Newspaper/Resource Search
| Name |
Subject |
Categories |
Source |
Date |
Pg |
Col |
| Businesses - Watertown |
Watertown Motor Sales - L. L. Reitz to close business |
Business & Industry: Automotive |
Carver County News |
1/29/1953 |
1 |
6 |
| Businesses - Watertown |
Carver County News 67th year of publication |
- Communication: Newspapers
- Anniversaries |
Carver County News |
2/5/1953 |
1 |
2 |
| Schools - Watertown |
WHS - Chartered train of MWR took fans & team to basketball game (From 25 yrs ago file) |
Sports & Recreation: Basketball |
Carver County News |
2/19/1953 |
4 |
1 |
| Storms |
Watertown snowstorm. |
Weather: Snow |
Carver County News |
2/26/1953 |
1 |
1 - 5 |
| Schools - Watertown |
WHS - Basketball team won class B championship (From 25 years ago file) |
Sports & Recreation: Basketball |
Carver County News |
3/5/1953 |
4 |
1 |
| Schools/Organizations - Watertown |
FFA week |
Government: Organizations |
Carver County News |
3/5/1953 |
3 |
1 - 5 |
| Anderson, Virgil |
Purchased Watertown Plumbing & Heating from Gordon Bennyhoff |
|
Carver County News |
3/12/1953 |
1 |
5 |
| Organization - Watertown Fire Dept. |
Fire Dept.'s new tank truck now in use |
- Government: Departments and Offices: Fire Department
- Government: Organizations |
Carver County News |
3/26/1953 |
1 |
1 |
| Sports |
Watertown Baseball - Al Thorson elected manager (From 17 yrs ago file) |
Sports & Recreation: Baseball |
Carver County News |
4/2/1953 |
4 |
1 |
| Schools - Watertown |
Public School addition started |
- Education: Public Schools
- Buildings: Schools |
Carver County News |
4/9/1953 |
1 |
2 |
| Boals, Charles |
moved from Farewell farm into Watertown |
|
Carver County News |
4/16/1953 |
1 |
6 |
| Miller, Anna Iusts |
early settler of Watertown believed to be first white firl in Watertown, -died. 17 years ago |
|
Carver County News |
4/16/1953 |
4 |
1 |
| Organizations - Watertown |
Lions Club - 3 new members installed |
- Clubs & Associations
- Government: Organizations |
Carver County News |
4/22/1953 |
1 |
3 |
| Sports |
Watertown Baseball team has joined the Crow River Valley league (From 10 yrs ago file) |
Sports & Recreation: Baseball |
Carver County News |
4/23/1953 |
4 |
1 |
| Schwalbe, Paul |
Purchased Watertown Free Church parsonage |
|
Carver County News |
4/30/1953 |
1 |
2 |
| Schwalbe, Paul |
Purchased Watertown Free Church parsonage |
|
Carver County News |
4/30/1953 |
1 |
2 |
| Carlson, Don |
Former Watertown Farm Boy is one of Inventors of New Crop Dryer. |
Agriculture: Harvesting |
Waconia Patriot |
5/7/1953 |
6 |
|
| Burke, R. J. |
purchased first ticket for opening of Watertown Pabilion dance ( 25 years ago) |
|
Carver County News |
5/7/1953 |
4 |
2 |
| Anderson, Roger |
Salutatorian at Watertown |
|
Carver County News |
5/14/1953 |
1 |
4 |
| VanTassel, Beverly |
Valedictorian at Watertown |
|
Carver County News |
5/14/1953 |
1 |
3 |
| Bridges - Watertown |
Bridge being put in on Hwy. 25 near Mike Jadwins & also at Chas. Hallgrens (25 yrs ago). |
Landmarks & Monuments |
CCN |
5/14/1953 |
4 |
1 |
| Topel, Vivian |
Watertown farm girl wins spell-down championship on TV show |
|
Carver County News |
5/16/1953 |
1 |
6 |
| Swenson, C. E. |
moved into Watertown |
|
Carver County News |
5/21/1953 |
4 |
1 |
| Schools/Organizations - Watertown |
WHS/FFA - Darrel Baumann, Arlo Henning & Wallace Peterson receive State award (Photos) |
- Government: Organizations
- Education: High Schools |
Carver County News |
5/21/1953 |
1 |
5 |
| Cederstrom, Harley |
Two Swedish students employed on Carver Co. Farms . - Harley Cederstrom farm in Watertown and Bernhard Hallgren farm in Cologne. |
|
Norwood Times |
5/22/1953 |
1 |
2 |
| Schools/Organizations - Watertown |
WHS/FFA - Darrel Baumann, Arlo Henning & Wallace Peterson receive State award (Photos) |
- Government: Organizations
- Education: High Schools |
Carver County News |
5/28/1953 |
1 |
2 - 5 |
| Cities - Watertown |
Local business improvements. |
Business & Industry |
Carver County News |
6/4/1953 |
1 |
6 |
| Organizations - Watertown |
Derby club, will hold 4th of July celebration (From 25 yr. old file) |
- Holidays: Fourth of July
- Clubs & Associations
- Government: Organizations |
Carver County News |
6/4/1953 |
4 |
1 |
| Organizations - Watertown |
American Legions, 1st year for Watertown post to send youth to boys state. Duane Behning is chosen |
Government: Organizations |
Carver County News |
6/4/1953 |
1 |
5 |
| Organizations - Watertown |
Brownie Scouts, to appear on TV |
- Clubs & Associations
- Children & Youth: Leisure Activities
- Government: Organizations |
Carver County News |
6/11/1953 |
1 |
1 |
| Businesses - Watertown |
Thompson's Chevrolet Garage - Auction |
Business & Industry: Automotive |
Carver County News |
6/18/1953 |
1,3 |
4,1 |
| Businesses/Watertown |
Skoog's Bar under new ownership |
Business & Industry: Bars & Taverns |
Carver County News |
6/18/1953 |
1 |
5 |
| Larson , Leighton W . Dr |
new doctor in Watertown |
|
Carver County News |
7/2/1953 |
1 |
5 |
| Menth, Marvin |
Resigns from Watertown Council |
|
Carver County News |
7/9/1953 |
1 |
6 |
| Sports |
Watertown baseball team in league top spot |
Sports & Recreation: Baseball |
Carver County News |
7/9/1953 |
1 |
4 |
| Businesses/Watertown |
Zeyer Hotel: Purchased by city to become village liquor store |
- Buildings: Hotels and Motels
- Business & Industry: Bars & Taverns |
Carver County News |
7/9/1953 |
1 |
5 |
| Menth, Marvin |
Resigns fron Watertown Council |
|
Carver County News |
7/16/1953 |
1 |
4 |
| Organization - Watertown Fire Dept. |
Fire Dept. - Voters approve purchase of building for fire barn |
- Politics & Elections: Voters
- Government: Departments and Offices: Fire Department |
Carver County News |
7/16/1953 |
1 |
3 |
| Baumann , Martin m/m |
daughter of former Watertown , residents marries |
|
Carver County News |
7/23/1953 |
1 |
6 |
| Businesses - Watertown |
Western Condensing Plant being dismantled |
Business & Industry: Food Preparation Industries |
Carver County News |
7/23/1953 |
1 |
5 |
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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