Newspaper/Resource Search
| Name |
Subject |
Categories |
Source |
Date |
Pg |
Col |
| Crimes |
New Year's Eve raid is staged, Slot machine, booze, dice boards seized at night club near Waconia |
Law & Justice: Crime |
Weekly Valley Herald |
1/6/1938 |
1 |
|
| Born, Anna Mrs |
Died; funeral held at Waconia Lutheran Church |
Social Life & Customs: Funerals |
Weekly Valley Herald |
1/20/1938 |
7 |
|
| Howe, Sheldon |
Auction Sale: I will Sell at Public Auction on the Former Matetzki Place adjoining Chaska city on Chaska-Waconia Road |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
1/20/1938 |
2 |
|
| Postal Service - Waconia |
Mail service on G. N. is abandoned; Truck hauls mail to towns |
Communication: Postal Service: Post Offices |
Waconia Patriot |
1/20/1938 |
1 |
|
| Sports |
Skaters picked in elimination, county winners enter Glencoe competition; Waconia, Chaska win |
Sports & Recreation |
Weekly Valley Herald |
2/10/1938 |
1 |
|
| Sports |
Waconia game makes history - worst inter-city loss suffered Friday; points total sets new record |
Sports & Recreation |
Weekly Valley Herald |
2/17/1938 |
1 |
|
| Schools |
Brown Jug tradition is now Waconia - Chaska tie - A new basketball tradition between Waconia & Chaska high schools came into existence |
- Education: High Schools
- Sports & Recreation: Basketball |
Weekly Valley Herald |
3/3/1938 |
1 |
|
| Businesses - Waconia |
Ideal Beaute' Salon to open April 4th |
Business & Industry: General Stores |
Waconia Patriot |
3/24/1938 |
1 |
|
| Sports |
Central Minn. champions to be named here tonight. Old Waconia-Chaska rivary will be offered as Cologne & Chaska battle it out |
Sports & Recreation |
Weekly Valley Herald |
3/31/1938 |
1 |
|
| Schools - Waconia |
District #44 - School district to vote on purchase of fair grounds |
Land & Property: Land Use |
Waconia Patriot |
3/31/1938 |
1 |
|
| County Fair |
County's fair being changed, Waconia voters enable site change; plans for expansion being made |
Entertainment: Fairs & Pageants |
Weekly Valley Herald |
4/14/1938 |
1 |
|
| Schools - Waconia |
District #44 - School district voters approve purchase of fair grounds |
Land & Property: Land Use |
Waconia Patriot |
4/14/1938 |
1 |
|
| Schools - Waconia |
District 44 -School district voters approve purchase of fair grounds |
Land & Property: Land Use |
Waconia Patriot |
4/14/1938 |
1 |
|
| Businesses - Waconia |
Waconia Creamery Assn. - Government busy 935 barrels of Waconia milk powder |
Business & Industry: Creameries |
Waconia Patriot |
4/14/1938 |
1 |
|
| Fairs - Waconia |
Fair board meets with project engineer |
Entertainment: Fairs & Pageants |
Waconia Patriot |
4/21/1938 |
4 |
|
| Politics |
Party politics being started - Committee issues call for primaries, county convention at Waconia |
Politics & Elections: Political Parties |
Weekly Valley Herald |
4/21/1938 |
1 |
|
| Fair - Waconia |
Fair board has secured 21 acts for August fair |
Entertainment: Fairs & Pageants |
Waconia Patriot |
4/28/1938 |
1 |
|
| Guethling, Reinhold |
Funeral was at Waconia |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
5/5/1938 |
5 |
|
| Cities - Waconia |
Well repairing nears completion. |
Water: Supply |
Waconia Patriot |
5/5/1938 |
1 |
|
| Government |
GOP delegates are announced - C. H. Klein again named County Chairman in meet at Waconia |
Politics & Elections: Elections |
Weekly Valley Herald |
5/5/1938 |
1 |
|
| Postal Service - Waconia |
Local airmail flight today |
Communication: Postal Service: Post Offices |
Waconia Patriot |
5/19/1938 |
1 |
|
| Cities - Waconia |
Well repairing work finished. |
Water |
Waconia Patriot |
5/19/1938 |
1 |
|
| Death |
Probe of youth's death started, Life taken in jail cell here. Mpls. youth is jailed after becoming disorderly at Waconia |
Law & Justice: Prisons & Jails |
Weekly Valley Herald |
5/26/1938 |
1 |
|
| Library - Waconia |
Over 25,000 books loaned by library |
Cultural Facilities: Libraries |
Waconia Patriot |
6/23/1938 |
1 |
|
| Sports |
Waconia given Laurel Wreath - Victors glory in role of Slaughterers while Jinx trails with Cubs |
Sports & Recreation: Baseball |
Weekly Valley Herald |
6/23/1938 |
1 |
|
| Cities - Waconia |
Repaired well cuts pumping bill. Cut from $389. to $152.50. |
Water: Supply |
Waconia Patriot |
7/14/1938 |
1 |
|
| Arendt, Ed |
Building new home in south Waconia |
Housing: New Homes |
Waconia Patriot |
7/21/1938 |
5 |
|
| Honebrink, Ervin |
Is completing his hew home in South Waconia |
|
Waconia Patriot |
7/21/1938 |
5 |
|
| Accident |
Six injured in Auto Accident, Lorraine Uecker, Marcella, Winkel, Mrs. George Dill, Jerome Kaufhold, all of Waconia & Bert Brookings, of Excelsior. |
Transportation: Crashes and accidents |
Weekly Valley Herald |
7/28/1938 |
1 |
|
| Electricity - Waconia |
Interstate to expend $65,000.00 for two new electric lines |
|
Waconia Patriot |
8/4/1938 |
1 |
|
| Fairs - Waconia |
Waconia four day fair opens Thursday, August 18th |
Entertainment: Fairs & Pageants |
Waconia Patriot |
8/11/1938 |
1 |
|
| Fairs - Waconia |
Bids for moving fair bldgs., must be submitted before Sept. 8th |
Entertainment: Fairs & Pageants |
Waconia Patriot |
9/1/1938 |
1 |
|
| Businesses - Waconia |
Graff Recreation Parlors - Hilary Reinitz buys recreation parlors |
Business & Industry: General Stores |
Waconia Patriot |
9/8/1938 |
1 |
|
| Fairs - Waconia |
Fair buildings site staked out |
Entertainment: Fairs & Pageants |
Waconia Patriot |
9/15/1938 |
1 |
|
| Schools - District 52 |
District 53 reassigned to Waconia area |
Education: Public Schools |
Waconia Patriot |
9/15/1938 |
1 |
|
| Schools - District 52 |
Reassigned to Waconia area |
Education: Teachers |
Waconia Patriot |
9/15/1938 |
1 |
|
| Lemke, Mrs. Edwin |
Some of here attaended Mrs. Lemke Funeral nearWaconia |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
10/13/1938 |
7 |
|
| Truwe, Henry |
of Waconia Toownship was elected judge |
|
Waconia Patriot |
11/10/1938 |
1 |
|
| Swanlund, John |
Former Waconia resident dies |
|
Waconia Patriot |
12/1/1938 |
5 |
|
| Lakes - Lake Waconia |
Lake level |
Geography: Lakes |
Waconia Patriot |
12/1/1938 |
5 |
|
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