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June 23, 1955
HARTINGTON — The board of education for the Hartington school district advised the county board of commissioners it will require $60,832.04 to be raised by taxation for general school purposes for the year June 1, 1955, to May 31, 1956.
This is $7,466,64 higher than the $53,365.40 which the school board requested for the past year.
The school board showed a balance of $3,815.63 in the hands of the district treasurer in its annual report covering the fiscal year ending May 31, 1955. The previous year’s balance was $5,096.26.
The Hartington school district receipts for the past year follow: $65,000 received from taxes; $17,028 from tuition; $1,240 received from licenses and fines; $1,127.14 received from insurance tax fund; $236.63 received from sundry sources.
Warrants issued by the school district the past year totaled $85,912.40. Salaries for teaching personnel accounted for a major portion of the expenditures, totaling more than $55,000.
June 23, 1955
HARTINGTON — A certificate of appreciation has been presented to the Hartington Catholic Daughters of America by the Nebraska Heart Association.
The Hartington group is one of 65 clubs and organizations that conducted the Heart Fund Drive in the community in February.
Under the leadership of Mrs. Mary Hegert, the Hartington Catholic Daughters of America raised $359 for the Nebraska Heart’s program of research, professional and public education and community service.
The award was sent to Mrs. Hegert by Dr. Frederick G. Gillick, heart association president who wrote the Nebraska Heart Association is very grateful for the fine leadership and support which the Catholic Daughters gave to the Heart Fund Drive.
June 23, 1955
HARTINGTON — About five miles of highway in Cedar County will be dropped from the state highway system with the passage of LB 187, the 34-page bill that overhauls state highway laws.
In one of their last big decisions before adjournment, the state legislators voted 29-8 for LB 187 Friday.
The bill adopts the revamped 9,330 mile highway system recommended by the Advisory State Highway Commission with advice from the State Highway Department. This meant dropping 938 miles from the present 9,864mile system and eventually adding 404 miles of new construction–a net reduction of 534 miles.
It will ultimately provide a state highway connection to every community of 100 or more. The 938 miles to be dropped will become the property of the counties July 1, 1956.
State maintenance will be eliminated on about three miles of road east of Laurel connecting with Dixon and about two miles of road south of Magnet on Highway 59.
County commissioners, Bernard Schager, Leonard Kurtzhals and Joe Promes, and County Attorney Max Goetz presented a resolution opposing any changes in the highway system in Cedar county at a legislative hearing in Lincoln.
June 30, 1955
HARTINGTON — Merton Olson of Hartington has been selected by the Post Office department as the new carrier for Rural Route 3 out of Hartington. Olson was the successful candidate out of the 22 who applied for the position and took examinations last December. Olson will start on his new route July 11. He succeeds Harold Lorentzen, who has been carrying the route temporarily. Olson is at present the manager of the Olson Service Station in southeast Hartington.
June 30, 1960
HARTINGTON — Eighteen Boy Scouts received awards at the court of honor investiture ceremony for Hartington Troop 173 at Felber Park. Roger Miller and Carl Wirth were awarded their first class badges by M.L. Gardner, assistant scoutmaster, and Ted Gildersleeve, also assistant scoutmaster. Joe Schulte a member of the Scout Committee, presented the youth with a merit badge at the Boy Scout Court of Honor Monday evening.
