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 woul...