1943

1943: Chores kept Meyer out of school and at home
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…
1943: Angell lived in 'a five-room house'
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…
1943: John Ingelson moves with family to Luverne at age 10
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…
1943: Baseball picture prompts remembrance letter of players from Zillah Wilson
By Betty Mann, Rock County Historian
September 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 Dec. 16, 1943. An old autograph, sent here recently by Leo D. Meany, of Austin, Minn., and mentioned briefly in “Chaff” brought back many memories…
1943: Spease's life history includes 'working steadily'
By Betty Mann, Rock County Historian
August 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 Dec. 2, 1943. William John Spease, Luverne, now 75, is of the opinion that a man is just as old at 50, or young at 80, and it is the latter goal that…
1943: Fritz continues story about the 'good old days'
By Betty Mann, Rock County Historian
August 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 Nov. 25, 1943. Continued from last week. Frank Fritz recalls the “Good Old Days.” “Then I went to Hills and became a Norwegian,” he related. “I…
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…
1943: Berg's life story includes 1888 blizzard
By Betty Mann, Rock County Historian
July 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 Nov. 4, 1943. Thor Berg continues his life story from last week. Mr. Berg was always fond of the out-of-doors and since his boyhood days, has been…
1943: Thor Berg fished for a living
By Betty Mann, Rock County Historian
July 11, 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. 4, 1943. One of Luverne’s oldest residents, Thor Berg, who will be 90 years of age next January 3, is the only Diamond Club member thus…
1943: Berg continues story about arriving in Luverne
By Betty Mann, Rock County Historian
July 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 Nov. 4, 1943. (Continued from last week when Nels Berg, in his first four months in Luverne, broke 100 acres of prairie with oxen.) When my brother…
1943: Nels Berg's life story begins in Norway
By Betty Mann, Rock County Historian
June 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 Nov. 4, 1943. One of Luverne’s oldest living retired carpenters is Nels Berg, 85, who came here in 1881, and who with the exception of a few years…
1943: Diamond Club member Anna Varah continues her life story
By Betty Mann, Rock County Historian
June 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 October 14, 1943. (Hardwick resident Mrs. Anna Varah continues her story from last week.) The Ostreich family lived in Clayton county nine years and…
1943: Welzenbach continues his life story
By Betty Mann, president, Rock County Historian
May 30, 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 October 14, 1943. John Welzenbach, Luverne…was Early Day Cigar Maker (continued) He liked Luverne the minute…
1943: Welzenbach used to work as cigar maker in Iowa
By Betty Mann, Rock County Historian
May 23, 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 October 14, 1943. John Welzenbach, Luverne…was Early Day Cigar Maker Old time cigar smokers well remember the famous “Brown Beauty”…
1943: Christian Boisen's story continues with sighting of the first 'spring buggies'
By Betty Mann, Rock County Historian
May 16, 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 September 30, 1943. Christian Boisen, Luverne, Owned Luverne’s First “Juke” Box (Continued from last week.) Snow was so deep in the streets of…
1943: Diamond Club turns spotlight to Art Herbert
By Betty Mann, Rock County Historian
April 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 September 23, 1943. Maybe you knew him as the “shoemaker in back of the Handy grocery.” Or maybe as the man who made harness for Burley and Kennicott…

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