Kasson Mantorville High School - Komet Yearbook (Kasson, MN)

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parts of the county reporting as much as 20 inches. May 2. Population of Kasson will near 1200 mark. July 11. Violent storm causes hail and fire damage. August 15. A severe electrical storm did some damage to trees and grain in Kasson. November 7. Franklin D. Roosevelt breaks third term tradition and wins 468 of states electoral votes. In 1940 the number of births exceeded the number of deaths. 1941 April 17. Two cold storage locker plants to open in Kasson. May 8. The assurance that Kasson would have a modern bowling alley came with the announcement that Claire Lynard had purchased the building adjacent to his pre- sent business and would construct a new building to house four lanes of bowling. May 15. Erdman’s Food Store has opened their completed cold storage locker plant today. May 15. The Lewis K. Lee Grocery Store installed a new display refrigerator unit in the store this week. The unit that will be Security Checks. A telegram was received saying that the President had designated the state WPA No. 40424, to remodel and modernize the high school and grade school building of School District No. 28 which is Mantorville. Eight thousand, one hundred twenty-five dollars has been allotted to the Board of Education for painting, plastering, instal- ling partitions, and plumbing. Also for heating and electrical facilities, relaying of floors, constructing passageways be- tween buildings and performing incidental and appurtenant work. March 14. (middle of this week). After 36 hours of steady snowfall the snow gauge showed 15.8 inches in Kasson with many used for cold meats and dairy products,is the newest type and includes inside fluo- rescent lighting and inclined front glass panel. August 7. Kasson school children that are forced to drive their own cars at the pre- sent time to attend school in Kasson will now have low cofct safe year around trans- portation to and from their homes-a school bus. August 21. That Kasson is becoming one of the largest shipping and buying points for this part of the state and that this part of the country is rapidly becoming feeder country for cattle is evidenced by the fact that in one month, over $30,000.00 was paid to farmers for their fat cattle by one stock buyer alone. October 16. The store in Mantorville known as Bohlander’s has been sold to Erdman’s of Kasson. The store which was a general store will house the Mantorville grocery store of the Erdman chain. 1942 January 15. Members of the city council, setting as a feat finding body and not as a city council, took testimony of interested persons last night in the community room of the city hall, on the question of selling city property for a slaughter house. Attempted robbery at the Riedel Grocery, Kasson, was discovered Wed. morning. The Kasson Lumber Co. will next week have completed their new building, which is lo- cated south of the main building. K.O. Dahlager, Supt. of the Mantorville Schools for the past six and one half years, tendered his resignation last week to take immediate effect and was released by the board. Mr. Anderson, principal of the Lake City Schools, has been hired to fill the posi- tion. Erdman’s Grocery added a new addition to their store-a butchering room, located at the rear of their store. May 28. Acting on request of President Roose- velt, Governor Harold E. Stassen this week issued an order setting a speed limit of 40 miles an hour for Minnesota motorists with certain exceptions and asking drivers to ob- serve this limit. June 4. Supt. Aaker of Kasson Schools, who served in this position for 10 years, resigns. Some of the improvements under his adminis- tration include: Ventilation system rebuilt Heating system remodeled All floors have been sanded and sealed to provide handsome sanitary floors Entire building redecorated New desks have been purchased for two high school class rooms Some of the educational accomplishments during the period include: Six year high school organized-the first in the county Commercial department installed-the First in the county Library reorganized with trained librarians in charge part-time Scholastic standards raised as shown by state board exam results shown by Unit Scales of Attainment testing program Physical Education in grades 4-6 under specialized teachers Drum corps organized to broaden music training October 8. A maximum speed limit of 35 miles per hour, for any vehicle traveling on rubber tires, has been put into effect through- out Minnesota as a war time measure to save rubber and tires. October 22. 400,000 pounds of metal col- lected in a drive at Kasson and surrounding community up to date in October. December 31. The Kasson Public Schools have received permission from the Agricultural Marketing Administration to start the Penny Milk Program on January 4, 1943.

