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10 years ago (1995)
Luverne surgeon Theodore Devaraj has joined the Pipestone Medical Group.
Heartland Express Director Deb Fick has earned another award for professional achievements. The most recent was for efforts in obtaining a permit from the Interstate Commerce Commission for travel across state lines.
The most common names in Rock County for girls were Brenna, Kelsey, Jessica and Brianna for girls and Blake, Brian, Caleb, Jordan, Dalton, Cody and Joshua for boys.25 years ago (1980)
Shins are white with the ice shavings as the hockey boys take a few minutes after a spill to talk and laugh before going on with a game. Skaters are on the ice at the Luverne hockey rink now.
The Milton Scholten farm, 15 miles west of Luverne, has been busy with visitors who stop by to see his family farm stocked with a variety of animals. They have 14 kinds of pheasants, ducks and geese of all kinds, pygmy goats, deer, wild burros, 30 peacocks, a couple buffalo, rheas, one coon, doves, pigeons, turkeys, quail, partridges, guineas, two dogs, cats, mules, horses, donkeys, Mouflon sheep (with hair, not wool), and a grizzly bear. 50 years ago (1955)
Even though he has received numerous calls from Minnesota political leaders, Al McIntosh, publisher of the Rock County Star Herald, said he is not running for public office.He was mentioned on a statewide radio talk show as a Republican gubernatorial possibility.
Christmas bonuses totaling $12,000 plus Christmas turkeys were distributed Saturday to employees of A.R. Wood Co. Announcement was also made that the firm is paying for all polio vaccine shots for all children of its employees.
Council Oak stores advertised chuck roasts for 35¢ a pound; six grapefruits for 25¢, and coffee for 69¢ a pound.75 years ago (1930)
Corn is king in Minnesota, at least during the next year, by reason of it exceeding any other crop in total acreage and in gross farm value, based on the final report of acreage, yield, production and average farm price as of Dec. 1.The 1930 corn crop was 135,780,000 bushels. In 1930 there was produced 421,214,000 bushels of grain crops and potatoes; 1,068,000 bushels of carrots, cucumbers and onions; 143,700 tons of sweet corn and cabbage; 30,967,000 pounds of peas and 2,875,000 pounds of tobacco.100 years ago (1905)
In a letter to relatives in Luverne, E. Nelson, senior member of the firm of Nelson Brothers, who is spending the winter with his sister, Mrs. F.C. Mahoney, in Los Angeles for the benefit of his health, states that he is feeling fine and that his health is better than it has been for years.
W.L. Kerney, one of the early settlers of this county, arrived Friday from Cass Lake, this state, to which place he moved from about 10 years ago, is visiting with his father, J. Kerney, of Magnolia, and his sister, Mrs. O.E. Ferguson, of this city.