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Frank Brocke
Born 1906
Occupation President of First Bank of Troy where he worked for forty-seven years chairman of school board
Interviewers Sam Schrager
Locations Mentioned
American Ridge Helmer Kendrick Little Bear Ridge Moscow Troy
Origin Parents' families came from Germany; father was born at Genesee, mother in Kansas
Residence Troy; American Ridge; Kendrick

Interviews

Frank Brocke Interview #1, 3/18/1975

March 18, 1975
1:33:48
Sam Schrager

Learning banking at Kendrick; offer to work at Troy. Advantages of one-room schoolhouse. Father's death. World War I and anti-German sentiment. 3-18-75 1.5 hr 39p...

banks education families illness +2

Frank Brocke Interview #2, 4/26/1975

April 26, 1975
1:32:16
Sam Schrager

Troy bank and community support in the Great Depression. Victory during Bank holiday. Farm economics and bank policy. Banker Ole Bohman. School consolidation; work as...

Great Depression banks education world wars +1

Frank Brocke Interview #3, 1/7/1976

January 07, 1976
1:17:08
Sam Schrager

Roles of small town banker. Credit and confidentiality. Country youngsters. Moonshine and dances. Early banking experience. Family struggle. 1-7-76 1.3 hr 35p

drinking rural communities banks

Frank Brocke Interview #4, 2/11/1976

February 11, 1976
0:58:59
Sam Schrager

With Margie Brocke (wife). Confidence of Troy bank in local people. Bank resolution of Depression crisis. Relations between banker and examiner. Frank Green. Local entertainments....

Prohibition banks drinking moonshine +1

Frank Brocke Interview #5, 11/9/1976

November 09, 1976
2:33:19
Sam Schrager

With Margie Brocke. Robberies of the Troy bank. Local attitudes toward wealth and prospering. Country-town differences. Santa Claus. Student loans. Causes of 1970's depression. 11-9-76...

Norwegian-American Swedish-America banks holidays +4

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