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Newspaper
Hamburg Reporter
Location
Hamburg, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1971
Page
1
A notice requests contacting everyone about holiday guests, urging readers to call 382-1234 with news or information. The brief item references the SiR apartments and Fremont road project dated 1971.
Cheyenne residents Dr and Mrs Bill Edwards visit family in Fremont County during holidays. J G Dougan and Bruce Dougan will stay with the Selks. Lucille Hilger visits from San Francisco. A long list of local dinner guests is noted. Road projects include I-29 paving, Highway 275 resurfacing, and a new bridge on Highway 184. Budget figures cite 196000 for form et, 1 092000 for latter, with paving set for 1974 and overall five year state highway plans.
Iowa State Bank officials sponsor the Hamburg area Holiday Lighting Contest as judges spent over three hours reviewing displays. First place went to Mr and Mrs M M Payne III at Linn Bluffs, second to Mr and Mrs Dick Workman Apple Mountain Acres, third to Mr and Mrs Robert Clark 216 Park St. Special mentions include Mr and Mrs Orvis Moody and several other couples for their holiday spirit.
Postmark note lists Saturday no mail and limited window service with a 9 am dispatch. Special delivery mailed. Monday service normal. Also mentions Christmas day closure and Don Clayton as postmaster. Old item mentions various notices and local officials.
Ten more lucky residents won free luckeys at the Chamber of Commerce Christmas drawing on Saturday as a warm up for the grand prize draw scheduled for 4 p.m. Wednesday December 22. Winners include Donald Bruce Geneva Ander son D C Henshaw Lois Mc Mahon Anna Campbell Lydia Driskeill Judy Jennings Ruth Moody Bessie Dover and Mrs Harry Warren. Ten more turkeys will be given away with a dishwasher and a rotisserie to follow then the final free show Friday at 1 30 p m at the Colonial.
The note explains some reporter features missing this issue due to high priority work. The pre Christmas edition is crowded with Letters to Santa and related content, filling most pages and potentially becoming outdated next week.
Farragut defeated Hamburg 76 to 29 as the Farragut girls showed sharp shooting and steady teamwork. Hamburg struggled to slow the Farragut offense while improving their ball movement and guard play.
An editor s note recalls Hamburgs first Christmas tree and program in 1866 with later context. It cites a 1862 Sunday school in a carpenter shop, first superintendent William D Scott, and a union school moving to the public school on Bluff street. The account describes early tree ideas and simple treats and decorations from that era.
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