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Jan.16, 1941
HARTINGTON - Joe H. Promes, county commissioner in the First district, was elected chairman of the county board for 1941 at its annual organization meeting in Hartington last week. He suceeds Bernard H. Schager of the Third district, who served as chairman the past year.
Promes, who farms southeast of Wynot, has been a member of the county board since 1939. His present term expires in January 1942.
The board, which has been in session most of the week, announced the reappointment of R. E. Nunemaker to a three-year term on the county soldiers and sailors relief commission, and the reappointment of John Wolff as caretaker of the courthouse grounds.
Adoption of the 1941 county budget had not yet been completed when The News went to press today (Thursday), but final action was expected by the end of the week.
Jan. 16, 1941
HARTINGTON - Cedar county’s first 1941 baby, Victor Lorenz Kathol, is shown above in his first visit to the photographer. He was born January 3rd, first son of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Kathol of near Hartington. The 8¾-pound boy is being showered with gifts by Hartington businessmen by virtue of his distinction. The mother is the former Miss Ursula Heimes, a triplet daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Anton Heimes. The father is a son of Mr. and Mrs. Lorenz Kathol. Victor Lorenz arrived on the first wedding anniversary of his parents.
Jan. 16, 1941
WYNOT — The Wynot firemen had a busy time last Friday night when the first fire of 1941 occurred.
About 10:30 o’clock the fire alarm sounded when fire broke out in the house of the B. B. Asbra family.
The fire, of unknown origin, started in the southeast part of the house and damaged that portion and some of the furniture, but was soon put out. The family was away. Mrs. Asbra had gone to Sioux City and Mr. Asbra was at his beer parlor. Shortly before 6:30 the next morning citizens were again aroused from their slumbers by the sound of the fire alarm and found the same house in flames, this time the fire being in the west end of the house and blazing high above the roof. Firemen extinguished the flames but the house is about ruined. The furniture was carried out but was badly damaged some of it entirely burned Jan. 16, 1941
HARTINGTON - William Israelson and Son Hartington contractors, will construct a new postoffice building for the city of Pierce.
The structure, 20 by 76 feet, will be leased to the government for 10 years. The new postoffice will replace the building destroyed by fire three years ago.
Jan. 17, 1946
HARTINGTON - Mr. and Mrs. Leo Felber, who live in the Pearl Creek community west of Coleridge, were advised by the navy department Friday that their son, Donald Eugene, who had previously been reported missing as of December 5, 1944, had been officially declared dead.
“In view of the length of time that has elapsed since your son was missing in action, I am reluctantly forced to the conclusion that he is deceased,” Navy Secretary Forrestal said in a letter to the parents.
Donald, who was 19 at the time of his death, was a member of the crew of the submarine, “Scamp,” which was last heard of Nov. 9, 1944. Young Felber was on his first patrol mission.
In addition to his parents, the youth is survived by three brothers, Earl, who is also in the navy, and Ralph and Francis at home, and one sister, Phyllis, at home.
He was born in the Pearl Creek community June 9, 1925 and was a graduate of Coleridge high school.
He was farming prior to his enlistment in the navy on his 18th birthday.
Mr. and Mrs. Felber were first notified their son was missing on Dec. 21, 1944.
Jan. 17, 1946
HARTINGTON - An across-thenation telephone hookup enabled three daughters of E. W. Rossiter to give him personal greetings on his birthday Tuesday.
Talking from three distant points, the daughters, Mrs. John Stockwell of Bakersfield, Calif., Mrs. H. J. Gengler of San Diego, Calif., and Mrs. J. A. Livingstone of Washington, D. C., greeted their father by singing “Happy Birthday” when the circuit had been completed.
An across-the-nation telephone circles as a “conference call,” enabled the three daughters and members of the Rossiter family here to talk to each other at the same time.
Jan. 17, 1946
FORDYCE—Pfc. Elmer Hochstein left for Camp Cook, Calif., after spending a 21-day furlough with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Peter Hochstein.
Jan. 17, 1946
BELDEN—Pfc. Bernard Smith, now stationed in Japan, has been promoted to corporal, according to word received by his wife.
Jan. 17, 1946
HARTINGTON -Cpl. Maurice Kneifl of El Paso, Tex., arrived home Sunday and is spending a two-week furlough with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Matt Kneifl.
Jan. 17, 1946
HARTINGTON - Emery E. Noecker, aviation machinist’s mate, second class, of Hartington, has been discharged from the navy at the separation center in Jacksonville, Fla.
Jan. 17, 1946
HARTINGTON - James Buchanan, owner of Spork’s Drug Store, has announced that in the future the store will operate under the name of “Buchanan Drug.”
Buchanan purchased the store from Jack Spork more than a year ago and until now has operated under the name of “Spork’s.”
Jan. 17, 1946
HARTINGTON - Major P. H. Lammers, former Hartington dentist who has spent the past four years in the army, has been visiting friends here the past week. Major Lammers, who is on terminal leave and will be discharged soon, has been with his family in Omaha. He said he expects to return to Hartington in the near future.
