Newspaper/Resource Search
| Name |
Subject |
Categories |
Source |
Date |
Pg |
Col |
| Businesses - City of Chaska |
New store being opened during coming week-end - Plans to move the Brinkhaus & Son's market to new location. The new store to be known as Brinkhaus & Son's Red Owl agency |
Business & Industry: Grocery Stores |
Weekly Valley Herald |
5/22/1941 |
1 |
|
| City of Chaska |
More projects added to list - Teske buys auditorium property for building in business district |
Growth & Development: Planning |
Weekly Valley Herald |
5/22/1941 |
1 |
|
| Schools |
Chaska High & Guardian Angels 60 seniors are to receive diplomas at 2 schools - Chaska High graduates 45; Guardian Angels to present diplomas to 15. (Names listed) |
Education: High Schools |
Weekly Valley Herald |
5/29/1941 |
1 |
|
| Cities - Chaska |
Improvements - Front being refinished, new house being built, the Green Lantern, William Hellriegel & Ernest Fuhrman |
Government: Planning & Growth: Redevelopment |
WVH |
5/29/1941 |
1 |
|
| Mattson, Henry |
Became owner of Chas W. Hill property and barber shop |
|
Carver County News |
6/5/1941 |
4 |
4 |
| Stith, Olga 1887-1941 (Mrs. Chas.) |
Died after long suffering |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
6/5/1941 |
8 |
|
| City of Chaska |
More projects in business 'Loop', bank addition planned; Tiedeman work started |
Government: Planning & Growth: Planning Process |
Weekly Valley Herald |
6/5/1941 |
1 |
|
| Ess, Wallace |
Shakopee and Chaska people wed. Married Lillian Siebenaler |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
6/12/1941 |
1 |
|
| Ulrich, Chas |
Killed in a Run-a-WayFarm Accident |
Death Records: CC Index |
LP |
6/12/1941 |
2 |
|
| Businesses - Watertown |
Halgren Drug, purchased by Jack Harms |
Business & Industry: Pharmacies |
Carver County News |
6/15/1941 |
1 |
3 |
| Marshall, W.K., Rev |
Passed away at the home of his son Dr. N.H. Marshall of Chaska (Mirror of Time) |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
6/26/1941 |
3 |
|
| Cities - Chaska |
Chaska post office - Window service will be out; Tiedeman becomes chief clerk in set up |
Communication: Postal Service: Post Offices |
Weekly Valley Herald |
6/26/1941 |
1 |
|
| George, Lester |
Son of former Chaska Girl Victim of heart failure |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
7/17/1941 |
5 |
|
| Schroers, George |
Purchased the residnece of the Peter Van Sloun Estate |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
7/17/1941 |
5 |
4 |
| Cities - Chaska |
Chaska celebrates 90th anniversary, Saturday and Sunday |
Anniversaries |
Waconia Patriot |
7/24/1941 |
1 |
|
| Organizations/Events - Chaska |
Anniversary, Sugar day fete set to open. Old timers are arriving for 2 day festivities |
History: Events |
Weekly Valley Herald |
7/24/1941 |
1 |
|
| Winkelmann, Aaron |
Obituary-Native of Pennsylvania lived in Chaska a long time |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
7/31/1941 |
1 |
|
| Organizations/Events - Chaska |
With attendance of 17,000, anniversary is success. Heat, rain cut crowds at Sugar Day; Visitors come from other states |
History: Events |
Weekly Valley Herald |
7/31/1941 |
1 |
|
| City of Chaska |
Ninetieth anniversary register reveals visitors come here from 9 states |
Anniversaries |
Weekly Valley Herald |
8/7/1941 |
1 |
|
| City of Chaska |
The City Town Clock - $600 clock fund in week is goal |
Government: Finance and Funding: Fees |
Weekly Valley Herald |
8/7/1941 |
1 |
|
| W. W. II - Carver County |
Stamps are to be sold soon. Meeting for merchants, purchasers on Tuesday precedes start of sale |
Military Activities: World War, 1939-1945 |
Weekly Valley Herald |
8/14/1941 |
1 |
|
| City of Chaska |
Funds still insufficient but clock is being streamlined, work on electrifying scheduled to be done during current week, work on town clock |
Government: Finance and Funding: Fees |
Weekly Valley Herald |
8/14/1941 |
1 |
|
| City of Chaska |
Town clock more reliable than ever |
Buildings: Halls |
Weekly Valley Herald |
8/21/1941 |
1 |
|
| Dressel, Chas. |
Bought Evangelical Free Church parsonage |
|
Carver County News |
8/28/1941 |
1 |
1 |
| Cebulla, John |
Purchased Ervin Hahn house |
|
Carver County News |
8/28/1941 |
2 |
1 |
| Schools |
Chaska: School project is given approval - A wire to the Hearld from Washingtonm, D. C. stated that approval had been given the application of the Chaska School district for a W.P.A. Project |
Education: High Schools |
Weekly Valley Herald |
8/28/1941 |
1 |
|
| Schalow, William |
May go to the Saints, promising young Chaskan athlete |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
9/4/1941 |
1 |
|
| City of Chaska |
Clock simplified (Photo) |
Buildings: Halls |
Weekly Valley Herald |
9/4/1941 |
1 |
|
| City of Chaska |
City affected by strike - Strike by the Northland Grayhound Bus Company |
Transportation: Buses |
Weekly Valley Herald |
9/4/1941 |
1 |
|
| Kowalsky, Kenneth |
New grid coach of Hopkins has become coach of the Chaska high school football team - photo |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
9/11/1941 |
1 |
|
| City of Chaska |
City WPA plan given approval on its Creek Channel improvement project |
Geography: Rivers & Streams |
Weekly Valley Herald |
9/11/1941 |
1 |
|
| Quinn, Donald |
Purchased the Biersdorf Dray line at New Germany |
|
Carver County News |
10/2/1941 |
2 |
4 |
| Businesses - Chaska |
The Valley Herald - Herald in 80th year - 79 years ago a birth in the then developing hamlet of Chaska, attracted attention of the community sparse population |
Communication: Newspapers |
Weekly Valley Herald |
10/2/1941 |
1 |
|
| Brinkhaus, Margaret |
Head of 7,500. Chaska Woman was elevated to the presidency of the Minnesota branch of the Natl. Catholic Women's union |
Religion: Religious Organizations |
Weekly Valley Herald |
10/9/1941 |
1 |
|
| Gehl, Harold |
Skating with Henie Revue from Chaska's little skating rink to the most famous ice show in the United States is quite a jump. |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
10/16/1941 |
1 |
|
| Lindenberg, Henrietta, Mrs. |
Resident of Chaska, passed away at her home at age 87 yrs. (Mirror of Time) |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
10/16/1941 |
8 |
|
| Schools |
Chaska & Guardian Angels High homecoming will bring graduates back to schools |
Education: High Schools |
Weekly Valley Herald |
10/16/1941 |
1 |
|
| Happ, Casper |
Auction Sale. The undersigned will sell at public auction on his farm, 3 miles north of Chaska, on highway no 41 |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
10/23/1941 |
7 |
|
| Osberg, Joseph |
Chaskan's husband lucky in orchestra accident |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
10/23/1941 |
1 |
|
| Sports |
Chaska High adds fourth conference football title - Bloomington held back of 45 yard line during entire contest Friday |
Sports & Recreation: Football |
Weekly Valley Herald |
10/30/1941 |
1 |
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Miller/Mueller
Bergman/Bergmann
Blocker/Plocher
Hemming/Henning
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