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Dec. 7, 1950
HARTINGTON — A cold wave swept over the Middle West the first of the week dropping temperatures to the lowest readings of the winter season.
The mercury dropped the most Tuesday night hitting near the 15 below mark by early Wednesday morning.
The cold spell was preceded by moderate snowfall, which covered this area Saturday morning. Light rains fell Friday night leaving roads and streets slick over the weekend.
Most streets are still packed with ice, making driving conditions in town hazardous.
Temperatures dipped to the zero mark Sunday night and to a few degrees below Monday night. The mercury hung at the zero mark all day Tuesday.
Dec. 13, 1950
LAUREL- Four men officially rolled the first balls to open the new bowling alley in Laurel Monday. They were Fred Cross, Bud Wilson, Bob Day of Ponca and Harold George. The new alleys are located in a new building on main street.
Dec. 21, 1950
HARTINGTON — Otto Wiley, 66, Clerk of the District Court since 1930, died suddenly at his office, in Hartington, Friday morning December 8, following a heart attack.
Mr. Wiley a former newspaperman, was widely known in political and fraternal circles and for his work with the Red Cross.
Funeral services were held from the Congregational church at Hartington Monday morning with Rev. Will Richards officiating.
Music for the service was provided by Mrs. Jeannine Barrelman who sang “Through the Love of God the Father” and “Hold Thou My Hand” accompanied by Mrs. Wilma Carstens. G. A. Carlson and Ralph Clements read the Odd Fellow ritual.
Dec. 21, 1950
HARTINGTON — Four more men left from Cedar county this morning (Thursday) for induction into the army.
They were: Daniel Steffen, Fordyce; and Leslie Johnson, Linus Lammers and Wendell Puntney, all of Hartington.
This brings to 24, the number of Cedar county men inducted into the service since the outbreak of the fighting in Korea.
A large number of men have already been called in for their preinduction physical examinations, and they are expected to make up the expected large quotas after the first of the year.
Dec. 22, 1960
HARTINGTON — Lawrence Rossiter of Hartington, Cedar county savings bond chairman, reported this week that purchases of Series E and H savings bonds in the county amounted to $45,300 during November and brought the year’s total to $670,475.
With one month’s report left to go, the county stands at 79.2 percent of the year’s goal.
“December buying of bonds for Christmas gifts nearly always stimulates sales at this time and should add to sales this month,” he said. “The new interest rate of 3¾ per cent, when held to maturity, has made savings bonds even more attractive as gifts this year.”
Robert E. Anderson of Wakefield, Dixon county chairman, reported November sales at $34,744, to bring the year’s total to $355,669, or 61.9 per cent of the quota.
State-wide sales during November totaled $6,153,706 and brought the Nebraska total for the year to $79,731,525, representing 74.3 per cent of the state goal.
