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GROWTH & IMPROVEMENTS

The population of Minburn increased each year, from 222 in 1880, to a peak of 430 in 1915. For several years after that, it decreased slightly each year until 1940. Since then there has been a small increase each year. The last census in 1960 gave the population as 357. Harold Hunter has been Mayor of Minburn since 1953, and Russell Hawbaker has served as Town Clerk the past 20 years. The present Council members are Miles Webster, Richard Reiste, Lloyd Payton, William Moss and Arlo Haymond who has served in this capacity over 30 years. Jim Cody is Treasurer, and Lester Huggins is Town Marshall. Other town mayors have been:

Joseph Pratt -1907 W. Nourse 1907 -1912 J.D. Schaffer 1912 -1914 O.J. Basart 1914 -1918 L.U. Mortimer 1918 -1922 E.H. Little 1922 -1926 O.A. Bever 1926 -1942 P.O. Thompson 1942 -1953

S.H. Jones was town clerk until 1909. Following him were:

J.D. Schaffer 1909 -1911 O.J. Basart 1912 -1914 R.W. Boyd 1914 -1915 A.H. Nelson 1915 -1949

Others who have served as council members include: L.R. Raney, Stanley Belden, Darrell Ingram, Donald A. Bassart, Delbert Kimrey, William Warren, Oscar Hays, Vernon Bundy, Harold Hunter, J.C. Crawford. Philip Basart, Fred Hagenstein, Guy Mitchell, L.V. Dugan, L.B. Swartz, P.O. Thompson, Glen Marsh, James Hinchcliff, Lon Clark, Harry Smith, H.V. Brenaman, R.W. Butler, George Voas, E.H. Shaw, G.W. Clark, J.C. Untied, J.S. West, E. Welch, C.C. Sundby, J.D. Schaffer, L.W. Nourse, O.J. Basart, W.J. McMullen, B.E. Gottschalk, S.R. Gottschalk, O.W. Bever, George Shirley, Frank Hoover, Newt Brown, Albert Hagenstein, T. Weddle, Wilson Nourse, Henry Belden (grandfather), Jim Roush. Electricity was brought into Minburn in 1915. Prior to that time the town was lighted by oil street lights, with lamp posts on nearly every corner. Lem O'Mea was the lamplighter of long, long ago. A great many municipal improvements have been made in the past few years. In 1952 a water tower and water system was installed. In 1957, the town purchased land adjoining Elmwood cemetery, thus more than doubling the size of the cemetery. The new part is restricted to the use of flat, ground-level grave markers. In 1957 the town purchased the Gilbert Clark Plumbing and Heating building and remodeled it into an attractive Public Library and Town Hall. A new insulated steel building was erected in 1966, to be used as a combination fire station and maintenance building. The windowless structure is lighted by means of fiber glass doors, and is heated. Another big event in the progress of Minburn was the start of natural gas service September 14, 1966. Late in 1967 work was started on a Sewage Lagoon, constructed one mile west of Minburn. The cost of the project was about $77,000. There are two pools in the lagoon, each about 2 1/2 acres in size. Minburn is one of very few small towns to have such a fine system of disposal. In the past 5 years practically all of the streets in Minburn have been black-topped.

U.S. POST OFFICE

Postal service was first established in Minburn on July 6, 1857, with the name being Pierce Point. It was changed to Minburn on April 29, 1970. The records show Postmasters to be as follows:

