Newspaper/Resource Search
| Name |
Subject |
Categories |
Source |
Date |
Pg |
Col |
| Mueleners, Joe |
Purchases Ben Hesse house |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
9/26/1957 |
2 |
|
| Bwhl, Theresa. |
purchased the skeets Koziol home |
|
Carver County News |
10/3/1957 |
5 |
2 |
| Sports |
Chaska wallops Waconia 37-0 to gain "Brown Jug;" Remains unbeaten so far |
Sports & Recreation |
Weekly Valley Herald |
10/3/1957 |
5 |
|
| Businesses - Chaska |
Herald starts 97th year of publication - Chaska newspaper, editor cited in Star (Photo) |
Communication: Newspapers |
Weekly Valley Herald |
10/3/1957 |
1 |
|
| Schmieg, Ray |
Another new home for Victoria. He purchased a lot and has started building a new home |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
10/10/1957 |
9 |
|
| Businesses - Waconia |
Industries for Waconia Inc. - Citizens increase tempo in industrial stock purchases |
Economics: Exchange |
Waconia Patriot |
10/17/1957 |
1 |
|
| Kramer, Grace 1875-1957 |
Former Chaskan buried here |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
10/24/1957 |
1 |
|
| Borak, Don |
Chaskan, Companion escape with minor injuries in car crash early Saturday |
Transportation: Crashes and accidents |
Weekly Valley Herald |
10/31/1957 |
1 |
|
| Railroads - Chaska |
Milwaukee RR wins suit over city/$20,000 damage settled for $7,760. Dump ordered closed last Friday |
Buildings: Railroad |
Weekly Valley Herald |
11/7/1957 |
1 |
|
| Thom, A. B. |
Warm tires slide down incline... storm maroons big Truck on Chaska main Street |
|
wvp |
11/21/1957 |
1 |
|
| Maas, Mr & Mrs. Elmer. |
purchased Henry Mahson home |
|
Carver County News |
11/28/1957 |
5 |
1 |
| Ehalt, Chas. |
died - funeral held at St. Boni |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
12/5/1957 |
3 |
|
| Rudolph, William L. |
Former Chaskan buried from Ellsworth, Wis |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
12/5/1957 |
6 |
|
| King, Chas m/m |
baby boy |
|
Carver County News |
1/2/1958 |
5 |
2 |
| Lano, Dick |
Re-named Chaska fire chief |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
1/9/1958 |
1 |
4 |
| Ess, Frank |
Continue longevity mark for the Chaska Fire Dept. |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
1/16/1958 |
1 |
3 |
| Organizations - Chaska |
Fire department - Firemen's Relief Assoc. - Annual old timer meeting with dinner & election of officers |
- Government: Departments and Offices: Fire Department
- History: Events |
Weekly Valley Herald |
1/16/1958 |
1 |
3 |
| Organizations - Chaska |
Drum & Bugle Corps., has new director, Harry O. Steffen |
Arts: Music: Bands |
Weekly Valley Herald |
1/16/1958 |
1 |
6 |
| Mc. Padden, James m/m |
purchased home in Salinas, Calif. |
|
Carver County News |
1/23/1958 |
5 |
1 |
| Organizations -Chaska /Toastmasters |
Toastmasters club seeking new blood |
- Clubs & Associations
- Government: Organizations |
Weekly Valley Herald |
1/23/1958 |
1 |
4 |
| Grife, Chas. |
died obit |
|
Carver County News |
1/30/1958 |
5 |
3 |
| Schools - Chaska |
Guardian Angel's H. S. - Honor Roll |
Education: Private Schools |
Weekly Valley Herald |
2/6/1958 |
4 |
4 |
| Businesses - Chaska |
Chaska Canning Co. - City purchases canning plant |
Business & Industry: Food Preparation Industries |
Weekly Valley Herald |
2/13/1958 |
1 |
4 |
| Businesses - Chaska |
Gedney Pickling Co. - Fire destroys equipment bldg. |
- Business & Industry: Food Preparation Industries
- Disasters: Fires |
Weekly Valley Herald |
2/13/1958 |
1 |
1 |
| Businesses/Watertown |
Rainbow Inn purchased by Lavin Schmidt for new bakery |
Business & Industry: Restaurants |
Carver County News |
2/13/1958 |
1 |
6 |
| Tellers, Wilbur |
elected Greater Chaska Head |
|
wvh |
2/20/1958 |
1 |
6 |
| Businesses - Chaska |
Chaska Canning Co. purchased by Chaska City council |
Business & Industry: Food Preparation Industries |
Carver County News |
2/20/1958 |
4 |
1 |
| Businesses - Chaska |
American Crystal Sugar Co. - Liquid sugar their latest innovation (Photo) |
Business & Industry: Food Preparation Industries |
Weekly Valley Herald |
2/20/1958 |
1 |
1 |
| Lahl, Wally |
Named Chaska Cub Manager |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
2/27/1958 |
1 |
3 |
| Sports |
Chaska HS - first wrestling team (Photo) |
Sports & Recreation |
Weekly Valley Herald |
2/27/1958 |
1 |
|
| Businesses - Chaska |
Dauwalter Motors, Inc. expands automotive service |
Business & Industry: Automotive |
Weekly Valley Herald |
2/27/1958 |
1 |
5 |
| Sports |
Chaska Hawk Basketball team - Hawks finsh season (Photo) |
Sports & Recreation: Basketball |
Weekly Valley Herald |
3/6/1958 |
1 |
1,2,3 |
| Organizations - Chaska |
Greater Chaska Inc., meeting & nominations |
Politics & Elections: Elections |
Weekly Valley Herald |
3/6/1958 |
1 |
4 |
| Organizations/Clubs - Chaska |
Lions Club, new organization holds election |
Politics & Elections: Elections |
Weekly Valley Herald |
3/6/1958 |
1 |
3 |
| Gastler, Harold |
Chaska Toasmaster won Speech contest. |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
3/13/1958 |
1 |
1 |
| Organizations/Clubs/Chaska |
Mn. Valley Rod & Gun Club, new sportsment group |
- Sports & Recreation: Hunting & Fishing
- Clubs & Associations |
Weekly Valley Herald |
3/20/1958 |
1 |
2 |
| Roads - Carver County |
Chaska-Waconia road to be black topped - Call for bids |
Transportation: Roads & Highways |
Weekly Valley Herald |
3/27/1958 |
1 |
2 |
| Churches - St. John's Lutheran Church/Chaska |
10 to be confirmed |
Religion: Churches: Lutheran |
Weekly Valley Herald |
3/27/1958 |
1 |
3 |
| Organizations/Clubs - Chaska |
Eastern Star, open installation of officers |
Politics & Elections: Elections |
Weekly Valley Herald |
4/3/1958 |
12 |
3 |
| Organizations -Chaska /VFW |
VFW Auxiliary has installation of officers |
- Clubs & Associations
- Government: Organizations |
Weekly Valley Herald |
4/3/1958 |
1 |
2 |
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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