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Dec. 25, 1974
HARTINGTON—”Farming Frontiers ‘75”, a film program devoted to the business of farming, will be presented on Friday, Jan. 3, at Gerry Miller Impl. in Hartington, it was announced today by Mr. Miller, the John Deere dealer in this area.
The program includes “Furrowon- Film” subjects which show the latest developments in farm management. Dec. 25, 1974
HARTINGTON–Maurice R. Thoene, 14, of Fordyce, was accidentally killed Saturday morning, Dec. 21, when a gun discharged, as reportedly, a member of the family was removing the gun from a shelf in the basement of the family farm home near Fordyce.
Dec. 25, 1974
HARTINGTON—The Hartington Wildcat basketball team took on Winside Dec. 20, at Hartington.
The match was rather lopsided in the first quarter as the Hartington squad took command of the court and scored 23 points to Winside’s 4. Winside’s offensive attempts were smashed by the home team’s full court press.
Dec. 25, 1974
HARTINGTON–Mrs. Ann Nelson of Laurel will head the 1975 Heart Fund Campaign in Cedar County, it was announced by Robert D. Sellers, M.D., President of the Nebraska Heart Association. The campaign will be conducted here and throughout the nation during February–Heart Month. Last year, over $1,600 was raised for the Heart Fund in Cedar County.
Dec. 26, 1979
HARTINGTON— Jerry and Marlene Dendinger have purchased Summers Service from Harvey and Dolores Summers.
The business will begin operating under the name of Jerry’s Service on Jan. 1, 1980.
Both of the Dendingers will be involved in the operation of the station. Jerry, who has worked as a lineman for Cedar-Knox Public Power District for 12 years, had worked at the station for five years prior to working for the power company.
The Dendingers have two boys, Kerry, 8 and Kurt, 3.
The Summers have been in business in Hartington since 1952, when Harvey and his father, the late Dell Summers, purchased the station from R.H. Smith.
Prior to that, the Summers had been engaged in farming.
In 1956, the Summers, as well as Clifford, Marvin and Harold Fuelberth and Walt and Les Korff built the present station directly behind the old building.
Harvey has operated the bulk truck and Dolores has kept books for the business over the years.
