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Newspaper
Hamburg Reporter
Location
Hamburg, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1940
Page
2
Local Percival residents report weekend trips and absences as relatives visit Omaha Bridgeport and Nebraska City. Nursing work, hospital stays, farms, and school activities are mentioned along with church and 4-H events and county health contests.
Locust Grove residents, including Mr. and Mrs. Fred Michel Jr and many others, journey through the Ozarks toward southern Missouri. The gathering at Ouz Nook's Hamburg home marks Mrs. Gus Nook's birthday. Readers note travel, visits, and local social ties across Shenandoah, Colesburg, and nearby towns with details of kin and friends.
The Cedar Falls Gazette gained a sensational scoop in 1864 by reporting the Republican National Union Convention nominating Abraham Lincoln and Andrew Johnson before rivals. Peter Melendy sent a controlled telegram via Cedar Falls to Cedar Falls officials and Waterloo Courier to warn readers of a dramatic party nominee reveal. Local newsboys and riders spread the news widely, marking a notable moment in Cedar Falls journalism.
Destings and visitors fill a week at Molton home and nearby towns. Mrs Sheridan and Mary K. visited relatives. Ben Hatten and others spent Sunday with families. a major operation at Blvndhe Gardner’s week leads to a smooth recovery. Community members attend funerals, visits occur with Gordon Brow and Walter Thorp families. The Washington will be the third Sunday in August. rags and fabrics offered for sale. local ads for clothes care and services.
Bids for coal oil and related fuels will be received by the Hamburg Iowa Board of Education secretary J Lien at the Hamburg City Hall up to August 72 for about four carloads of oil treated coal and other grades. Specifications note state and local code provisions with preference for Iowa grown products. The district reserves the right to reject any bid and details can be obtained by writing the secretary.
In a brief, unclear item from the page segment, a performer nicknamed Piano Man clashes with a figure named Thurman over an apparent event or venue, with minimal readable context. The fragment hints at a dispute or disruption affecting a musical scene and mentions tuning, ax ty, and Cisarentord plas tuning in the muddled OCR.
A damaged ad style note advertises sanding and refinishing for old floors, promising to restore appearance with quiet dust control and operation tips for painting and coating services.
Practically new Frigidaire electric refrigerator for sale. Used very little. For hay baling see or write Ellis Porter, east of Hamburg on Will Meeks farm. Satisfaction guaranteed. $65.
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