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January 21. L.A. Humason, Clerk of the County of Dodge County, died at his home in Mantorville. The remains were taken to Dodge Center, his former home, and were interred in River Side Cemetery. The funeral party was conveyed to that village by a special train on the Chicago Great Western Railroad. April 27. Henry Boge, of Mantorville, mur- dered Sophia Boge, his wife, by brutally beat- ing her with a pickax. The murderer then com- mitted suicide by drowning in the mill pond there. This is the first murder recorded in the annals of Mantorville. June 30. The population of Dodge County, according to the state census, was 12,757. September 14. Dan Patch, the greatest har- ness horse in the world, who broke the Minne- sota state record on Monday last, when he went a mile in 1:59%, and on Saturday clipped off two seconds more, making the mile in 1:57%. 1906 March. Eugene Loomis was awakened about half past one o’clock when two of his neigh- bors dogs were killing his sheep. 17 sheep in all have at this writing died, and there may be others that will not pull through. The neigh- bors shouldered the responsibility of the damage done by pay of 6 dollars apiece for the 10 old ones and 5 dollars apiece for the last year’s lambs. March 29. Ed McLaughlin sold his bakery business last week to Ed Robinson of Lam- berton, and the new proprietor, who is an ex- perienced baker, will take possession about April 1. May 24. The exercises of graduation will be held in Assembly Hall, Tuesday, June 5 at 8 p.m. There are 17 pupils graduating. October 4. Col. W.C. Greene, president of the Greene Consolidated Copper Company visited his sister, Mrs. Phoebe Chase, and other rela- tives in this county. November 8. Dodge County goes Democratic for the first time in forty years and landslide for Johnson (Governor). November 15. Miller O.C.F. Sorenson on Tuesday shipped a carload of Rockton Buck- wheat flour to Tacoma, Washington. The car contained 35,050 sacks of the pure flour and 2,500 packages of self-raising flour. 1907 April 4. A new shoe firm S. Erickson and Son have succeeded to the business of S. Erickson. 1908 May 2. The remains of Joseph Robison were brought here Tuesday morning from Pierre, SJD. and taken to Mantorville for burial. Mr. Robison came to his death by an accident which happened on Wednesday of last week. He was enroute to his claim from Midland,S.D., with a load of freight and was in the act of filling his pipe when he dropped the bag of tobacco and made a grab for it as it was falling, when he lost his balance and fell to the ground, dislocating the fifth vertebra. June 11. Three more autos have been added to the number of cars owned in Kasson, the past week. The largest car owned in Kasson belongs to Henry Otter- ness and is a 40-horse power, six-cylinder Ford. It is a shaft drive car equipped with top, Gabriel horn and windshield and has power to travel as rapidly as Mr. Otterness will care to ride. September 8-11. The annual Dodge Coun- ty Fair occurred on the grounds of the Dodge County Driving Park Association near Kasson, Minnesota. It included a Baby Show with J.V. Hicks, Superinten- dent First premium, gold-lined cup; sec- ond premium, silver lined cup; third pre- mium, silver cup. All exhibits under this head must be under one year old. 1909 Issuance and sale of bonds for construc- tion of Town Hall in Kasson. 1910 April. A Miss Baldwin came to Kasson to aid in organizing a public library. September 6. The first library board was organized, consisting of nine members. By 1911 the Village of Kasson was appro- priating $20 per month to the library. It is interesting to note that fines were 1 cent per day for overdue books. 1914 Installation of water meters in Kasson. 1918 Present Municipal Building completed in Kasson. 1920 Several young men of the community be- gan playing golf in the pasture of Henry Blanch north of the park. This group later organized and has grown to become what is now known as the Zumbro Valley Rec- reation Club. 1921 A teacher’s Normal Training Department was established under the direction of Miss Nettie Perkins. There were approximately 10 in each class and practice teaching consisted of one week in the fall to observe, one week in the spring for actual teaching. This department continued until 1938. 1927 Andrew McDonough, a graduate of Mantor- ville High School, attained the greatest speed record ever held by a human being. He re- ceived his recognition after diving in a test flight of 620 miles per hour. 1931 All elections in the village of Kasson to be held under the Australian Ballot system. The last bank operated in the Village of Man- torville. 1933 Dr. Adams, a pioneer doctor in Mantorville, was chosen “America’s typical country doc- tor” in 1933 at the Century of Progress in Chicago. 