From Our Files

• Sept. 8, 1949

There was no doubt that the much talked about crop of war babies had arrived at the Hartley Public School. The kindergarten class that numbered 42 students was separated into morning and afternoon sections. The overall enrollment was 490. A record freshman class of 64 boosted high school enrollment to 205 students.

E.U. Thomas retired from his long career as a druggist, having operated his store in Hartley for 32-1/2 years. Before coming here he was located at Granville for eight years and Sheldon for three. The new owner, C.A. Almgren of Wellman, announced that a fountain would be added to the store to be known as Almgren Drug.

C.R. Pettijohn, owner of Pettijohn Shoes and Furnishings, sold his business to A.M. McIntyre, of Ida Grove, who would take possession sometime before Oct. 1.

• Sept. 5, 1974

The Hartley City Council discussed the increasing cost of hauling garbage to the three-county landfill. The committee in charge, along with the mayor and clerk, planned to review the collection chart that had been compiled and come up with a recommendation for the council to consider.

The Uptown “66” gas station and Steinmetz Oil Co., located on 2nd Street Southeast, were moving to the corner of Central Avenue and Highway 18. Scott Steinmetz purchased the former Arlo’s Gulf station from Gulf Oil Co. No plans were announced regarding the future of the Uptown “66” location.

Pam Peters, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Peters of rural May City, was hosting Christiane Karstens from Germany. The girls had been pen pals for about five years. Christiane had completed the equivalent of an American high school and was visiting here for several weeks before furthering her education in veterinary medicine.

• Sept. 9, 1999

Doug Hoaglund announced that he was resigning from the Hartley City Council for personal reasons. The council passed a resolution announcing that a special election would be held to fill the remainder of Hoaglund’s term, which would expire on Dec. 31, 2001. That election would be held in conjunction with the regular city election in November.

Additional new staff members at Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn were Karen Feddersen, third grade teacher; Colleen Loetz, elementary Title 1 teacher; and Rachel Van Dyke, an additional janitor at the high school.

The Rev. Dr. Paul Sherry, president of the United Church of Christ, was a special participant in one of the centennial observances at Trinity United Church of Christ. The congregation held three special services and other activities during the fall to celebrate the founding of the church in 1899.

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