Business
Major recording updates were done in April 2015.
Last Name | First Name | Click to hear Recording | Description | Click for Transcript |
ARNBERG | CLARA | 1985 | Mrs. Arnberg discusses the family owned business of Arnberg and Rasmus, a meat processing plant, and her many business responsibilities. | |
DIERKS | ARTHUR | 1985 | Life long Moorhead resident, Mr. Dierks discusses the history of the Dierks Printing firm. He describes the printing operation, sales, distribution and changes which have occurred in the printing business. | |
EAGLE | CLIFFORD | 1988 | Pharmacist Clifford Eagle, discusses his involvement with Rexall Drug Company, his years in the service, and the organizing of the American Legion in Fertile, Minnesota. | |
EDLUND | GEORGE | 1987 | Mr. Edlund briefly discusses his tailoring business in Moorhead and makes observations about the business community in Fargo and Moorhead. | 7/20/2017 |
EIDBO | PAUL G. | 1986 | Mr. Eidbo gives the background of Eastgate Industries Inc., started in 1916, which he manages. He tells of the processes involved in the raising, extracting, and marketing of honey. | 7/20/2017 |
ENGLESTAD | ROBERT | 1989 | Businessman Robert Englestad discusses his work for Foss Associates of Fargo-Moorhead and his tire recycling business. | |
EUREN | PAUL | 1985 | Born 1911, Mr. Euren has worked as a city salesman for Fairmon Foods Co., and operated small businesses in Morrhead. | 7/20/2017 |
EVENSON | ETHEL | 1985 | Ethel Evenson worked at Evenson's Grocery from 1912 to 1959. She discusses the store's history, her early experiences, and compares the grocery of 1915 to that of today. Marth Evenson also comments. | |
FAY | JAMES | 1985 | Mr. Fay entered the real estate business in 1953 at Amerland company. Now president of that company, he describes the history of real estate locally. | |
FOSS | MARK | 1988 | Mr. Foss, administrator of Foss Associates and Architectural Engineering of Fargo-Moorhead, discusses the history of the company. He also highlights some new structural designs in buildings. | |
GOLDBERG | MAX | 1985 | Mr. Goldberg describes his career as the president of the First National Bank of Moorhead, with emphasis on the period of the 1930s depression. | Transcript |
GUTAW | WARREN | 1985 | Mr. Gutaw discusses his career in the restaurant business in Moorhead, as proprietor of the Key City Lunchroom, and later Warren's Cafe. | Transcript |
HAIMA | CARL | 1985 | Born in 1900, Mr. Haima has operated small businesses in Moorhead. He discusses his father's general store and his businesses. | 7/20/2017 |
HOLLANDS | MURYEL | 1985 | Mrs. Hallands discusses her many years experience in business and the Hollands Dry Cleaners establishment. | |
HOWE | ROBERT | 1985 | Mr. Howe was an engineer at the Fairmont Foods company. He discusses the history and operation of the company plant in Moorhead. | 7/20/2017 |
Kenny | William | 1985 | Mr. Kenney tells of his experience in business and of his ownership of a cage and hotel in Moorhead from 1945 to 1974. |
Transcript 9/4/2016 |
KIPPELS | DOROTHY | 1985 | Mrs. Kippels, describes the Waterman's Store which she and her husband owned from 1944 to 1967. | 7/20/2017 |
MALVEY | CARROL | 1986 | Mr. Malvey reflects on his life from his childhood in Moorhead to his partnership in the Malvey Service Station and his participation in Moorhead civic activities. | 7/20/2017 |
MARTINSON | ERIC | 1985 | Martinson discusses the coal and fuel oil business in the Fargo-Moorhead area from 1926 to his retirement in 1968. | 7/20/2017 |
NEUBARTH | RICHARD | 1985 | Mr. Neubarth began working in his father's jewelry store in 1952. He discusses the family jewelry store and the jewelry business in general. | |
OVERBY | MARJARIE L. and NORMAN | 1986 | The Overbys discuss all aspects of managing their florist shop in Moorhead, from its beginning in the Comstock Hotel during the 1940s to its expansion as Town and Country Flowers. | |
PAULSON | LLOYD | 1989 | Retired businessman Lloyd Paulson discusses his work for a bee keeper, hardware store, an later on as manager of Scheels Hardware. | |
RUSNESS | AUDREY M. | 1985 | Mrs. Rusness discusses her experiences in dance and her position as a secretary to the County Agent and Extension offices. | 7/20/2017 |