From Our Files

• March 25, 1948

Mr. and Mrs. Walt Boedeker purchased the Hamburger Shop from Mr. and Mrs. Hoermann. The new owners were well-known as Hartley had been their home for several years.

“Coco,” a German shorthaired pointer belonging to W.H. Hesse, placed first in the derby class and second in the open field non-winning class at a field trial for retriever bird dogs at Spencer.

Eight bowling teams from the Hartley Bowling Alleys entered the Journal-Tribune tournament at Sioux City. Of them, the Security State Bank team was first with 2,782 and the Everly Cattle Feeders were second with 2,779. In the doubles, H. Hintz and N. Roskens were high with 1,194 and R. Terpstra and A. Gruhn were second with 1,192.

• March 22, 1973

Dr. Daniel Hunting, a graduate of the University of Iowa Medical College, joined the staff of the Hartley Medical Center. He would only be in Hartley until July or August when he planned to take his residency at the Mayo Clinic in the field of urology.

Hartley was among the O’Brien County communities that were participating in a nine-county junk auto recycling project. The USDA Rural Development Committee was coordinating the project in cooperation with the mayors, county sheriff, county supervisors, Jay Cees, 4-Hers, Farm Bureau and Vander Haag Salvage.

Glenn Wehrkamp, Maurice Getting and Macel Magnussen were elected to the board of the Hartley Booster Club. A representative from the group was to meet with the school board to see if a wrestling program could be initiated.

• March 26, 1998

The Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn Drama Department was presenting “Lagooned” on the stage in the elementary gym. The production featured the thrills and frustrations of being shipwrecked on an island along with a witch doctor, a gorilla, a jungle princess and an active volcano.

In its continuing fight against illegal drugs, the O’Brien County Sheriff’s Office announced the addition of “Nic,” a drug detection canine. The dog was certified after undergoing a rigorous training program. Deputy Bruce Devereaux purchased and trained the dog.

David Treimer, Sue Schulz and Mary Jo Cuttell were elected to the board of the Community Memorial Health Center. A significant improvement at the facility during the preceding year was the computerization of nursing service, which was federally mandated.

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