Newspaper/Resource Search
| Name |
Subject |
Categories |
Source |
Date |
Pg |
Col |
| Schoewe, Joan |
Attends College |
|
Norwood Times |
9/28/1961 |
1 |
3 |
| Atkinson, Betty |
Sister of Cologne woman dies in California (nee: Luedtke) |
Reference Sources: Death Records |
Waconia Patriot |
10/5/1961 |
3 |
|
| Schools - St. Boni. |
Jesuit College - Minnesotan heads Jesuit College |
Education: Colleges & Universities |
Waconia Patriot |
10/5/1961 |
1 |
|
| Ess, Charles |
Killed in collision |
|
Waconia Patriot |
10/14/1961 |
3 |
|
| Schools - St. Boni. |
Jesuit College - Rev. Burns, president |
Education: Colleges & Universities |
Carver County News |
10/19/1961 |
3 |
3 |
| Smith, Julius Coller M/M |
Birth - Boy/Justin Paul |
|
Norwood Times |
11/9/1961 |
4 |
3 |
| Sauter, William F. |
Oldest Cologne Citizen Died |
|
Waconia Patriot |
11/16/1961 |
1 |
|
| Sauter, William F. |
Oldest Cologne Citizen Died |
|
Waconia Patriot |
11/23/1961 |
1 |
|
| Engelen, Gerhard |
He retires as mail carrier at Cologne |
|
Waconia Patriot |
3/15/1962 |
1 |
|
| Organizations - Cologne VFW Auxiliary |
Elects officers |
Clubs & Associations |
Weekly Valley Herald |
3/15/1962 |
4 |
1 |
| Gustafson, A. Malcolm Rev. |
resigns from trinity Church |
|
Carver County News |
8/9/1962 |
1 |
5 |
| Melchert, John, Rev. |
Cologne Chicken King |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
8/30/1962 |
1 |
4 |
| Behrens, Kenneth M/M |
Baby Girl: Ann Colette |
|
Carver County News |
10/18/1962 |
4 |
6 |
| Churches - Cologne |
St. Bernards: 18 receive their first holy communions |
Religion: Churches: Catholic |
Weekly Valley Herald |
11/8/1962 |
4 |
1 |
| Organizations - Waconia |
Waconia Creamery Assoc., New powder collector room, added to creamery |
Business & Industry: Creameries |
Waconia Patriot |
12/13/1962 |
10 |
|
| Ownbey, James, Sp-4 and Mrs. |
baby girl Colette Rene |
|
Carver County News |
12/27/1962 |
1 |
1 |
| Dennin, Raymond |
Rites held for Raymond Dennin, native of Cologne |
|
Waconia Patriot |
1/10/1963 |
2 |
|
| Electricity |
Mayer, Cologne & Hydes Lake - inclueded in NSP expansion project |
|
Waconia Patriot |
1/10/1963 |
6 |
|
| Cities - Cologne/Development |
Cologne among towns approved for sewage facilities |
Growth & Development: Planning |
Waconia Patriot |
1/10/1963 |
6 |
|
| Collette, Calvin L. & Janice I. (nee: Warner) |
Baby Boy: Roy Ronald Gary |
|
Carver County News |
1/24/1963 |
1 |
1 |
| Boyle, Gregory |
Appointed Cologne Mail Carrier |
Communication: Postal Service: Post Offices |
Weekly Valley Herald |
1/25/1963 |
4 |
1 |
| Fratzke, Mel. |
chosen home coming King at trinity College |
|
Carver County News |
3/7/1963 |
1 |
3 |
| Illies, Mr & Mrs clarence |
buys the Wirtz Store in Cologne |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
4/11/1963 |
7 |
1 |
| Businesses - Cologne |
Wirtz Store sold |
Business & Industry: Bars & Taverns |
Waconia Patriot |
4/11/1963 |
8 |
|
| Wolfram, Ted |
found on farm near Cologne |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
4/25/1963 |
1 |
2-3 |
| Businesses - Cologne |
Westerman Lumber Co. - Construction in Cologne |
Business & Industry: Forest Industries, Sawmills & Lumber |
Waconia Patriot |
4/25/1963 |
7 |
|
| Bongard, Frederick H. |
Promoted to Lt. Colonel (Photo) |
Military Activities: Military Installations |
Weekly Valley Herald |
5/9/1963 |
1 |
1 |
| Cities - Cologne |
Cologne gets Federal funds for disposal plant |
Environment & Ecology: Refuse & Disposal |
Waconia Patriot |
5/23/1963 |
1 |
|
| Hasse, Ernest |
Cologne man's foot severed in train mishap |
|
Waconia Patriot |
7/11/1963 |
1 |
|
| Malmen, Odean. |
collision sends Odean Malmen to hospital |
|
Carver County News |
7/25/1963 |
1 |
4 |
| Colburn, Alernon B. |
Died |
|
Waconia Patriot |
8/1/1963 |
9 |
|
| Coles, Kenneth M/M |
Baby Girl: Renae Sue |
|
Carver County News |
8/22/1963 |
5 |
5 |
| Schultz, Michael |
Attends Augsburg College (photo) |
Education: Colleges & Universities |
LP |
10/3/1963 |
1 |
4 |
| Schwartz, John |
Attends Augsburg College (photo) |
Education: Colleges & Universities |
LP |
10/3/1963 |
1 |
3 |
| Collier, Fred M/M |
Baby Boy: Fred Andrew Jr. |
|
Carver County News |
10/17/1963 |
1 |
1 |
| Churches - Cologne |
St. Bernards: 6 receive first holy communion |
Religion: Churches: Catholic |
Weekly Valley Herald |
11/28/1963 |
5 |
1 |
| Cities - Cologne/Development Plans |
Contractor at work on Cologne sewer system |
Growth & Development: Planning |
Waconia Patriot |
12/12/1963 |
1 |
|
| Storms, Agnes |
rites held at Cologne - nee Agnes Eiden |
|
Waconia Patriot |
12/19/1963 |
5 |
|
| Churches - Cologne |
St. Bernard's - 41 to be confirmed |
Religion: Churches: Catholic |
Weekly Valley Herald |
2/20/1964 |
6 |
2 |
| Postal Service |
Cologne's first post office was established in Benton in 1860 |
Communication: Postal Service: Post Offices |
Waconia Patriot |
4/9/1964 |
1 |
|
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Miller/Mueller
Bergman/Bergmann
Blocker/Plocher
Hemming/Henning
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