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  • Betty Mann
    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…
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    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…
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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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Bits By Betty 14 February 2024

1944: Christiansen finally settles on farm near Hardwick

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 7 February 2024
1944: Hans Christiansen recalls first job, all he knows 'is farming'

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 31 January 2024
1944: Curry continues his story in Kanaranzi

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.

Opinion Columns 24 January 2024
1944: Curry recalls early business years in Kanaranzi

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.

Opinion Columns 17 January 2024
1944: Zillah Wilson continues her Diamond Club story, which includes administrating, traveling

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 10 January 2024
1944: Wilson recalls moving to Luverne in 1876

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.

Opinion Columns 3 January 2024
1944: Skyberg proudly concludes life story as an American

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 27 December 2023
Ole Skyberg shares adventures from youth

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 20 December 2023
1944: Lunde remembers cold of past winters in 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.

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.

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