This Was Brainerd - May 27 (2024)

MAY 27

20 years ago (2004)

Funeral services have been set for Erika Dalquist, the 21-year-old whose remains were found after her disappearance from downtown Brainerd 18 months ago. The service will be June 4 at Lakewood Free Church on Baxter. Dalquist's uncle, Pat Boone, said, “This will be the closing of this chapter for the family.”

30 years ago (1994)

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(Photo) Enid Bennett-Shaw sports a cap, gown and a smile after learning she will receive an honorary diploma at Brainerd High School's graduation. She was an exchange teacher from Great Britain in 1984 at Riverside 3^rd grade. Eleven of those students will graduate with her.

40 years ago (1984)

Faced with the possible loss of $125,000, an angry group of exhibitors and fewer than expected fishermen has made Tim Manion unhappy, to say the least. He is the main promoter of the World Championship Walleye Tournament on Mille Lacs Lake which was beset by troubles.

60 years ago (1964)

The Flying Farmers of Minnesota will hold their annual state convention in Brainerd on June 12-14. Headquarters is the Pine Hotel, with meetings scheduled for the Elks building, Legion hall and Van's Cafe. It is expected that nearly 200 persons will attend, and that up to 60 planes will land in Brainerd.

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80 years ago (1944)

Combination envelope-letterheads for writing to POWs in both Germany and Japan are now available free of charge says postmaster Joe Dunn, but a six-cent postage stamp must go on each envelope. Letters to prisoners in Japan are limited to just 25 words, but letters to POWs in Germany may have as many words as can fit on the page.

100 years ago (1924)

Last rites for Charles Lindbergh, Sr., prominent politician, were held today. He lived for many years in Little Falls before moving to Crookston. He was diagnosed with a brain tumor the Mayo Clinic said was inoperable. He was cremated, and his ashes will be spread from a plane flown by his son, Charles Lindbergh, Jr., currently with the Army Aviation in Texas.

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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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