Newspaper/Resource Search
| Name |
Subject |
Categories |
Source |
Date |
Pg |
Col |
| Music - Waconia |
Philip C. Schmidt/Male Quartet to appear in Waconia Aug. 2nd |
Arts: Performing |
Waconia Patriot |
7/24/1952 |
1 |
1 - 4 |
| Telephones - Waconia |
Carver County Telephone Co., installs new switchboard here. |
Communication: Telecommunication |
Waconia Patriot |
7/24/1952 |
1 |
|
| Cities - Waconia |
Development Plans: City buys lots for new garage. |
Growth & Development: Land Use Planning |
Waconia Patriot |
7/24/1952 |
1 |
|
| Schools - District 110 |
Five new teachers on Waconia public school faculty |
Education: Teachers |
Waconia Patriot |
8/28/1952 |
1 |
|
| Schools - District 110 |
5 new teachers on Waconia public school faculty |
- Education: Public Schools
- Education: Teachers |
Waconia Patriot |
8/28/1952 |
1 |
|
| Lakes - Waconia |
Ikes plant bass in Lake Waconia. 300 pounds of bass fingerlings. |
Geography: Lakes |
Waconia Patriot |
9/4/1952 |
1 |
|
| Cities - Waconia |
Development Plans: Waconia's building boom getting bigger daily. Many projects are now finished and new starting. |
Growth & Development: Planning |
Waconia Patriot |
9/4/1952 |
1 |
|
| Schools - Waconia |
727 students are enrolled in Waconia's 3 schools |
Education: Public Schools |
Waconia Patriot |
9/4/1952 |
1 |
|
| Lakes - Waconia |
Club plants 4,000 bass fingerling in Lake Waconia |
Geography: Lakes |
Waconia Patriot |
9/11/1952 |
1 |
|
| Organizations - Waconia |
Waconia boy scouts - Outdoors, survival and fun part of scouting mystique |
- Government: Organizations
- Children & Youth: Programs: Boy Scouts |
Waconia Patriot |
12/23/1952 |
7 |
|
| Cities - Waconia |
Development Plans: 1952 Big building year in Waconia. |
Growth & Development: Planning |
Waconia Patriot |
1/1/1953 |
1 |
|
| Cities - Waconia |
New sewage outlet connected last week, (into Burandt's Lake) |
Environment & Ecology: Sewage |
Waconia Patriot |
1/1/1953 |
1 |
|
| Cities - Waconia |
Work started on New City Hall front. |
Buildings: Government |
Waconia Patriot |
1/1/1953 |
1 |
|
| Churches - Waconia |
Waconia Moravian Church - Rev. Loppnow accepts call to new parish in Wisconsin |
Religion: Denominations |
Waconia Patriot |
1/8/1953 |
1 |
|
| Cities - Waconia |
Waconia city hall cornerstone removed. Reveals interesting facts on Early Century life in Waconia. |
History: Events |
Waconia Patriot |
1/15/1953 |
1 |
|
| F.B.I |
To conduct school for officers in Waconia |
|
NT |
3/13/1953 |
4 |
4 |
| Postal Service - Waconia |
Acting postmaster named to replace postmaster |
Communication: Postal Service: Post Offices |
Waconia Patriot |
4/16/1953 |
1 |
|
| Churches - Waconia |
Moravian Church - Rev. Armin Francke accepts call to Waconia Moravian |
Religion: Denominations |
Waconia Patriot |
4/16/1953 |
1 |
|
| Churches - Waconia |
County Church women to meet at Waconia - Mrs. J. Bryant Young is speaker |
Religion: Denominations |
Norwood Times |
5/1/1953 |
1 |
1 |
| Kratley, Bud |
will operate lunchroom at Waconia Palace Night Club |
|
Carver County News |
5/7/1953 |
4 |
1 |
| Churches - Chaska/Moravian Church |
23 women attend the May fellowship luncheon in Waconia |
Religion: Religious Organizations |
WVH |
5/7/1953 |
1 |
6 |
| Schools |
