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World War II
May 17, 1945
HARTINGTON — Persons advertising used passenger cars for sale in newspapers, magazines, etc., must include in the ad, the make of the car, the model, the offering price, and the statement that the price is within OPA ceiling, according to recent ruling by the office of price administration.
The new ruling went into effect May 9.
Owners of cars wishing to advertise them for sale may obtain legal OPA ceiling price by phoning their local War Price and Rationing Boards, or by consulting the table of ceiling prices appearing in maximum price regulation No. 540.
May 17, 1945
ST. HELENA— Eleven boys and girls received their first Holy Communion at special ceremonies at Immaculate Conception Catholic church here Sunday morning. Members of the class were Rose Ann Wuebben, Dona Lee Hoebelheinrich, Mary Wieseler, Betty Jean Wieseler, Geraldine Heine, Genevieve Becker, Henry Zimmerman, Arthur Wieseler, Kenneth Hirschman, Jerome Stratman and Gerald Wieseler.
They were escorted to the altar by Romaine Lammers and Geraldine Kaiser.
May 17, 1945
HARTINGTON — Gerry Olsen, small son of Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Olsen, wandered away from his home last Thursday afternoon and the Hartington Boy Scouts were called to search for him. The boy, less than 3 years old, was found nearly two hours after his disappearance on the porch of the Art Fischer residence several blocks from his home.
May 17, 1945
HARTINGTON - Sgt. Ernest C. Rasmussen, son of Mr. and Mrs. Rudolph Rasmussen of Hartington, is a section sergeant in a truck company at a strategic air depot in France which was recently commended by Lt. Gen. James H. Doolittle, for “the hardships and trying conditions” under which it operated as an advanced air base on the continent. Sgt.
Rasmussen served in England 28 months before going to France in December, 1944.
May 17, 1945
LAUREL—Mrs. Elaine Taylor has received word from her husband, Pfc. Orval Taylor of the combat army engineers, who has been stationed in the East Indies, saying that his unit has been moved to the Philippine Islands.
May 17, 1945
HARTINGTON - State awards for participation in Girls’ Athletic association activities have been awarded to 10 Hartington high school girls for the first time in the history of the school, Supt. C. A. Carskoki has announced.
The awards are made by the Nebraska High School Activities association.
The awards, for three years of participation in GAA, were presented to LaVonne Bahleth, Dona Johnson, JoAnn Johnson, Shirley Mengshol, Valfred Olsen, Mona J. Tanderup, Marilyn Thomas, Vernise Thomas, Elizabeth Eilerts and Mary Wilke.
Second year GAA awards were given to Elizabeth Anderson, Elizabeth Eilerts, Elaine Kinkaid, Joan Smith and Marilyn Lidberg. First year awards went to Leona Blatchford, Faye Brockman, Beverly Christiansen, Arlene Dirks, LaVonne Doane, Annette Folkers, Barbara Higgins, Jeannine Novotny, Carolyn Olson, Mary Schwartz, Luella Strivens and Helen Erickson.
May 17, 1945
HARTINGTON - Members of Trinity Lutheran church are buying Seventh War Loan bonds to provide funds for the future purchase of a Memorial Pipe Organ for the church, Rev. O. L. Levorson has announced.
The campaign slogan to obtain the organ is “A loan to our country—a gift to our church—a memorial to our loved ones.”
Rev. Levorson said the new organ will be “a memorial to the men and women who have served faithfully, both in the past and in the present, served their God, their church and their country.”
