Newspaper/Resource Search
| Name |
Subject |
Categories |
Source |
Date |
Pg |
Col |
| Schools |
Old Chaska Public School: Another issue of 55 year old school paper comes to light |
Education: Pioneer Schools |
Weekly Valley Herald |
8/15/1935 |
1 |
|
| Businesses - Chaska |
Green Lantern Cafe will change hands next month - Mrs. Mary Bielke sold to Ellas T. Bury, Clerk for the Chaska Drug Co. |
Business & Industry: Restaurants |
Weekly Valley Herald |
8/22/1935 |
1 |
|
| Organizations - Chaska/Scouts |
Boy Scouts - Scouts' covered wagon will pay city its annual visit on Friday |
Children & Youth: Programs: Boy Scouts |
Weekly Valley Herald |
8/22/1935 |
1 |
|
| Ninz, John Mr. & Mrs. |
(Victoria) Mr. & Mrs. Ninz of New Germany, Purchased the farm home of Mrs. Albert Schmidt, of Victoria |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
9/19/1935 |
7 |
|
| Businesses - Chaska |
Lakeland Diary: New Dairy set to open here Saturday morning - Chaska's newest business establishment |
Business & Industry: Creameries |
Weekly Valley Herald |
9/19/1935 |
1 |
|
| Businesses - Chaska |
Corn Canning Factory: Canning plant completes run million and half cans of corn were produced |
Business & Industry: Food Preparation Industries |
Weekly Valley Herald |
9/19/1935 |
1 |
|
| Businesses - Chaska |
Weekly Valley Herald - Herald joins 2,000 newspapers in early presidential preference poll. Accident prevention to be topic |
Communication: Newspapers |
Weekly Valley Herald |
9/19/1935 |
1 |
|
| Schimelpfenig, H. A. |
Public Auction-The undersigned will sell at auction sale on the Fred Hearing fatm North of chaska |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
10/10/1935 |
8 |
|
| Cities - Chaska |
Council takes up study of Park school for city hall |
Education: Public Schools |
Weekly Valley Herald |
10/10/1935 |
1 |
|
| Cities - Chaska |
Five accidents occurred here - State senator among those involved in series of mishaps |
Transportation: Crashes and accidents |
Weekly Valley Herald |
11/7/1935 |
1 |
|
| DeMonte, R.W., Mrs. |
Former Josephine Wellens of Chaska almost kidnap victim in Illinois. Threatened; youth caught |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
11/21/1935 |
1 |
|
| Sports |
Chaska lands 3 positions on '35 all-conference mythical team |
Sports & Recreation |
Weekly Valley Herald |
11/21/1935 |
1 |
|
| Cities - Chaska |
Talkie epic is coming to Rex, Chaska will be first small city in State showing film |
Entertainment: Theater, Drive In Movies |
Weekly Valley Herald |
11/21/1935 |
8 |
|
| Hamlin, Conde |
Chaska boy named asst. manager of Bronx Bank |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
12/5/1935 |
1 |
|
| Businesses - Chaska |
Stege Hardware Store: Fire breaks out beneath floor of hardwood store |
- Business & Industry: General Stores
- Disasters: Fires |
Weekly Valley Herald |
12/5/1935 |
1 |
|
| Cities - Chaska |
Auto Club studies swimming pool, possibilities under WPA |
Government: Departments and Offices: Parks and Recreation |
Weekly Valley Herald |
12/12/1935 |
1 |
|
| Businesses - Carver |
Eblom Variety Store: Strangers steal $92. in daylight robbery, purchasers of Pop Turn out Thieves; Cunningly planned Carver store theft |
- Business & Industry: General Stores
- Law & Justice: Crime: Robbery & Theft |
Weekly Valley Herald (Section 2) |
12/19/1935 |
1 |
|
| Lemmerman, Oscar |
purchased George Schwertz interest in George's place |
|
Carver County News |
12/26/1935 |
2 |
2 |
| Schools |
Chaska: Large attendance at get together of alumni; 25 classes represented |
Education: High Schools |
Weekly Valley Herald - (Continued on p - 8 |
1/2/1936 |
1 |
4 & 5 |
| Typper, M. P. |