1934 October. The last train chugged out from Mantorville. 1936 An agreement was reached between the School Board and the Village Council of Kasson and P.W.A.: It was decided that the location of the swimming pool should be in the north part of town, on the school farm property. The Village Council, coordinating with P.W.A., set about the erection and construction of a park, swimming pool, and bath house on said grounds. The Village was to furnish all the material; and P.W.A., all the labor. The park grounds were substantially completed and paid for at an expense of $1,217.43. The swimming pool was nearly completed at a cost of $3,520.31. The school paid the Vil- lage $1,500.00 to help. This left the big ma- chinery for the pool and bath house to be purchased at a cost of $8,000.00, so eight $1,000.00-bonds were issued, and the pool was finished and opened in 1937. 1939 Kasson citizens greeted Crown Prince Olaf of Norway. 1940 January 1. Nation’s Elders Receive First Social 16

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1943 Important ration dates: January 1. The 5 percent Victory Tax goes into effect. Your employer will deduct five per cent of your pay from this day on. January 1. Truck operators must have their Certificates of War Necessity. January 3. The first coffee ration coupon, Nov. 27 in the War Ration Book No. 1 ex- pires. This coupon is good for one pound of coffee. January 4. Second coffee ration coupon, No. 28. January 15. Deadline for applying for War Ration Book No. 1 for persons who for one reason or another do not have one now. January 15. Deadline for inspection of truck tires. This is an essential portion of the mileage rationing program, and must be observed, otherwise truckers cannot obtain gasoline. January 20. Second Period Fuel Oil Stamps expire. January 31. Temporary gas permits for truckers expire. January 31. Stamp No. 10 on War Ration Book No. l,good for three pounds of sugar, expires. January 31. Deadline for inspection of pas- senger tires. February 1. Stamp No. 11 in War Ration Book No. 1, necessary for sugar, becomes effective. February 1. Typewriter rationing starts. June 10. Application for Ration Book No. 3 due in the mail. June 17. The hard rain last Friday night cost the farmers of the Upper Zumbro Soil Con- servation District a good deal of valuable topsoil. August 5. War Ration Board 6420 announced from its offices in Mantorville this week that late registrants for War Ration Book No. 3 may apply immediately to their office by mail for the necessary forms and information. August 5. Harley Houston fractured the wrists of both arms in a fall from a saddle horse about 5:30 Monday afternoon. September. Kasson Schools begin the 1943- 1944 term. 313 enroll for this year, 36 less than last year’s total. September 16. Due to the acute farm help situation and a small calendar, there will be no jury called at this time. Axel B. Anderson, Judge. October 21. Ration Book No. 4 will be valid starting November 1. Motorists are cautioned that all gasoline cou- pons in their possession must be endorsed on the face of the coupon with the license num- ber and state. November 11. Winter’s first storm strikes hard, ties up railroad and highway traffice over the weekend. 1945 January. 83 marriage licenses were issued during 1944. Many were issued by Clerk of Court Cowles. A Girl Scout Troop is being organized in Kas- son with Mrs. Homer Mudge as leader. February 22. Extensive improvements at the courthouse are under way. Fire-proof, walk- in vaults will be the result of the renovation. Also new ceilings in the auditor’s office, in the clerk of courts’ office, in the jury room and waiting room, in the Superin- tendent of Schools’ room and also in the county welfare quarters. New linoleum floors in the Superintendent’s room and the front stairs of that area. All new plumbing has been installed in the men’s rest room in the basement. March 1. Kasson welcomes a new business- man. Mr. Fred A. Hagcmann purchased the blacksmith shop of M. Andrew Chris- tofferson, which place of business he had successfully operated for 55 years. March 8. The Mantorville school bus and one of the Kasson school buses ran off the road and were in the ditch Monday. Poor visibility and not being able to see the edge of the road because of the snow caused them to run into the ditch. The Kasson bus was driven by Floyd Wilkie and the Mantorville bus was driven by Floyd Baker. No one was injured in cither bus and both were dug out of the snow and brought into town the same night. The buses are owned by A.L. Folkestad. March 15. Mr. Rollins E. Juhnke, for the past 25 years connected with the Kasson Drug Store as registered pharmacist and clerk, has purchased an interest in the business