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Newspaper
Hamburg Reporter
Location
Hamburg, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1944
Page
2
War era readers send letters from Foster Field Camp Gruber and APO addresses, describing life abroad and at home. Service members thank the Reporter for news, share experiences from training and combat zones, and note weather and morale. Several names and posts appear, reflecting personal ties and hometown pride.
A collage of wartime missives and notices from service members and families. Messages describe training starts and delivery of newspapers, prisoner letters from Germany, camp life details, health and mail routines, and domestic ads for household items and repairs. The notes reveal longing for home, updates on ships and air raids, and daily routines in camps and blockhouses.
The Iowa State Commerce Commission announces a petition by Iowa Power and Light Company to erect and maintain an electric transmission line across Fremont County. Hearing set for August 1, 1944 at 10 A.M. in Des Moines. objections in writing three copies due five days before hearing. Attest: Secretary McCudaghan. Des Moines, Iowa, June 6, 1944.
Classified notice listing requests to buy used tractors and farm implements, junk items for sale, autos parts, lumber and coal, blotters, and a home permanent kit. Also mentions junk man Seitz and Geller Drug Ad. Includes several locations and prices with informal language.
The Iowa State Commerce Commission reports a petition by Atchison Holt Electric Cooperative Rock Port Missouri to construct operate and maintain an electric transmission line across public lands highways streams and private lands in Fremont County Iowa. A hearing is set for August 1 1944 at 10 a.m. in Des Moines with objections due five days prior in writing. Commissioners Long Red and Secretary McCaughan sign.
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