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Newspaper
Hamburg Reporter
Location
Hamburg, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1941
Page
4
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Hamburg High and Grade School report busy December with Christmas trees and gifts for charity. Students view films on home farming and national defense, cheer Riverton games, and decorate classrooms. Geography, English, and art classes advance work as twenty new books join the library.
The eighth grade civbs class begins study of government origins and notes a baby girl born to Benns Bound parents. The seventh grade reports two appendectomies, while the second grade and staff discuss hospital attendance and a six week period of medical care. Enrollment stands at 342 with 96 percent attendance.
A chaotic local broadcast from New York features calls to families across the region, noting a ripped trumpet stolen from a repair shop and various relatives hearing voices from afar. Local hospital entries list several births and admissions, followed by a notice of special church services due to wartime conditions.
Robby Grayson celebrated his tenth birthday Monday night with twelve friends at his parents home. Activities included games and gift opening. refreshments featured peppermint ice cream and birthday cake. party favors were red and green candies. Attendees included Jimmy Whisler Bobby Hollingsworth Clayton Holland Dick Dougan Dick Stalin Dick Workman Joan Morgan Wenamaker Dwane Cree Eugene Welch Gerald Beach Mickey Wray and the honoree. Later items note students on honor lists and a funeral in Milan Missouri, plus a broadcast cantata by local church choirs and a Christmas cantata at Hamburg Presbyterian church.
Miss Ruth Geyer daughter of Mia V Geyer and Dean Cradie journeyed to Rock Port on December 3 to wed quietly. The couple expects to remain mobile due to defense work, making future home locations uncertain.
A front windshield was shattered when an automobile driven by Rev. F. Becker’s son Arther collided with a giant hawk west of Waverly. Feathers and glass showered the car. a disgruntled passenger appeared in the back seat but no injuries were reported.
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