Throwback Thursday 1939

July 6, 1939

HARTINGTON —Work on the Cedar County fair grounds will start sometime in the coming week if men can be secured to work on the project, Emery Lubeley, county supervisor for WPA said Thursday. Included in the project will be the relocating of cattle and hog barns. The present building will be moved farther south and rebuilt, Lubeley states.

July 6, 1939

HARTINGTON — Several people have presented a bug known as the Blister Beetle to the Agricultural Extension Office for identification and means of eradication. Blister Beetles apparently are doing a great deal of damage in gardens and in some cases have attacked corn fields.

July 6, 1939

HARTINGTON —Proverbial stormy weather for the Fourth of July missed Hartington, giving crowds opportunities to enjoy the day. With a high temperature of 95 degrees, many sought relief in pools near Hartington. The week’s high temperature, however, came on the fifth when 96 degrees was registered. Both Tuesday and Wednesday temperatures showed a 30-degree range. 

The low on July 4 was 65, on July 5, 66.

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