6 teachers resign at Waconia High |
Education: Teachers |
Waconia Patriot |
5/14/1953 |
1 |
|
| Businesses - Waconia |
Waconia men to open gas station here on Friday - New owners: Donald Krautbauer & H. J. Rothfork |
Business & Industry: Automotive |
Norwood Times |
5/15/1953 |
1 |
5 |
| Dairy Days |
Annual dairy days, Waconia, June 27th & 28th |
Entertainment: Fairs & Pageants |
Norwood Times |
5/22/1953 |
1 |
2 |
| Churches - Waconia |
Waconia Moravian Church - Rev. Armin H. Francke to be installed as pastor |
Religion: Denominations |
Waconia Patriot |
5/28/1953 |
1 |
|
| Organizations - Waconia |
Brown Swiss Cattle - Canton show to be in Waconia, June 4th (Cattle Judging) |
- Animal Husbandry: Cattle
- Government: Organizations |
Norwood Times |
5/29/1953 |
1 |
4 |
| Allmann, Dick |
Waconia's Jet Pilot gets Publicity in National Magazine |
Transportation: Airplanes |
Waconia Patriot |
6/11/1953 |
1 |
|
| Churches - Waconia |
St. Joseph's Catholic Church - Rev. Father Clarence Wagener to offer 1st solemn high mass at Waconia |
Religion: Churches: Catholic |
Waconia Patriot |
6/11/1953 |
1 |
|
| Organizations - Waconia |
Dairy Day Celebration - Huge celebrations opens here on Sat. |
- Government: Organizations
- History: Events |
Waconia Patriot |
6/25/1953 |
1 |
|
| Organizations - Waconia |
Fire Department is one of best equipped in State |
Government: Departments and Offices: Fire Department |
Waconia Patriot |
6/25/1953 |
1 |
|
| Fairs - Waconia |
Agricultural Society has complete program for Carver County's 53 fair |
Entertainment: Fairs & Pageants |
Waconia Patriot |
8/6/1953 |
1 |
|
| Fairs |
Three grand prizes given away at county fair at Waconia |
Entertainment: Fairs & Pageants |
Waconia Patriot |
8/6/1953 |
1 |
|
| Schools - Waconia |
Trinity Lutheran School: New prinicpal & family at Lutheran School, (Mr. & Mrs. Erhardt Weichmann, family) |
- Education: Administration
- Education: Private Schools |
Waconia Patriot |
8/6/1953 |
1 |
|
| Minnesota Motor Vehicle registrar |
Deputy motor vehicle registrar office locates in Waconia |
- Transportation: Motor Vehicles
- Government: Licensing & Franchises: Vehicle Transport |
Waconia Patriot |
8/13/1953 |
1 |
|
| Schools - Waconia |
Trinity Lutheran Christian Day School: Mr. E. F. Wiechmann to be installed in Trinity Lutheran |
- Education: Administration
- Education: Private Schools |
Waconia Patriot |
8/20/1953 |
1 |
|
| Cities - Waconia |
City lets contract for water & sewer extension. |
Government: Public Works |
Waconia Patriot |
9/3/1953 |
1 |
|
| Businesses - Waconia |
The Farmers Supply Co. - Tire recappin, wheel balancing equipment installed |
Business & Industry: Farm Supply |
Waconia Patriot |
9/17/1953 |
7 |
|
| Humphrey, Sen Hubert |
Speak at DFL dinner in Waconia |
|
Norwood Times |
9/18/1953 |
1 |
5 |
| Businesses - Waconia |
Mn. Motor Vehicle Registration - Branch office opens |
Government: Licensing & Franchises: Vehicle Transport |
Carver County News |
9/24/1953 |
1 |
3 |
| Waconia |
Motor Vehicle Office set up |
|
Norwood Times |
9/25/1953 |
1 |
4 |
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Miller/Mueller
Bergman/Bergmann
Blocker/Plocher
Hemming/Henning
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