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30 years ago November 26, 1992 Obituaries: Donald P. Raskob, age 65 of Hastings. Born August 23, 1927 in Wayzata. Married Angela Gangelhoff on Oct. 26, 1955 at Holy Name Church in Medina. Burial in …

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30 years ago November 26, 1992
Obituaries: Donald P. Raskob, age 65 of Hastings. Born August 23, 1927 in Wayzata. Married Angela Gangelhoff on Oct. 26, 1955 at Holy Name Church in Medina. Burial in Holy Name Cemetery.
Keith H. Rosch. Age 72 of Hastings. Born October 3, 1920 in Hastings to Hubert and Louise (Jacobson) Rosch. Married Delores Ann Zeien March 30, 1946 in Hastings. Employed by City of Hastings as street superintendent until death. Burial in St. Boniface Cemetery.
Winter driving tips from fire marshal Richard Kleis
•Do thorough trip pre-planning
•Keep all windows clear of obstructions
•Use seatbelts at all times
•If you need to stop, make sure your vehicle is visible and using four-way flashers
•Reduce speed on the road
•Maintain good tire tread
•Bridges, overpasses, and shaded areas will stay icy after others have melted clean.
•Alcohol and drug use while driving is not a good mix.
•Driving on snow and ice requires undivided attention to keep your vehicle under control, anticipate problems, and drive defensively

55 years ago THE HASTINGS GAZETTE November 30, 1967
Starring as ‘The Reluctant Astronaut” some 55 years ago was Don Knotts, best known as Barney Fife in the Andy Griffith show. Playing through Saturday December 2 at the Riviera, the film starring Knotts was said to be “the maddest mixup in space history,” with Children’s ad-mission just 50 cents.
Also for notice from 1967, postmaster J. V. McGree was calling on the help of patrons to make sure the Christmas mail was handled in a reasonably speedy fashion. Among the ways that patrons could help assure fast delivery was to make sure their addresses were correct, separate their Christmas cards into local and out of town bundles, face addresses all one way, and use zip codes, then a relatively new way to get mail where it needed to go. Patrons were also asked to mail early, with workers thanking Hastings and the vicinity for its cooperation.

80 years ago THE HASTINGS GAZETTE November 20, 1942
Giving the 411 on just who could join the Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps (WAACs) some 80 years ago, the Gazette laid out the following requirements:
1 – that the applicant was a citizen of the United States.
2 – between the ages of 21 and 45 years old
3 – possessed good character
4 – passed an intelligence test
5 – submitted proof of birth date and citizenship
6 – was physically fit and in good health, and
7 – able to present two character references, who weren’t relatives of the applicant.
With married women eligible as well as single women, affidavits had to be provided that any dependents were provided for. Those who lived in a town without a recording office could write the Federal Office Building in Minneapolis. Accepted applicants would normally be given two weeks notice, enlisted as auxiliaries and have the chance by unit for officer training, based on overall performance.

105 years ago THE DEMOCRAT Published at Hastings November 23, 1917
Arson is Charged The State Fire Marshal’s office reports that they have evidence that the “Sweet Shop” was set on fire by someone within the building. Mr. Cressy, who they hold responsible for the act, is still at large but a search is being made for him. He is thought to be some place in Iowa. Mr. Elmore, who was one of the parties owning the place, is innocent of any wrongdoing, investigation shows.
Mr. George E. White, Pres-ident of Anatolia College, speaks on the “Armenian situation.”
Obituary: Peter Dalen, 49 years of age, of the Hastings asylum. Committed from Rochester, funeral at Grand Meadow, Minnesota.

130 years ago THE DAILY GAZETTE November 29, 1892
Thanksgiving Day.n The banks and public offices will be closed.
At St. Boniface, high mass and sermon at eight.
A ball will be given at Opera Hall tonight by the Alpha Club.
At the church of the Guardian Angels, high mass and sermon at nine.
The ladies of Brown’s Chapel give a dinner at Bell’s Block, from twelve to six.
Union services will be held at the Presbyterian Church at ten, with sermon by the Rev. E. R. Lathrop.

159 years ago THE HASTINGS CONSERVER December 12, 1865
Additional Bounties. We are often asked by dis-charged soldiers, who enlisted in 1861 and 1862, and who received but $100 bounty, whether they are entitled to an additional bounty of $200. These inquiries arise from seeing advertisements of claim agents, that they will receive the discharges of such soldiers for the purpose of collecting an additional $200 bounty. We have endeavored to inform ourselves on the subject. Every soldier, at the time of discharge, received every dollar of bounty to which he was entitled. And before those soldiers who enlisted in 1861 and 1862, and who received $100 bounty can receive an additional bounty, congress must pass a law authorizing the payment of such additional bounty. It is thought by some that congress will pass such a law in its present session.

Territorial Dispatch 165 Years ago EMIGRANT AID AND JOURNAL
City of Nininger, Dakota County, Minnesota Territory December 19, 1857 Good out of Evil. The revulsion that has overtaken business (known to history as the Panic of 1857) is beginning to be regarded by settlers on new lands as fortunate in some respects to them. Those who are holding land for speculating purposes are necessitated to dispose of it, and it is certain now to get into the possession of parties who will cultivate it.