from Walter E. Anderson and will continue to be found behind the counter of this store. March 31. A law requiring the depressing of headlights on motor vehicles when ap- proaching other vehicles within 1,000 feet, under a revision of the state traffic act passed by the 1945 Legislature took effect today. April 5. Traffic was stopped by the worst storm in 17 years. Wet snow fell steadily for 36 hours during which motorists were warned to stay off the roads. Southeastern Minnesota was covered with a blanket of wet snow that was reported to be from 14 to 17 inches deep in various localities. With the storm starting early Tuesday morning and ending Wednesday afternoon, Kasson and its surrounding area had its worst traffic tieup in many years. The schools were closed, train service was retarded, and the bus service was at a standstill. April 11 .The second annual physical edu- cation demonstrations are to be given by the upper seven grades at the Kasson High School gym. There will be tumbling, marching, games, folk dances, stunts, and relays. Approximately 170 will take part and again they will attempt to show the value and beneficial results obtained by a physical education program. Admission 25 . April 12. The entire Nation mourns the death of Franklin D. Roosevelt. Death re- sulted from a cerebral hemorrhage at 4:35 p.m. on this day to the President, who was 63 years old. He had been President for 12 years, one month, and nine days. Harry S. Truman becomes the thirty-third Presi- dent of the United States. May 6. Sunday-8:41 p.m. (E.W.T.) The unconditional surrender of the German fighting forces took place in a little red schoolhouse which was the headquarters of General Eisenhower. In a brief ceremony, the greatest and most destructive war in history came to an end. Germany sur- renders. May 24. Superintendent Irvin G. Ander- son resigned his position at Mantorville to ac- cept a position in Harmony Schools. July 5. Mr. August Gehrke has been chosen to head the local school as Superintendent. July 12. Census shows fewer but larger farms. Dodge County has 1747 as compared to 1796 in 1940. July 19. Kasson Public School, with nearly 300 pupils enrolled, has a dental health record of 97% this year. In six of the twelve grades every pupil completed the school year with a certificate of “O.K. teeth”, thus establish- ing a 100% record for the following grades: 2,6,7,10,11, and 12. August 2. Clifford Bucglcr, who has operated the successful Kasson Produce here for three years, announces his affiliation with the Archer Feed Stores organization. He will serve as manager. August 6. Hiroshima A Bomb. August 16. The big news that the world had been waiting three days to hear was broadcast Tuesday evening, and heard in Kasson at 6:00 p.m. World War II ends as Japan surrenders. The good news brought many Kasson citizens out on the streets while bells were rung and sirens blown. September 20. Two of Kasson’s enterprising residents have launched a new venture in business in Kasson. Ben Wrede and Lester Wiborg have purchased one of the lots on Main Street, owned by the American Legion. They plan on erecting a building which will house their business, consisting of the handling of all electrical appliances and electrical con- tract work, and do business under the firm name of Kasson Electric. November 1. George C. Mantor, son of Frank and Martha Mantor, passed away at the hos- pital in his home town of Cherokee, Iowa, Sunday, Oct. 21, after a few days illness, at the age of 70 years. Burial was made in the family lot in Evergreen Cemetery, Mantorville. November 22. Mrs. Marion Bergmann, daugh- ter of Mr. and Mrs. A.G. Peterson, has received notice that one of her poems, “Winter”, has been accepted for publication by the National Poetry Association. Fanned by a 30-mile gale, fire started in the southeast part of the Brewer Implement Co. building at 11:30 Monday forenoon, com- pletely destroying one of Kasson’s oldest enterprises. By one o’clock only the skeleton of the building, which was heavily stocked with International repair parts and machinery, remained. By heroic efforts the men of the local Fire Department prevented the blaze from spreading to the nearby gasoline storage tanks and adjacent buildings. Countywide T.B. tests are to begin next week. T.B. deaths show a decline in the county as the following figures indicate: 1910-1914 41 persons died 1940-1944 Six are taken 1947 March 20. Kasson Raiders defuse Rockets to take District Title in basketball. June 5. The businessmen of Kasson have con- tributed the sum of $470.00 to the Aldolph Oiseth American Legion Post 333, for the purpose of buying flags for the main street of Kasson. Governor Luther W. Youngdahl to address Kasson Graduates June 6. July 10. Supt. Frank J. Fox of the Kasson