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June 17, 1936
HARTINGTON — Cedar County’s assistance board has made requisitions for $4,295 old age assistance, $725 dependent children aid and $100.69 blind pensions for the month of June, according to L. G. Riibe, county treasurer and member of the board, which also includes the three Cedar County commissioners.
Because the request was not forwarded to Lincoln in time for the meeting held by the state board on June 5, it will be passed on at the session June 15. The assistance is not paid recipients until the end of each month so that it makes little difference at which meeting the requisition is approved, according to Mr. Riibe.
Commenting on a squabble between Regional Director Witte and Irl D. Tolen, director of the state assistance committee, over the type of employee to take charge of the administration of the assistance funds in Nebraska counties, Mr. Riibe cites Cedar County’s own situation as a point in favor of the state director’s stand.
Mr. Witte has requested, unsuccessfully as yet, that trained welfare workers take charge of the program in all counties of the state and have the authority to look into the competency of county assistance committees.
June 17, 1936
HARTINGTON — Our oldtime friend, Mark Felber, who some weeks ago discontinued his weekly articles for The News, has a very interesting story in this week’s issue. It recites the thrilling experience of our well-known townsman, Martin Nelson, who owned one of the first automobiles in Hartington. Martin had a tough time on one of his trips with the horseless carriage, and Mark gives an entertaining story of the affair.
Due to labor troubles at Goodyear in Akron, where the rubber workers “fly off the handle” spasmodically, Mark has been kept quite busy in the Public Relations Department, and for that reason discontinued writing his weekly “yarns,” as he calls his contributions. But he has advised us that he hopes to resume writing the stories and we hope to receive them regularly hereafter.
June 17, 1936
HARTINGTON — Death claimed Roman Hofmaier, nine-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Hofmaier, of near Constance, without a moment’s notice, shortly afternoon today.
The boy had been riding a horse on his father’s farm and in some manner fell from the animal, suffering a compound fracture of the elbow. He was rushed to Crofton but the surgeon desired was out of town and so he was brought to Hartington.
A brief examination indicated the injury to the arm and also possible internal injuries. He was taken to St. John’s hospital where Dr. Johnson started to administer nitrous oxide, a gas, so that the fracture could be reduced without suffering. Death then came suddenly and without warning.
The boy was born Jan. 5, 1927. He is survived by his parents and two sisters, five and seven years old.
June 17, 1936
HARTINGTON — The grand opening of the renovated Homewood Park will be held at a big celebration to be held July 4 and 5, according to an announcement made this week by Irvin and Ralph Kleinberg, who have leased it from Philip Verzani, Ponca attorney, who recently purchased the park.
Ball games between Wynot and Constance on the fourth and Wynot and Bow Valley on the fifth have been scheduled. Dances will also be held on both evenings in the recently rebuilt 64x84 dance pavilion, the largest in this section of the state.
The work of cleaning and rebuilding is progressing rapidly.
June 17, 1936
HARTINGTON — Leo Schrempp, veteran school director and one of the original founders and directors of Little Bow creek school district when it was organized 41 years ago, was reelected to directorship Monday, June 8, as voters in the county school districts met to elect directors, fill board vacancies, receive financial reports and vote budget for the ensuing year.
Mr. Schrempp has the longest service record of any director in the county. Henry Sudbeck of the same school district will continue as moderator, a position he has held for 31 years. John L. Lammers is now treasurer of district 82.
Mr. Schrempp was founder of district 82 and has served continuously as a director of the school, which is commonly called the “Schrempp” school. The first teacher was Charles Hough, jr. Sessions were first held in a rear of the old Sylvester Herber farm house.
Mr. Herber was the first treasurer and was followed by John W. Lammers, well known pioneer resident of the county. John L. Lammers, present treasurer, is a grandson of John W. Lammers.
Other districts in the county elected directors as follows: Dist. 1 — Lloyd Jones, who had been appointed director to fill vacancy was elected to that position. Other members are Mrs. Ed Jones and Joe Burbach.
Dist. 2 — Fred Hausman was re-elected moderator. The other two members are Albert Becker and Henry B. Wieseler.
Dist. 4 — Hugo Eding was re-elected treasurer. Other two members are T. A. Lammers and Carl Bruening.
June 17, 1936
HARTINGTON — Pervaded by a very evident spirit of enthusiasm and optimism over the forthcoming election, young democrats of the Third Congressional district convened in the city auditorium at Hartington last Sunday afternoon.
Representing approximately 20 counties of the district and numbering a large group of older democrats, the delegates assembled at the auditorium at 2:00 o’clock and held a session which lasted several hours. No evening gathering was held, as originally scheduled, but all entertainment was held during the afternoon.
The convention was opened with several selections played by the Hartington High School band under the direction of Edward Kagay. June and Constance Rossiter, daughters of Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Rossiter, gave tap dancing performances.
Delivering the official address of welcome, Raymond W. McNamara, Hartington attorney, stated that the necessity for cooperation of democrats as the prime reason for the holding of the convention and welcomed the delegates to the city. Cooperation is needed, he said, in order to uncover the methods of republican opponents for what they are — political strategy and claptrap. McNamara charged that “formulating their platform, the republicans have repudiated their own party principles, they have resorted to misrepresentations, and deceit, they have shaded the truth, straddled the issues, made defamatory charges, false accusations, and in large part copied the democratic program.”
