Newspaper/Resource Search
| Name |
Subject |
Categories |
Source |
Date |
Pg |
Col |
| Churches - Organizations |
Shakopee Knights of Columbus induct new officers |
Religion: Religious Organizations |
Weekly Valley Herald |
10/17/1940 |
4 |
2 |
| Elections - Cologne |
Annual village electin |
Politics & Elections: Elections |
Weekly Valley Herald |
12/12/1940 |
3 |
1 |
| Taxes - County |
Collectible amount in county goes down - Chaska goes up |
Government: Taxation |
Weekly Valley Herald |
12/26/1940 |
1 |
1 |
| Eisner, Henry B. |
Married to: Adeline C. Colangelo |
Marriage Records |
Waconia Patriot |
1/2/1941 |
4 |
0 |
| Organizations - Cologne Fire Dept. |
Antique collector buys old fire engine |
- Government: Organizations
- Government: Departments and Offices: Fire Department
- Business & Industry: Antiques |
Waconia Patriot |
2/6/1941 |
4 |
|
| Beuhler, Math Mr. and Mrs. |
Buehler's Honored on Wedding Anniversary; Longtime residents of this locality were suprised by relatives and friends on their 45th wedding anniversary [Cologne and Vicinity; many names and photo] |
Anniversaries |
Weekly Valley Herald |
2/13/1941 |
7 |
|
| Businesses |
New Store to Open - The Hunkins drug company of Belle Plaine will open their new store in Cologne about April 1st |
Business & Industry: Pharmacies |
Weekly Valley Herald (Cologne & Vicinity) |
3/27/1941 |
6 |
|
| Cities - Village of Cologne |
Grants new franchise to power company (The Interstate Power Company) |
Government: Public Utilities |
WVH (Cologne & Vicinity) |
4/17/1941 |
6 |
|
| Van Buggenum, Henry |
Henry Van Buggenum, former resident of this community, died at his home in Minneapolis (Cologne and Vicinity) |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
7/31/1941 |
6 |
|
| Crime |
Fugitive from hospital picked up at Cologne. |
Law & Justice |
Weekly Valley Herald |
8/14/1941 |
1 |
|
| Jacques, Nick 1876-1941 |
Funeral services conducted for Nick Jacques at Cologne, who died of a heart attack |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
10/23/1941 |
5 |
3 |
| Teas, Earle |
Wins recognition at St. Cloud College - photo |
|
Carver County News |
12/11/1941 |
6 |
2 |
| Driscoll, Daniel |
Married Cecile Braunwarth |
|
Waconia Patriot |
1/15/1942 |
5 |
|
| Driscoll, Daniel |
Married Cecile Braunwarth |
|
Young America Eagle |
2/9/1942 |
1 |
0 |
| Hansel, Joseph |
Elected to Cologne co-op creamery board |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
2/19/1942 |
6 |
1 |
| Lewis, Isaac I., Hon. |
Family will remove daughter Mary's remains from Manitou, Col. to Watertown |
|
Carver County News |
3/6/1942 |
1 |
3 |
| Dols, Lambert L. |
Retires after 27 Years as postmaster of Cologne |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
4/2/1942 |
6 |
2 |
| Johnson, C.J. |
Killed in car/train collision. |
Death Records: CC Index |
LP. |
4/30/1942 |
6 |
4 |
| Lunow, Henry |
Cologne. New creamery manager of local co-op |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
5/7/1942 |
6 |
1 |
| Churches - Methodist - Cologne |
Zion Methodist church of Cologne 85th anniversary (Photo) |
- Religion: Churches: Methodist
- Anniversaries |
Waconia Patriot |
6/4/1942 |
1 |
|
| Churches - Methodist - Cologne |
History of the Zion Methodist |
- Religion: Churches: Mennonite
- History: Reminiscences |
Waconia Patriot |
6/4/1942 |
8 |
|
| Nicolin, Anna M. (Mrs. Henry) nee Linenfelser |
Obituary |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
7/30/1942 |
1 |
1 |
| Borg, William |
Headed committee to collect scrap iron |
|
Carver County News |
10/1/1942 |
1 |
1 |
| Thorson, Al |
Headed committee to collect scrap iron |
|
Carver County News |
10/1/1942 |
1 |
1 |
| Lundquist, Cordelia |
Has been elected historian recorder of the college Kappa Delta Pi |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
10/15/1942 |
1 |
5 |
| Businesses - Chaska & Cologne |
Bruer's Liquor thief nabbed |
- Business & Industry: Bars & Taverns
- Law & Justice: Crime: Robbery & Theft |
Weekly Valley Herald |
11/26/1942 |
1 |
6 |
| Organizations - Cologne Fire Dept. |
Village buys new fire engine pump |
- Government: Organizations
- Government: Departments and Offices: Fire Department |
Waconia Patriot |
11/26/1942 |
5 |
|
| Churches - Cologne |
St. Bernards: 2 society meetings held - St. Ann's Society & St. Bernadine Society - Election of officers |
Religion: Religious Organizations |
Weekly Valley Herald |
12/10/1942 |
6 |
1 |
| Postal Service |
Ray Mumm, appointed Cologne, postmaster |
Communication: Postal Service: Post Offices |
Waconia Patriot |
12/24/1942 |
12 |
|
| Hoen, Arthur P |
Former Cologne Boy is Air Corps Bombadier |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
1/7/1943 |
2 |
1 |
| Meuwissen, Alois |
Resigns as Cologne Fire Chief |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
1/21/1943 |
6 |
4 |
| Mumm, Ray E. |
Recently received his appt. as postmaster in Cologne |
|
Waconia Patriot |
1/21/1943 |
1 |
|
| Colwell, May Hazen |
Died |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
2/25/1943 |
1 |
6 |
| Colwell, May Hazen |
Obituary |
|
Waconia Patriot |
2/25/1943 |
1 |
|
| Colwell, Albert Major |
Obituary |
Death Records |
Waconia Patriot |
4/1/1943 |
1 |
0 |
| Colwell, Albert Major (A. M.) |
Death announcement clipping |
Death Records |
Hanson Book #14 |
4/1/1943 |
22 |
0 |
| Churches - Cologne |
St. Bernards: 56 receive first holy communion |
Religion: Churches: Catholic |
Weekly Valley Herald |
5/13/1943 |
6 |
1 |
| Churches - Cologne |
St. Bernards: Large class confirmed |
Religion: Churches: Catholic |
Weekly Valley Herald |
5/13/1943 |
6 |
1 |
| Churches - Benton Zion Lutheran - Cologne |
Rev. Herman Amend tendered his resignation |
Religion: Churches: Lutheran |
Waconia Patriot |
7/22/1943 |
1 |
|
| Churches - Benton Zion Lutheran - Cologne |
Rev. Osterman of Carver called by Zion Lutheran at Benton |
Religion: Churches: Lutheran |
Waconia Patriot |
7/22/1943 |
1 |
|
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