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Newspaper
Hamburg Reporter
Location
Hamburg, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1962
Page
1
The Fremont County Reorganization Study is slammed as a flawed plan focused on buildings, not students. It calls for centralized junior and senior highs, with Sidney as a hub, and warns many districts would lose existing schools as costs rise.
Hamburger Lions Club and area doctors sponsor a Type III Sabin oral polio vaccine clinic at the Hamburg Fire Station this Saturday from 8:00 am to 8:00 pm. All persons over six weeks of age invited. 25 cents per dose. The program mirrors the May 26 effort but uses Type III, with other doses spaced 30 days apart.
Residents scrutinize May voters in Farragut amid a possible contest of the 420000 bond election. The slim 60.9 percent backing narrowly cleared the vote with 2026 to 1. The challenge centers on a potential ineligible vote that could alter the outcome and halt bond sales.
Funeral services for George R Conrad 81 who died in San Bernardino California June 12 were held at the High Creek Church June 18. He was born in Watson Creek neighborhood and moved to California twenty years ago. He is survived by his wife and one sister. Mrs Bessie Thompson has sold her house to Mr and Mrs Paul Gregg who have moved in.
Paul Twedt of McCallsburg Iowa began work Monday as pharmacist at Stoner Drug Code 15 after Drake University training. He plans to marry Pat Crow of Ft Madison Aug 4, they will live at 101 D Street. Rev Wid Nash and HLF Jaechel attend South Iowa Annual Conference in Newton with Bishop F Gerald Ensley presiding. Pastoral appointments will be read Thursday night.
Fremont County residents attended a public discussion on a state plan to create a single county school district. The proposal would phase in moving all facilities to the county seat, closing smaller schools, and reorganizing grades into a new junior senior high at Sidney.
Hamburg swimming pool receives progress from a 3s meeting with fair success as the synchronized swimming class gathers funds to buy three underwater lights costing about 40 dollars each. Lights will be installed in walls during pool construction with required rights. Mrs. Marvin Vollertsen leads the fundraising and requests donations. Mr and Mrs Ralph Lambert and daughter Sandra of Canoga Park, California visit local relatives.
Mrs Bruce and Mrs Wester Bruce depart with a textile field course group directed by the University of Iowa. They will visit factories mills tanneries fashion centers and research centers in New York Rhode Island Maryland Washington DC and Connecticut and attend the United Nations headquarters and a White House reception.
J C Brown named new ASCS office manager at Rock Port. Brown, 3 C Brown of Hamburg, has chaired ASC committee since 1959 after 1956 service. He resigns from committee duties to take the post. family details noted. Wm Gebbham elected chairman, Earl Johnson vice chairman, Skelly Miles third member. Harold Boatman resigned as office manager to become a Tarkio bank executive.
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