Newspaper/Resource Search
| Name |
Subject |
Categories |
Source |
Date |
Pg |
Col |
| Organizations - Watertown |
Lions Club - Minstrel/Variety show |
- Clubs & Associations
- Government
- Arts |
Carver County News |
10/27/1955 |
1 |
6 |
| Mars , Ossean |
moved from Hollywood to Watertown " from 25 yrs file " |
|
Carver County News |
11/3/1955 |
4 |
1 |
| Organizations - Watertown |
Masonic Lodge #50 celebrating 90th year |
- Anniversaries
- Clubs & Associations |
Carver County News |
11/3/1955 |
1 |
2 |
| Schools - Watertown |
WHS - Football squad photo |
Sports & Recreation: Football |
Carver County News |
11/10/1955 |
1 |
2 |
| Hahn , E . A . " Dutch " |
elected mayor of Watertown |
|
Carver County News |
12/8/1955 |
1 |
6 |
| Cities - Watertown |
Elections: Village election (From 17 yrs. ago file) |
Politics & Elections: Elections |
Carver County News |
12/8/1955 |
4 |
1 |
| Cities - Watertown |
Elections: S. L. Anderson, Mayor (From 25 yrs ago file) |
- Government: Officials: Mayor
- Politics & Elections: Elections |
Carver County News |
12/8/1955 |
4 |
1 |
| Churches - Watertown |
Cong. Comm. - Pastor Shelby resigns (Photo) |
Religion: Denominations |
Carver County News |
12/15/1955 |
1 |
2 |
| Schools - Watertown |
WHS - Alumni basketball game (From 17 years ago file) |
Sports & Recreation: Basketball |
Carver County News |
12/29/1955 |
4 |
1 |
| Holmes, Arthur S. |
Two Watertown men killed in plane crash |
|
Waconia Patriot |
1/5/1956 |
1 |
|
| Swanson, John ( donald) |
Two Watertown Men killed in plane crash |
|
Waconia Patriot |
1/5/1956 |
1 |
|
| Homes , Arthur . |
two Watertown men killed in plane crash monday morning |
|
Carver County News |
1/5/1956 |
5 |
6 |
| Swanson , Donald . |
two Watertown men killed plane crash monday Mornig |
|
Carver County News |
1/5/1956 |
1 |
6 |
| Teas , C . C |
elected new chief of Watertown fire department memory lane 17 yrs ago |
|
Carver County News |
1/19/1956 |
4 |
1 |
| Grundin , Peter R . |
passed away at 73 Watertown |
|
Carver County News |
1/26/1956 |
2 |
2 |
| Schindler , Victor . |
passed away at 19 Watertown |
|
Carver County News |
1/26/1956 |
2 |
2 |
| Engstrom , Henry . |
passed away at 62 Watertown |
|
Carver County News |
1/26/1956 |
2 |
2 |
| Churches - Watertown |
St. Paul's Lutheran Church - Rev. John Spomer leaves Watertown |
Religion: Churches: Lutheran |
Waconia Patriot |
5/3/1956 |
1 |
|
| Churches - Watertown |
St. Peters Lutheran - Rev. John Spomer leaves Watertown |
Religion: Churches: Lutheran |
Waconia Patriot |
5/3/1956 |
1 |
|
| Wetzel Louis Rev. |
To be installed at Watertown |
|
Norwood Times |
8/2/1956 |
4 |
6 |
| Churches - Watertown |
Immaculate Conception Catholic Church - Vandals strike cemetary |
- Religion: Churches: Catholic
- Children & Youth: Juvenile Crime |
Weekly Valley Herald |
8/9/1956 |
1 |
4 |
| Churches - Watertown |
Immaculate Conception Catholic Church - 2 boys admit vandalism |
- Religion: Churches: Catholic
- Children & Youth: Juvenile Crime |
Weekly Valley Herald |
8/23/1956 |
1 |
1 |
| Gable, Gregory, Donald. |
baptized in watertown |
|
Carver County News |
10/25/1956 |
5 |
1 |
| Terwedo, John |
Farm is John Terwedo Farm in Watertown Twonship |
|
Waconia Patriot |
10/25/1956 |
3 |
|
| Neumann . O . H . |
change in ownership , 140 acre farm 2 miles out of Watertown . over to his son W . H . |
|
Carver County News |
1/24/1957 |
1 |
1 |
| Best , Charles . |
watertown high school won a trip to Kansan city he made a model of a Fertillizer plant photo |
|
Carver County News |
2/28/1957 |
4 |
3 |
| Sports |
Watertown bowling - Butcher boys team (Photo) |
Sports & Recreation |
Carver County News |
5/11/1957 |
1 |
3 |
| Warta, Sophia Mrs. |
to retire following a long career with the watertown telephone company photo |
|
Carver County News |
5/30/1957 |
1 |
3 |
| Schools - Watertown |
WHS class of '37 enjoys reunion |
- Education: High Schools
- Human Relations: Reunions |
Carver County News |
7/25/1957 |
1 |
4 |
| U. S. Govt. - Army - Carver County |
Nike guided missle base may be located in county, Watertown area considered as site for $1,500,000 Defense installation |
Military Activities: Military Installations |
Weekly Valley Herald |
8/1/1957 |
1 |
|
| Businesses - Watertown |
Red Owl Store has big doing's, get acquainted sale in Watertown |
Business & Industry: Grocery Stores |
Carver County News |
8/8/1957 |
1 |
1 |
| Businesses - Watertown |
Piersons Store - Clearance sale set by new owners |
Business & Industry: General Stores |
Carver County News |
8/29/1957 |
1 |
2 |
| Businesses - Watertown |
Green Giant Plant: Tours of plant set, sweet corn processing |
Business & Industry: Food Preparation Industries |
Carver County News |
8/29/1957 |
1 |
4 |
| Businesses - Watertown |
Bob & Cully's Market: Clearence sale set by new owners |
Business & Industry: Grocery Stores |
Carver County News |
8/29/1957 |
1 |
2 |
| Japs, Louis, Mr and Mrs. |
moved from watertown to Hpkins |
|
Carver County News |
9/12/1957 |
5 |
1 |
| Watertown Community Hosp. |
contraction on schedule |
|
Carver County News |
9/12/1957 |
1 |
1 |
| Hollern, John L. |
Watertown farmer is first entry at Chicago Dairy Show |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
9/19/1957 |
3 |
|
| Watertown Community Hosp |
hospital constraction moves ahead photo |
|
Carver County News |
10/3/1957 |
1 |
2+3 |
| Fritzke, Herbert. |
who managed the culligan business in Hutchinson has transferred to watertown |
|
Carver County News |
10/10/1957 |
5 |
1 |
| Businesses - Watertown |
NSP office in Watertown closed |
Business & Industry: Utilities & Power |
Carver County News |
11/7/1957 |
1 |
3 |
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
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