Oil Station purchased by Glencoe man Sunday-Robert Van Horik |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
1/9/1936 |
1 |
4 |
| Van Horik, Robert |
Oil station purchased by Glencoe man Sunday; sold by MP Lypper |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
1/9/1936 |
1 |
4 |
| Schools |
Chaska - Park school building will be changed into City Hall |
- Education: Public Schools
- Buildings: Halls |
Weekly Valley Herald |
1/9/1936 |
1 |
6 |
| Schools |
Chaska Adult Education - Another Adult education |
Education: Adult Education |
Weekly Valley Herald |
1/9/1936 |
1 |
5 |
| Schools |
Chaska High School - Quintennial Reunion of class of 1925 is held |
- Human Relations: Reunions
- Anniversaries |
Weekly Valley Herald |
1/9/1936 |
1 |
6 |
| Businesses - Chaska |
Shell Oil station purchased by Glenco man. M. P. tupper sold oil station to Robert Vanhorik |
Business & Industry: Automotive |
Weekly Valley Herald |
1/9/1936 |
1 |
4 |
| City - Chaska/Government |
Park school building will be changed into City Hall |
Buildings: Schools |
Weekly Valley Herald |
1/9/1936 |
1 |
6 |
| Organizations - Chaska |
Fire department - Bruers re-chosen as fire chief for year |
Government: Departments and Offices: Fire Department |
Weekly Valley Herald |
1/9/1936 |
1 |
6 |
| Churches Chaska/Lutheran |
St. John's congregation holds annual election |
Religion: Churches: Lutheran |
Weekly Valley Herald |
1/16/1936 |
1 |
1 |
| Government/Chaska |
Commissioners proceedings |
Government: Boards and Commissions |
Weekly Valley Herald |
1/16/1936 |
6 |
1,2 |
| Organizations/Clubs - Chaska |
Masonic Lodge, Eastern Star Chapter in annual ceremony - New Officials installed |
- Politics & Elections: Elections
- History: Events |
Weekly Valley Herald |
1/16/1936 |
1 |
3 |
| Fink, Arthur |
Hideway changes hands. The Hideway Inn in Chaska was taken over by Peter Pierson and Arthur Fink |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
1/23/1936 |
1 |
4 |
| Businesses - Chaska |
Hideaway changes hands (Arthur Fink & Peter Pierson) |
Business & Industry: Hotels & Motels |
Weekly Valley Herald |
1/23/1936 |
1 |
4 |
| Businesses - Chaska |
Ohnsorg: New wood working body building shop started (Leonard Ohnsorg) |
Business & Industry: Automotive |
Weekly Valley Herald |
1/23/1936 |
1 |
1 |
| Cities - Chaska |
Plans for new city hall not completed on Monday |
Buildings: Halls |
Weekly Valley Herald |
2/6/1936 |
1 |
5 |
| Bleichner, Joseph |
Obituary-son of late Chaska residents called at age of 56 years in Minneapolis. |
Reference Sources: Death Records |
Weekly Valley Herald |
2/13/1936 |
1 |
2 |
| Klammer, Mrs. K.K. (Klamer) |
Chaskan takes first prize at state society meeting |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
2/20/1936 |
1 |
2-3 |
| Railroads |
4 lose lives in bad freight train collision few miles out of Chaska |
Buildings: Railroad |
Weekly Valley Herald |
2/20/1936 |
8 |
1 |
| Schwitz, Chas. N. |
Public Auction |
Land & Property: Land Use |
Carver County News |
2/20/1936 |
2 |
2 |
| Businesses - Chaska |
Stege Hardware Store being remodeled |
Business & Industry: General Stores |
Weekly Valley Herald |
2/27/1936 |
1 |
1 |
| City - Chaska |
Plans for big event started |
Government: Boards and Commissions |
Weekly Valley Herald |
2/27/1936 |
1 |
4 |
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we suggest checking for alternate spellings when researching individual names or places. We have tried to include alternatives whenever possible.
Some examples of alternate spellings include:
Miller/Mueller
Bergman/Bergmann
Blocker/Plocher
Hemming/Henning
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