From Our Files

• July 21, 1949

Two fireplaces were added in the park just south of the athletic field, and picnic tables donated by the Friday Club and fire department were ready for public use. A sandbox was also erected and the park board planned to place swings and other equipment in the area.

H.C. Britzmann, superintendent of the Hartley schools in 1933 and 1934, retired from schoolwork and was the owner and operator of The Smart Shop at Hawarden. He had been in the Hawarden schools for 15 years after leaving Hartley.

Thirteen members of the local Boy Scout Troop left for Camp Mini Wakan to enjoy a week...