From Our Files

• Nov. 22, 1945

Hartley residents were glad to learn that a garbage collector had been secured. The reason for the delay in getting a collector was the shortage of trucks. Collections would be made on Wednesday of each week during the winter.

A second request was being made to all those residents who had not yet submitted their contribution to the Hartley Patriotic Chest. The drive raised funds to bring comfort and necessities to servicemen and America’s allies, and it did away with the individual drives that had been held in the past.

A fair-sized group of friends gathered at the Methodist ch...