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Newspaper
Hamburg Reporter
Location
Hamburg, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1972
Page
1
A rambling column notes printing errors in a Deere John joke, garden updates, and a weight loss diary. It praises hybrid zucchini yields, vouches for garden crops like beets and cucumbers, and discusses a one meal per day diet emphasizing high protein illusion but mainly low fat. Numerical weights progress from 206 to 183 pounds with a September target.
The Iowa Air Pollution Control Commission has issued a cease and desist order against open burning at the Hamburg city dump after observations showed another fire. The city will erect large warning signs and patrol the site. violators face a $100 fine and 30 days in jail. If ineffective, drastic measures such as restricted dumping hours and a hired dump master may follow, with per-use charges.
The city raises minimum water charge from 4.00 to 6.00 per quarter to fund a 34,000 budgeted plant next year and anticipate future expansion. The council also ends subsidies for Grape Community Hospital sewer use, setting the bill at 65 percent of the water charge, effective with the next billing cycle.
Clark and Wenger begin a 1000 mile walk starting June 29 in Sioux City to engage 22 counties and 75 towns. He aims to meet residents one to one to discuss issues and seeks the U S Senate seat held by Jack Miller, walking about 12 miles daily and staying in homes along the route.
Ruth V Zach of Hamburg receives a life membership in the Town State Education Association for her service as an elementary teacher from 1959 to 1972 in Hamburg and rural Missouri schools. The certificate provides regular membership privileges and free subscriptions to ISEA publications.
Condemnation action begins to acquire the Ebert tract for city expansion. The City Council authorized proceedings to obtain the land deemed residential and suitable for building, with the site to hook into city facilities after required permissions. Ground offered at 500 per acre by Bethel and Carl Reid was rejected as it would hinder a proposed trailer park and real estate development. Former Hamburg resident Halbert Martin, 76, died July 1 in Wellington Kansas after marriage in 1921. funeral held July 3 in Wellington.
Hamburg city government faces a 24 seven job offer to operate the police radio hookup. The service, once handled by the city marshal’s staff, ends this Saturday. Former marshal Mel Allumbaugh and his wife may cover two weeks, but no long term help is available. The $100 monthly position remains unfilled as councilmen search, noting Bell system limitations on radio telephones.
The Hamburg Community will meet on July 13 at 5 30 PM in Howard Wenger's office. A drive co chairmanship will be selected and the date for the budget meeting will be set.
Citizens are reminded of an open public meeting at the high school new library next Monday at 7 30 p m. City officials the fiscal agent and the city engineer will explain sewer expansion plans to three large unserved areas including a new line along the alley between Washington and Monroe and a west side line along Washing Golden Acres. The plan calls for partial city funding with property owners paying part of the costs. exact cost division is not yet decided.
Hamburg City Council Monday night approved Keith Fender for the park board replacing Allen Blesek who moved to Lin. Plans to repair the Beck building were delayed due to the city engineer's illness with a new target of Sept 10 for repairs. Bob Clark was authorized to buy an electronic underground pipe tracer costing about 250 dollars. County Supervisor Maurice Dalton proposed swapping maintenance on two jointly owned streets with the city. the panel favored a different arrangement along Golden Acres road. Dalton said road repairs from I-29 work will proceed to Bartlett once highway work concludes.
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