Children of Hamburg Enjoy the Christmas Show
The Colonia theatre hosted a Christmas Day picture show for children, presented by the Reporter. A large, excited crowd filled the house as two fine pictures and a lively comedy delighted kids and parents. Gratitude is voiced to Mrs. Wellington Davey, Miss Hazel Swanson, Vernal McNal, and Howard Colon for organizing the event, which may become an annual celebration.
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Colonia
Gol
W. T. Davis
Mr. Davis
Petit Tiss SavEry
Colon
Wellington Davey
Hazel Swanson
Vernal McNal
Howard Colon
Brown Fiftieth Wedding Anniversary Observed Near High Creek
Mr and Mrs W P Brown celebrated their fiftieth wedding anniversary at their home east of town on Christmas day with thirty six guests. Surrounded by children grandchildren and friends they looked back on fifty years. The wedding was solemnized at the old Stoner homestead near High Creek and they have lived on the same farm for thirty five years.
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W. P. Brown
Mr. Brown
Stoner
High Creek
Mrs. Brown
Arm Shatters for Mrs. Bert Clayton in Christmas Mishap
Mrs Bert Clayton broke both bones of her arm last Wednesday while alighting from her rig at the Brewer store. She slipped stepping to the rear of the buggy and fell with full weight on the arm. The injury has been painful but she is recovering well.
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Bert Clayton
Auto tips over hurting Mrs Woodward in minor crash
Mrs S M Woodward and her son Cecil and daughters Elizabeth and Lena were driving home Sunday when their car tipped over without warning. Mrs Woodward suffered a broken rib. the car was slightly damaged. The family was driving slowly, which is credited with preventing a worse wreck and injuries.
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S. M. Woodward
Cecil
Elizabeth
Lena
Family Reunion at the James Bogan Home
A Sunday gathering near the James Bogan home marked the first reunion in years with relatives traveling from Dallas Texas Sidney and Mound City Missouri. A noon dinner drew hearty praise with several relatives listed including Lavina Wilson Bess Taylor Frank Waterman Engelke Otte and others from Sidney and this place though the list ends abruptly.
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James, Bogan
Les Wilson
Dallas
Texas
Lavina Wilson
Bess Taylor
Frank
Mound City
G. M. Waterman
E. A. Engelke
Jesse
Thomas Otte
Harold Otte
Nina
Helen
Stanley Waterman
Erma
Wanda
Edith Engelke
Lowell Otte
Coyle Bullock
Walliam Bullock
Alex Wright
A.J. Jorgen
Sidney
Harold Uthiessen
Jack
Ralph
Dr Danley Speaks at Shenandoah Luncheon Meeting
Dr R C Danley was guest at two Shenandoah Community Club luncheons on Monday in 1920. The Shenandoah World praised his short talk, noting the smaller turnout yet one of the year’s most interesting events. He discussed war service, Hamburg practice, and the Hand hospital, urging the town to form a Community Club like Hamburg’s. He lauded local business leaders as capable of remarkable progress.
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Shenandoah
R.C. Danley
Shenandoah Community Club
Shenandoah World
Danphe
Eldridge
Danley
Hamburg
Hand
Dr. Danley
Hickman Suffers Arm Injury After Fall From Porch
While leaving his home last Wednesday morning R. I. Hickman slipped on the porch steps and dislocated his left shoulder. Surgeons operated to reset the arm under anesthesia after initial fears of a cracked socket. By midweek he was able to return to his office.
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R. I. Hickman
Mr. Hickman
So Long Letty at Colonial Theatre This Weekend
A big screen production titled So Long Letty will be shown at the Colonial theatre on Friday and Saturday evenings. The town has seldom secured such a costly picture, and patrons praise the film as a wonder after early viewings. Mr. Colony receives congratulations for bringing the enterprise to town.
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Letty
Colonial Theatre
Colony
Entertained Empyreans at Home by Mrs Miller
Mrs Miller hosted the Empyrean club guests at her home on Wednesday afternoon. The social gathering included games and light conversation and ended with dainty refreshments as the guests departed.
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Mya
Frank S. Miller
Empyrean Club
Reporter wishes Hamburg readers a Happy New Year
The Hamburg Reporter conveys gratitude for a successful year, praising business support and urging continued effort to improve the paper. It thanks local merchants for advertising and wishes readers health and prosperity in the coming year.
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THE
Hamburg
Mrs. Matilda Parker Ensminger Dies in Omaha Hospital
Mrs. Matilda B. Parker Ensminger died in an Omaha hospital last Tuesday evening after a post operative recovery. She was born March 25, 1887 in Hawkins County Tennessee and married Joe Ensminger in 1903. Survived by husband two children Gale and Sylvia, her parents Pleas and Mrs Parker, and three brothers and five sisters.
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Joe Ensminger
Omaha
Matilda B. Parker
Hawkins County
Tennessee
Gale
Sylvia
Pleas Parker
Death of Arthur New Son of Mr and Mrs New
Young son Arthur three, of Mr and Mrs Thomas New east of town, died Monday at Shenandoah hospital after an appendicitis operation. Funeral held Tuesday at the family home. Survived by parents two sisters and one brother. Community offers sympathy in their hour of sorrow.
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Arthur
Thomas New
Rod Finnell
Shenandoah Hospital
Helps Husband With Corn In Hamburg This Fall
In Hamburg many women worked in corn-fields this fall aiding shucking. Mrs Will Hinze shucked 1100 bushels this season at an average of 55 bushels per day, a notable display of efficiency. The note praises her as a true help-mate amid a bumper crop.