Post Master Date of Appointment Samuel S. Wilson Juy 6, 1847 Daniel West October 6, 1857 Andrew Bray November 14, 1861 Isaac Warford February 9, 1965 Wm. S. Beall March 29, 1865 Jesse B. Hill November 4, 1867 Fayette H. Baker April 12, 1869 A.C. Nims July 15, 1870 John Warford February 23, 1872 Charles V. Brown May 16, 1879 John C, Craig April 6, 1880 D.L. Bligh October 30, 1885 Fred G. Anders June 25, 1889 Leonidas H. Jones December 4, 1893 E.K. Albin August 23, 1893 William E. Flynn September 29, 1893 Francis M. Little February 15, 1896 Leonidas H. Jones June 21, 1897 Minnie B. Crawford December 13, 1900 Lemuel Warford July 27, 1909 Arthur D. Smith January 3, 1911 Hazel N. Luellen May 3, 1911 Hazel N. Luellen September 22, 1914 Opal N. Mortrude May 22, 1919 Harry L. Brenton January 18, 1922 Anna A. Meek May 14, 1923 Marie Henderson May 27, 1935 Lillian E. Wicks October 10, 1937 Thursa L. Hinchliff October 31, 1954

The names of the Postal Clerks who have served since 1921 are as follows:

Clerk Period of Service Ethel Creswell 7-1-21 to 9-30-23 Lena B. Scott 10-1-23 to 9-30-24 E.L. Meek 10-1-24 to 9-30-31 Norma M. Voas 10-1-31 to 6-30-34 Lillian E. Wicks 7-1-34 to 10-9-37 Henrietta L. Voas 10-10-37 to 2-29-48 Thursa L. Hinchliff 3-1-48 to 10-31-54 Fae Mitchell 11-1-54 --- Jean Wright 11-1-54 ---

The present Postmaster is Thursa L. Hinchliff, and the present clerks are Fae Mitchell and Jean Wright. Rural Free Delivery Service was established here on July 1st, 1902, the first carrier on Route No. 1 being Frank C. Clement. He served on this route until April of 1910. John C. Warford was the carrier from May 1, 1910, until May 20, 1918, when J. Henry West was appointed. Mr. West served as rural carrier for more than 41 years. His retirement became effective Dec. 31, 1959. "Mac" Shirley was substitute carrier until the appointment of Lyle Collogan October 29, 1960. After seven years of serving the Minburn patrons, Collogan was transferred to another post office. Charles W. (Bill) Mueller has been carrying mail here since November 4, 1967, have combined Minburn and Dallas Center route. Route No. 2 was established 11-2-03, with Eugene E. Clement serving from date until 3-13-17. C.C. Armstrong carried this route until 1-31-40, at which time I.M. Shirley became the carrier. He served this route until it was discontinued on 3-31-41. Route No. 3 was established 12-15-05, with Charles H. Jones being the first carrier. He served until 2-21-08. John Shelley was the carrier on this route from 2-22-08 to 4-15-08, at which time it was taken over by Hale H. Tuttle who carried until 11-30-09. Sam W. Fisher was the carrier from 12-1-09 to 1-15-10, and Wm. A. Clement from 1-16-10 until the route was discontinued October 15, 1915.

MINBURN TELEPHONE CO.

