Newspaper/Resource Search
| Name |
Subject |
Categories |
Source |
Date |
Pg |
Col |
| Sports |
Cologne achieves glory as County basketball capital - Business people honor champions at banquet on Saturday |
Sports & Recreation: Basketball |
Weekly Valley Herald |
4/7/1938 |
1 |
|
| Olson, Phil |
Brother of local woman is collector of Cactus |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
4/14/1938 |
1 |
|
| Businesses - Cologne |
H. P. Wirtz becomes owner of the Log Cabin - Mr. Wirtz made the purchase from James Mohrbacher |
Business & Industry: Bars & Taverns |
WVH (Cologne Dept.) |
4/14/1938 |
7 |
|
| Willmsen, Otto |
the Otto Willmsen family moved to their new home at Cologne |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
5/5/1938 |
7 |
|
| Crimes |
Cologne Oil Station entered by burglars, 2 women watch whole crime from home across highway from station. |
Law & Justice: Crime: Robbery & Theft |
Weekly Valley Herald |
5/5/1938 |
1 |
|
| Churches - Cologne |
St. Bernards - Many young people receive communion (Names Listed) |
Religion: Churches: Baptist |
Weekly Valley Herald |
5/5/1938 |
7 |
|
| Messer, Hoyt |
Elected captain of the 1938 -39 Augsburg College basketball team in Minneapolis |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
5/19/1938 |
1 |
|
| Pfleghaar, Marilyn Ann |
Cologne girl dies in Montana |
|
Waconia Patriot |
6/23/1938 |
1 |
0 |
| Pfleghaar, Marilyn Ann |
Cologne girl dies in Montana |
|
Waconia Patriot |
6/30/1938 |
1 |
0 |
| Schools - Cologne |
School bus garage being built |
- Buildings
- Transportation: Buses |
Waconia Patriot |
7/7/1938 |
3 |
|
| Businesses - Cologne |
The Log Cabin - Wirtz Brothers assume management of the Log Cabin |
Business & Industry: Bars & Taverns |
Waconia Patriot |
7/7/1938 |
3 |
|
| Stiewe, Edgar m/m |
Christening-babyboy (look also in Col 3 Benton- Repeated,name mispelled |
|
Norwood Times |
9/2/1938 |
1 |
3 |
| Behmke, Fred |
Cologne Man County Champion Corn Husker |
Agriculture: Corn |
Carver County News (Misc. Old Time Newspapers) |
10/20/1938 |
1 |
6 |
| Behnke, Fred |
Corn-Husking Title Earned by 21.3 Bushels in 80 Minutes; Fred Behnke, Cologne, Wins Heated Competition to Become 1938 Champion |
Agriculture: Harvesting |
Weekly Valley Herald |
10/20/1938 |
1 |
|
| Behnke, Fred |
Behnke Wins County Corn Husking Contest [Cologne Department] |
Agriculture: Harvesting |
Weekly Valley Herald |
10/20/1938 |
7 |
|
| Accident |
Drivers unhurt when cars collide, Keller's Corner mishap could have been grave. Names involed: Herman Panning of Hamburg & William Tshimperle. |
Transportation: Crashes and accidents |
Weekly Valley Herald |
12/8/1938 |
1 |
|
| Businessess - Cologne |
Cologne Bowling Alleys open at Cologne |
Sports & Recreation |
Waconia Patriot |
12/15/1938 |
1 |
|
| Sports - Cologne |
Famous Hollanders coming here - The strong and famous Cologne Hollanders are to make their first appearance of the season in this community (Photo & names of Players) |
Sports & Recreation |
Weekly Valley Herald |
12/29/1938 |
1 |
|
| Storms |
Snowstomr & colad provide real winter. |
Weather: Snow |
Weekly Valley Herald |
2/16/1939 |
1 |
3 |
| Olson, Kenneth |
Olson's buy Coleman Liquor Store |
|
Waconia Patriot |
3/9/1939 |
1 |
|
| Colbert, Bridget |
Obituary |
|
Waconia Patriot |
3/23/1939 |
2 |
|
| Businessess - Cologne |
Cologne Lumber co. - Montgomery man buys local yard |
Business & Industry: Forest Industries, Sawmills & Lumber |
Weekly Valley Herald |
3/23/1939 |
7 |
1 |
| Businessess - Cologne |
Cologne Lumber co. - Cologne Lumber Co. sold to Westerman lumber co. |
Business & Industry: Forest Industries, Sawmills & Lumber |
Waconia Patriot |
3/23/1939 |
4 |
|
| Businesses - Cologne |
Mid-County Co-op Oil Assn. to build new station |
Business & Industry: Chemical & Petroleum |
Waconia Patriot |
3/30/1939 |
1 |
|
| Cologne Lumber Yard |
New owner - H. E. Westerman |
|
Norwood Times |
3/31/1939 |
9 |
1 |
| Sister M. Benedicta O.S.B. (Ven) |
Is being trasfered from Gregory, South Dakota to Canon City Colorado |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
4/6/1939 |
5 |
3 |
| Sister M. Benedicta O.S.B. (Ven) |
Is being trasfered from Gregory, South Dakota to Canon City Colorado |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
4/13/1939 |
7 |
1 |
| Sister M. Benedicta O.S.B. (Ven) |
Is being trasfered from Gregory, South Dakota to Canon City Colorado |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
4/13/1939 |
11 |
4 |
| Telephone |
Telephone service for village of Cologne. |
Communication: Telecommunication |
Weekly Valley Herald |
4/13/1939 |
11 |
3 |
| Herrmann, Samuel |
Car - Truck Head on Collision |
|
Norwood Times |
5/5/1939 |
1 |
6 |
| Businesses - Cologne |
Interested in case |
Business & Industry: Creameries |
Weekly Valley Herald |
5/18/1939 |
7 |
3,4 |
| Jorissen, John, Mrs. |
Cologne people attend the funeral of Mrs. Jorissen |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
6/8/1939 |
7 |
|
| Postal Service |
Cologne post office/Art Meuwissen, age 21, robs mail |
Communication: Postal Service: Post Offices |
Norwood Times |
8/11/1939 |
1 |
4 |
| Crime |
Postal clerk is nabbed by Government Agents. Young Cologne man charged with tampering with the mail. |
Law & Justice: Crime |
Weekly Valley Herald |
8/17/1939 |
1 |
|
| Music |
The colorful uniformed Waconia High School band of 40 pieces under the direction of Mr. Stenehjem, will participate in St. Boni. |
Arts: Musicians |
Waconia Patriot |
8/24/1939 |
1 |
|
| Wallrich, Nicolas E. |
Married Leona Carchasky |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
8/31/1939 |
6 |
0 |
| Businessess - Cologne |
Cologne Bowling Alleys opens Saturday |
Sports & Recreation |
Waconia Patriot |
8/31/1939 |
1 |
|
| Wallrich, Nicolas E. |
Married Leona Carchasky |
|
Waconia Patriot |
9/7/1939 |
2 |
0 |
| Zabel, Warren |
killed in auto accident near Cologne |
|
Norwood Times |
9/8/1939 |
1 |
6 |
| Collins, James |
Died |
|
Carver County News |
10/5/1939 |
1 |
5 |
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