Newspaper/Resource Search
| Name |
Subject |
Categories |
Source |
Date |
Pg |
Col |
| Businesses - Chaska |
Degen's Motor Express is purchased by Carl Schoen |
Business & Industry: Automotive |
Weekly Valley Herald |
7/29/1937 |
1 |
6 |
| Ess, William |
Chaska man is talented Artist |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
8/12/1937 |
1 |
3 |
| Schools - Carver County |
School districts are zoned into Hi school area - Shows which districts will bus students to 4 high schools in Chaska #5, Watertown #32, Waconia #44, & Central area #78 |
- Government: Planning & Growth: Zoning
- Transportation: Buses |
Waconia Patriot |
8/19/1937 |
1 |
|
| Businesses - Chaska |
Anderson Canning & Pickle Co. - Canning of corn started here on Friday evening |
Business & Industry: Food Preparation Industries |
Weekly Valley Herald |
8/19/1937 |
1 |
1 |
| Sports |
Chaska takes fourth CRV crown |
Sports & Recreation |
Weekly Valley Herald |
8/26/1937 |
1 |
1 |
| Accident - Chaska |
Vacation trip ends in death for Michigan man |
Transportation: Crashes and accidents |
Weekly Valley Herald |
9/2/1937 |
1 |
3 |
| Businesses - Chaska |
Wimpy's Shell Service Station: Lone bandit holds up service station |
- Business & Industry: Automotive
- Law & Justice: Crime: Robbery & Theft |
Weekly Valley Herald |
9/16/1937 |
1 |
5 |
| Businesses - Chaska |
American Crystal Sugar: Sugar beet harvest begins as plant prepares for run |
Business & Industry: Food Preparation Industries |
Weekly Valley Herald |
9/16/1937 |
1 |
6 |
| Seck, Edward |
Purchased the O'Brien House & Property in Watertown |
|
Carver County News |
10/14/1937 |
2 |
2 |
| Businesses - Chaska |
American Crystal Sugar: The story of Chaska sugar through a len |
Business & Industry: Food Preparation Industries |
Weekly Valley Herald |
10/14/1937 |
1 |
1 |
| Businesses - Chaska |
Gedney Plant - Over 112,000 gallons of kraut produced here (Photos) |
Business & Industry: Food Preparation Industries |
Weekly Valley Herald |
11/4/1937 |
1 |
4 |
| Businesses - Chaska |
American Crystal Sugar: Over $500,000. for beet crop |
Business & Industry: Food Preparation Industries |
Weekly Valley Herald |
11/4/1937 |
1 |
5 |
| Pearson, Chas |
Hurt in fall |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
11/11/1937 |
6 |
3 |
| Cities - Carver - Chaska Area |
New communities - Brownsville is getting bigger |
Government: Sister Cities |
Weekly Valley Herald |
11/11/1937 |
6 |
1 |
| Organization - Chaska |
Red Cross roll call beginning |
Government: Organizations |
Weekly Valley Herald |
11/11/1937 |
1 |
4 |
| Businesses - Chaska |
American Crystal Sugar factory run of 56 days-terminated on Friday |
Business & Industry: Food Preparation Industries |
Weekly Valley Herald |
11/25/1937 |
1 |
6 |
| Chaska Band - 1890 |
And did they play swing |
Arts: Music: Bands |
Weekly Valley Herald (Photo) |
12/23/1937 |
5 |
1,2 |
| Eitel, Henry C. |
Heart attack fatal for former Chaskan |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
12/30/1937 |
1 |
4 |
| Schools |
Chaska High School - Alumni downed in close game - High School squeezes 2 point victory from favorites of the past |
Education: High Schools |
Weekly Valley Herald |
1/6/1938 |
1 |
|
| City of Chaska |
Personal Property Tax list for 1937 |
Government: Finance and Funding: Property Tax |
Weekly Valley Herald |
1/6/1938 |
3 |
|
| Cities - Chaska |
WPA installing 1100 ft. 4 in water main at Chaska |
Water: Supply |
Waconia Patriot |
1/6/1938 |
8 |
|
| Cities - Chaska |