The Minburn Telephone Company came into being in the year of 1903. The first manual magneto switchboard was located in the Ed Basart Drug Store, which was located near the present skating rink. It was later moved upstairs, where it remained for a number of years until finally being moved to the building it was housed in until the time of dial conversion. Ed Basart was responsible for obtaining the switchboard and establishing the ringing code that was used for 62 years. According to the best information now available the first operator was Kitty Basart Hays, and it is interesting to note that the last operator at the manual switchboard before cutting to dial was her daughter Elsi, Mrs. Malford Kinney. At that time it was not unusual to have as many as 20 subscribers on a line. Although there may have been other managers, the best information at this time other than Ed Basart were: Milt Bever, Heck Kline, George Slaughter, Dick Osborne, Joe Slaughter, and P.O. Thomspon, who served for a period of 32 years. The present manager, Darrell Cornelison, has been with the company for 18 years. The town was cabled in the year 1928, by a contractor named Mr. Lake. All trenching was done with a spade. One of the workmen was the late John Taylor. This cable was used until 1965, and was then abandoned in favor of the more modern plastic insulated type. Records show the board members over the years were: N.P. Black, Harry Hill, George Burket, Marion Webster, Lester Crumley, Francis Slaninger, Dr. Lester Dugan and P.O. Thompson. Present board members are: Harold Hunter, Pres.; Ralph Burket, Vice-pres.; Russell Hawbaker, Sec-Treas.; and the Directors are Everett Shaw and Wm. Brewer. Operators remembered by many are: Kitty Hays, Edith Dawson, Goldie Gander, Ilo Smith, Merle Shipley, Perry Moss, Irene (Thompson) Mitchcell, Lena (Hagenstein) Myers, Lulu Crotts, Sadie Ballard, Mary Purdue, Verva Gardiner, June Andrews, Helen (Gottchalk) Smith, Alice Crawford, Lennie Brenaman, Lena West, Marie Mitchell, Fae Mitchell, Pearl Bever, Ethel Miller, Mary Ann (Bever) Warren, Jean Wright, Elsie Kinney, Velma Thompson, Irene Kinney, Penny Sue (Kinney) Henderson, and Shirley Cornelison. The stockholders voted in favor of a dial system, with buried facilities, for a cut-over scheduled for June 29, 1965. At this time the previous name of Minburn Mutual Telephone Company was changed to the present Minburn Telephone Company. The company has the distinction of being one of the first few 100% single-party customer service facilities in the United States. Free service between Perry and Minburn was also established at the cut-over date. The company now serves approximately 365 main stations with a total of 500 stations in service.

DALLAS COUNTY SAVINGS BANK

The Dallas County Savings Bank was founded by N.P. Black in 1914. In 1927, he left Minburn and opened the Perry State Bank. At that time, October 15, 1927, Lester Crumley became cashier of the Minburn bank, where Marcia Luellen Carris was assistant cashier. Directors at that time were N.P. Black, president; W. H. Royer, Albert Storm, George Huffman, and R.W. Harrison. There was $350,000 on deposit then, compared to more than $2,000,000 in 1967. In 1928 the Dallas County Savings Bank merged with the Minburn Savings Bank, located in the present post office building. At that time the Minburn Savings Bank was staffed by Jerry Cunningham and Lena Scott West. The controlling interest in the bank was bought by Rex McCreary and George Armstrong of the Perry State Bank, in July, 1963. At this time, Bergen Raynor of Perry was named as Cashier, and Mr. Crumley was advanced to President. In 1965, extensive remodeling made the bank an attractive, modern establishment, comparing favorably with banks in larger towns. In May, 1965, Marcia Carris retired from the bank after more than 48 years of service. Mr. Crumley retired in March, 1967, having served as Cashier for nearly 40 years. Another faithful employee of the bank, "Rosey" Cummings, retired as custodian in April, 1967, at the age of 84, after nearly 50 years of service. Mr. Raynor had a sudden heart attack and died while decorating graves at Elmwood Cemetery on Memorial Day, 1967. At this time Mr. Crumley returned to the bank for temporary service. Jim Cody, formerly of Cylinder, Iowa, joined the bank staff in November, 1967. In January, 1968, controlling interest in the bank was bought by the Garst family of Coon Rapids. The present Board of Directors includes: George Armstrong, President; Jim Cod, Vice president and Cashier; Dr. Lester Dugan, Arlo Hymond, Stephen Garst, and Kenneth Joslin. Mrs. Harold Smith is assistant Cashier.

MINBURN COOPERATIVE ELEVATOR

The Minburn Cooperative Elevator was organized on October 1, 1945. Previous to that time the company was known as the Farmers Elevator Company. There were two employees to run the business in which they bought and sold grain, feed, seed, tile, coal, and they also custom ground grain for farmers. The grain holding capacity at the time was approximately 40,000 bu. Existing buildings at that time were two wooden crib elevators, wood annex, wood corn crib, two coal sheds and a small feed warehouse. Shortly after the Coop was organized the annex, corn crib and coal shed were removed from the south elevator and the feed grinder was also sold. In the past twenty-four years the Coop has grown to where it now has eleven employees and has the following improvements: Feed Mill, metal feed warehouse, concrete elevator, one original wood elevator, two wood annexes, three steel grain tanks, six government flat storage grain bins, metal shop building, bulk dry fertilizer plant, anhydrous storage tank, three liquid storage fertilizer tanks, six petroleum storage tanks, new office and truck scale, and numerous trucks, tractors and fertilizer spreaders. The Coop grain storage capacity at present is approximately 730,000 bu. The services offered have been expanded to a complete line of fertilizer, petroleum products, feed grinding and mixing, seed, tile, farm chemicals, and grain buying, selling, storage and drying. Stanley Belden was named manager of the Elevator in May, 1968, after being an employee nearly 17 years.

