1944: Coleridge couple really believes in sharing
Feb. 11, 1944
HARTINGTON — Three Cedar County men who recently passed their final physical examination for military service, have been ordered to report at a reception center Feb. 21 for duty with the army, the county selective service board has announced.
The men who will leave next Monday are: Cletus G. Backman of Wynot; Orlin M. Wagner of Bloomfield; and Walter H. Roe of Laurel.
Feb. 11, 1944
HARTINGTON- Anton. K. Lammers, 73, retired Hartington businessman and one of Cedar County’s most extensive landowners, died at his home here Saturday after an illness of six weeks.
A business and civic leader here for many years, Mr. Lammers retired from active business in 1931 when he sold his lumber yard.
He is the son of Cedar County pioneers Mr. and Mrs. John Lammers and was born on the family farmstead near St. Helena on June 23, 1870.
He previously served as Vice President of the Neb. State Lumber Dealers Association. He served on the Hartington City Council and on the Hartington School Board.
He also served as the President of the Hartington Improvement Co. and served as a member of the Hartington Chamber of Commerce. He was also a member of the Knights of Columbus.
Feb. 11, 1944
HARTINGTON- Fifty-six head of purebreds Duroc bred sows, fall gilts and fall boars from the herd of Art Arens of Hartington, will be sold at public auction here Feb. 22 at the Roskopf Garage.
Col. H.J. McMurray of Council Bluffs, Iowa and Col. F.J. Peitz of Hartington will be the auctioneers.
Feb. 11, 1944
COLERIDGE Mr. and Mrs.
Murlin Olsen of Coleridge apparently believe in sharing each others troubles.
They both had appendicitis.
They entered Sacred Heart Hospital in Yankton at the same time.
Both underwent appendectomies at the same time and they are now sharing the same hospital room recuperating.
Feb. 11, 1944
Hartington- The coldest weather of the winter, which sent temperatures far below the zero mark, followed the snow storm which swept over this area last Wednesday and Thursday.
Local weather observer D.E.
Ewing recorded a low of 28 degrees below zero here Saturday morning. The nine-inch snow which fell over this area brought .90 of an inch of precipitation.
Feb. 11, 1944
HARTINGTON- Tech Sgt. Fredric Stevens arrived Monday from Durham, N.C. to spend a furlough with his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Henry Stevens.
Feb. 11, 1944
HARTINGTON- A new single game bowling record has been established at the Hartington bowling alley by C.V. Gaddie, who toppled 285 pins in a recent game. Gaddie rolled 10 straight strikes and was within two balls of a perfect 300.