Title
Gordon A. Yock Interview, 1977
Files
Download Gordon Yock Interview Transcript (4.8 MB)
Document Type
Book
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Interviewer
Susan Stumm
Interviewee
Gordon Yock
Date Recorded
9-13-1977
Date Digital
7-2-2020
Location Recorded
Yock Residence, Spicer, Minnesota
County
Chippewa County
Keywords
Variety Supply Company (Clara City, Minn.); Cooperative societies--Minnesota--Clara City; General stores--Minnesota--Clara City; Telephone companies--Minnesota--Clara City; Clara City Phone Cooperative (Minn.); Continental Telephone of Minnesota; Republican Party (Minn.); Minnesota--Politics and government; Agriculture--Minnesota--Chippewa County; Boy Scouts--Minnesota--Clara City; German Americans--Minnesota--Clara City
Description
In this interview, Gordon Yock talks about the Clara City Telephone Company, its good services and low rates, problems of other communities with phone service, and the Continental Telephone Company of Minnesota and Appleton, Minnesota. He also discusses the Variety Supply Company and some of its problems, his years as Republican State Chairman, the Boy Scouts in Clara City, and the churches and the German ethnic community in Clara City.
Run Time
01:28:24
Language
English
Original Format
Cassette
Digital Identifier
CCYock0203
Repository
West Central Minnesota Historical Research Center (WCMHRC)
Local Identifier
1088
Recommended Citation
Yock, Gordon A., "Gordon A. Yock Interview, 1977" (1977). All Minnesota Oral Histories. 83.
https://digitalcommons.morris.umn.edu/mnoralhistories/83
Primo Type
Audio