HAWBAKER HARDWARE STORE "The Everything Store", slogan recently adopted by Russell Hawbaker, owner, pretty well describes Minburn's hardware and variety store. Russell purchased the store in 1955 from his father, Earl Hawbaker. He had assisted his father in the business since it was established in 1937. His wife, Ruth, often helps him at the store. Russell is Minburn's general "handy-man" -- he is an excellent sign painter, fixes small appliances, figures income tax, and paints pictures When seeking information, folks just naturally "ask Russ". BROKAW PHOTO STUDIO The photo studio is located in the old telephone building which was purchased and remodeled by Bernard Brokaw in May, 1966. After August 15, 1969, the building will be converted to a commercial print shop by Basart Printing and Publishing. Mr. Brokaw, professional wedding and portrait photographer, has been in the photo business 13 years. He will continue to operate his studio at his home 1 mile north of Minburn. NISSLY INSURANCE CO. The Nissly Insurance business was taken over by John Nissly on January 1, 1961. He has an office in his home. The business was formerly operated by his uncle Martin Nissly. KWIK WASH LAUNDRY The coin operated laundry was opened May 1, 1960, by Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Brokaw in the former produce building they purchased from Vern Bundy. The business was sold to Mr. and Mrs. Harold Smith in June, 1968. JACQUELINE'S HOUSE OF BEAUTY The local beauty shop is operated by Mrs. Larry (Jackie) Dolan of Perry. She opened the shop August 1, 1968. It is located in the Photo Studio Building. BILL'S BARBER SHOP Bill Elder of Adel has operated the barber shop in Minburn since January 14, 1964. He comes here Wednesdays all day and evening, and Thursday evenings. It is located in the laundry building. EASTER GROCERY & LOCKER Mr. and Mrs. John Easter, newcomers to Minburn, operate the local grocery and locker, which they purchased in June, 1965, from Mr. and Mrs. Everett Shaw. WEBSTER TRUCKING Miles Webster, better known as "Mike", has operated Webster Trucking for 20 years. He is currently operating four trucks. For four years he and his father, John Webster were partners in the Minburn Produce. NICHOLS GARAGE AND SAW SERVICE George Nichols operates the Nichols Garage and Saw Service at his home west of Minburn. In the kitchen of their country home Mrs. Nichols has built up quite a business in making cakes for special occasions, especially weddings. SNYDER D-X Lee Snyder purchased the Basart D-X Station July 15, 1967, from Phillip Basart, who had owned and operated the station since 1941. Lee is native of the Minburn area. MICTHELL TRUCKING is operated by Merle Mitchell, who has been in the trucking business about 23 years. He now has four units in operation. Prior to 1966, his brother Lowell was associated with him in the business. KIMREY ELECTRIC Delbert Kimrey has operated his own electrical business the past 6 years. He recently completed construction of a 25' x 60' building in Minburn, to be used as a warehouse and office space. "Del" has been doing electrical work for 22 years. HUNTER OIL CO. Harold Hunter, owner of the Hunter Oil Co. opened his station in Minburn in 1941. Daryle Thompson is presently manager of the