From Our Files

• Sept. 16, 1948

Gary, the 7-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Will Olhausen, Jr., was among those whose names were drawn for a ride on the Wonder Ship at the Clay County Fair. The pilot of the blimp was Ike Walton, of Ames.

Work was started on a new brick and tile building which would be the enlarged home of Lage’s D-X station, operated by Virgil Lage. The foundation was also laid for a new Standard service station on Highway 18 which was operated by Ed Frick.

A resolution was passed by the board of directors of the Chamber of Commerce to obtain free city mail delivery for Hartley, if such was possible. Milford and several other communities of smaller size already had that service.

• Sept. 14, 1973

The annual school election in Hartley drew comparatively few voters as there was no opposition for the two incumbent board members. Milo Peters, representing District No. 3, received 139 votes and Donald Treimer, representing District No. 4, received 141.

Members of the Happy Hearts, the senior citizens’ group in Hartley, entertained their friends at an afternoon of cards. Seventy-eight enjoyed the pleasant get-together. The twice weekly meetings were always well-attended and afforded many hours of pleasure to the young-in-heart.

The Federal Communications Commission notified area churches that they could no longer continue their Sunday morning radio broadcasts because they did not meet federal requirements concerning licensing. Trinity United Church of Christ in Hartley was one of the affected churches.

• Sept. 17, 1998

Seth Erichsen, son of Alan and Lori Erichsen, placed first in the age 11 division of the Iowa State Pedal Pulls. The win qualified him to advance to the National Pedal Pulls at Omaha, Neb. He had previously won pedal pulls at the O’Brien County Fair and at Granville, and placed second at the Hartley Summer Fest.

A small kindergarten class contributed to an overall decline in the number of students attending Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn Community School. The preliminary count had 896 students in classrooms, which was a decline of 23 from the previous year. Superintendent Stephen Litts was not sure if the small kindergarten class represented a trend or if it was an unusual occurrence.

A good deal of progress was made on the 12-unit Homestead Housing project being constructed in Morningside Estates Addition. The project was scheduled to be completed by Jan. 1. Five units had already been sold.

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