Newspaper/Resource Search
| Name |
Subject |
Categories |
Source |
Date |
Pg |
Col |
| Businesses - Watertown |
American State Bank: New bank building is all modern |
Business & Industry: Financial Institutions |
Carver County News |
9/16/1971 |
1 |
4 - 8 |
| Businesses - Watertown |
Watertown Dairy Store opens for business |
Business & Industry: General Stores |
Carver County News |
10/7/1971 |
1 |
1 |
| Businesses/Watertown |
Fullerton Lumber: Remodels |
Business & Industry: Forest Industries, Sawmills & Lumber |
Carver County News |
10/7/1971 |
1 - 4 |
|
| Businesses/Watertown |
UMCO adds new building |
Business & Industry: Ceramics Industry, Potteries |
Carver County News |
10/21/1971 |
1 |
1 - 4 |
| Floods - Watertown/1894 |
High water at Watertown (Photo) |
Disasters: Floods |
Carver County News |
10/28/1971 |
6 |
1 - 4 |
| Businesses/Watertown |
Watertown Royals Cafe grand opening |
Business & Industry: Restaurants |
Carver County News |
11/4/1971 |
1 |
8 |
| Businesses - Watertown |
Hospital census, income decline |
Statistics: Census |
Carver County News |
12/30/1971 |
1 |
3 - 6 |
| Taylor, Donald, Rev. |
Is Pastor-elect at Watertown |
|
Waconia Patriot |
1/6/1972 |
4 |
|
| Businesses - Watertown |
Watertown Hospital: Hospital limits visits, influenza threat cited |
- Business & Industry: Health & Fitness
- Disasters: Epidemics |
Carver County News |
1/20/1972 |
1 |
1,2 |
| Taylor, Donald, Rev. |
Installation services Sunday at Watertown |
|
Waconia Patriot |
2/3/1972 |
10 |
|
| Watertown Hosp. Aux |
Installs 1972 officers |
|
Carver County News |
2/3/1972 |
1 |
1-4 |
| Churches - Watertown |
St. Paul's Lutheran Church - Installation services Sunday at Watertown for Rev. Donald Taylor |
Religion: Churches: Lutheran |
Waconia Patriot |
2/3/1972 |
10 |
|
| Taylor, Donald (Rev.) |
Installed as pastor of St. Paul's Lutheran in Watertown |
Religion: Churches: Lutheran |
Norwood Times |
2/3/1972 |
5 |
5 |
| Taylor, Donald, Rev. |
Installed at Watertown St. Pauls Lutheran church |
|
Waconia Patriot |
2/10/1972 |
10 |
|
| Churches - Watertown |
St. Paul's Lutheran Church - Rev. Taylor installed at Watertown |
Religion: Churches: Lutheran |
Waconia Patriot |
2/10/1972 |
10 |
|
| W.H.S Watertown |
1972 Graduating class |
|
Carver County News |
5/25/1972 |
6&7 |
|
| Dairy Farm ( Watertown) |
Is efficient |
|
Carver County News |
6/1/1972 |
1 |
5-8 |
| Jensen, Charles |
Watertown Cafe Purchased |
|
Carver County News |
7/13/1972 |
1 |
7&8 |
| Midwest Sales --- Watertown |
Is Sold |
|
Carver County News |
7/27/1972 |
1 |
6-8 |
| Watertown Royals Cafe |
New Owners |
|
Carver County News |
8/3/1972 |
1 |
1&2 |
| Jensen, Charles & Loretta |
New Owners of Watertown Royal Cafe |
|
Carver County News |
8/3/1972 |
1 |
1&2 |
| Filek Floral - Watertown |
Florist Shop to Open Here |
|
Carver County News |
8/17/1972 |
1 |
1 |
| UMCO -- Watertown |
Officals Visit Local Plant |
|
Carver County News |
8/17/1972 |
6 |
1-3 |
| Watertown High School |
Birds Eye View of High School |
|
Carver County News |
8/24/1972 |
1 |
|
| Filek Floral - Watertown |
Filek Floral to Open 9-5-1972 |
|
Carver County News |
8/31/1972 |
1 |
7 |
| Trinity Luthuran Chruch --- Watertown |
New Pastor- Rev. Marvin Palmquist |
|
Carver County News |
9/21/1972 |
1 |
1+2 |
| Newspapers - Watertown/Carver County News |
New history given for newspaper week |
Communication: Newspapers |
Carver County News |
10/12/1972 |
1 |
5 - 8 |
| Organizations - Watertown |
Masonic Lodge receives 50 year Masonic pin |
- Anniversaries
- Government: Organizations |
Carver County News |
10/12/1972 |
11 |
1 - 4 |
| Churches - Watertown |
Trinity Lutheran - New pastor to conduct first services here Sunday |
Religion: Churches: Lutheran |
Carver County News |
11/2/1972 |
3 |
7 - 8 |
| Businesses - Watertown |
Drywall Mfg. Plant - Local plant to close |
Business & Industry: General Stores |
Carver County News |
11/2/1972 |
1 |
1,2 |
| Price, Gayle |
Two Lucias are crowned in Watertown |
|
Carver County News |
12/21/1972 |
3 |
1-3 |
| Danielson, Mrs Emmett |
Two Lucias are crowned in Watertown |
|
Carver County News |
12/21/1972 |
3 |
1-3 |
| Campbells Fairway Market - Watertown |
Purchased by Jiriks |
|
Carver County News |
1/11/1973 |
1 |
1-3 |
| Koziol, Alfred ( Skeets) |
Elected Fire Chief - Watertown |
|
Carver County News |
1/18/1973 |
1 |
1-3 |
| Schools - Watertown |
Dist. 111 - Watertown school out grows facilities |
Education: Public Schools |
Waconia Patriot |
3/22/1973 |
1 |
|
| Generation |
Five generations were honored at a Easter dinner at the Evelyn Bjork home in Watertown |
Human Relations: Reunions |
Norwood Times |
4/26/1973 |
4 |
2 |
| Railroads |
Watertown RR - Last train to |
Buildings: Railroad |
Carver County News |
5/3/1973 |
1 |
4 - 8 |
| Forcier, Philip |
Rites held for him held at Watertown, age 56 |
|
Waconia Patriot |
8/30/1973 |
A10 |
|
| Grossinger, Laura |
Watertown girl murdered |
|
Chaska Herald |
9/27/1973 |
1 |
5 |
| Grossinger, Laura J. |
Suspect in Wright Co. jail. Sixteen yr. old Watertown girl murdered. Services at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Watertown |
|
Waconia Patriot |
9/27/1973 |
1 |
|
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Some examples of alternate spellings include:
Miller/Mueller
Bergman/Bergmann
Blocker/Plocher
Hemming/Henning
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