station. KENNETH JOSLIN, area farmer, is president of Gruel-Omatic, Inc., U.S. and Canadian distributor for Gruel-Omatic liquid hog feeding equipment and ANCAR buildings and equipment The company office and warehous is in Grimes. THOMPSON SERVICE Glen Thompson has operated a general repair and welding service for five years at his home farm two mies east of Minburn. MINBURN VETERINARY CLINIC The new veterinary clinic and Cockrum home was built in 1963, when Dr R.H. Cockrum became a partner of Dr. Lester Dugan, who had been Minburn's veterinary since 1932. "Dick" moved here from Ames. Dr. Dugan retired in 1965, but continues to help when needed. SUBURBAN LUMBER CO. Leonard Kollman and Don Taturn, of Waukee, purchased the Hanson Lumber Co. in April, 1966. Prior to the new ownership, Ronald Masters had managed the Hanson Lumber Co. for 25 years. J.C. UNTIED has been representative of Sunburst Memorials for 36 years. "Jap" also worked as a masonry contractor for many years. SANITARY DISPOSAL HAULING Forrest Hickman has served Minburn as garbage hauler for 11 years. George Beaver also has a garbage route here. SIMMER CAFE Keith and Shirley (Mishler) Simmer have operated the local cafe the past ten years. It was formerly operated by the latter's mother, Nellie Mishler. MINBURN OIL CO. Bill Freeze has been owner and operator of the Minburn Oil Co. since May, 1955. Bill has been in the oil business practically all his adult life, having operated a station in Dexter 14 years before coming to Minburn. WRIGHT PLASTERING, INC. Wayne Wright has been in business 17 years as a plastering contractor. He operates the business from his home in Minburn. They have done work in 16 states, and have employed as many as 25 men at a time. WENGER INSURANCE CO. Lloyd D. Wenger transacts insurance business from his home at the north edge of Minburn, where he also farms the land. THE MINBURN BOOSTER The local newspaper is located in the former Dr. Hinchliff office building which was purchased by Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Brokaw in 1958. Until recent years, the publishers of the weekly newspaper also did job printing, including telephone directories, cook books, church program books and bulletins, and Christmas letters. The Brokaws have published the Booster, which they founded, since 1954, and in June, 1969 sold it to Donald E. and Myrna Basart. THE DALLAS COUNTY MAINTENANCE BUILDING is located in the former Rittgers Garage which was operated by Bob Rittgers for several years. FARM-EL-SERVICES Kyle Reed is owner-operator of the corn drying and storage equipmet business known as Farm-El-Services. He has operated the business from his home near Minburn, the past five years. STINE SEED FARM "Bill" Stine was in the farm seed business 25 years before his son Harry joined him in the enterprise three years ago. They now have an extensive soybean and oats processing plant at their farm in Washington Township. GLENN CUSTODIAL HOME & APARTMENTS Mr. and Mrs. Lee Glenn own and operate the Glenn Custodial Home in Minburn. The recently constructed apartments are at the rear of their home. THE MINBURN PUBLIC LIBRARY is open Tuesday afternoons and offers a variety of good reading material. HYLINE POULTRY FARM, northeast of Minburn is operated by "Bud" Erb.

