1931
By Betty Mann, president, Rock County Historical SocietyMarch 02, 2021The following appeared in The Rock County Herald on Septmeber 18, 1931. Luverne Lagoon Will Be Recreation Center Excellent Swimming and Skating Facilities for Grading; Bridge Nears Completion An excellent opportunity for swimming and skating will be afforded the people of Luverne and Rock county when the new lagoon now under construction north of the Luverne public park is…
By Betty Mann, president, Rock County Historical SocietyDecember 22, 2019The following appeared in The Rock County Herald on December 18, 1931. Rock County’s Total Population is 10,962 Second Census Bulletin Gives Detailed Report of 1930 Enumeration; Luverne Has Population of 2, 644 Rock County’s total population is given as 10,962 in the second series population bulletin of Minnesota for 1930, in the 15th census of the United States. The report embodies a…
By Betty Mann, president, Rock County Historical SocietyDecember 17, 2019The following appeared in The Rock County Herald on December 4, 1931. Will Open Bids on New Paving December 22 Eleven Miles on No. 6 from Luverne to Iowa Line is Included in Projects Under Consideration 1932 Program Calls for 428 Miles of Concrete Paving Luverne to Adrian Link Will Make Continuous Pavement from Cities to Iowa and Dakota Boundaries Bids on 223 miles of truck highway…
By Betty Mann, president, Rock County Historical SocietyDecember 10, 2019The following appeared in The Rock County Herald on November 27, 1931. Sale of Christmas Seals Under Way R. C. Engan Will Direct County Campaign; Adequate Supply of Attractive Stamps Available Everything was in readiness for the official opening of the county-wide sale of double-barred cross Christmas seals, which started yesterday, simultaneously with that of the state and nation. R. C.…
By Betty Mann, president, Rock County Historical SocietyDecember 03, 2019The following appeared in The Rock County Herald on November 13, 1931. Women Leaders of Poultry Project Build Self-Feeders Models Fashioned are Conclusive Proof That Feminine Hands Can Efficiently Hit the Nail on the Head Women leaders have been “hitting the nail on the head” the past week as a result of their leader training meetings, which were held in Luverne Thursday and Friday of last…
By Betty Mann, president, Rock County Historical SocietyNovember 25, 2019The following appeared in The Rock County Star on November 6, 1931. Capone Men Visit Luverne? Smooth Strangers Pass $10 Counterfeit Bill on Local Café; Almost Make It $20 Federal Investigators Raid Gangers’ Den In Chicago and Find Set-Up For making Spurious Currency — Being Distributed in Rural Communities The activities of Al Capone, master gangster and criminal, may have included Luverne…
By Betty Mann, president, Rock County Historical SocietyNovember 19, 2019The following appeared in The Rock County Star on November 6, 1931. Luverne Cuts Employees’ Salaries $2000 Ten Per Cent Reduction To Lower Tax Levy One-Fifth; Every Office Is Affected George DeLate, Superin-tendent of Light Plant, Takes Biggest Loss — Town Police to Receive $90 Per Month The Luverne city council made a 10 per cent wage cut for every employee on the town payroll at the…
By Betty Mann, president, Rock County Historical SocietyNovember 05, 2019The following appeared in The Rock County Herald on November 6, 1931. Armistice Day To Be Observed in Luverne Many Business Places Will Be Closed All Day Armistice day — the anniversary of the closing of the great World war — will be observed throughout Rock county next Wednesday, November 11th, in the usual respectful and patriotic manner, in common with all other sections of the country.…
By Betty Mann, President, Rock County Historical SocietyOctober 09, 2017The following appeared in the Rock County Herald on October 16, 1931, and is the last in a series about Luverne's Rock River bridge. Senator Schall, after a brief statement concerning good roads, gave a political speech lasting an hour and a half. The following is the ending of his speech: Rock river bridge was built by the Widell Construction Co., of Mankato, under the personal direction of…
By Betty Mann, President, Rock County Historical SocietySeptember 26, 2017The following appeared in the Rock County Herald on October 16, 1931, and is the second in a series about Luverne's Rock River bridge. Sen. Schall, after a brief statement concerning good roads, gave a political speech lasting an hour and a half. The following is the first part of this speech. Southwestern Minnesota’s most prominent trunk highway improvement—the re-routing of No. 9 east of…
By Betty Mann, President, Rock County Historical SocietySeptember 19, 2017The following appeared in the Rock County Herald on October 16, 1931, and is the first in a series about Luverne's Rock River bridge. NEW BRIDGE AND PAVING DEDICATED YESTERDAY Senator Schall and Charles Forbes, “Granddad” of Highway System, Participate in Program. ROAD IMPROVEMENTS BIG ASSET TO LUVERNE Rock River Bridge Among the Best in Minnesota; Main Street Approach is More…
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