MAY 3
20 years ago (2005)
On Monday, Hilary Smith was named co-Female Athlete of the Year with the Harte twins – Ally and Taylor. Tuesday she hit a two-run homer over the left field fence to spark the Warrior softball team to an 8-1 win over Sartell. It’s believed to be the first ball hit over that fence by a Warrior, and only the second overall.
30 years ago (1995)
The tumultuous relationship between the county board and Social Services director Dennis Johnson is over. Johnson sent a memo to commissioner Mary Koep announcing his resignation effective May 31. Johnson, who has held the position since 1988 said he’s weary from battling the commissioners for five years.
40 years ago (1985)
(Photo) About 40 people stood in line this morning outside Brainerd’s First American Bank to apply for low-interest home loans. Most had slept there overnight to be first to get a 30-year loan at a fixed rate of 9.95%. A Deerwood woman was first in line at 3:30 p.m. yesterday.
60 years ago (1965)
Clarence Lepinske, Brainerd’s newest alderman, said more police protection is needed in Brainerd, especially during the summer. He cited the fact that a car with a loud muffler roared back and forth past city hall squealing its tires during the council meeting and nothing was done.
80 years ago (1945)
Official word was received of the confirmed death of S/Sgt. Byron Veillette of the famed 194th Tank Battalion. He died of cerebral malaria on July 11, 1942 in the Japanese prison Camp Cabanatuan in the Philippines. He was born in Brainerd and graduated from Washington High School where he captained the football team.
100 years ago (1925)
Brainerd high school won a loosely played baseball game at the Koering Filed on Saturday, defeating C-I by a score of 20 to 12. The local boys went wild in the third inning, with 13 runs dribbling across the plate before the range boys could stop the stampede. Errors on both sides were frequent.
8/46: First shipment of iron ore on the Cuyuna Range from the Kennedy Mine.
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.
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.
42/46: Brainerd Dispatch archives
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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