From Our Files

• Sept. 2, 1948

St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church at May City was observing the 60th anniversary of its organization. Five special services were planned to commemorate the milestone. Two former pastors, Rev. B.O. Richter and Rev. Carl G. Winter, were participants in the first special service.

With a few latecomers yet to register, enrollment at the Hartley Public School would probably reach an all-time high. A senior class of 52 represented the largest graduating class in school history. Of the 49 freshmen registered, 25 were from the rural area.

Mayor W.R. Wagner warned motorists and students to exercise caution at the school intersections. Stop signs were placed at those locations during times when students were going to and coming from school. The intersections were patrolled by Junior Patrolmen, who had authority to report violations.

• Aug. 30, 1973

Mark Iverson, who had been manager of the United Building Center for four years, accepted the manager position of the UBC yard at Luverne, Minn. Bob Mulder, a longtime Hartley resident and former manager of J.F. Anderson Lumber, succeeded Iverson at the local lumber yard.

Mr. and Mrs. Ed Rons announced the sale of Koele’s Foodland to Mr. and Mrs. Earl Boles. The Boles owned and operated Bud’s Foodland in Arnolds Park. Their plans for the Hartley operation would be announced later.

Rev. Robert W. Gralapp, assistant pastor of the Sacred Heart Parish at Spencer, was appointed pastor of St. Cecilia’s Parish in Sanborn and its mission, St. Joseph’s in Hartley. Father Gralapp was a native of LeMars and had been assistant pastor at Spencer since 1969.

• Sept. 3, 1998

The Merlin and Ruth (Muxlow) Timmons family was presented a Century Farm award during a ceremony at the Iowa State Fair. The Timmons’ farm had been in the family since 1898 and was located five miles northwest of Hartley, in Lincoln Township.

The KIGL Lazer Blazer Pepsi Power Golf Tour played one of its 11 charity events at Meadowbrook Golf and Country Club. The event chose as its charity the Hartley Fire Department, which received $870. The winning team was decided by a putt-off.

United Community Bank announced it was purchasing the deposits of the First Federal branch office in Hartley. First Federal employees Glenda Meyer, Cheryl Bethke and Kristy Mills were assisting with completion of the transaction, which was subject to regulatory approval.

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