City selects Co-Op Oil & Supply as gasoline bidder
The City Council by unanimous vote on Monday night accepted Co-Op Oil & Supply Co as the apparent low bidder to supply regular gasoline for the coming year at 15.9 cents per gallon plus 11 cents tax. Standard Oil bid 17.8 cents and Hamburg Oil Co 18 cents. A large underground tank and service-station type pump were installed at the garage on Argyle Street to serve all city vehicles.
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Co-Op Oil & Supply Co
Argyle Street
Co—Op
Standard Oil
Hamburg Oil Co
Fremont County Golf Clubhouse Contract Awarded
The Fremont County Conservation Board contracted Howard Collins of Sidney to build the Fremont County Golf Clubhouse for 34,762.80 dollars after renego tiations. Collins, the sole bidder, had initial bids near 31,000 with added costs for omitted items. project excludes fixtures and furniture and should finish by early September.
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Fremont County Conservation Board
Howard Collins
Sidney
Fremont County
Collins
Col- Ss
Three Fires Burn But Damages Vary
Three separate fires occurred in dry weather with minimal overall damage. A bird nest near fireworks storage along Highway 275 sparked wires when touched by flames Wednesday night. A garbage truck was badly burned Friday afternoon near the town dump by hot debris. Another fire near Rose Place north of town Sunday afternoon likely started from fireworks or a cigarette igniting a roadside ditch.
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Dept
State Line
Highway 275
Amos Colvin
Rose Place
City Trailering Debate Delayed as Council Punts to Study
In Hamburg a crowded special meeting debated lifting bans on trailers and selling city lots near the Legion Club. The council rejected a bid from Mick Finnell Co-Op Oil and voted to have the Planning and Zoning Commission study amending the trailer ordinance and hold a public hearing. Residents urged lifting restrictions, while others urged keeping plots for parking. councilors split 3-2 with Goodwin Muller and Halcomb in favor of study. Several speakers pressed broader zoning changes and criticized enforcement of junk cars and truck parking. The session extended beyond adjournment with further comments from attendees.
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Mick Finnell
Co-Op Oil & Supply Co
Legion Club
City Planning and Zoning Commission
Hamburg
K.R. Kneale
Coun
Cilmen
Ted Stalin
Alfred Goodwin
Richard Miller
Main Street
Herman Salzman
D Street
Lemon Club
Stalin
Kneale
Finnell
Agnes Bolin
Sybil Bennett
Tiemeyer
Miller
Leland Ebert
Councl
Planning and Zoning Commission
Counca
Goodwin, Muller
Halcomb
Evan
Art Vogel
Robert Zuck
Keith Fender
Ross Limerly
Plan to Install Sewers for Hamburg Homes Unveiled
An ambitious Hamburg proposal to extend sewer service to all homes not yet served was outlined to the City Council. Cost estimates total about 171.60 dollars per home, with funds from revenue bonds and assessments. Mandatory hookups would apply, and a lift station near Clayton Field plus new mains on Willow Street and E Street main sewer are planned.
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Hamburg
Marvin Garber
New Engin
Monroa
Washington Streets
E Street
D Street
Clayton Field
City Park
Burg
Governa
Oeak
Ladd Seeks Board Post. Reid Jones Reappointed
Ladd to County Conservation Board previously nominated Dick Payne but failed to secure a second. The board also reappointed Reid Jones of Riverton to a three year term on the Soldiers and Sailors Relief Committee.
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Dick Payne
Reid Jones
Riverton
Soldiers and Sailors Relief
Comee
Corn leaf blight detected in Fre mont County fields
Fre mont County reports Southern Corn Leaf Blight in field corn diagnosed last week, according to county extension director Richard McClure. The county seeks nearby farms to monitor symptoms and prevent spread.
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Fremont
Richard McClure
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New Purchase
M. A. Matthews
Delmas Carter
Sidney How Grape Community Hospital
Fremont Co. Tuberculosis and Health Assn
Carter
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Co-Op
City
Golfers Clubhouse
Fred Mills
Fred Milo Mills
Eppley
Council Bluffs
Roy
Melvin (Shurley) Swanger
George
Las Vegas
Nev
Rash Funeral Home
Warren
Westboro
Floyd Lacey
Ehmer Roach
Trentson
Inter Church Coors
Kathy Matthews
Jake Palmer
Janie Ward
Farragut
Dennis Smith
Gene Hinze
Good & Grain Co
Assembly OF God Ie
Li Ks
Loyd Creapen Sprchard
Crapen
Garber
Ladd TO CO. Cons. Board
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