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Newspaper
Hamburg Reporter
Location
Hamburg, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1938
Page
7
The column lists numerous weekend and weekly events across Shenandoah and Hamburg. It notes visits by neighbors and relatives, sickness, births, and social gatherings, including club meetings, shopping trips, and church activities. Several locals travel to Omaha Des Moines St Joseph and Missouri, with family milestones like a new baby and Christmas gatherings highlighted.
Danley home hosted Dale Danley's dinner on Friday December 16 at six o'clock with former clansmen in attendance. Decorations adorned the living room as guests dined at small tables. The group later sang carols and Rev Gilbert Hutchinson spoke on how Chetetinas is Gheerved In Ireland. Everyone reported a lovely evening.
Mae Birneyees Mig Helen Quifry entertained about twelve friends at a Wednesday birthday party at her home. Guests enjoyed games and refreshments, and gifts were exchanged with wishes for many more happy birthdays. The Queen Father Circle of the M E church hosted a Christmas party Sunday evening at Mrs Jean Hutsons home with festive decorations and an exchange of gifts followed by carols.
A fragment describes Hutchinson receiving a box of holly from an Irish sister and a sample shown in a window. It mentions a Banter church gathering and a sweet treat, but details are garbled and uncertain.
The passage notes Ward was born on the West Coast, referencing the study of Te A. Cinssawny and a December 10 date. It mentions his wife Hettie Jones, daughter of Mr. wind Ms. J. A. Jones, who will be remembered by many.
Mira Edith Navk hosted a Methodist church social at her home Monday evening. The group enjoyed music, gifts, and cheerful company as the young ladies lingered and declined to leave the close of the event.
The readable parts describe a small gathering or program with attendees and a monetary figure. Names and places are unclear, but the item mentions a shore week and a presentation with a cost of eight dollars.
The readable fragments describe a garbled note or OCR error with scattered capitalized terms and stray letters, mentioning locations, names, and numbers without coherent meaning. No distinct event or persons can be identified from the legible content.
A brief item notes a junior recreational program carried on in the Legion Thoma. It mentions that an event or class was made by qhikren from the ages at B16 16. The notice adds that the prefect can extend this to older folks if they wish to form a class and invites visitors.
Many names and locations recounted from a Sunday through Tuesday period. Residents and relatives travel between Hamburg, Nebraska City, Tabor, Shenandoah, and Council Bluffs. births, funerals, illnesses, and marriages are noted, with brief visits to and from Audubon, Percival, Sidney, and Fremont area households.
Charlee W Purkey and Mr K L Brittain transfer twenty acres with a life estate reserved for Mrs Hush Greenwood and others. Community notices report quilting at Mrs J N Greenwood’s home near Burnett, several illness updates, travel to funerals in Palstax Missouri, and a local elevator burglary in Essex.
The Woodbine Oil Company station was robbed Sunday after a thief gained entry through an attestation and entered the lavatory area to reach the office. Police investigate the burglary as the owner reports losses and a single suspect known to the staff may have aided access.
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