Hamburg to replace city marshal with new system
An agreement leads Hamburg to abrogate its contract with Fremont County Sheriff and keep its own law enforcement after Jan. Deputy Sheriff Dan Kingery will serve as Hamburg City Marshal, a role he held before joining the sheriff’s office two years ago. Sheriff Bob Jenkins notes mutual reasons for the shift, including local reluctance to cede control and difficulty recruiting qualified deputies.
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Hamburg
Fremont County
Jan
Dan Ki
Eden
Bob Jenkins
Oh City of Ham
Entree
Jenkins
Turkeys, prizes, and weather mark Hamburg contest draw
A cold Saturday saw a Hamburg Chamber of Commerce Christmas Contest draw with ten turkeys given away weekly and larger prizes at the final event on December 22. Winners listed include Hubert Collins and Ada Timeier among others, as crowds braved 32 degree drizzle. The notice also covers Fremont County’s 1971 savings bonds progress and new county extension council members for 1972 73. Also plans a small natural gas rate hike by Peoples Natural Gas, effective December 21, affecting typical residential bills by about ten dollars per year, tied to wholesale supplier increases from Natural Gas Pipeline Co of America.
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Hamburg Chamber of Commerce
Hamilton Beach
Hubert Collins
Harold Zanker
Joe Gardner
Ada Tiemeyer
Forest Owen
Thelma Robinson
Paul Risdon
Helen Byrne
Martin Phillips
Anita Percy
Chamber of Commerce
Peoples Natural Gas
Richard E. Mayne
Peoples
Iowa Commerce Commission
Natural Gas Pipeline Co. of America
Chicago
Ten honored at Atchison-Holt Electric Cooperative dinner
Ten directors and employees were celebrated at the Atchison-Holt Electric Cooperative dinner on November 27 at the Coach House in Rock Port. Recipients, each with 25 years of service, received Bulova Accutron watches.
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Atchison-Holt Electric Cooperative
Coach House
Rock Port
Electric Cooperative
Dick Foster
John E Buck
Corning, Mo
Walter Muller
Clarinda
Peter Blohm
Craig
Ralph Gaylor
Students present Indian culture program for families
Mrs. Marilyn Gude and Mrs. Wenger directed fourth graders in a social studies program titled Contributions of the American Indian. The event featured a Zuni Kachina dance, Iroquois myth on corn, plays Why Men Migrate and The Trail of Tears, student reports, and dioramas. About eighty guests attended in the elementary library. Moisture 0.05 inch.
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Helen Wenger
Marilyn Gude
Wenger
Brad Dalton
Steve Carlock
Becky Hayes
Debbie Murphy
Jim Kimsten
Rhonda Hamilton
Julie Gregg
Zer
Leigh Anne Fi Sary Hansen
Jackie”sen
Deena Fergu
Sheryl Owen
John Strange
Lynette Ziolkowski
David Roup
Tim Glenn
Donald Younts
Rusty Raymond
Carolyn Leiber
Vickie Lyons
Teresa Moyer
Jennifer Owen
Duane Ranney
Larry Kennell
Bulb Snatchers Hit City Hall and Hamburg Market
A holiday bulb theft spree targets City Hall and Hamburg Market as more than 60 colored bulbs vanish and 20 bulbs are smashed from Robert Ladd’s display. A $25 reward is posted for culprits, with publishers promising full publicity. Parents are urged to warn children about meddling with displays.
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City Hall
Robert Ladd
Hamburg Market
Holiday Lighting Contest Judging Set for Dec 19
Area homes glow in after dark displays as judges from the Holiday Lighting Contest sponsored by Iowa State Bank prepare to visit on Sunday, December 19. Prizes totaling 50 dollars will be awarded to the top three homes in town and surrounding countryside.
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Iowa State Bank
Christmas mailing advice for Hamburg post office
Postmaster Don Clayton notes Christmas mail is rising with inbound and outbound parcels. He urges timely air mail for Armed Forces, distant states by December 10, nearby by December 15, and all air mail by December 22. Alaska and Hawaii items should go by air by December 15. Local hours and zip guidance included with a reminder about Alien Address Reports due by January 31, 1972.
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Don Clayton
Hamburg
Alaska
Hawaii
Donald E. Clayton
Hamburg City Council Overrules Mayor on Trailer Ban
The Hamburg City Council voted three to two to override Mayor Kneale's veto of the trailer ordinance amendment, keeping mobile homes banned outside licensed parks. Council debated mayoral veto power on amendments, with City Attorney Wenger stating amendments and ordinances share veto rights. Everett Beck faced arraignment on multiple charges, with bond set at $3000 pending trial.
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K. R. Kneale
Kneale
Glen Halcomb
Halcomb
Howard Wenger
Ted Stalin
Homer Tiemeyer
Miller
Goodwin
Hamburg
Iowa car sale curb halted by new inspection law
A new Iowa law requiring mandatory motor vehicle inspections for used cars will affect private sales and dealer inventories. Hamburg garages lack the equipment and space to inspect, forcing vehicles to go to authorized stations. Fees, time, and potential plate seizures after 15 days create cross state demand and resentment from dealers.
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Iowa
Hamburg
Shenandoah
Joe Blow
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