From Our Files

1946: Neebel’s Ice Cream Store opens in Hartley

 

June 10, 2021



• May 30, 1946

The board of directors of the Hartley Chamber of Commerce named Ingwer Hansen, the former secretary of that group, to again fill the position. The secretary’s post had been ably filled by W.R. Wagner. Lon MacDowell was appointed to fill the unexpired term of Ted Henning on the board.

Neebel’s Ice Cream Store just west of Burns Implement Co. was open for business. Mr. Neebel’s building was nicely decorated inside and stools were provided for customers. They were serving several ice cream treats in addition to their famous bulk ice cream which was always a favorite.

James P. Bethel, Sk 3/c, spent a day with his friend, Sgt. Clistus Dornbusch, at Oahu, Hawaii. James was stationed at Pearl Harbor and was waiting for his ship to sail for the Marshall Islands for the atomic bomb test. He was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Charley Bethel, of Hartley.


• June 10, 1971

The Hartley town council voted against appropriating money for a fireworks display at Meadowbrook Golf and Country Club. The decision was reached because of apprehension concerning serious injury to the firemen shooting the displays, and because additional Christmas decorations had been ordered for the 1971 holiday season.

Wally Petersen purchased the Gulf tank wagon business from Gerald Verhoef. Another Hartley business change was the purchase of OJ’s Drive Inn on Highway 18 by Lacey Jackson.

Several Hartley residents viewed the sudden collapse of the paratrooper ride at Arnolds Park. Fortunately the accident occurred as the ride was beginning and it was moving slowly. According to officials, the crystallizing of a steel shaft was the cause of the accident in which nine persons were injured.


• June 13, 1996

Dennis Frey, principal at Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn High School, accepted the position of high school principal at Sibley-Ocheyedan. Frey was a native of Sibley. He had come to H-M-S in 1991 as a junior high principal and then succeeded Charles Schmidt as high school principal the following year. S-O’s previous high school principal, Jeff Zwagerman, had been named superintendent of that district.

The Iowa National Vietnam Veterans Traveling Memorial attracted hundreds of visitors during Flagfest in Spencer. The memorial listed the names of over 58,000 servicemen and women who died in the conflict, including those from Everly, Primghar, Royal, Sanborn and Sheldon. The memorial was constructed in the summer of 1990 and was built so it could be brought to smaller cities across the state.

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

 
 

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