From Our Files

• July 17, 1947

W.H. Mohr tendered his resignation to the Fairmont Creamery Co., concluding 16 years of service to that firm and its predecessor. His future plans were indefinite. The family of Mohr’s replacement, Jerry Caveneau, would join him from Omaha, Neb. as soon as housing was available.

According to word from German sources, the remains of Kenneth Rost, son of Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Rost, were found with his plane near Sur, Hungary. He was reported missing during the war when his plane failed to return from a mission to Germany.

One hundred $50 bonds were prepared and turned over to Gerald Goetsch, secretary of the Hartley Aviation Club. Proceeds from the sale of the bonds would finance construction of a hangar at the local airport. The bonds had an interest rate of 2 percent.

• July 13, 1972

Application for installation of an automatic highway-grade crossing signal on 8th Avenue East in Hartley was denied by the Iowa Commerce Commission. They ruled that the application failed to prove a need for an automatic signal even though visibility at the crossing was poor.

Howard Payne, Patsy Albert, Margaret Gable and Greg Paulsen, of Hartley, participated in a citizen short course at the National 4-H Center in Washington, D.C. Twenty-one O’Brien County 4-H’ers made the trip that included spending a day on Capitol Hill and field trips to historic sites.

Sheriff George Sleeper was using an airplane to map marijuana patches in O’Brien County. Using the plane enabled Sleeper to locate concentrated areas of pot and either assist farmers in destroying it or allowing the sheriff’s office to do it.

• July 17, 1997

All students from the Melvin area were to be bussed to the Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn Middle School in Sanborn in the morning. The change would eliminate the need for transfers at Melvin. Shuttle buses would be added to transport a total of 105 elementary students and 64 high school students from Sanborn to Hartley.

Wally Tschopp, representing Hartley Healthmart Pharmacy, accepted a Governor’s Volunteer Award from Gov. Terry Branstad. Northwest Aging Association nominated the pharmacy for the award in recognition of its outstanding volunteer service to the state.

For the third time in four years, the H-M-S softball team won at least a share of the Siouxland Conference title. The Hawks and Sioux Center tied at the top of the standings with 10-4 records. Losses in three straight games, including two to the Warriors, cost H-M-S the outright title.

“From Our Files” is compiled by Sentinel-News sports editor/staff writer Mike Petersen.