• March 10, 1949

For the third time out of four trips to the girls’ state basketball tournament, the Hartley Hawkettes again took fourth place. The champion Wellsburg sextette upset Hartley in the semifinals to douse the local squad’s championship aspirations. In the consolation finals the Hartley guards were unable to stop highly-rated Helen Corrick, who led her mates from Keswick to the victory.

Ten Hartley Future Farmers competed in a purebred shorthorn cattle judging contest at Sioux City. John Meiske placed third, enabling him to a $40 credit if he purchased a heifer in the sale....