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    1943: Fritz is one of the best-known Luverne residents
    By Betty Mann, Rock County Historian
    August 01, 2023
    The following article is part of the Diamond Club Member group that began in the January 7, 1943, issue of the Rock County Star Herald. Members of this group consist of persons of age 75 and older. The following appeared in The Rock County Herald on Nov. 25, 1943.          Perhaps one of Luverne’s best known residents is Frank H. Fritz, retired plumber, whose experiences if listed in…
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Columns 13 December 2023

1944: Hardships aplenty for prairie pioneer Nels Lunde of Luverne

The following article is part of the Diamond Club Member group that began in the January 7, 1943, issue of the Rock County Star Herald. Members of this group consist of persons of age 75 and older.

Bits By Betty 6 December 2023
1944: Leicher picks up life story with living in Trosky

The following article is part of the Diamond Club Member group that began in the January 7, 1943, issue of the Rock County Star Herald. Members of this group consist of persons of age 75 and older.

Bits By Betty 29 November 2023
1944: Leicher, 13, began work as a wagon maker

The following article is part of the Diamond Club Member group that began in the January 7, 1943, issue of the Rock County Star Herald. Members of this group consist of persons of age 75 and older.

Columns 26 November 2023
1944: Fitzer served as bank, boards president

The following article is part of the Diamond Club Member group that began in the January 7, 1943, issue of the Rock County Star Herald. Members of this group consist of persons of age 75 and older.

Bits By Betty 15 November 2023
1944: Fitzer still thought of himself as a farmer

The following article is part of the Diamond Club Member group that began in the January 7, 1943, issue of the Rock County Star Herald. Members of this group consist of persons of age 75 and older.

Bits By Betty 8 November 2023
1944: Stavenger moves to Luverne in 1934

The following article is part of the Diamond Club Member group that began in the January 7, 1943, issue of the Rock County Star Herald. Members of this group consist of persons of age 75 and older.

Bits By Betty 1 November 2023
1944: John Stavenger's life story starts out with reference to the Chicago fire

The following article is part of the Diamond Club Member group that began in the January 7, 1943, issue of the Rock County Star Herald. Members of this group consist of persons of age 75 and older.

Bits By Betty 25 October 2023
1943: Meyer finishes life story as a farmer

The following article is part of the Diamond Club Member group that began in the January 7, 1943, issue of the Rock County Star Herald. Members of this group consist of persons of age 75 and older.

Bits By Betty 18 October 2023
1943: Chores kept Meyer out of school and at home

The following article is part of the Diamond Club Member group that began in the January 7, 1943, issue of the Rock County Star Herald. Members of this group consist of persons of age 75 and older.

Bits By Betty 11 October 2023
1944: Rollert finds price of land in Minnesota lower

By Betty Mann, Rock County Historian

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