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Newspaper
Hamburg Reporter
Location
Hamburg, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1944
Page
8
June rains swelled waters across the Hamburg area causing dikes to open and backwaters to spread over fields and rail lines. The Burlington railroad suffered substantial damage, workers repaired the roadbed, while local deaths and upcoming films and bank hours filled community notices.
Ten years ago Swanee's Dia monde won two ball games. Hamburg defeated Tabor 12 to 4 at home with Gude pitching and 14 Hamburg hits. On Sunday Hamburg traveled to Craig Missouri and beat the Missouri India 15 to 9 in a high scoring affair with seven Hamburg errors and nine by Craig.
The Nichols and surrounding families from Hamburg Nebraska City area planned a trip to Hamburg on the new train PAYNE, but high water caused postponement. Community members like Mrs Gene Walker hosted gatherings and many residents visited relatives in Sidney and Plattsmouth while awaiting safer travel options. Numerous notes mention illness, hospital visits, and social visits among the Monroes, Gordons, Walkers, and Nixons with church attendance and local events described.
A historical account traces Ringling brothers arrival in McGregor around 1860 and the early growth of their circus, noting August Ringling with family, the Pocket City river town backdrop, and the 1870s inspirations that led to the future Ringling Brothers Circus in a narrative framed as local memory.
A broken OCR note mentions visitors at a church, Uncle Mase, and a vague memory of Massa Linewumt. The text is garbled, with references to Vincoliy and Bond Wagon, and ends with a street journal style plea to get on a wagon.
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