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April 3, 1941
HARTINGTON- Voters of Hartington went through the formality Tuesday of officially electing two councilmen and two school board members and at the same time soundly defeated a proposal to remodel the city auditorium.
Only 227 votes were cast in the two wards, about half of the city’s voting strength. This number probably would have been considerably smaller had it not been for the auditorium issue, as there were no contests for council and school board positions.
At several other towns and villages in the county there was more interest evidenced in the election because of heated contests for positions on school and municipal boards.
The auditorium proposal, which called for the city to spend approximately $4,800 on a suggested $10,000 remodeling project, was defeated by a vote of 144 to 82. In the first ward the vote was 80 to 46 against the proposal, and in the second ward it was 64 to 37 against.
Councilmen Reelected George E. Ready and J. J. Thielen were reelected councilmen in the first and second wards, respectively, for two year periods. R. H. Smith and A. L. Mengshol were officially named to three-year terms on the school board. Smith is at present a board member.
April 3, 1941
WYNOT — Many of the citizens of Wynot received one or more votes at Tuesday’s town and school election.
Victor Nelson with 83 votes and George Hans with 50 votes were elected to the school board for three-year terms over E. T. Arndt and C. A. Gosting, who received 17 and 35 votes, respectively. The terms of Nelson and Arndt expired.
With no caucus held to nominate candidates for the town board, Irvin Kleinberg with 40 votes and Anton Demulling with 31 were elected to two-year terms on the board. Ignatius Schroeder was elected for the one-year term.
April 3, 1941
FORDYCE — William Rothluebber is a new trustee on the Fordyce village board as a result of Tuesday’s election. He polled 35 votes, succeeds B. J. Luken, who collected 12. Casper Schmucker was re-elected. He was the most popular candidate in the field, collecting 44 out of 50 ballots cast.
Officials said the balloting was very light. Only about one-third of the eligible voters turned out. Schmucker and Rothluebber will serve two-year terms.
April 3, 1941
HARTINGTON— C. B. Marks, owner of the Hartington Hotel, is remodeling and redecorating many of the rooms in the hotel. New paper is being put on the walls, lighting arrangements are being changed in some of the rooms and other renovating is being done.
April 3, 1941
HARTINGTON — A meeting to perfect organization of the Cedar county chapter of the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis Inc., will be held at Lloyds cafe next Monday evening, April 7, at 8 o’clock.
Dr. P. H. Lammers of Hartington, president of the organization which has functioned the past few months, explained that the chapter is countywide in scope of its activities and urged that residents of other towns besides Hartington attend the meeting.
Dr. Lammers explained that approximately $400 has accrued in a fund to help victims of infantile paralysis in Cedar county but said a permanent organization would have to be set up so the money could be disbursed properly.
A constitution and by-laws for the organization were adopted at a meeting of the Lions club last Monday night by a group of individuals who paid 50 cents membership fees in order to start the chapter functioning.
