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Newspaper
Hamburg Reporter
Location
Hamburg, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1962
Page
2
The notice states subscription terms: Fremont and adjoining counties one year six months, all other zones in the United States one year, six months for cone, and six dollars for six months. Prices include advance payment and paper stops at expiration. A sea charge of two hundred twenty five is listed.
A look back at ten twenty and thirty years ago from the Hamburg Reporter offering snapshots of local events, people, and headlines that shaped the community in those years.
Ten years ago Mrs. Wade Nelson announced Miss Kay Ferguson would represent Hamburg at Girls State. Plans began to install lights at Hamburg Speedway Park. Fourteen people earned Standard Red Cross certificates under Rev W L Heglund. Pea harvests were shipped to canneries, providing first cash crops since two years earlier. Esther Thompson and Robert Randolph married in Riverton and wrote to reporters. Housewives substituted syrup for sugar amid rationing. Shirley Ledgerwood and Ernest Kolstrand of Joliet were married at the Methodist Church.
Orvis Moody started as a clerk at the Ruback Store. The Baptist choir surprised Robert Zuch with a birthday party. Miss Jacqueline Holtzinger and Harry Todden announced their marriage. Edwin Geischer moved his law office to the Zutz building. Chaplain John Shade Franklin.
In a colloquial note from Livilhood Lane, Old Dan recalls panic in the stock market and explains how margin traders and local storeowners blame big business and labor favoritism under the Kennedy era. He mentions Roosevelt era ideas and notes the president’s birthday celebration and missed wreath laying on Memorial Day.
Thirty years ago Irene Nies claimed an automatic dishwasher from the Culcural theatre and Reid's Hardware store. May brought 512 inches of precipitation and local entertainment featured Colonia Theatre shows and the Hatcher Players plan to appear in Hamburg.
The piece compares Shackleton era public recruitment notices to modern legal ads and stresses the public’s right to informed notice. It cites Shackleton’s historical recruitment and notes the enduring role of public notices in informing citizens about rights and government actions.
Fragmentary historic note protests insufficient tribute to those who died for democracy. The speaker laments lack of time and effort to honor sacrifices and preserve democratic values.
Greg Curfman, Rock Port scout, is serving as program director at Camp Geiger near St. Joseph for six weeks after four years as assistant scout master. He trained at Camp Cedars in Nebraska before the assignment. Other items include local bankers on Missouri Bankers Association committees, board of public works vacancies filled, a bank staff change with Harold Boatman joining Farmers and Valley Bank, and Fourth of July plans in Rock Port with baseball games, water ballet, fireworks, and park activities. Four local girls attend a North Star youth conference in Maryville.
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