Newspaper/Resource Search
| Name |
Subject |
Categories |
Source |
Date |
Pg |
Col |
| Organizations/Events - Chaska |
Auto Club - Fun heaped high at 1st dinner series |
- Government: Organizations
- History: Events |
Weekly Valley Herald |
11/15/1945 |
1 |
6 |
| Sports |
Chaska - G-A Lanes - Standings |
Sports & Recreation |
Weekly Valley Herald |
11/22/1945 |
7 |
2 - 3 |
| Businesses - Chaska |
Brinkhaus Building - Old hotel now modern coast to coast retail store |
Business & Industry: Ceramics Industry, Potteries |
Weekly Valley Herald |
12/6/1945 |
1 |
1,2,3 |
| Businesses - Chaska |
Brinkhaus Building - Grand Opening |
Business & Industry: Hotels & Motels |
Weekly Valley Herald |
12/13/1945 |
1 |
4 |
| Ortloff, Lester |
He and brother Chester purchased the Robert Jopp Tavern |
|
Carver County News |
12/20/1945 |
2 |
2 |
| Churches - Chaska - Moravian Church |
Yule program |
- Religion: Denominations
- Holidays: Christmas |
WVH |
12/20/1945 |
1 |
6 |
| Sports |
Chaska - G-A Lanes - Standings |
Sports & Recreation |
Weekly Valley Herald |
12/27/1945 |
8 |
1 - 2 |
| McGinnis, Chas. |
Died in california |
|
Carver County News |
1/10/1946 |
1 |
4 |
| Businesses |
New Germany Hardware Co. purchased by Elmer Beierdorf & Gordon Bennyhoff |
Business & Industry: General Stores |
Carver County News |
1/17/1946 |
2 |
4 |
| Businesses - Chaska |
Mittelsted Dodge & Plymouth Sales & Garage: New display room added |
Business & Industry: Automotive |
Weekly Valley Herald |
1/31/1946 |
1 |
2,3 |
| Mooney, Albert |
High School coach in Chaska dies of heart attack. |
Death Records: CC Index |
LP. |
1/31/1946 |
1 |
1 |
| Businesses - Chaska |
Crown Drug Store - Abe Rovell, new owner |
Business & Industry: Pharmacies |
Weekly Valley Herald |
2/7/1946 |
1 |
3 |
| Venske, Mr & Mrs. Fred W. |
purchased Amelie Lenz house |
|
Carver County News |
2/14/1946 |
6 |
|
| Businesses - Chaska |
Eder & Zamjahn Furnture Store: Expansion program in progress |
Business & Industry: Furnishings |
Weekly Valley Herald |
2/14/1946 |
1 |
3 |
| Organizations/Events - Chaska |
Auto Club - Club again organized for current year - New officers appointed |
- Government: Organizations
- History: Events |
Weekly Valley Herald |
2/14/1946 |
1 |
4,5,6 |
| Organizations/Events - Chaska |
Auto Club - Ex-pro gambler will demo technique used by professional gamblers |
- Government: Organizations
- Sports & Recreation |
Weekly Valley Herald |
2/21/1946 |
1 |
1 |
| Organizations/Events - Chaska |
Dexterous hands of former gambler |
- Government: Organizations
- Sports & Recreation |
Weekly Valley Herald |
2/28/1946 |
1 |
1,2,3 |
| Ess, Mrs. Edmund |
Appointed Red Cross Drive Chairman in Chaska |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
3/7/1946 |
1 |
2 |
| Businesses - Chaska |
Werner Hardware: Owned by son of Mr. & Mrs. W. E. Werner of Chaska. Store loss from fire estimated at $20,000.00 |
- Business & Industry: General Stores
- Disasters: Fires |
Weekly Valley Herald |
3/7/1946 |
1 |
1 |
| Businesses - Chaska |
Sugar City Co-op Creamery has bumper year |
Business & Industry: Creameries |
Weekly Valley Herald |
3/7/1946 |
1 |
6 |
| Thompson, Chas. P. |
Owner of Thompson's Garage |
|
Carver County News |
3/14/1946 |
1 |
2 |
| Menth, Fred |
Purchased old E. Cederstrom farm |
|
Carver County News |
3/21/1946 |
1 |
2 |
| Organizations/Events - Chaska |
Sugar Day - Committees for Sugar festival announced |
History: Events |
Weekly Valley Herald |
3/21/1946 |
11 |
4 |
| Ferry, m/m Chas. A. |
birth/girl |
|
Norwood Times |
3/22/1946 |
1 |
2 |
| Businesses - Chaska |
Borak's Cafe is now Wynn's Cafe, E. j. Wynn is new owner |
Business & Industry: Restaurants |
Weekly Valley Herald |
3/28/1946 |
1 |
4 |
| Businesses - Chaska |
Chaska Canning Co. expanding into processing of peas |
Business & Industry: Food Preparation Industries |
Weekly Valley Herald |
3/28/1946 |
1 |
6 |
| Businesses - Chaska |
Borak's Cafe: New owner - New name (Wynn's Cafe) |
Business & Industry: Restaurants |
Weekly Valley Herald |
4/4/1946 |
1 |
3 |
| Sports |
Chaska Guardina Angels bowling tournament in full swing |
Sports & Recreation |
Weekly Valley Herald |
4/18/1946 |
1 |
4 |
| Effertz, Ed |
opens garage here-(in Cologne)-purchased from H. M. Bongard. |
|
Waconia Patriot |
4/25/1946 |
5 |
|
| Stahlke, Ralph |
Purchased the Ed Hirsch mercantile store |
|
Waconia Patriot |
5/2/1946 |
7 |
|
| Sports |
Chaska Cubs - Financial difficulties solved in present solicitations |
Sports & Recreation: Baseball |
Weekly Valley Herald |
5/2/1946 |
1 |
6 |
| Cities - Chaska |
Financial statement fo fiscal year ending 3/31/1946 |
Government: Finance and Funding: Treasurer's Report |
Weekly Valley Herald |
5/2/1946 |
9 |
|
| Businesses |
New Germany: Ralph Stahlke purchased the Ed Hirsh Mercantile store |
Business & Industry: General Stores |
Young America Eagle |
5/3/1946 |
7 |
|
| Businesses - Chaska |
Leivermann Bros: First to change store into self serving market |
Business & Industry: Grocery Stores |
Weekly Valley Herald |
5/9/1946 |
1 |
4 |
| Churches: Chaska/Guardian Angels |
Class receives first communion |
Religion: Churches: Catholic |
Weekly Valley Herald |
5/16/1946 |
1 |
3 |
| Churches: Chaska/Guardian Angels |
Archbishop Murray to confirm large class on Ascension day |
Religion: Churches: Catholic |
Weekly Valley Herald |
5/23/1946 |
1 |
6 |
| Churches: Chaska/Guardian Angels |
Shooting vandalism |
- Religion: Churches: Catholic
- Law & Justice: Crime |
Weekly Valley Herald |
5/23/1946 |
1 |
1 |
| Organizations - Chaska |
Drum & Bugle Corps., organized |
Arts: Music: Bands |
Weekly Valley Herald |
5/23/1946 |
1 |
6 |
| Kohn, Otto, Rev. |
Pastor of St. John's in Chaska will be resuming his pastorate - photo |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
5/30/1946 |
1 |
6 |
| Walker, Lloyd |
purchased bldg. and general store a Pemberton |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
5/30/1946 |
1 |
5 |
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Miller/Mueller
Bergman/Bergmann
Blocker/Plocher
Hemming/Henning
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