Newspaper/Resource Search
| Name |
Subject |
Categories |
Source |
Date |
Pg |
Col |
| Organizations - Watertown |
GAR, will hold elections |
Government: Organizations |
Carver County News |
12/5/1935 |
2 |
2 |
| Hallgren, Guy E. , Mrs. |
Funeral held at Watertown |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
12/12/1935 |
5 |
3 |
| Organizations - Watertown |
GAR, New officers |
Government: Organizations |
Carver County News |
12/12/1935 |
1 |
3 |
| Organizations - Watertown |
WPA Projects - Payroll for county projects |
- Government: Organizations
- Economics: Money |
Carver County News |
12/19/1935 |
4 |
2 |
| Electricity (Rural Electrification Ass.) |
REA to be explained at meetings at Cologne, Mayer & Watertown |
Business & Industry: Utilities & Power |
Waconia Patriot |
12/26/1935 |
1 |
|
| Organizations - Watertown |
R. E. A. meeting to be held 12/28 |
Government: Organizations |
Carver County News |
12/26/1935 |
1 |
2 |
| Magnuson, Carl |
Returns to Mpls. after living in Colorado. Will return to Watertown later |
Housing: Residences |
Carver County News |
1/2/1936 |
2 |
1 |
| Schools - Watertown |
Watertown High School song - Old Crow |
Education: High Schools |
Carver County News |
1/2/1936 |
6 |
4 |
| Clubs - Watertown |
Watertown Commercial Club annual meeting & banquet |
Clubs & Associations |
Carver County News |
1/9/1936 |
8 |
2 |
| Cities - Village of Watertown - Hollywood |
Personal Property Tax List - 1935 |
Government: Finance and Funding: Property Tax |
Carver County News |
1/9/1936 |
7 |
|
| Businesses - Watertown |
Japs & Lorenz Garage - Watertown - sold Ford V-8 to Elmer Hammerberg |
Business & Industry: Automotive |
Carver County News |
1/16/1936 |
2 |
3 |
| Businesses - Watertown |
Japs & Lorenz Garage - Attend Allis - Chalmers Mtg. |
Business & Industry: Automotive |
Carver County News |
1/16/1936 |
2 |
3 |
| Businesses - Watertown |
Watertown Motor Co. Garage - Clarence Halverson, expert mechanic |
Business & Industry: Automotive |
Carver County News |
1/30/1936 |
2 |
3 |
| Watertown Creamery Co. |
Annual meeting |
Business & Industry: Creameries |
Carver County News |
2/6/1936 |
2 |
1 |
| Cities - Watertown |
Watertown Stock Shipping, Assn. - Annual Meeting |
Government: Organizations |
Carver County News |
2/6/1936 |
2 |
1 |
| Watertown Creamery Co. |
Annual report |
Business & Industry: Creameries |
Carver County News |
2/13/1936 |
3 |
4,5 |
| Schools - Watertown |
Watertown High School does well in Declam contest |
Education: High Schools |
Carver County News |
2/20/1936 |
1 |
5 |
| Telephone Co. - Watertown |
Telephone Exchange operators held instructive meeting |
Government: Public Utilities |
Carver County News |
2/20/1936 |
1 |
3 |
| Cities - Watertown |
Accident week at Watertown: Injured partys - A. C. Halgren, Mrs. Ed Hesse, Amanda Grass, Mrs. Evans Christianson & Clarence Speckel |
Transportation: Crashes and accidents |
Carver County News |
2/27/1936 |
1 |
4 |
| Schwertz, Geo. |
Sold liquor store in Delano, to open his store in Watertown |
|
Carver County News |
3/12/1936 |
P2 |
C2 |
| Truwe, Harry |
Transferred to Watertown Minnesota Valley Canning Co. as fieldman |
|
Carver County News |
3/12/1936 |
P2 |
C1 |
| Strandquist, Henry |
Auction to be held 3/25/1936-Moving to Watertown |
|
Carver County News |
3/19/1936 |
P4-5 |
C2-2 |
| Strandquist, Henry |
Moving to Watertown |
Housing: New Homes |
Carver County News |
3/19/1936 |
3 |
2 |
| Thorson, Al |
Elected Manager of Watertown Ball Club |
|
Carver County News |
4/2/1936 |
P6 |
C1 |
| Thorson, Al |
Elected manager - Watertown ball club |
Politics & Elections: Elections |
Carver County News |
4/2/1936 |
6 |
1 |
| Miller, Mrs. A. G. |
Dies - (First white girl born in Watertown) |
Reference Sources: Death Records |
Carver County News |
4/16/1936 |
1 |
3 |
| Businesses - Watertown |
Phillips 66 Service Station - Fred Rumpza, mgr. |
Business & Industry: Automotive |
Carver County News |
5/28/1936 |
5 |
4 - 6 |
| Schools - Watertown |
Graduation Excercises |
Education: High Schools |
Carver County News |
5/28/1936 |
1 |
1 |
| Businesses - Watertown |
Hendricks & Sons - Open Hardware Store |
Business & Industry: General Stores |
Carver County News |
6/4/1936 |
1 |
5,6 |
| Businesses - Watertown |
Hendricks & Sons - Grand Opening |
Business & Industry: General Stores |
Carver County News |
6/4/1936 |
5 |
3 - 6 |
| Crime - Watertown |
Thieves & madmen had our people nervous |
Law & Justice: Crime: Robbery & Theft |
Carver County News |
6/11/1936 |
1 |
1 |
| Cities - Watertown |
Farmers Picnic - Big picnic |
Government: Departments and Offices: Parks and Recreation |
Carver County News |
8/6/1936 |
3 |
|
| Businesses - Watertown |
Casien Factory - Watertowns new factories now operating |
Business & Industry: General Stores |
CCN (Second Banner Page) |
8/20/1936 |
1 |
1 |
| Businesses - Watertown |
Western Condensing Co. - Watertown's new factories now operating |
Business & Industry: Food Preparation Industries |
CCN (Second Banner Page) |
8/20/1936 |
1 |
1 |
| Businesses/Watertown |
Watertpwm Telephone Co: Local telephone co. has successful year |
Communication: Telecommunication |
Carver County News |
8/20/1936 |
6 |
1 |
| Rhode, James |
bought beer parlor in Watertown |
|
Carver County News |
9/10/1936 |
5 |
3 |
| Menth, Marvin |
Moved to Watertown |
Housing: Residences |
Carver County News |
10/15/1936 |
2 |
1 |
| Schafer, Johanna |
Former resident dies at Watertown home |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
2/25/1937 |
1 |
5 |
| Grife, H. L. |
Purchased Watertown Motor Express |
|
Carver County News |
4/22/1937 |
P2 |
C3 |
| Thompson's Garage/Watertown |
Advertisement |
|
Carver County News |
5/13/1937 |
P5 |
C3 |
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we suggest checking for alternate spellings when researching individual names or places. We have tried to include alternatives whenever possible.
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Miller/Mueller
Bergman/Bergmann
Blocker/Plocher
Hemming/Henning
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