Newspaper/Resource Search
| Name |
Subject |
Categories |
Source |
Date |
Pg |
Col |
| Businesses - St. Boni |
Creamery - Cheese being manufactured in creamery |
Business & Industry: Creameries |
Waconia Patriot |
3/30/1933 |
3 |
|
| Daley, David M> |
St. Bonifacius has a resident physician |
|
Waconia Patriot |
5/11/1933 |
3 |
|
| Churches - St. Bonifacius |
St. Bonifacius Catholic Church - Farewell party given the Rev. Val Schiffer at the parochial school hall in St. Bonifacius |
Religion: Schools |
Waconia Patriot |
8/31/1933 |
3 |
|
| Churches - St. Bonifacius |
St. Bonifacius Catholic Parish has new priest, Rev. Albert Heer |
Religion: Churches: Catholic |
Waconia Patriot |
9/10/1933 |
4 |
|
| Businesses - St. Bonifacius |
Peoples State Bank - Watertown's new bank opens Friday Morning |
Business & Industry: Financial Institutions |
Waconia Patriot |
9/14/1933 |
1 |
|
| Churches - St. Bonifacius |
St. Bonifacius Catholic Parish to celebrate Diamond Jubilie on Sunday |
- Religion: Churches: Catholic
- Anniversaries: Centennials |
Waconia Patriot |
8/9/1934 |
1 |
|
| Boll, Andrew |
Died; funeral was held at St. Bonifacius |
Social Life & Customs: Funerals |
Weekly Valley Herald |
3/21/1935 |
7 |
|
| Geyen, Frances |
Married Orville Neutgen at St. Bonifacius |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
6/11/1936 |
6 |
4 |
| Sports |
Cubs defeated by Saint Boni - Matty Weinzierly holds club down just another time |
Sports & Recreation: Baseball |
Weekly Valley Herald |
7/2/1936 |
1 |
|
| Organization - Nat'l Union for Social Justice |
St. Boni, elects NUSJ officers |
- Government: Organizations
- Politics & Elections: Elections |
Waconia Patriot |
9/24/1936 |
3 |
|
| Electricity - St. Bonifacius |
Power co. to build sub-station here |
|
Waconia Patriot |
8/4/1938 |
7 |
|
| Sports |
St. Boni to have $10,000. athlectic field approve by WPA |
Sports & Recreation |
Waconia Patriot |
10/27/1938 |
3 |
|
| Music |
The colorful uniformed Waconia High School band of 40 pieces under the direction of Mr. Stenehjem, will participate in St. Boni. |
Arts: Musicians |
Waconia Patriot |
8/24/1939 |
1 |
|
| Fenske, Julius |
visitored St. Boni |
|
Norwood Times |
12/1/1939 |
4 |
2 |
| Dehn, L.F. |
buys St. Boni Oil Co. from John W. Klatt |
|
Waconia Patriot |
10/17/1940 |
7 |
|
| Businesses - St. Bonifacius |
St. Boni Oil Company - John W. Klatt sells oil co. to L F. Dehn |
Business & Industry: Chemical & Petroleum |
Waconia Patriot |
10/17/1940 |
7 |
|
| Brandenburg, Melvin & Glorian (Hein) |
Baby Girl: Bonita Mae |
|
Lester Prairie |
11/13/1941 |
2 |
0 |
| Machtemes, John |
Buys business. The Ebert store at St. Bonifacius was purchased by John Machtemes of Waconia |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
11/27/1941 |
4 |
|
| Businesses - St. Boni |
Bruhn Blacksmith Shop - Wilbur Thurk buys Charles Bruhn Shop |
Business & Industry: Blacksmiths, Horseshoers & Wagoneers |
Waconia Patriot |
3/5/1942 |
3 |
|
| Klingelhutz, Matthew |
Opens tavern at St. Bonifacius |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
2/17/1944 |
2 |
2 |
| Heer, Albert, Rev. |
To leave St. Boni |
|
Waconia Patriot |
4/6/1944 |
1 |
|
| Churches - St. Bonifacius |
St. Bonifacius Catholic Church - Rev. Father Wohlfarth is St. Bonifacius pastor |
Religion: Churches: Catholic |
Waconia Patriot |
4/20/1944 |
1 |
|
| Block, Bonita Rae |
birth |
|
Norwood Times |
10/6/1944 |
5 |
1 |
| Block, Raymond Frank & Clarice Marguerite (nee: Lenzen) |
Baby Girl: Bonita Rae |
|
Norwood Times |
10/6/1944 |
5 |
1 |
| Block, Bonita Rae |
birth |
|
Norwood Times |
11/17/1944 |
5 |
3 |
| Block, Bonita Rae |
Baptism: Parents: Raymond Frank & Clarice Marguerite (nee: Lenzen) |
|
Norwood Times |
11/17/1944 |
5 |
3 |
| Logelin, Herbert |
St. Boni soldier Gets Purple Heart |
|
Waconia Patriot |
11/30/1944 |
1&3 |
|
| Edberg, Maxine |
Married Peter Sterbonic |
|
Waconia Patriot |
6/13/1946 |
3 |
|
| Sterbonic, Peter |
Married Maxine Edberg |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
6/13/1946 |
6 |
1 |
| Sterbonic, Peter |
Married Maxine Edberg |
|
Waconia Patriot |
6/13/1946 |
3 |
|
| Kerber, Paul Henry & Dorothy (nee: Lhotka) |
Baby Girl: Bonita Marie |
|
Norwood Times |
7/6/1946 |
1 |
1 |
| Weiland, James |
St. Bonifacius Veterans organize James Weiland American Legion Post |
|
Waconia Patriot |
9/19/1946 |
1 |
|
| Organizations - St. Boni./American Legion |
St. Boni. war veterans organize James Weiland American Legion Post |
Clubs & Associations |
Waconia Patriot |
9/19/1946 |
1 |
|
| Brinkman, Ronald |
Married Bonita Braunwarth |
|
Waconia Patriot |
1/10/1947 |
1 |
0 |
| Churches - St. Bonifacius |
Minnetrista Baptist Church - Rev. Lutz accepts call to Marion, Conn. |
Religion: Churches: Baptist |
Waconia Patriot |
7/10/1947 |
1 |
|
| Dayton, Lester M/M |
Baby Girl: Bonita Marie |
|
Norwood Times |
7/11/1947 |
8 |
4 |
| Lenz, Mr & Mrs Ervin |
Parents of baby girl- Bonita Lou |
|
Carver County News |
8/28/1947 |
6 |
2 |
| Lenz, Ervin, Mr. & Mrs. |
Born baby girl - Bonita Lou |
|
Norwood Times |
8/29/1947 |
1 |
2 |
| Churches - St. Bonifacius |
St. Bonifacius Catholic Church - Organ dedication and fall festival is Sept. 28th. |
Religion: Churches: Catholic |
Waconia Patriot |
9/18/1947 |
1 |
|
| Churches - St. Bonifacius |
St. Bonifacius Catholic Church - Organ dedication and fall festival is Sept. 28th. |
Religion: Churches: Catholic |
Waconia Patriot |
10/2/1947 |
2 |
|
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