Newspaper/Resource Search
| Name |
Subject |
Categories |
Source |
Date |
Pg |
Col |
| Businesses - Watertown |
Halgren Drug, Collection spot for pictures of pioneers |
Business & Industry: Pharmacies |
Carver County News |
2/3/1944 |
1 |
3,4 |
| Businesses - Watertown |
Watertown Canning Factory gets "A" achievement award |
Business & Industry: Food Preparation Industries |
Carver County News |
2/10/1944 |
1 |
3,4 |
| Businesses - Watertown |
Watertown Canning Factory gets "A" achievement award |
Business & Industry: Food Preparation Industries |
Carver County News |
2/24/1944 |
1 |
1 |
| Stein, Louis |
Last of Civil War veterans of Watertown passed away (from 17 yrs. ago file) |
|
Carver County News |
3/2/1944 |
1 |
5 |
| Sports |
Watertown High School - Basketball team won district championship (From 17 yrs ago file) |
Sports & Recreation: Basketball |
Carver County News |
3/16/1944 |
6 |
4 |
| Anderson, Robert |
Former Watertown citizen dies at Becker |
|
Carver County News |
3/23/1944 |
2 |
2 |
| Businesses - Watertown |
Johnson Bros. sold milk route to John VanBeusekom |
Business & Industry: Creameries |
Carver County News |
4/27/1944 |
2 |
3 |
| Churches - Watertown |
St. Peters Lutheran - Rev. W. L. Stellwagen to be installed as pastor |
Religion: Churches: Lutheran |
Waconia Patriot |
5/25/1944 |
1 |
|
| Churches - Watertown |
St. Peters Lutheran Church - New pastor installation - Rev. W. L. Stellwagen |
Religion: Churches: Lutheran |
Carver County News |
6/1/1944 |
1 |
3 |
| Schools - Watertown |
WHS - Activities (Photos) |
Education: High Schools |
Carver County News (Also 6/22/1944- Pg. 4 Col 1-5 |
6/15/1944 |
4 |
1 - 5 |
| Lundquist, Nils |
Put up Watertown fire hall door at age 88 |
|
Carver County News |
6/29/1944 |
2 |
2 |
| Organizations - Watertown |
American Legion accomplishments of past year |
Government: Organizations |
Carver County News |
6/29/1944 |
1 |
3 |
| Businesses - Watertown |
Wallin & Moebius Blacksmith Shop - Peter Koziol & Louis Salonek became owners |
Business & Industry: Blacksmiths, Horseshoers & Wagoneers |
Carver County News |
7/13/1944 |
2 |
2 |
| Organizations - Watertown |
Oak Lake 4H club, project tour |
- Children & Youth: Programs: 4-H
- Government: Organizations |
Carver County News |
7/27/1944 |
1 |
1 |
| Organizations - Watertown |
Girl Scouts, send bandages & mirrors for war effort |
- Military Activities: World War, 1939-1945
- Children & Youth: Leisure Activities
- Government: Organizations |
Carver County News |
7/27/1944 |
1 |
6 |
| Lilly, George R. |
Former Watertown teacher has experience in Central Pacific |
|
Carver County News |
8/3/1944 |
1 |
5 |
| Schools - Watertown |
Opened with 202 students (From 17 years ago file) |
Education: Public Schools |
Carver County News |
9/7/1944 |
1 |
5 |
| Rasmussen, Raymond |
Watertown 1943 grad now in service - photo |
|
Carver County News |
10/19/1944 |
1 |
4 |
| Schultz, Floyd |
Watertown 1943 grad now in service |
|
Carver County News |
10/19/1944 |
1 |
4 |
| Strohschein, Lawrence |
1943 grad from Watertown now in service with twin brother- photo |
|
Carver County News |
10/19/1944 |
1 |
4 |
| Hegerle, Earle |
son of Mr & Mrs Ignatius Hegerle killed in plane crash- Mrs Hegerle is the former Emma Klock of Watertown. |
|
Carver County News |
11/2/1944 |
2 |
4 |
| Railroad |
Watertown citizens boarded Mn. Western excursion train to Gluck (From 17 yrs ago file) |
Buildings: Railroad |
Carver County News |
11/9/1944 |
1 |
6 |
| Storms |
Watertown Blizzard (From 17 yrs ago file) |
Weather: Snow |
Carver County News |
12/7/1944 |
1 |
2 |
| Organizations - Watertown |
American Legion benefit show with boxing bouts |
- Government: Organizations
- Arts: Performing |
Carver County News |
12/7/1944 |
1 |
3 |
| Lindstrom Albert |
Constable Watertown township went with police officer Oscar Lindquist to home of Eddie Treimert (From 17 yrs. ago file) |
|
Carver County News |
12/14/1944 |
1 |
5 |
| Johnson, C.E. |
Purchased the Swan Freed farm east of Watertown |
|
Carver County News |
3/8/1945 |
8 |
2 |
| Businesses - Watertown |
Gamble Store damaged by fire |
- Business & Industry: General Stores
- Disasters: Fires |
Carver County News |
3/22/1945 |
1 |
3 |
| Businesses - Watertown |
Creamery: Watertown Creamery sold to Dairy Fresh Creamery |
Business & Industry: Creameries |
Carver County News |
4/12/1945 |
1 |
2 |
| Churches - Watertown |
St. Peters Lutheran Church - Dedicates new basement hall |
Religion: Churches: Lutheran |
Carver County News |
6/7/1945 |
1 |
3 |
| Bender, Howard |
Has moved to Watertown from St. Paul |
|
Carver County News |
8/9/1945 |
2 |
1 |
| Shovelin, edward |
Died at his home in Winsted, buried in the Catholic Cemetery at Watertown |
|
Carver County News |
8/23/1945 |
2 |
3 |
| Brady, John |
Is now the Superintendent of the Watertown High School |
|
Carver County News |
10/11/1945 |
2 |
1 |
| Berwald, Oscar |
Purchased the former Gust Seck House in Watertown |
|
Carver County News |
11/1/1945 |
2 |
1 |
| Schools - Watertown |
St. Peter's Lutheran School: Mr. Herbert Ehlen, retires as teacher |
- Education: Private Schools
- Education: Teachers |
Waconia Patriot |
1/3/1946 |
1 |
|
| Churches - Watertown |
St. Peters Lutheran - Rev. W. L. Stellwagon accepts Illinois call |
Religion: Churches: Lutheran |
Waconia Patriot |
1/3/1946 |
1 |
|
| Churches - Watertown |
Gotaholm Lutheran - Ladies Aid - New officers & committees |
Religion: Churches: Lutheran |
Carver County News |
1/3/1946 |
1 |
1 |
| Churches - Watertown |
St. Peters Lutheran Church - Rev. Stellwagen accepts call to Illinois |
Religion: Churches: Lutheran |
Carver County News |
1/10/1946 |
1 |
1 |
| Businesses/Watertown |
Dee-Lite Cafe, located in the bakery buildling, owner is John Overby |
Business & Industry: Restaurants |
Carver County News |
1/17/1946 |
13 |
|
| Maas, Wm. F. |
Bank Cashier in Watertown |
|
Carver County News |
2/14/1946 |
1 |
5 |
| Holmberg, George |
Watertown barber |
|
Carver County News |
2/21/1946 |
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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