Newspaper/Resource Search
| Name |
Subject |
Categories |
Source |
Date |
Pg |
Col |
| Organizations - Chaska |
Fire department - Firemen test new fire truck in cold weather Sunday |
- Government: Departments and Offices: Fire Department
- Transportation: Motor Vehicles |
Weekly Valley Herald |
2/7/1957 |
1 |
1,2 |
| Postal Service |
Highway post office service for Cologne |
Communication: Postal Service: Post Offices |
Waconia Patriot |
2/21/1957 |
4 |
|
| Coleman, Thomas Rev. |
Death |
|
Norwood Times |
2/28/1957 |
1 |
2 |
| Businessess - Cologne |
Cologne Locker Plant has new owners |
Business & Industry: General Stores |
Weekly Valley Herald (s/b 21) |
2/28/1957 |
7 |
1 |
| Brekke, Oscar |
Cologne locker plant sold |
Land & Property: Real Estate |
Weekly Valley Herald |
3/14/1957 |
6 |
2 |
| Stanley, Lyle |
Cologne locker plant sold |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
3/14/1957 |
6 |
2 |
| Hesse, Ben 1881-1957 |
Heart attack claims Ben Hesse of Cologne |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
5/9/1957 |
6 |
|
| Strong, Mrs. Edward |
Victim of Tragic Collision In Calif. |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
5/9/1957 |
4 |
|
| Businesses - Cologne |
The Hesse Store sold to Mr. & Mrs. Bongard |
Business & Industry: General Stores |
Waconia Patriot |
5/30/1957 |
4 |
|
| Pearson, George Erick |
Body of man found Tuesday morning on Milwaukee Road track east of Cologne |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
6/6/1957 |
1 |
|
| Trost , Herman Mr & Mrs . |
nee , Dorothy Schalow of Chaska , memorial day jet crash had local touch, two navy jets collide - photo |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
6/6/1957 |
1 |
|
| Lenzen, Harold "Dick" |
Two cars colide at Main Street in early Sunday Accident |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
6/13/1957 |
1 |
|
| Churches - Zion Lutheran Church |
Zion Lutheran Church to observe centennial - Located in Benton Township near Cologne |
- Religion: Churches: Lutheran
- Anniversaries: Centennials |
Weekly Valley Herald |
6/20/1957 |
1 |
|
| Guethling, Louis (ludwig) |
Buried at Cologne |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
8/1/1957 |
1 |
|
| Hauer, Herman H., Chaplain |
Colonel; Former Cologne Man named Chaplain for sixth army group |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
8/22/1957 |
1 |
|
| Sports |
Region 7 - B playoffs open here tonight - Chanhassen's C-H champs collide with Norwood at Athletic Park |
Sports & Recreation |
Weekly Valley Herald |
8/22/1957 |
1 |
|
| Burns, Margaret Ann. |
receives diplma from Dpt. nursing College of St. Catherine |
|
Carver County News |
8/29/1957 |
1 |
2 |
| Businessess - Cologne |
Cologne Locker Plant - Fire marchall to investigate Cologne Locker Plant fire |
- Business & Industry: General Stores
- Disasters: Fires |
Waconia Patriot |
9/5/1957 |
1 |
|
| Businessess - Cologne |
Cologne Packing Co - Fire marshall to investigate Cologne Locker Plant fire |
Business & Industry: General Stores |
Waconia Patriot |
9/5/1957 |
1 |
|
| Bawer, Collen. |
senior sketches |
|
Carver County News |
9/26/1957 |
6 |
4 |
| Wagener, Richard |
operates Cologne locker plant |
|
Waconia Patriot |
10/17/1957 |
4 |
|
| Wagner, Rich |
buys Cologne meat plant |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
10/17/1957 |
1 |
|
| Bleichner, James |
Cologne Youth Struck by Car |
Transportation: Crashes and accidents |
Weekly Valley Herald |
10/24/1957 |
1 |
|
| Collins, Saford. |
named to State Hwy, patrol |
|
Carver County News |
10/31/1957 |
3 |
4 |
| Gestler, Harold O. |
Married Colleen Margaret Sheridan(10 years ago) |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
11/4/1957 |
13 |
|
| Schools |
District 110 - School may change school colors to green & white |
Education: High Schools |
Waconia Patriot |
11/7/1957 |
1 |
|
| Schneider, Paul |
Funeral at Cologne Church |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
11/21/1957 |
1 |
|
| Schools |
Waconia High School: Request change of school colors to green & white |
Education: High Schools |
Carver County News |
11/21/1957 |
4 |
1 |
| Mittelsted, Marcia |
Local girl helping plan Collegiate Flying Show scheduled at Macalester |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
11/28/1957 |
1 |
|
| Jesuit College |
blueprint stage |
|
Carver County News |
11/28/1957 |
4 |
1 |
| Schneider, Paul B. |
Buried at Cologne |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
12/5/1957 |
2 |
|
| Cities - Victoria |
Weekly column called " The Victoria Story" by J. A. Diethelm. |
History: Reminiscences |
Weekly Valley Herald |
1/2/1958 |
7 |
1- 2 |
| Jackel, Harry |
Killed in head-on car collision |
Death Records: CC Index |
LP |
1/2/1958 |
4 |
1 |
| Tellers, Joseph W. |
Injured in car collision |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
1/23/1958 |
1 |
5 |
| Schmelpfenig, Edith |
Injured in 2 car collision |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
1/30/1958 |
1 |
4 |
| Sellnow, Janet |
Daughter of Mrs. Edna Sellnow, Norwood, will leave on a 2000 mile concert tour with the Choral Club of Concordia College |
|
Norwood Times |
3/6/1958 |
1 |
6 |
| Grimm, Ivan |
Grimm is big man in cage future at Carleton College - photo |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
3/13/1958 |
12 |
1 |
| Mellberg, Fred |
Injured in car collision |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
3/20/1958 |
1 |
6 |
| Churches - Cologne |
St. Bernards: First holy communion Sunday |
Religion: Churches: Catholic |
Weekly Valley Herald |
5/8/1958 |
6 |
1 |
| Joos, Richard |
Graduates from St. Thomas college |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
6/12/1958 |
6 |
2 |
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Miller/Mueller
Bergman/Bergmann
Blocker/Plocher
Hemming/Henning
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