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Feb. 15, 1951
COLERIDGE — Word was received by Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Miller of near Coleridge, that their son, Lt. Virgil Miller, a jet pilot with the U.S. Air Forces, was killed instantly at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday when his plane crashed while on a mission.
The Millers received the news from their daughter-in-law in Anchorage, Alaska, where Lt. Miller had been stationed. According to the information received by telegram, Mrs. Miller and their two small children will accompany the body home. Funeral services will be held at that time from the Hartington Congregational church.
They did not receive any details of the fatal accident which caused his plane to crash. Virgil had been in the service for eight years. He joined the Air forces shortly after his graduation.
Virgil, son of Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Miller was born Oct. 25, 1925, at Wessington Springs, S.D.
Feb. 23, 1956
HARTINGTON - Part of a wall board and some insulation in the airport administration building southeast of town were destroyed by fire Friday afternoon about 4:15 p.m.
The fire started in the furnace room and burned through the wallboard into the insulation. Hartington firemen extinguished the blaze and smouldering insulation in about 30 minutes.
John Feilmeier, Jr., told Fire Chief Lester Samelson he used a heat lamp to thaw the water pipes out in the building. Samelson said the heat from the lamp could have caused the fire. Damage to the building was slight, the fire chief said.
Feb. 23, 1956
HARTINGTON - A meeting will be held in the VFW club room here Wednesday to discuss the organization of an amateur baseball team in Hartington.
Anyone interested in the organization of a team here is urged to attend. Last year Hartington fielded an all amateur team that was a success financially and created a lot of interest. The Hartington team was a member of the Elkhorn Valley League last year.
Feb. 23, 1956
HARTINGTON — Pvt. Robert Fisher, son of Mr. and Mrs. Joel Fisher, sailed Thursday for Germany where he will be stationed for two years with the armed forces, according to word received by his parents.
