Newspaper/Resource Search
| Name |
Subject |
Categories |
Source |
Date |
Pg |
Col |
| Churches - Waconia |
Moravian Church - Moravians celebrate Silver anniversary |
- Religion: Denominations
- Anniversaries |
Waconia Patriot |
1/4/1940 |
1 |
|
| Giesen, Jake |
Waconia man is injured |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
2/1/1940 |
3 |
1,2 |
| Leuthner, John |
Waconian's car damaged |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
2/1/1940 |
3 |
2 |
| Leuthner, John |
Waconian's car damaged |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
2/1/1940 |
3 |
2 |
| Piltz, William |
Elected director Waconia Creamery Assoc. |
|
Waconia Patriot |
2/22/1940 |
1 |
|
| Sports |
Chaska victory over Waconia |
Sports & Recreation |
Weekly Valley Herald |
2/29/1940 |
1 |
3 |
| Sports |
Chaska victory over Waconia |
Sports & Recreation |
Weekly Valley Herald |
2/29/1940 |
1 |
3 |
| Mapping & Surveying |
Waconia, Laketown & Dahlgren Twps, County starts ditch survey |
Reference Sources: Surveys |
Weekly Valley Herald |
4/25/1940 |
1 |
3 |
| Organizations/CC Historical Society |
County Historical Society meets at Waconia tonight |
History: Events |
Waconia Patriot |
5/2/1940 |
1 |
|
| Historical Society - Waconia |
Second meeting of Carver County Historical Society |
History: Events |
Weekly Valley Herald |
5/2/1940 |
1 |
1 |
| Taxes - Carver County at Waconia |
Tax situation here praised |
Government: Finance and Funding: Property Tax |
Weekly Valley Herald |
5/16/1940 |
1 |
2 |
| Mapping & Surveying |
Drainage ditch is approved for Laketown, Waconia & Dahlgren Twps |
Environment & Ecology: Wetlands: Drainage |
Weekly Valley Herald |
6/6/1940 |
1 |
6 |
| Churches - Waconia |
Trinity Lutheran Church will celebrate Diamond Jubilee, Sunday June 16th |
- Religion: Churches: Lutheran
- Anniversaries: 75th Anniversaries |
Waconia Patriot |
6/6/1940 |
1 |
|
| Churches - Waconia |
Trinity Lutheran Church celebrates 75th anniversary |
- Religion: Churches: Lutheran
- Anniversaries: 75th Anniversaries |
Waconia Patriot |
6/13/1940 |
1 |
|
| Mewaldt, Rev. I. Richard |
Rev. Mewaldt Dist. President, (Pastor of Waconia Moravian Chuarch) |
|
Waconia Patriot |
6/20/1940 |
1 |
|
| Population & Census |
Waconia population should be 1,427 say Chief Ed Radde |
Demographics: Population |
Waconia Patriot |
7/25/1940 |
1 |
|
| Organizations & Events |
4-H achievement days at Waconia High School |
- Children & Youth: Programs: 4-H
- History: Events |
Weekly Valley Herald |
8/1/1940 |
8 |
3 |
| Music - Waconia Polka (Musical Composition) |
It's a small world ... Priest in Chicago finds polka named after home town |
Arts: Music |
Waconia Patriot |
8/8/1940 |
9 |
|
| Churches - Waconia |
Scandia Baptist Church to celebrate 85th anniversary with ceremonies on Sunday |
- Religion: Churches: Catholic
- Anniversaries |
Waconia Patriot |
8/8/1940 |
17 |
|
| Barthelme,(Rev. Father) |
Rev. Barthelme Leaves Waconia, reception Friday |
Religion: Churches |
Waconia Patriot |
9/5/1940 |
1 |
|
| Schools |
Waconia Schools: Work started on schools athletic field |
Sports & Recreation |
Waconia Patriot |
9/12/1940 |
1 |
|
| Library - Waconia |
The Waconia Public Library respectfully asks your support on election day.(Photograph) |
Cultural Facilities: Libraries |
Waconia Patriot |
10/31/1940 |
1 |
|
| Businesses - Waconia |
Local Candy Co. - Al Vojtisek, Harry Graff form Candy Co. |
Business & Industry: General Stores |
Waconia Patriot |
12/12/1940 |
1 |
|
| Van Sloun, Peter |
Dies suddenly at Waconia |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
1/30/1941 |
8 |
|
| Sports |
Jug, Cork kept from joining Chaska defense, unable to stop Waconia's Lenz & Radde point drive |
Sports & Recreation |
Weekly Valley Herald |
2/6/1941 |
1 |
|
| Sports |
Champs defeat CHS by point - Mooney lads give title winners more stubborn battle than Waconians |
Sports & Recreation |
Weekly Valley Herald |
3/20/1941 |
1 |
|
| Zahler, George |
Clerk of Waconia School board left to assume ownership of a bowling Center at Jackson |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
4/3/1941 |
7 |
|
| Organizations - Waconia |
American Legion post purchase of an H-H Inhalator is objective |
Government: Organizations |
Waconia Patriot |
4/10/1941 |
1 |
|
| Businesses - Waconia |
Simons Lumber Co: Dertinger to manage Simons yard here |
Business & Industry: Forest Industries, Sawmills & Lumber |
Waconia Patriot |
4/17/1941 |
1 |
|
| Waconia Theatre |
R.J. Newman buys Waconia Theatre |
Buildings: Theaters, Motion Picture |
Waconia Patriot |
4/17/1941 |
1 |
|
| Lakes - Burandt's |
Water from Burandt's flows in Lake Waconia |
Geography: Lakes |
Waconia Patriot |
4/24/1941 |
1 |
|
| Neuman, Albert |
Waconians watch person walking toward death, he went to a wooded spot and hung himself |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
5/8/1941 |
1 |
|
| Quaas, Gilbert |
Gilbert Quass to Operate co-op oil station at Waconia |
|
Waconia Patriot |
6/26/1941 |
1 |
|
| Businesses - Waconia |
Mid-County Co-operative Oil Association - Gilbert Quaas to operate co-op oil station at Waconia |
Business & Industry: Chemical & Petroleum |
Waconia Patriot |
6/26/1941 |
1 |
|
| Zeman, Frank Mrs 1862-1941 |
Mrs Frank Zeman buried funeral services were held at the Waconia Moravian Church |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
7/10/1941 |
6 |
|
| Lighting |
Waconia's new white-way lighting system was completed |
Business & Industry: Utilities & Power |
Waconia Patriot |
7/24/1941 |
1 |
|
| Organizations - Carver County |
4-H Club - Honors for 4-H work awarded at Waconia (Names of Girls listed) |
Children & Youth: Programs: 4-H |
Weekly Valley Herald |
7/31/1941 |
7 |
|
| Ditches |
Contract for new ditch is let by county board - Drainage ditch running through land in Waconia, Laketown, Benton & Dahlgren townships |
Government: Public Works: Street Improvements |
Weekly Valley Herald |
8/14/1941 |
1 |
|
| Businesses - Waconia |
Waconia Creamery Assn. - Local creamery secures dried egg contract |
Business & Industry: Creameries |
Waconia Patriot |
9/25/1941 |
1 |
|
| Businesses - Waconia |
Egg drying at Waconia - The largest egg drying operation in the State began at the Waconia Creamery |
Business & Industry: Creameries |
WVH (Neighbor's Topics) |
10/2/1941 |
4 |
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Miller/Mueller
Bergman/Bergmann
Blocker/Plocher
Hemming/Henning
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