Newspaper/Resource Search
| Name |
Subject |
Categories |
Source |
Date |
Pg |
Col |
| Schools |
Chaska: Committee workers on reunion named for graduates of Chaska High School |
- Education: High Schools
- Human Relations: Reunions |
Weekly Valley Herald |
5/2/1940 |
1 |
6 |
| Businesses - Chaska |
The Valley Nite Club - Enjoy a pleasant evening at Valley Nite Club |
Business & Industry: Nightclubs |
Waconia Patriot |
5/2/1940 |
7 |
|
| Hermann, Chas. |
Passed Away |
Death Records: CC Index |
LP |
5/2/1940 |
2 |
|
| Electricity - Chaska |
Electric rates reduced by council |
Business & Industry: Utilities & Power |
Weekly Valley Herald |
5/9/1940 |
1 |
6 |
| Postal Service |
Chaska leads all U. S. third class post offices in saving bond sales |
Communication: Postal Service: Post Offices |
Weekly Valley Herald |
5/9/1940 |
1 |
4 |
| Sports |
Chaska D-Lights take Victoria Nine |
Sports & Recreation: Basketball |
Weekly Valley Herald |
5/9/1940 |
1 |
5 |
| Schools |
Chaska PTA - Variety to be seen in months session |
Education: Administration |
Weekly Valley Herald |
5/9/1940 |
1 |
3 |
| Schools |
Chaska: Banquet for Junior/Seniors of Guardian Angel High School |
Education: High Schools |
Weekly Valley Herald |
5/9/1940 |
1 |
4 |
| Churches - Chaska -Guardian Angel's Parish |
Youngsters receive communion |
Religion: Churches: Catholic |
Weekly Valley Herald |
5/9/1940 |
1 |
5 |
| Hermann, Chas. |
Passed Away |
Death Records: CC Index |
LP |
5/9/1940 |
2 |
|
| Churches - Chaska |
Moravians are holding meetings - Congregations from 5 States |
Religion: Denominations |
WVH |
6/6/1940 |
1 |
5 |
| City of Chaska |
Financial Statement for fiscal year ending 3/31/1940 |
Government: Finance and Funding: Treasurer's Report |
Weekly Valley Herald |
6/6/1940 |
7 |
1 |
| Churches - Chaska/Guardian Angels |
Confirmation held Sunday |
Religion: Churches: Catholic |
Weekly Valley Herald |
6/13/1940 |
1 |
3 |
| Population & Census |
Chaska growing |
Demographics: Population |
Weekly Valley Herald |
6/20/1940 |
1 |
5 |
| Churches - Chaska |
Moravian young people attend conference |
Religion: Denominations |
WVH |
6/20/1940 |
8 |
3 |
| Organizations/CC Historical Society |
History society meets at Chaska |
History: Events |
Waconia Patriot |
6/20/1940 |
5 |
|
| Cities - Chaska |
Buildings - Old City Hall soon to be wrecked |
Landmarks & Monuments: Historic Buildings |
Weekly Valley Herald |
7/4/1940 |
1 |
2 |
| Schools |
Chaska board engages new teachers |
Education: Teachers |
Weekly Valley Herald |
7/18/1940 |
1 |
2 |
| Churches |
Chaska - Guardian Angels |
Religion: Churches: Catholic |
Weekly Valley Herald |
7/18/1940 |
1 |
6 |
| Carlson, Mrs. Chas. |
Died |
Reference Sources: Death Records |
Carver County News |
7/18/1940 |
4 |
3 |
| Cities - Chaska |
Chaska is 89 years old this month |
Anniversaries |
Weekly Valley Herald |
8/15/1940 |
1 |
1 |
| Churches - Chaska/Guardian Angels |
Young Chatholics form district organization, elect set of officers |
Religion: Religious Organizations |
Weekly Valley Herald |
8/22/1940 |
1 |
5 |
| Churches - Chaska/Guardian Angels |
Church societies send delegates to National conclave |
Religion: Religious Organizations |
Weekly Valley Herald |
8/29/1940 |
1 |
2 |
| Schools |
Chaska schools begin with changes |
Education: Public Schools |
Weekly Valley Herald |
9/5/1940 |
1 |
1 |
| Postal Service |
Chaska, New postmaster - Victor M. Weller |
Communication: Postal Service: Post Offices |
Weekly Valley Herald |
9/12/1940 |
1 |
2 |
| Vojtisek, Al |
Explosion wrecks Happ Auditorium In chaska |
|
Waconia Patriot |
10/3/1940 |
1 |
|
| Library - Chaska |
More books bought at public library |
Cultural Facilities: Libraries |
Weekly Valley Herald |
10/3/1940 |
1 |
2 |
| Cities - Chaska/ Happ Auditorium |
Explosion wrecks Happ Auditorium in Chaska |
Disasters: Explosions |
Waconia Patriot |
10/3/1940 |
1 |
|
| Businesses - Chaska |
Pioneer local firm changes ownership - Burkhart Furniture Store |
Business & Industry: Furnishings |
Weekly Valley Herald |
10/10/1940 |
1 |
3 |
| Litschke, Chas. |
Died. |
Death Records: CC Index |
LP |
10/10/1940 |
1 |
|
| Schools - Chaska |
Guardian Angels Alumni - First homecoming celebration |
- Education: Private Schools
- Human Relations: Reunions |
Weekly Valley Herald |
10/24/1940 |
1 |
1 -5 |
| Schools - Chaska |
Guardian Angels Alumni - First homecoming celebration |
- Education: Private Schools
- Human Relations: Reunions |
Weekly Valley Herald |
10/31/1940 |
1 |
1 |
| Backlund, Albin |
Purchases Clover Farm Store Here |
Business & Industry: Farm Supply |
Waconia Patriot |
11/14/1940 |
1 |
|
| Businesses - Carver |
The Farmers Creamery at Carver was purchased by the Steel-DeSoto Co. of Mpls. |
Business & Industry: Creameries |
Waconia Patriot |
11/14/1940 |
4 |
|
| Taxes - County |
Collectible amount in county goes down - Chaska goes up |
Government: Taxation |
Weekly Valley Herald |
12/26/1940 |
1 |
1 |
| Corning, J.W.L. |
Died - President of the Chaska Brick and Tile Company. Mirror of Time |
Reference Sources: Death Records |
Weekly Valley Herald |
1/9/1941 |
8 |
|
| Cities - Chaska |
Personal Property Tax List for 1940 - City of Chaska, Carver County of Mn. |
Government: Finance and Funding: Property Tax |
Weekly Valley Herald |
1/9/1941 |
3 |
|
| Sports |
Cagers swinging into good pace now - The Chaska high school basketball team is drawing attention throughout the 18th district. (The team photo lists all the names) |
Sports & Recreation |
Weekly Valley Herald |
1/16/1941 |
1 |
|
| O'Loughlin, P. J. Dr. |
Business place bought -purchased the Chaska radio Service owned by the Lambert J. Weller Estate |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
2/6/1941 |
1 |
|
| Sports |
Jug, Cork kept from joining Chaska defense, unable to stop Waconia's Lenz & Radde point drive |
Sports & Recreation |
Weekly Valley Herald |
2/6/1941 |
1 |
|
Information contained in this database has been obtained from the files of the Carver County Historical Society Library; specifically, the newspaper index (in the future to include scrapbooks, family histories etc...). As with any information source, errors, inconsistencies, and accuracy in spelling and content are unavoidable. Therefore,
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
The Carver County Historical Society is grateful to Southwest Newspapers for their generous financial support of the newspaper indexing project.
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