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  • By Betty Mann, Rock County Historian
    January 31, 2024
    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 April 13, 1944. (Harry Curry continues his story.) One time the Curry family never went to town for six weeks, and they still fared well. The…
  • By Betty Mann, Rock County Historian
    December 27, 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 March 23, 1944. There was adventure aplenty for Ole J. Skyberg, Luverne, during his youth. Unlike most boys born of parents of average means, he…
  • By Betty Mann, Rock County Historian
    December 20, 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 March 16, 1944. Nels Lunde of Luverne continues story about life on the prairie.   Cold in House If people would have had the money in those…
  • By Betty Mann, Rock County Historian
    December 06, 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 March 9, 1944. F.A. Leicher reflects on when a merchant helped get materials to his repair shop in Trosky.   “That made me sit down and think.…
  • By Betty Mann, Rock County Historian
    November 29, 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 March 9, 1944. “Every bump has an element for boost if you keep your eyes open, and take it from me, there are plenty of bumps in this world,” said…
  • By Betty Mann, Rock County Historian
    November 15, 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 March 2, 1944.   One of Luverne’s better known retired business men still likes to think of himself as a farmer, although it has been about 19…
  • By Betty Mann, Rock County Historian
    November 08, 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 Feb. 24, 1944. John Stavenger continues his story. During the many years he (John Stavenger) worked as a carpenter, he never worked on a finer…
  • By Betty Mann, Rock County Historian
    November 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 Feb. 24, 1944. Whenever the story of Mrs. O’Leary’s cow and the fateful lantern is told, or some other reference is made to the famous Chicago fire…
  • By Betty Mann, Rock County Historian
    October 25, 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 Feb. 17. Ernest A. Meyer, Luverne, continues his life’s story.   Drove Mules Mr. Meyer helped with the breaking of the horses, and whenever his…
  • By Betty Mann, Rock County Historian
    October 18, 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 Feb. 17.   “No, I didn’t go to school a great deal,” said Ernest A. Meyer, Luverne, when he was asked if he had had an opportunity to get an…
  • By Betty Mann, Rock County Historian
    October 11, 2023
    By Betty Mann, Rock County Historian 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 February 3, 1944. (August Rollert’s story continues of how he arrived in Rock County.) In the fall of 1895,…
  • By Betty Mann, Rock County Historian
    October 04, 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 February 3, 1944. “It’s not disgraceful to be poor, but it is disgraceful to be dishonest.” That is the opinion of August Rollert, Luverne, who…
  • By Betty Mann, Rock County Historian
    September 27, 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 January 20, 1944. (Editor’s Note—Because its content is much the same as “Diamond Club” biographies, the Star Herald this week is devoting the “…
  • By Betty Mann, Rock County Historian
    September 20, 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 January 13, 1944. The story of A.E. Angell continues from last week. “The family larder had been depleted,” he (Angell) said, “and one night, the…
  • By Betty Mann, Rock County Historian
    September 13, 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 January 13, 1944. Perhaps one of the most vivid descriptions of a pioneer farm home ever to be printed in this column will be the one that follows…
  • By Betty Mann, Rock County Historian
    September 06, 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 Jan. 6, 1944. Perhaps one of the happiest 10-year-old boys to come to Rock county in 1878 was John P. Ingelson, now a resident of Luverne. When…
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1932: Sheep owners protect flocks against menaces

The following article appeared in The Rock County Star Herald on Jan. 1, 1932.

 

1932: A look back to two years ago, 'Good Old Days'

The following article appeared in The Rock County Star Herald on Dec. 30, 1932.

 

1932: Manual training classes begin at LHS

The following article appeared in The Rock County Herald on Dec. 23, 1932.

 

Part-time class in shop work organized

 

1922: Taxes lower than previous year

County’s November tax settlement under 1931

 

Luverne and five other schools join new league

Organization to promote better athletic relationship among members and curtail expenditures

 

Nov. 25, 1932 — Boxing program here next Wednesday night

Nov. 25, 1932 –

Boxing program here next Wednesday night

 

Red Cross roll call continued one week

Rev. E.C. Teachout, campaign chairman, outlines activities of organization during year

 

Many save through Herald trade dollars

The special opportunity given Herald subscribers in saving $1.00 a year on their subscription is meeting with a very gratifying response, for many are taking advantage of this opportunity to make a positive saving.

New auto licenses to be ready tomorrow

1932 plates are maroon and gold; penalty for delay begins February 15th; many apply early

1945: Milestone reached by Car, Celestria Werlich

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.