1965
By Betty Mann, president, Rock County Historical SocietyAugust 27, 2019The following appeared in the Rock County Star Herald on Aug. 5, 1965. OPEN HOUSE SATURDAY- Kanaranzi Bank Has Served Community Half A Century Open house will be held Saturday afternoon from 2 to 5 p.m. at the First Farmers State Bank in Kanaranzi, commemor-ating the 50th anniversary of the bank’s founding. Free coffee and doughnuts will be served during the afternoon to visitors, and a number…
By Betty Mann, president, Rock County Historical SocietyAugust 20, 2019The following appeared in the Rock County Star Herald on July 8, 1965 First National Bank To Open In New Location On Monday Moving day for the First National Bank of Luverne is this weekend. First National will move to its new building at Main and McKenzie over the July 10 weekend and will be open for business as usual at the new location Monday morning. The Grand Opening is scheduled for July…
By Betty Mann, president, Rock County Historical SocietyAugust 13, 2019The following appeared in the Rock County Star Herald on July 8, 1965. Weather Slows Work On County Highway Projects Maintenance Work Behind Schedule, Too The county highway department’s 1965 road building program is being delayed by wet weather, County Engineer Julius Brown said yesterday. In fact, he said, the wet weather is also slowing up the county’s normal maintenance…
By Betty Mann, president, Rock County Historical SocietyAugust 06, 2019The following appeared in the Rock County Star Herald on July 1, 1965. TALK ABOUT A WET SPRING- She Pumps Water Every Morning At 3 A. M. To Keep Well From Getting Too Full “It’s the absolute truth,” says Mrs. Elsie Herschberger, Kenneth. “It’s been so wet this spring that I have to get up every morning at 3 o’clock to pump out my well, or it gets too full.” It’s no…
By Betty Mann, president, Rock County Historical SocietyJuly 30, 2019The following appeared in the Rock County Star Herald on July 1, 1965. Record Crowd Attends Hills 75th Jubilee Biggest crowd to gather in Hills during its 75-year history was on hand for the Diamond Jubilee cele-bration Tuesday night. Parking space for late comers could be found only at the village’s extreme limits. Weather cooperated, and now it was a day of fun and interest…
By Betty Mann, president, Rock County Historical SocietyJuly 16, 2019The following appeared in the Rock County Star Herald on June 17, 1965. Odd Jobs Club Now Open From 9-11 On Week Days A plan to operate the Odd Jobs Club from the Luverne Community Center was announced this week by Rev. Wayne Hoffman, chairman of the Center. A telephone and desk, to be manned by volunteer help, has been installed for coordinating work with employers and…
By Betty Mann, president, Rock County Historical SocietyJuly 01, 2019The following appeared in the Rock County Star Herald on May 27, 1965. OLD GN RESERVOIR IS: Hills’ Recreational Area Give the people of Hills a worthy project for the community and you need not search far for helping hands. Such is the unanimous opinion of Bud Bush, Dennis Ronning or Fred Nuffer, who comprise the members of the Hills Village Council. The three members of the…
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