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Newspaper
Hamburg Reporter
Location
Hamburg, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1933
Page
8
A Hamburg Reporter's page recounts a fatal auto crash near Riverton involving Charles Medford and family, with Medford killed and Ants injured. The piece notes a funeral at the Presbyterian church, a separate fire at Bergner’s ice house, a fishing with local baseball results, and local social notes including weddings and visits, all reflecting a busy community weekend.
Wieting left for Kansas over the weekend and will return Wednesday to take charge at the local school. He taught at Conway Town before coming here and was active in music and church work. The district balances staffing, so Wieting could not be retained. he arrived Friday from Chicago after visiting the Omory of Progress. The town hosts bridge clubs and church society meetings with several families noted. Farragut baseball aims for Shenandoah league participation with Woward Kraschel as manager, and the community holds a series of social gatherings, school programs, and visits among residents and nearby towns.
Dorahhy Taylor of Bidney visited with relatives here last week. Several families spent Sunday at various homes including the Henkies of Dunbar and the Rog ers and Cr ockie families. Mrs Harris of Percival, born 1848 in Indiana, lived in several towns before moving west of Percival in 1890 where her husband died in 1900. Funeral services were held at the home and interment in Grandview cemetery. Other items note ill health, visitors from Omaha and Kansas City, and local social events.
Ram Construction Company of Council Bluffs, a husband and father of eight, shot himself after returning home from work. Burial occurred in Sioux City, but family was not notified until after the funeral. He was married to Gladys Davison of Percival, who died eight months earlier, and had despondent since her death. He left behind eight children, his father William Jordan of Nebraska City, three brothers, and two sisters.
A brief, fragmented line notes Fairfax Tei buhe eluding pursuers and a call to subscribe for the reporter today. The readable text is sparse and lacks clear event details or named organizations.
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