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Hamburg
Will Hinze
Hinze
Hamburg Packing Company Christmas Gift Expands Local Pride
Mrs Blair Alberson received a Christmas package from the Hamburg Packing Company. The firm, run by Enoch and Blair Alberson, is a busy winter butchering business that processes many hogs daily, drawing goods from across the country. The article notes employees also received presents, highlighting local pride in the Hamburg enterprise.
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Blair Alberson
Hamburg Packing Company
Enoch
Blair
Alberson
Hamburg
Obituary: Kate Barker Dies At 71 In Hamburg
Kate B Barker born June 24 1855 in Bel vedere NL died December 28 1926 in Hamburg aged 65 years 6 months. Married to Franklin Wight man in Jasper county Missouri they moved to Hamburg. Survived by one daughter and a granddaughter and a half brother. Funeral Sunday at the Christian church conducted by Rev A A Walburn, interment Hamburg cemetery.
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Kate B. Barker
Belvedere
Hamburg
Franklin Wightman
Jasper County
Christian Church
A. A. Walburn
Death of John Hoffsness in Denver Railroad Wreck
Word came Wednesday evening of the death of John Hoffsness in a railroad wreck in Denver. His mother Mrs. John H offsness and brother Will of St. Joe and sister Kate of Red Oak attended the funeral. John was a former Hamburg boy held in high esteem. his untimely death shocked all who knew him.
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John Uwoffsness
Denver
John Hoffsness
Will
St. Joe
Kate
Red Oak
John
Hamburg
Eastern Star Initiates Four New Members
On Monday evening four new members were initiated into the Eastern Star mysteries. The initiates were Misses Pheebe and Katherine Mitchell GC E Mincer and Geo P Dean. After lodge work a banquet was served at Pinkey's place enjoyed by all.
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Pheebe
Katherine Mitchell
GC. E. Mincer
Geo. P. Dean
Pinkey's
Gave Away Much Bread At Pinkey’s Place
F H Bronson Jr and his bakery offered a 26 ounce loaf for 15 cents on Friday and Saturday. About fifty dollars worth of bread was given away to customers. The Bronson family and baker Switzer praised the response as a appreciated Christmas gift and useful for holiday meals.
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F. H. Bronson, Jr
Pinkey's Place
Wrestling Show Staged by American Legion at Hamburg
Hubert Woodward Post of the American Legion presented a wrestling and boxing card at the Hamburg opera house on Wednesday night. Tom Ray defeated Chas Barrett in straight falls, 33 and 19 minutes, in the main event. Morra Schlafer beat Eddie Gillen in five rounds after a shortened fight. Tyler Weltmer served as announcer and referee for both bouts, with Glen Warnstaff refereeing the wrestling match to unanimous approval.
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Hamburg Opera House
Hubert Woodward Post
American Legion
Tom Ray
Chas. Bartett
Kansas City
Ray
Barrett
Morra Sehlafer
Omaha
Eddie Gillen
Lincoln
Schlafer
Tyler Weltmer
Glen Warnstaff
Move to Missouri prompts sale of Hamburg resident goods
An advertisement notes W. G. Cavin and his family will sell household goods one week from Saturday at the Main street building formerly the Anspach second hand store. Cavin plans to move to Winona Missouri near land he bought. He has lived near Hamburg six years and worked for local farmers. The family seeks a new home away from high past wages.
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Main Street
Anspach
W. G. Cavin
Winona
Missouri
Men of Mt Olive Ken Sington Plan Friday Entertainment
The Mt Olive Ken sington men arrange to entertain their wives with a dinner at Pinkey's followed by a theatre party at the Colonial on Friday evening.
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Mt. Olive Kensington
Pinkey’s
The
Colonial
Fought Prairie Fires From Page County to Kansas
Connor, an elderly, respected local, recalled prairie fires he faced in Page County and Kansas. He described sevenning parties to protect homesteads, burning fence rows, and fires racing faster than horses. He recounted Clarinda’s early settlement, Indian sightings, and Indian-set fires that lasted days, with settlers from Indiana unfamiliar with western firefighting.
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Connor
Mr. Connor
Page County
Nodaway
Clarinda
Kansas
Indiana
Des Moines couple wed in quiet home ceremony
Miss Anita Ford and Mr. M G Ankenbauer married December 18 in Des Moines at a friends’ home with Rev D Higley officiating. The bride, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Ford, taught school including in Dedham, where the couple will reside. The groom, a Dedham businessman, prepared a home for them. Best wishes go with the newlyweds.
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Anita Ford
M. G. Ankenbauer
Friends
Des Moines
D. Higley
George Ford
Dedham
Iowe
Pleasing Christmas Program At Colonial Theatre
The American Legion presented a Christmas night musical program at the Colonial theatre paired with a feature film. Hamburgs musical talent drew praise as each act, including Mina Brown Lucille O Neal Florence Wooten Katherine Mitchell and the Russean sisters along with Mesdames Beal Wellington Davey Good Leon Thorp Earl Fisher Robert Burns Will Rageth and George Dean, was warmly received.
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American Legion
Colonial Theatre
Hamburz
Mina Brown
Lucille O'Neal
Florence Wooten
Katherine Mitchell
Russean Sisters
Mesdames
Jesse Beal
Wellington Davey
Clit Good
Leon Thorp
Earl Fisher
Robert Burns
Will Rageth
George Dean
Protracted Revival Near Christmas At Ifoh Creek Church
Rev D W Griffith ended a several week revival at Ifoh Creek church. Interest was strong, crowds were large, and several new members were added to the church.
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D. W Griffith
Ifoh Creek
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