Newspaper/Resource Search
| Name |
Subject |
Categories |
Source |
Date |
Pg |
Col |
| Businesses |
Chaska's newest restaurant Green Lantern Cafe opened Saturday |
Business & Industry: Restaurants |
Weekly Valley Herald |
10/29/1931 |
1 |
|
| Businesses - Chaska |
Rex Theater - New sound system being installed at Rex - Sound will come from film instead of records under new arrangement |
Business & Industry: Theaters, Movie |
Weekly Valley Herald |
11/5/1931 |
1 |
|
| Cities - Chaska |
City council orders digging of new well |
Water: Supply |
Weekly Valley Herald |
11/12/1931 |
1 |
|
| Schools |
Chaska Public School - Complimentary statement made on school - Member of State Department makes commendable remarks on new building |
Education: Public Schools |
Weekly Valley Herald |
11/19/1931 |
1 |
|
| Sports |
Chaska High school basketball - Premier cage events scheduled this week - High School & Independent fives set for first meets within few days |
Sports & Recreation: Basketball |
Weekly Valley Herald |
12/3/1931 |
1 |
|
| Schools |
Sports - Chaska School wins first home game here Sun. Locals beat Delano; Mankato to play here next |
Sports & Recreation |
Weekly Valley Herald - Section one |
12/17/1931 |
1 |
|
| Organizations - Chaska |
Fire department - Fire truck endangered on call. Driver given warning by Mayor; must keep out of the way now |
Government: Departments and Offices: Fire Department |
Weekly Valley Herald |
12/17/1931 |
1 |
|
| Firle, William A. |
Young man, formerly of Chaska, awarded estate |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
12/24/1931 |
1 |
|
| Chaska/Government |
President Kloos resigns from council, special election called. John Tiedeman, vice president is successor |
Politics & Elections: Elections: Special |
Weekly Valley Herald |
1/7/1932 |
1 |
5 |
| Cities - Chaska |
1931 marked improvements in community |
Growth & Development: Planning |
Weekly Valley Herald |
1/7/1932 |
1 |
6 |
| Organizations/Clubs - Chaska |
Masons, Eastern Star, installatiion, Tuesday |
Politics & Elections: Elections |
Weekly Valley Herald |
1/7/1932 |
1 |
2 |
| Chaska/Government |
Council had busy regular meeting |
Government: Boards and Commissions |
Weekly Valley Herald |
1/14/1932 |
1 |
5 |
| Kemkes, John |
Lost finger while at work in Chaska |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
1/21/1932 |
2 |
2 |
| Chaska/Government |
Leiverman elected council man by single ballot |
Politics & Elections: Election Returns |
Weekly Valley Herald |
1/28/1932 |
1 |
5 |
| Organizations - Chaska |
Club dinner is well attended (Auto Club) |
Government: Organizations |
Weekly Valley Herald |
1/28/1932 |
1 |
1 |
| Businesses - Chaska |
Creamery: Creamery meeting Tuesday, Sugar co-operative creamery |
Business & Industry: Creameries |
Weekly Valley Herald |
2/4/1932 |
1 |
2 |
| Businesses - Chaska |
Creamery: Notice of annual meeting, Carver county creamery co., |
Business & Industry: Creameries |
Augusta |
2/4/1932 |
5 |
5 |
| Klein, Charles H |
Chaska Business man in Mentioned for Gov.; Suggested as Guberatorial aspiratnt |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
2/11/1932 |
1 |
3 |
| Kamps, William Sr. |
Purchased fram from Herman Harjes |
|
Norwood Times |
2/12/1932 |
1 |
1 |
| Happ, Adam |
For sale or rent 80 acre farm 2 miles west of Chaska #12 known as the Carl Luthy place |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
2/25/1932 |
8 |
1 |
| Organizations |
Doodlebury club, organized for Chaska tots. The club was developed, the natural genius of the child |
- Children & Youth: Programs
- Government: Organizations |
Weekly Valley Herald |
3/3/1932 |
1 |
5 |
| Ingerson, Chas. |
Died. |
Death Records: CC Index |
LPN. |
3/3/1932 |
1 |
|
| Indians |
Oddities gleaned from world in recent magazine article appeared the name, Mrs. John, Chaska resident of No. Dak. being undoubtedly of Sioux Indian Tribe |
Ethnic & Minority Groups: Native American |
Weekly Valley Herald |
3/31/1932 |
1 |
1 |
| Schools |
Chaska: 3 teachers will not return to Chaska |
Education: Teachers |
Weekly Valley Herald |
4/7/1932 |
1 |
4 |
| Government/ Chaska |
City officers all re-elected |
Politics & Elections: Election Returns |
Weekly Valley Herald |
4/7/1932 |
1 |
6 |
| Government/ Chaska |
Town board members met here with commissioners |
Government: Boards and Commissions |
Weekly Valley Herald |
4/7/1932 |
1 |
6 |
| Organizations/Clubs - Chaska |
Eastern Star chapters - Joint meeting of 3 chapters |
History: Events |
Weekly Valley Herald |
4/7/1932 |
1 |
3 |
| Schrupp, Juliana |
Married to: Chas. M. Litzau |
|
Norwood Times |
4/8/1932 |
3 |
1 |
| Schools |
Chaska represented on district PTA program |
Education |
Weekly Valley Herald |
4/28/1932 |
1 |
4 |
| Byers, Roman E. |
Death Notice (former Chaska boy dead |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
5/5/1932 |
1 |
1 |
| Welfare |
Chaska house owners given fair warning - poor committee wants rent prospects turned in |
- Health & Welfare: Public Assistance (Welfare)
- Housing: Agencies |
Weekly Valley Herald |
5/5/1932 |
1 |
2 |
| Government/ Chaska |
No street oiling this year |
Government: Public Works: Street Maintenance |
Weekly Valley Herald |
5/5/1932 |
1 |
5 |
| Henning, Chas |
Death notice |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
5/12/1932 |
7 |
3 |
| Van Sloun, Edward |
Chaska boy prominent in the films; check alt spelling of last name as Van Sloan |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
5/12/1932 |
1 |
1 |
| Schools |
Chaska: Contracts offered 2 teachers |
Education: Teachers |
Weekly Valley Herald |
5/12/1932 |
1 |
5 |
| Welfare |
Chaska families to receive free flour |
Health & Welfare: Public Assistance (Welfare) |
Weekly Valley Herald |
5/12/1932 |
1 |
3, 4 |
| Organizations - Chaska/Scouts |
Boy Scouts - Scout organization begun, committee will seek pledges from citizens |
Children & Youth: Programs: Boy Scouts |
Weekly Valley Herald |
5/12/1932 |
1 |
2 |
| Organizations - Chaska/Scouts |
Boy Scouts - Chaska auto club, boy scout committee sending pledge cards |
Children & Youth: Programs: Boy Scouts |
Weekly Valley Herald |
5/19/1932 |
1 |
4 |
| Organizations - Chaska |
Auto Club - Dutoit elected club president at meeting |
- Government: Organizations
- Politics & Elections: Elections |
Weekly Valley Herald |
5/26/1932 |
1 |
5 |
| ZamJahn, Clyde |
work of Chaska young man receives credit |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
6/2/1932 |
1 |
4 |
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Miller/Mueller
Bergman/Bergmann
Blocker/Plocher
Hemming/Henning
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