1944: Robinsons attend Republican National Convention

June 29, 1944

Hartington — Albert A. Arens, Hartington hybrid corn producer, displayed tassels from early strain of white corn that he developed. The seed was planted on his farm, Green Acres.

June 29, 1944

HARTINGTON — Mr. and Mrs.

P.H. Robinson attended the Republican National Convention in Chicago.

Mr. Robinson was an alternate convention delegate from the Third District.

June 23, 1949

LINCOLN — A group of farm owners from Cedar County made a trip to Lincoln by chartered bus last week for a tour of the agricultural college. Arrangements for the trip were made by Herman Renze, county FHA supervisor and R. E. Weir, county agent.

June 23, 1949

HARTINGTON — The Cedar County Home Extension Council has set up the 1950 county program for the extension clubs, according to an announcement by the County Agent’s office this week.

June 23, 1949

HARTINGTON — The development now underway along the Missouri River was discussed by James R. Smith, executive secretary of the Yankton Chamber of Commerce, at a dinner meeting of the Hartington Chamber Monday evening.

June 25, 1959

HARTINGTON — It appears that adequate funds will be available for all farmers who desire to establish conservation practice on their farms in 1959, Vincent C. Anderson, chairman of the Cedar County Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation committee, announced this week.

June 25, 1959

HARTINGTON — It’s ten times easier to control and kill grasshoppers now than when they reach full growth, Cedar County Extension Agent Robert Weir emphasized.

June 25, 1959

HARTINGTON — The Hartington Fire Department answered two hurried fire calls early Monday evening that occurred about the same time.

About 5:45 p.m., a brush fire started on the lot north of the Robert Wagner home in Hartington. After the firemen extinguished that blaze they were called to the Elno Kinkaid farm about a mile and a half south of the Pleasant Valley store where some corn in a ring-type crib was burning.