1924: Hartington Commercial Club to honor top weekly newspaper

Feb. 11, 1914

FORDYCE - Monday morning, the five-month old son of Mr. and Mrs. John Suing died of heart trouble .

The child went to bed Sunday night in apparently the best of health, but during the night was taken ill and medical aid was at once summoned.

Everything that could be done was administered to alleviate his suffering, but to no avail and at 6 o’clock in the morning, he passed away.

Feb. 11, 1914

FORDYCE - That Fordyce has long needed some sort of street illumination has been the opinion of city fathers for quite some time.

The matter was discussed at some length last week and a decision to invest in a street light was reached.

Chairman Dirks and Trustee J.J. Pexa were put on the committee to purchase a light and they at once got busy and the result is that in a short time, the streets of Fordyce will no longer be darkened.

The committee purchased a 2000 candle power gasoline lamp and decided to suspend it over the center of the square at the Fordyce State Bank corner.

Feb. 21, 1924

HARTINGTON — Many of the weekly newspapers over Nebraska are competing this week for possession of a beautiful silver loving cup, awarded by the Hartington Commercial Club to the newspaper which judges say has the best appearing front page.

The cup is awarded at the annual meeting of the Nebraska Press Association, which will hold its meeting at Grand Island on Thursday, Friday and Saturday of this week.

Last year, the first time this cup was offered, it was won by the Cedar County News, and since February, 1923, it has remained in the possession of the News.

Any paper wishing to compete for a year’s possession of the cup, may do so by submitting copies of the paper for any time during the year prior to the annual meeting.

This cup is officially known as the Hartington Cup.

Two other loving cups, given by the Omaha and Lincoln Chambers of Commerce, are also awarded to some paper at the annual meeting of the Nebraska State Press Association.

One cup is awarded to the newspaper having the best editorial, while the other is awarded to the newspaper doing the greatest service to its community during the year.

J.P. O’Furey, Editor of the Cedar County News, is in attendance at the Grand Island meeting, as he is a member of the Executive Committee of the Association.