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July 22, 1945
HARTINGTON — Pfc. Louis Pinkelman arrived Satruday from Los Angles to spend a 17-day furlough with his wife and son.
July 22, 1945
HARTINGTON — The bronze star medal has been awarded to Sgt. Alton Thoene, son of Mr. and Mrs. John A. Thoene of Hartington. For heroic service in connection with military operations against the enemy in Germany.
July 22, 1945
HARTINGTON — Charles Yonke announced this week that he sold his garage building to Henry Feilmeier, farmer living north of Bow Valley.
July 21, 1955
HARTINGTON — More people are turning to air conditioners in order to keep cool during the hot summer months. In order to efficiently serve the needs of its customers who are purchasing air conditioning units, Consumers Public Power District requests that the purchase of these units be reported to its local office here.
July 21, 1955
HARTINGTON — Al J. Werthman, operator of the Art Center Studio here, was elected vice president of the Professional Nebraska Photographers Association at a convention in Omaha this week. Werthman was secretary-treasurer of the association.
July 21, 1955
OBERT — A girl was rescued from a swollen creek, several basements inundated and a bridge taken out when a flash flood hit the Obert area the afternoon of July 13.
Heavy rain started falling about 3 p.m. Paddy Rasmussen, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Rasmussen, was rescued by her father when she attempted to get a feed bunk from the swift stream during the rain.
As Paddy went into the water to get the bunk, she was dragged down stream. When her father jumped in to get her, the current dragged him away, as well.
Neither Paddy, nor her father could swim. Mr. Rasmussen managed to hold onto a bridge about 50 feet down from where he entered the water.
He was then able to grab Paddy’s hair and pull her out of the water. In Obert, the dike running north and south by Stevens’ Station in the west part of town, broke and basements were flooded in that area.
July 22, 1960
HARTINGTON — Ernest Schmeckpeper was caught between a tractor and a trailer and suffered severe injuries. He suffered a broken collar bone, shoulder blade, two ribs and a badly mangled right hand as well as bruises.