MINBURN SCHOOL

The new Public School at Minburn was dedicated March 20, 1915. Invocation for the program was given by Rev. Marie Davies, and the benediction by Rev. A.F. Conrey. Speakers for the occasion were C.W. Lyon, Miss Carolyn Forgrave, County Superintendent, and Gilbert Clark, President of the School Board. Members of the Board of Education were Gilbert Clark, President; A.F. McQuie, Treasurer, and O.A. Bever, Secretary. Directors listed were G.L. Clark, W.N. Crawford, T.M. Hill, C.C. Sundby, D. G. Danner, and E.J. Rowe, Director-elect. Faculty members were Mrs. Verva Johnson, Principal; Mae Huckaba, Assistant Principal; Ruth McCall, Grammar; Ora Benson, Intermediate; and Ellen Bloomburg, Primary. There was no grade 12 here at that time. The enrollment for 8th grade was ten, 9th grade had sixteen, 10th grade had eleven, and there were nine enrolled 11th grade. The "senior" class included the following: Lovell Burkett, Hazel Burkholder, Verle Carris, Edith Hill, Archie Nourse, Evelyn Rowe, Vera Shelley, Elsie Sundby, and Mabel Yard. There were also two post graduates listed, Josephine Hingely and Laura Boyd. The 10th graders were Lillian Bloomberg, George Burkett, Lucille Clark, Leslie Dills, Harry Hill, Lyle Nourse, Elizabeth Weddle, Edna Welch, Paul Wood, Della Thompson and Don Scott. Included in the 9th grade were Hazel Bartlett, Arylene Clark, Vera Dills, Lavere Eveland, Leo Eveland, Mabel Edmundson, Bertha Gottschalk, Lena Hagenstein, Ruth Hill, Mildred Luellen, Harold Rayhorn, Jeanette Seibert, Pauline Slaughter, Florence West, Harry West, and Clarence Hill. Eighth graders were: Dorothy Boyd, Lula Burkholder, Isabelle Crawford, Aaron Hill, Ruth McClain, Vivian Nelson, Carl Schoonover, Laura Welch, Raymond Boyden, and Floyd Burket. The past years have seen many changes in the local school situation, just as it has all over the nation. During the period from March to June of 1947, the Minburn district extended the boundary lines to include rural districts in surrounding townships. In January, 1958, the first new addition was dedicated, followed by the reorganization which established the present territory. Past superintendents or principals of the school in Minburn include (dating back to 1904): E.R. Monroe, P.L. Sager, E.L. Meek, M.N. Mitchell, Verva Johnson, Myrtle Sharon, Mr. Cornwall, Lawrence C. Smith, Ivan Seibert, A.F. Silkett, James Duncan, Martha Dugan, Frank Lindeman, Wayne Deledge, Leo Willadson, Dick Wilcox, Lloyd Johnson, Robert Thompson, Rex Deputy, H.A. Hofer, and the present Supt., Kenneth Mallas. The will of Frank W. Hoover, who passed away in 1957, named the Minburn School District as the residuary beneficiary of his estate. The gift of around $30,000 was designated to be used to benefit the boys and girls of this community. A portion of the money was used to install the lighting equipment at the Athletic field, install the lighted tennis court, and purchase 11 sections of bleachers. The curtain for the school stage was also purchased at that time.

REORGANIZATION

The Central Dallas Community School District was given a 91% approval by the voters in an election held July 16, 1957. There were 523 votes in favor of the reorganization and 48 opposed. The district, as voted, included 92 sections of land with an assessed valuation of $5,600,000. It included all of the Minburn, Washington Township and Mayflower Districts, and part of the Gardiner District and Lincoln Township. The new district became effective July 1, 1958. The Gardiner School building, which was built in 1918, was closed in May of 1961 and was sold four years later. It continues to stand vacant in 1969. The Washington building is used for elementary grades.

Having been built onto several times during past years, this is a view of CENTRAL DALLAS SCHOOL, from the northeast, as it is at the end of the century.

FRANK AND ANNA HOOVER

HOOVER ADDITION

When Mrs. Frank (Anna) Hoover died in September, 1961, she left a bequest of $84,696 to be used for the benefit of the community, with the Board of Education in control of its expenditure. In May, 1963, 179 voted "yes" and 28 "no" thus giving the Board authority to spend the bequest on an addition to the Central Dallas School building. The new Hoover addition, including an excellent, modern library was ready for occupancy in the fall of 1964. The Minburn community will be eternally grateful to Frank and Anna Hoover for their wonderful generosity and community spirit. In 1969, the Board of Education is as follows: Harry Bice, president; Wayne Wright, Earle Reves, Richard Hoffman, Howard Goldsberry; Carolene Hays, district secretary; Darlene Smith, treasurer.

