1950: Burney files for a fourth term in office
May 18, 1950
HARTINGTON — Some 700 women packed the city auditorium here Friday afternoon for the Frigidaire cooking school sponsored by Hegert’s Hardware.
There were 657 women registered and in addition girls in the home economics classes at Hartington and Coleridge were also present.
The school demonstration in cooking, deep freezing and laundry practices were presented by Mrs. Opal Rice.
The feature of the afternoon was the giving away of an electric range by the Hegert firm, and this grand prize was received by Mrs. Mildred Ready of Hartington.
The REA presented an automatic electric toaster to a farm woman, which was won by Mrs. Mary Schulte.
May 18, 1950
HARTINGTON — Filing was completed here Wednesday in the office of County Clerk Edward S. Stevens on behalf of Sen. Dwight Burney, who will seek re-election to the state legislature from this district.
The Senator’s decision to become a candidate for re-election came after considerable urging by friends who initiated the filing. He has served three terms.
May 25, 1950
HARTINGTON — The cost of living will take a big drop in Hartington Friday and Saturday when the merchants of Hartington offer the first in a series of “Opportunity Days” to the people of this trade territory.
Starting Friday and Saturday of this week, the merchants of Hartington will set aside two days each month for the next few months to offer local shoppers more than 40 different bonus bargain values.
Each bargain will be an outstanding value in its line and everyone is sure to find several items they will want and need.
These bonus bargain offers are in addition to the many fine shopping values found each week in Hartington and advertised in the pages of The Cedar County News.
May 25, 1950
HARTINGTON — One of the 52 exact replicas of the Liberty Bell, reproduced as a symbol of thrift, and the present independence Savings Bond drive, will be displayed in Hartington Monday, June 5.
The 52 bells were cast in France by masters of the ancient bell making art and were given to the treasury department by the American copper industry.
The bells are two feet and three inches high over the crown, the circumference around the bottom is 12 feet and around the crown or top 7 ½ feet. Distance from lip to crown is three feet and the thickness at the lip is three inches at the crown 1 ¼ inches, and weighs 2,080 pounds.