This Was Brainerd - May 24

MAY 24

20 years ago (2002)

Katie Boran may be one of the smallest Warrior softball players but she was a giant killer yesterday. She went three-for-three, drew a walk, scored four runs and had an RBI as Brainerd downed Alexandria 15-5. Jvonne Larson also starred, going 4-for-5 and getting five RBIs.

30 years ago (1992)

Brainerd High School grad Todd Revenig, playing for the Huntsville Stars in the Class AA Southern League, recorded three saves last week to take over the league lead in that department. Revenig has 11 saves, a 1.31 ERA and has struck out 15 in 20 innings. Opponents are batting just .141 against him.

40 years ago (1982)

Marjory Luce, a 70-year-old retired school teacher who lives in the Whitefish chain area, says she will give incumbent Democrat James Oberstar “a run for his money” in the November election. Mrs. Luce was endorsed at their Duluth convention by 8^th District Republicans. “I was flabbergasted,” she said.

60 years ago (1962)

Three Brainerd youngsters were taken into custody in Glencoe last night after running away from home yesterday morning. They had left for school but never arrived. Police aren't sure how the youngsters, ages 10, 11 and 11, got to Glencoe, 150 miles south of here, but assumed they hitchhiked.

80 years ago (1942)

Memorial Day will be celebrated May 30, beginning with a firing squad marching to the Laurel Street Bridge and a salute being fired. From there, a parade, with William Turcotte as marshal, will march to the cemetery where the graves of war dead will be decorated and rifle salutes fired.

100 years ago (1922)

(Adv.) Dentistry at Money Saving Prices! If you need dental work, don't wait a minute longer. Special Introductory Prices. Set of teeth, guaranteed fit – uppers or lowers - $15 each. Crown and bridgework - $7. Extractions – 50 cents each. Practically painless methods. Work guaranteed for 10 years. The Dr. Burrill Dentists.

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8/46: First shipment of iron ore on the Cuyuna Range from the Kennedy Mine.

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27/46: People in the Northern Pacific Railroad depot waiting area, circa 1910. Source: 'Out of the Woods, A Pictorial History of The Brainerd Lakes Area', Published by The Brainerd Daily Dispatch. Copyright 1994.

28/46: Chicago Tavern on Gilbert Lake circa 1938-1943. Dancing and food. Al LaBarre was the owner. Source: 'Out of the Woods, A Pictorial History of The Brainerd Lakes Area' published by The Brainerd Daily Dispatch. Copyright 1994.

29/46: State Champion was this Brainerd amateur baseball team of 1894, which later saw two of those players advance to the major leagues. Pictured here are (front row) Frary, catcher; Phyle, rf-pit.; Howe, pit., rf; C. McCarthy, 1st; (middle row) Burgum, shortstop, W.P. Buckley, manager; Hill; 3rd; (back row) W. McCarthy, cf; Blandy, lf; Warner, 2nd. Source: 'Brainerd Minnesota 1871 - 1971'. Reproduced from the Centennial Edition of the Brainerd Daily Dispatch. Copyright 1971.

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35/46: Brainerd Fire Department. Dispatch archives

36/46: W.E. Lively, the hustling Maxwell auto dealer, has sold a Maxwell to Joseph Johnson. Pictured is a Maxwell Mascotte Touring 1911 by Lars-Göran Lindgren Sweden - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=1526033

37/46: This truck belonged to Silas Hall's Transfer Line just after World War I. It was used for hauling freight from the NP (Northern Pacific Railroad) depot to stores around town as well as for other kinds of moving. The picture was taken in front of the railroad freight office. Before the truck, Silas Hal used teams of horses and wagons which he kept at 415 Main (now Washington Street). Source: Brainerd Minnesota 1871 - 1971. Reproduced from the Centennial Edition of the Brainerd Daily Dispatch.

38/46: The 1916 Brainerd police force, pictured here, included the following men: The plain clothes men at either end were Jack Brandt (left) and Ted Nesheim; (front row, left to right) Charles Varner, chief, and Tom Templeton. (Rear, left to right) Erick Graff, Hans Saude and August Swanson. Source: Brainerd Minnesota 1871 - 1971. Reproduced from the Centennial Edition of the Brainerd Daily Dispatch.

39/46: This building at Seventh and Laurel, still a well-known landmark in Brainerd, was the home of the Citizen's State Bank, from 1909 to 1927, when the bank then moved to quarters across the street. This picture was taken in 1913. Source: Brainerd Minnesota 1871 - 1971. Reproduced from the Centennial Edition of the Brainerd Daily Dispatch.

40/46: The "fill" grounds skating rink, located near Franklin Junior High School, winter of 1938-39. Source: 'Out of the Woods, A Pictorial History of The Brainerd Lakes Area', Published by The Brainerd Daily Dispatch. Copyright 1994.

41/46: 60 years ago (1959) (Photo) Robert Dobson, 15, is interested in how long he can keep a kite aloft. He launched a kite at 3 p.m. yesterday near the court house and it's still flying despite a near disaster when a truck caught the kite string. The weatherman says it will remain windy today. Photo illustration, Metro Creative Graphics, Inc.

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43/46: The state hospital campus on Highway 18.

44/46: Santa takes a ride during a Christmas parade in downtown Brainerd.

45/46: Children crowd around Santa during downtown Brainerd Christmas festivities.

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