From the Past: Company F held reunion in Carrington

75 Years Ago

July 7, 1949

An Editorial: Residents of this community were visibly shocked by the severity of the accident which occurred south of town Saturday night in which several local people were involved.

Accidents will happen and do, and when they do there are certain rules which we as passer-bys should enforce upon ourselves to facilitate the work of those who must help the unfortunate victims and fix responsibility for the crash.

First of all, we should get help for the victims by calling the doctor, ambulance and highway patrol. When these things have been done, and all of these are in attendance, our course should be to move on so as to make the working of this group more efficient.

As it is, too many times we impose upon their courtesy by needlessly confusing them with questions and get in their way when they are performing the physical activities which are always attendant in such cases. If we move on to our own destination and permit them to work without the hampering confusion of a large audience, they can do more work faster and will create less of a hazard ourselves for other traffic which continues to come along the highway.

The North Dakota toll of death loss continues high for this year but perhaps that toll can be reduced to a few less if this simple rule is followed by the passer-by Norman H. Hanson.

More than 300 residents of this area attended the annual meeting of the Tri-County Electric Cooperative held Thursday, June 30, at the Auditorium. The meeting this year marked the tenth anniversary of the co-op, which had its beginning February 8, 1938.

Applications have been made for trucker certificates from the Public Service Commission of the State of North Dakota by Ted Clark to buy special certificate authorizing freight service from Peterson and Sons Transfer of Bismarck and Lester Footitt to buy special certificate authorizing motor freight service from A. J. Footitt of Carrington.

50 Years Ago

July 3, 1974

Company F, the old Carrington company of the National Guard, had a reunion in Carrington during the weekend. Members of this former company who served through the campaigns of the American Division in World War II were pleased to visit with old buddies again. Some members of the original Company F that left Carrington to train at Camp Claiborne, LA, are Pat McCreary, Art Lund, Jim Bloomquist, Al Paulson, Rudy Edwardson, George Aljets, Dwaine Ableidinger, Harvey Nicholson, Wilmer Johnson and Art Schoen.

Hot weather and drying winds, topped with the lack of rain, caused stress conditions for small-grain crops which had previously grown in above-normal topsoil moisture conditions. Despite conditions, Merlin Topp of Grace City said that the hay yields are the best in several years.

New equipment is in use by the Carrington Ambulance Corps. Some of the items are a toboggan-type stretcher for snowmobile accidents; portable oxygen resuscitator, new radio paging and communications system.

June weddings in Carrington include: Kathleen Beaton and Frank Davis, June 8, and Marianne Kay Purcell and Gary Doeling, June 21.

Air Force Captain Gary A. Redding, son of Mr. And Mrs. Albert E. Redding, has been assigned to Johnston Island in the Southwest Pacific for duty with the unit of the Air Force Communications Service.

Four members of Foster County Horticulture Club displayed state convention awards at the flower show held Friday; Mrs. Jennie Kautzman, Mrs. William Haedt, Mrs. Warren Willyard and Mrs. Sydney Hoveskeland.

An organizational meeting of the Bicentennial Steering Committee for Carrington was held June 25. Formation of the Steering Committee is the first step taken to determine in what manner Carrington will observe the 200th anniversary of the United States.

25 Years Ago

July 5, 1999

The elevator leg and bin at Bordulac were destroyed in the face of 100-mile-an-hour winds. The wide path of the storm indicates the damage was not caused by a tornado, but just a strong, west wind. There was also damage to the elevator in Kensal, as well as trees.

A Canadian Pacific freight train was derailed east of Carrington near the Peavy Elevator last Friday night, this was also caused by hurricane force winds.

Part of the roof of Carol Mehring’s house, south of Carrington, was destroyed when a wooden barn blew over on it.

Redge Nohrenberg’s farm shop was destroyed west of Edmunds.

Bob McIlonie’s farm, west of Edmunds, suffered much damage to grain handling facilities.

Jim and Pam Diede lost their machine shed, their pole barn and part of the roof of their house west of Pingree.

Tom Diede’s swather was parked in just the wrong place during the storm which tipped this hopper bin onto it.

At Melville, nine of 10 bins lining Highway 281 were destroyed. The bins belonged to Reimers Seed Company.

Area births - boy, Jared Clay Loing, was born June 30 to Michelle and Randy Loing, Sheyenne.

A group of residents of Golden Acres Manor recently looked over a project of folding 5,000 letters and stuffing the envelopes for next year’s school reunion. Some of the residents that helped included Dorothy Peterson, Lena Theis, Edythe Willyard, Violet Ferguson, Gertie Fandrich, and MaryAnn Garhofer.

Obituaries - Hurbert “Bud” Lies, Jr., 66, New Rockford, died Tuesday, June 29; Alva Brown, 74, New Rockford died Sunday, June 27; Marcia Frye, 48, Carrington, died Tuesday, June 29; Paul Stadie, 83, Bowdon, died Monday, June 28.