. |
Purchased a dwelling at Hutchinson, where they will make their future home |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
7/17/1930 |
7 |
|
| Cities - Chaska |
Post Office quarters in Klein Building fixed up |
Communication: Postal Service: Post Offices |
Weekly Valley Herald |
7/17/1930 |
1 |
|
| Greiner, George1881-1930 |
Chaska boy is fatally shot |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
7/24/1930 |
1 |
|
| Jacobs, Marie |
She is Miss Chaska |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
7/24/1930 |
1 |
|
| Jacobs, Marie |
Miss Chaska judged second girl in competition |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
7/31/1930 |
1 |
|
| Businesses - Chaska |
Chaska bakery introduces new 1 pound loaf of bread |
Business & Industry: General Stores |
Weekly Valley Herald |
7/31/1930 |
1 |
|
| Braunworth, Michael |
(1864-1930) Obituary; former residnet of Chaska |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
8/7/1930 |
1 |
|
| Businesses - Chaska |
Planter's Hotel - Lightning struck old Planter's Hotel during storm Sunday |
Disasters: Storms |
Weekly Valley Herald |
8/7/1930 |
2 |
|
| Kreutzian, Thomas |
Thos. Kreutzian Dies in the Twin Cities - Former Resident of Chaska Victim of Pneumonia |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
8/21/1930 |
1 |
|
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