"SINGING WHEELS" SKATING SHOW

In 1951, a small group of about 20 members of the Minburn Roller Club presented the first skating show, as part of the Fall Festival entertainment. They were directed by John Sanders, music instructor at Minburn School at that time. The annual Fall Festival was sponsored by the Minburn Community Club, organized in 1946. Proceeds from the first festival were used toward construction of the 100' x 50' concrete outdoor skating rink. The rink was built in the spring of 1948, with labor donated by local men who were interested in the youth of the community. Wednesday and Friday were public skating nights, and a big time in Minburn. Various local organizations operated the Food Stand, and stores stayed open. Many times it was difficult to find a parking place on these nights. For the first few years of the skating show costumes were furnished individually by participating skaters. Later, material was bought by the Community Club, and women of the community made the costumes. In the ensuing five years, "John Sanders" and "Singing Wheels" became known all over Iowa. The production rose to fame and a cast of 150, with an estimated 10,000 persons coming to Minburn to see the show during the three nights of production. In 1956, Sanders left the community, and "Singing Wheels" was capably carried on by Jackie (Mrs. Harold) Snyder and Dee Thompson, local residents, who enjoyed working with young people. Mrs. Fern Fitz, now deceased, came from Panora to assist in designing costumes. Anyone who could skate, 3 to 60 plus, was welcome to participate in the show, which was a community-wide cooperative project. After 11 years of production, "Singing Wheels" was discontinued, leaving many happy memories for the "Small Town with a Big Heart".

THE MILITARY NUMBER was the closing number, and one of the favorites, of the "Singing Wheels" productions. Only high school age or older were included in this group each year.

CENTENNIAL CLASS

This is the 1969 graduating class of Central Dallas Community School. Front row, left to right: Vickie Smith, Vicki Wise, Mary Lou Culp, Susan Siglin, Nancy Little, Cathy Sheehy. Middle row: Dan Collogan, Karen Payne, Gail Belden, John Blake. Back row: Chris Downey, David Kenyon, Keith Lawshe, Keith Williams, Michael Fagen, Paul Culp. Inset: Roger West.  Pictures of two other members of the class, Jan Paschell and Terry Culp, were not available.

MINBURN BUSINESS ASSOCIATION

The organizational meeting of the Minburn Business Association was held on June 5, 1967. The purpose of the business people orgainzing was to promote activities in Minburn for the benefit of the community. Harold Hunter was elected president, Darrell Cornelison vice-president, and Thursa Hinchliff secretary-treasurer. The need of such an organization stemmed from the dissolving of the MINBURN COMMUNITY CLUB, which had been active since 1946. During this time they had sponsored Fourth of July Celebrations, Halloween and Christmas parties, fall festivals and the skating show, and had charge of operating the skating rink. This organization had served the Minburn Community well, but due to lack of interest in later years, there was too small an attendance at each meeting to continue. At a special meeting May 29, 1967, the current officers resigned and the club was declared dormant. The club's funds and properties were turned over to the M.B.A. to be used for worthwhile community activities. The M.B.A. has sponsored Fourth of July Celebrations, Halloween parties, and teachers receptions the past two years. In the past year they devoted most of their efforts to planning for the Centennial Celebration.

President DWIGHT EISENHOWER as he waved his hand in greeting to a large group of local people as he passed through Minburn September 20, 1956, enroute to Boone. The President was standing up in his Lincoln convertible "bubble car". Mrs. Eisenhower was seated at his side. The Minburn School Band, in full uniform, and the Band majorettes were on hand to "play and twirl" a greeting to the President and his party. President and Mrs. Eisenhower spent a night in Boone at the home of an uncle and aunt of the latter, and the next day appeared at the National Field Days and Plowing matches southwest of Colfax.

THIS IS #4 SCHOOL IN 1902. IDENTIFICATIONS WERE NOT AVAILABLE.

THIS AERIAL PHOTO OF MINBURN, LOOKING NORTH, WAS TAKEN JUNE 26, 1969. -- Brokaw Photo (Click on photo for large view)

THESE ADS WERE CLIPPED FROM COPIES OF THE MINBURN STAR AND THE MINBURN CRITERION, FROM THE EARLY 1900'S