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May 31, 1956
HARTINGTON - A public hearing on the proposed merger of School District 85 with District 107 will be held June 12, at the courthouse here.
Residents of both districts have petitioned for the merger, Mrs. Velna Weir, county superintendent of schools, said. If the merger is approved classes will be held in Liberty school house, 10 miles west of Hartington. Sunnyside school, in District 85, is a mile north of Liberty. There will be approximately 20 pupils involved in the merger.
Each district is made up of four sections now. The merger should cut the mill levy and make a more economical unit in the new district because the residents will have to maintain only one school building, Supt. Weir said.
May 31, 1956
HARTINGTON - Virginia Burbach, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Burbach of Hartington, and Dorothy Lammers, daughter of Mrs. Gertrude Lammers of Fordyce, graduated with honors at Briar Cliff college.
Miss Burbach, who graduated cum laude, will continue her studies this summer and the coming year at the University of Nebraska. She is specializing in speech pathology.
Miss Lammers, who graduated maxima cum laude, has accepted a position in the Omaha city schools.
May 31, 1956
HARTINGTON - Miss Donna Lammers, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Nick Lammers of Hartington, received twoyear teacher diploma at graduation exercises at Mount Marty College.
May 31, 1956
HARTINGTON - Capt. Donald Sidak, former Hartington youth, has probably gone as far and as fast in the world as any other person from this community. Capt. Sidak is a jet pilot in the United States Air Force.
The captain spent several days in Hartington recently visiting friends and relatives while on leave from his station at England Air Force Base, Alexandria, La.
Sidak, son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Sidak, was graduated from Hartington high school in 1942. His parents, who farmed 11 miles southwest of here, have lived in this area for about 55 years. Mr. Sidak retired about a year ago and they moved to Norfolk.
With the exception of one year in engineering school at Des Moines, Ia., Capt. Sidak has been connected with flying ever since his graduation from high school.
He began his flying career when he entered the Naval Air Force and was commissioned an ensign. He flew torpedo bombers in the Pacific with the fleet for nine months. His ports of call included Australia, Japan, China, and many of the islands.
Since he transferred to the Air Force in 1947 Capt. Sidak has been in the tactical air command. He has flown jet fighters since 1951, and logged 1,000 hours in the speedy planes.
