From the Mascot Files: 100, 75, 50 or 25 Years Ago
100 Years Ago
(Jan. 18, 1921)
Minneota boys, girls
cagers beat Canby
The Minneota High School boys and girls went to Canby on the evening of Jan. 7, and brought home the larger end of two scores. The girls won in a close and spirited game. They started the second half two points behind and won by clever basket shooting and strong defensive work. The final score was 11-9. The Minneota boys won too easily, the score being 39-11. The larger and older Canby boys are not trying out for teams there. Minneota had the advantage in height and weight. From the standpoint of good basketball, the game had little to offer the spectators.
Gisalson returns from
real estate meeting
B.B. Gislason returned to Minneota after spending two days attending the annual meeting of the real estate dealers of the state in Minnesota in Minneapolis. He was one of the speakers at the convention and spoke on the subject of organization as applied to land companies.
75 Years Ago
(Jan. 18, 1946)
Village debt drops
$1,000 in 1945
Minneota's bonded indebtedness dropped $1,000 while the amount of bonds owned by the village remained the same, $20,000, the annual financial statement shows. The statement was prepared by K.E. Jones and presented to the Village Council at the regular meeting last week.
Legion to seek
funds from farms
Members of Minneota's American Legion will canvass farms in the six townships surrounding Minneota in the near future, seeking donations toward the erection of a community building here. Plans for the drive in the farm area were outlined at a meeting of the post last week. A number of prominent farmers have contacted Legionnaires here suggesting that a canvass of the townships be made.
Tillemans receives silver
medal from U.S. Treasury
H.J. Tillemans, chairman of this district in War Bond drives, received a silver medal from the U.S. Treasury for distinguished services performed in War Finance. Leif Gilstad, state executive director, presented the medal to Mr. Tillemans. A limited number of the medals were produced by the U.S. Mint.
50 Years Ago
(Jan. 14, 1970)
Local couple aboard
hijacked airplane
A Minneota couple, Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Hoffman, making their winter home in Florida, were passengers on a plane that was hijacked to Cuba. The Hoffmans spent the holidays with family in California and were returning to Florida on National Airlines when the plane was hijacked and diverted to Cuba. One hijacker held a gun to the head of a stewardess and entered the cockpit. The second hijacker also had a gun and kept the 90 passengers in their seats. There was no sky marshal aboard the plane. No one was injured.
Bank stockholders
name new directors
Directors were re-elected when stockholders of the First State Bank of Minneota met in their annual session last week. The directors are: John M. Schulte, Robert P. Boulton, Harold Schwartz, and Donald J. Venne. Mr. Venne was named president of the bank and Wallace R. Pesch was named vice president.
18th annual crop
show in Minneota
Educational programs, exhibits and displays are the concerns of Minneota business men, crop improvement association members and the home councilors in finalizing plans for the 18th annual Crop Show. The show and program will be held on Jan. 26-27, according to Ray Newell, extension agent. Several top-notch speakers will be scheduled to speak on subjects of concern for those in the business of agriculture.
25 Years Ago
(Jan. 17, 1996)
Local band is
cutting new album
Roxbury Drive, a local band comprised of Todd Sonnenburg and Nona Fay of Minneota, Kevin Milton of Canby, and Mark Courtney of Cottonwood announced that they have cut an album with Dreamstreet Studios of Nashville, which is owned by Hall of Fame Music Writer Dennis Morgan of Tracy. Many of the songs on the album were written by Morgan. The album release party is set for Feb. 10, 1996.
Jaycees observe
10-year resurgence
It was 10 years ago that the Minneota Jaycees formed. The Jaycees have done many projects in the time they have been a Chapter. They have filled sanboxes, picked up discarded Christmas trees, hid Easter eggs for kids to find, made Haunted Houses for Halloween activities, had Dial-a-Santa, placed park equipment, helped with Toys for Tots, and much more. In observance of the 10-year anniversary, the Jaycees will be having a get-together on Saturday, Jan. 20. All past and current members are invited to attend.
Anderson wins local
geography bee
Justin Anderson, an eighth-grader at Minneota Public School, won the school-level competition of the National Geography Bee recently. Anderson has a chance now at a $25,000 college scholarship. Anna Hagen, also an eighth-grader, was the runner-up in this year's competition. The State Geography Bee will be geld on March 29.
This Day in
World History
1641 - United East Indian Company conquers city of Malacca; 7,000 killed.
1724 - Spanish King Philip V abdicated the throne.
1761 - Third Battle of Panipat: In one of the largest battles of the century, the mostly Muslim Afghani Durrani Empire defeats the mostly Hindu Maratha Empire in Northern India. An estimated 60,000–70,000 were killed in the fighting and about 40,000 Maratha prisoners massacred afterwards.
1784 - U.S. Revolutionary War ends with U.S. Congress of the Confederation ratifying the Treaty of Paris.
1794 - Dr. Jessee Bennet of Edom, Virginia, performs the first successful Cesarean section operation in the United States on his wife.
1943 - U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt travels from Miami to Morocco to meet with Winston Churchill, becoming the first American president to travel overseas by airplane.
1952 - The “Today Show” premieres with Dave Garroway and Jack Lescoulie on NBC-TV.
2011 - Tunisian president, Ben Ali, flees to Saudi Arabia after popular protests known as the Jasmine Revolution.