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July 6, 1939
HARTINGTON —Work on the Cedar County fair grounds will start sometime in the coming week if men can be secured to work on the project, Emery Lubeley, county supervisor for WPA said Thursday. Included in the project will be the relocating of cattle and hog barns.
The present building will be moved farther south and rebuilt, Lubeley states.
July 6, 1939
HARTINGTON — Several people have presented a bug known as the Blister Beetle to the Agricultural Extension Office for identification and means of eradication. Blister Beetles apparently are doing a great deal of damage in gardens and in some cases have attacked corn fields.
July 12. 1944
LAUREL- A crew chosen from the members of the Laurel Fire Department manned the big pumper last Friday evening and went to Ponca to assist in cleaning up the flood wreckage left by the terrific flood of the night before.
Every business, house and basement in the business district has been under from two-to-four feet of water and conditions were terrible.
Five towns responded to the appeal for help. Wayne, Wakefield, Emerson, Allen and Laurel, sending pumpers to the city to clear the water from the basements and do what could be done for the relief of the stricken city.
The local engine was operated by Earl Iler and Dan Danielson under the direction of Chief Allison.
July 12, 1944
LAUREL-Dick August, who has been the popular mechanic at the Berglund & Fennell Implement house for some time past, is announcing he is entering business for himself.
He will be located in the back room at the Willms Oil Co., where he will have his shop. He is a good mechanic and has a lot of friends in the territory and there is no reason why he should not make a success of his venture.
July 12, 1944
LAUREL- James Bernard Maloney, 20, son of Mr. and Mrs. C.M. Maloney of this city is receiving his initial naval indoctrination at the U.S. Naval Training Center, Great Lakes, IL. His boot training consists of instruction in seamanship, military drill and general naval procedure.
During this period, a series of aptitude tests will be taken by the recruit to determine whether he will be assigned to a Naval Service School or to immediate active duty at sea.
July 7, 1949
LAUREL — A new age restriction law passed by the last legislature will affect some local school children who planned to start in kindergarten or the first grade this fall, but who will not be old enough under the new age limit law.
