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  • By Betty Mann, president, Rock County Historical Society
    June 01, 2021
    The following appeared in The Rock County Star-Herald on Feb. 2, 1950.   County Receives Larger Allotment For 1950 Soil Conservation Practices   No Definite Information Available as Yet About 1950 Corn Acreage Cuts The 1950 appropriations for agriculture conservation practices in Rock county will be $51,600, about $2,000 more than in 1949, Leonard Arp, Rock county PMA chairman, announced on…
  • By Betty Mann, president, Rock County Historical Society
    May 25, 2021
    The following appeared in The Rock County Star-Herald on Jan. 26, 1950.   $15,000 Polio Fund Drive Starts   Nearly $22,000 Spent For Polio Care by Local Chapter the Past Year Civic and social organizations have united to carry the March of Dimes campaign through its most crucial test, John Kurvink, county director, said this week. Chairmen named to date for the various communities are as follows…
  • By Betty Mann, president, Rock County Historical Society
    May 18, 2021
    The following articles appeared in The Rock County Herald during 1895.   Jan. 11, 1895 The HERALD takes great pleasure in announcing to its readers that it has again made arrangements by which it is enabled to furnish the Weekly New York Tribune to its patrons for 25 cents per year, or both for 58 cents, per year. This price is probably less than the cost of the white paper, and the offer is a…
  • By Betty Mann, president, Rock County Historical Society
    May 11, 2021
    The following appeared in The Rock County Star-Herald on Jan. 19, 1950.   New Café To Open In Beaver Creek   “The Beaver Café” Will Hold Formal Opening Jan. 25   Geo. Schultz  and C. L. Gray, Sioux Falls Man, Owners, Announce Business Staff Formal opening of the new Beaver Creek will be held next Wednesday, January 25th. Although the café will be opened prior to that for serving meals and lunches…
  • By Betty Mann, president, Rock County Historical Society
    May 04, 2021
    “Generous hearted Rock countians came through in grand style for the annual Sister Kenny Fund Drive,” said Elmer Piepgras, Rock county drive chairman. When the campaign for funds closed last Thursday, donations totaling $3,505.51 had been turned in. This is more than double the quota assigned to Rock county, $1,705. “We certainly want to express our most sincere appreciation to all the good folks…
  • By Betty Mann, president, Rock County Historical Society
    April 27, 2021
    The following appeared in The Rock County Herald on Jan. 9, 1942.   9 P.M. Saturday Closing Advised   Civic And Commerce Executive Committee Holds First Meeting Holding its first meeting in the Luverne National bank, the new executive board of the Luverne Civic and Commerce association recommended Monday evening that all retail businesses in this city close promptly at 9 p.m. on Saturday nights.…
  • By Betty Mann, president, Rock County Historical Society
    April 20, 2021
    The following appeared in The Rock County Star on April 3, 1941.   Raiding Officers Hit Chez Paree Night Club Proprietor Will  Appear Before District Judge Next Tuesday Robert Morris, operator of the Chez Paree night club here ,is under a $300 bond pending hearing in district court Tuesday on three charges alleging sale of alcoholic liquor without a license. Morris appeared before Judge O. E.…
  • By Betty Mann, president, Rock County Historical Society
    April 13, 2021
    The following appeared in The Rock County Herald on April 3, 1941.   Homemaker’s School Opens Tomorrow   Many Prizes To Be Given Away Daily   Sessions Will Begin at 2 p.m. Friday and Saturday; No Admission Charges   Lock the doors and come to the Luverne armory Friday and Saturday afternoons when The Star and Luverne merchants entertain at their School for Homemakers. Hundreds of Rock county…
  • By Betty Mann, president, Rock County Historical Society
    April 06, 2021
    The following appeared in The Rock County Herald on June 24, 1892.   Grand Balloon Ascension One of the Attractions for the 4th at this Place – Additional Committee   It gives the Herald much pleasure to announce that the committee in charge of the Fourth of July celebration to be held at this place have been fortunate enough to secure for that occasion Prof. A. L. Ward, of Sioux City, Ia., one…
  • By Betty Mann, president, Rock County Historical Society
    March 30, 2021
    The following appeared in The Rock County Herald on June 24, 1892.   The Old Settlers   The Annual Meeting Held at the Court House Last Saturday   Pursuant to the call published in these columns, the annual meeting of the Old Settlers’ association of Rock county was held at the court room last Saturday afternoon. E. L. Grout, president of the association, called the meeting to order, and the…
  • By Betty Mann, president, Rock County Historical Society
    March 23, 2021
    The following appeared in The Rock County Herald on June 24, 1892.   Death and Disaster   One Death in the County and Serious Injuries to Buildings and Crops Occasioned by the Storm Monday Evening   Between four and five o’clock last Monday afternoon one of the severest storms of wind and hail ever known in this section swept over a narrow strip of country in the southern part of the county and…
  • By Betty Mann, president, Rock County Historical Society
    March 16, 2021
    The following appeared in The Rock County Herald on Sept. 16, 1932.   Highway Dept. Shows Interesting Figures   Assorted Activities of State Highway Patrol Summarized for August; 100 Cars Taken Into Custody   The report of activities of the state highway patrol for the month of August, as summarized by a recent highway bulletin, shows that in addition to giving directions and other information to…
  • By Betty Mann, president, Rock County Historical Society
    March 09, 2021
    The following appeared in The Rock County Herald on Aug. 26, 1932.   Burial Association Buys Long Residence Property   Commodious Dwelling on West Main Street Will be Converted into Modern Funeral Home            Through the purchase of the L. D. Long residence property on West Main street, known as the Wright place, the latter part of last week, the Rock County Co-Operative Burial association…
  • By Betty Mann, president, Rock County Historical Society
    March 02, 2021
    The following appeared in The Rock County Herald on Septmeber 18, 1931.   Luverne Lagoon Will Be Recreation Center   Excellent Swimming and Skating Facilities for Grading; Bridge Nears Completion             An excellent opportunity for swimming and skating will be afforded the people of Luverne and Rock county when the new lagoon now under construction north of the Luverne public park is…
  • By Betty Mann, president, Rock County Historical Society
    February 23, 2021
    The following appeared in The Rose History in 1911.   Rock County Village (continued from 02-18-20 edition of the Star Herald)   Other Places          Warner is the name given to a grain station, three miles east of Luverne, on section 7, Magnolia township, on the Worthington-Mitchell branch of the Omaha railroad. It has never advanced beyond the condition originally intended. Late in July, 1877…
  • By Betty Mann, president, Rock County Historical Society
    February 16, 2021
    The following appeared in The Rose History in 1911.   Rock County Village (continued from 02-11-20 edition of the Star Herald)            At this early stage of Manley’s development an invitation was extended to both Beaver Creek and Valley Springs to join forces with the new town, before circumstances should force such a procedure.18 The boom that was expected to eventuate in 1890 did not…
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