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June 27, 1934
HARTINGTON — The formal Wednesday night opening of Hartington business establishments will be marked by a free dance on the pavement in front of the hotel.
June 27, 1934
HARTINGTON- Corn and oats for feed and cane and atlas sorghum for forage seed are now being distributed to Cedar County farmers under the federal drought relief program.
Orders are being written by M.L.
White, emergency agricultural agent, and filled at Hartington.
As of Monday night, the following had been distributed: 1,100 bushels of oats; 900 bushels of corn; and 7,500 pounds of seed.
White estimates that this amount is about half of the applications approved so far. Additional applications, which closed Saturday, will be examined at a meeting of the county draught relief committee in the courthouse Wednesday night.
Members of the committee are White, JT Fleming and Dwight Burney.
White reports that there is still some grasshopper poison on hand and asks that farmers that have hopper damage should contact their precinct grasshopper committeeman.
June 22, 1939
HARTINGTON — Ranging between 72 and 99 degrees, Saturday temperatures indicated this week that summer is well on its way. During the week, the average temperature remained in the middle seventies, with 75 degrees as an average.
June 22, 1939
HARTINGTON — Among the transfers of priests in the Omaha diocese, which will take effect Saturday, June 24, is the Rev. John Pieper, named by the Most Rev. James H.
Ryan, bishop of Omaha, to the Bow Valley parish. Father Pieper comes to SS. Peter and Paul parish from St. Joseph’s church at Atkinson.
June 22, 1939
LINCOLN —Pioneers in championing the unicameral system of legislation are exchanging views preparatory to outlining proposals for improving methods of lawmaking.
As to personnel, the membership of the last session scored an unusually high average.
In 1940, it is believed, the sponsors will emphasize method, seek to inspire individual research and maintain a high average of ability of the candidates. June 29, 1939
HARTINGTON — Joseph Becker, 14-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Peter Becker, narrowly escaped from serious injuries Tuesday afternoon when attacked by a bull a mile north of his father’s farm. The Beckers live on the old Barney Sudbeck farm a mile west of Bow Valley.
June 29, 1939
HARTINGTON — Mr. and Mrs.
Fred Arens and family and Mrs. Frank Arens of Wynot went to Yankton Friday where they attended services in which Sister Majella, one of a class of 10, took her final vows in the Benedictine Order of the Catholic church.
Sister Majella is the former Irene Arens, oldest child of Mr. and Mrs.
Fred Arens of Wynot and granddaughter of Mrs. Frank Arens.
June 29, 1939
HARTINGTON — Fire caused by lightning destroyed the large 48 by 60 foot barn Saturday night on the former Preston place, which is now occupied by Fred Koch, and is five miles south of Hartington.
Two barns on the site had been destroyed in a previous fire and once by wind. Mr. and Mrs. Koch were on their way home from Hartington when the fire occurred. Neighbors turned in the alarm.