Workmen start extension of water system on WPA - City gets appropriation of $3,098 for relief labor used on new mains |
Water: Supply |
Weekly Valley Herald |
1/6/1938 |
1 |
|
| Schools |
Chaska Schools - School police system sought, plans being made for setting up protective measures for children |
Law & Justice: Law Enforcement, Volunteer |
Weekly Valley Herald |
1/13/1938 |
1 |
|
| Howe, Sheldon |
Auction Sale: I will Sell at Public Auction on the Former Matetzki Place adjoining Chaska city on Chaska-Waconia Road |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
1/20/1938 |
2 |
|
| Businesses - City of Chaska |
Sugar workers form first union in city. Employees affiliate with AFL during meeting held on Saturday; Charter awaited |
- Business & Industry: Food Preparation Industries
- Labor: Unions |
Weekly Valley Herald |
1/20/1938 |
1 |
|
| Gongoll, Mrs. Chas |
Funeral |
Death Records: CC Index |
LP |
1/20/1938 |
2 |
|
| Crimes |
3 roadhouses near Chaska raided. The Hideaway Inn, Chalet & Breeze Point Club, inc. Are being charged. |
Law & Justice: Crime: Robbery & Theft |
Weekly Valley Herald |
1/27/1938 |
1 |
|
| Businesses - Chaska |
Pure Oil Service Station - Station changes hands, changed from Elmer Gutzman to Erwin Hardt |
Business & Industry: Automotive |
Weekly Valley Herald |
1/27/1938 |
1 |
|
| City of Chaska |
Movie will be made in city - Hollywood to be "Moved to Chaska" by dramatic club within short time |
Arts: Theater |
Weekly Valley Herald |
1/27/1938 |
1 |
|
| Gerber, Chas |
Funeral |
Death Records: CC Index |
LP |
1/27/1938 |
2 |
|
| Churches - Chaska/Guardian Angels |
District meeting is successful - Catholics come here from many surrounding communities for event |
Religion: Churches: Catholic |
Weekly Valley Herald |
2/3/1938 |
1 |
|
| Schmidt, Chas. |
Funeral. |
Death Records: CC Index |
LP. |
2/3/1938 |
6 |
|
| Sports |
Skaters picked in elimination, county winners enter Glencoe competition; Waconia, Chaska win |
Sports & Recreation |
Weekly Valley Herald |
2/10/1938 |
1 |
|
| Sports |
City voted host for Annual Sub-District Cage tourney - Sub-District Basketball event given to Chaska; pairings are announce |
Sports & Recreation: Basketball |
Weekly Valley Herald |
2/10/1938 |
1 |
|
| Aspden, Herbert Henry |
Aspden Chosen REA president, Chaskan Heads Board of Directors in Tri-County set-up following Meet. |
Government |
Weekly Valley Herald |
2/17/1938 |
1 |
0 |
| Schools |
Chaska High School - Chaska quartette declared champion in school meet - CHS students enter speech, music divisions of annual competition |
- Education: High Schools
- Education: Special Classes |
Weekly Valley Herald |
2/17/1938 |
1 |
|
| City of Chaska |
Housing bill seen as local stimulant - Stimulation of home building & remodeling in Chaska |
Housing: New Homes |
Weekly Valley Herald (Carver Dept.) |
2/17/1938 |
6 |
|
| Hamlin, Robert |
Former Chaskans in California marriage. Married Carmen Gustafson |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
3/3/1938 |
1 |
|
| Sports |
Sub- District tourney will be played here this week. Good competition seen in various matches; Chaska receives bye |
Sports & Recreation |
Weekly Valley Herald |
3/3/1938 |
1 |
|
| Schools |
Brown Jug tradition is now Waconia - Chaska tie - A new basketball tradition between Waconia & Chaska high schools came into existence |
- Education: High Schools
- Sports & Recreation: Basketball |
Weekly Valley Herald |
3/3/1938 |
1 |
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