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Newspaper
Hamburg Reporter
Location
Hamburg, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1930
Page
8
Franklin Jacob Lussfiddles taunts Nero Romes about exploration fame and drugstore complexion. The piece notes his harsh life at sea, loss of his mother at 45, and his belief that battleships should be used as openers while claiming others should head into battle. FLT voices the remark that fewer battleships equal schooners.
A long quirky horoscope by Mack Malone covers November 17 to December 2 and December 1 to January 7, offering celestial readings for Ann Howe stars and the signs of Christmas season. It also mentions social notes and a church gathering led by Mrs. T. C. Catlett, with a May meeting planned for young mothers.
Prstinastern 4 Farragut hosts an organization event as a svorking force and their wives gather for a meeting amid a large crowd. Invited attendees include local residents and several named couples, with plans for a herbal meeting and social program.
In a uncertain report a school records attendance and absence details. It mentions Mia Totty missing sessions once during a four year period. The text references a possible historic date and notes a general lack of clarity about students present.
Hamburg gossip notes sister Bess Megan-Arnold of Tollywood Calif. says Mrs Frank Korner's sister recently appeared for the M.G.M. studio in Naughty Murdella chorus. Arnold is also cast in the Catan production to be directed by Mr. Cutman, The Golder Trails. She trains intensively for tall tale work and reports quick success.
Mary Lyle Manrose of Eagle Township Madison and Margare Motloway of Um Ran Golps Consolidated School competed in the Interstate spelling contest in Council Bluffs on Friday April 18. Manrose advanced to seven finalists and Motloway faded in the afternoon after a morning run. Supervisors Mrs Ghestar Manruse and Mrs Stelina M Duland accompanied them.
A lengthy list from Hamburg School chronicles numerous graduates and attendees spanning March through April 1900. Names across diverse classes appear in a dense roster detailing students and staff in a period style roster card.
In Mound City Missouri a band of locals led by Mr Cutler presses the Missouri Highway Commission to fulfill promises for an eighteen foot slab on Highway 4 through Holt and Atchison counties. They demand right of way and parity with Hamburg area before paving, backing their stance with county road work and bond issue goals. The group urges the Commercial Club to express support and vows to resist the nine foot slab notion, arguing the project is essential for a major federal highway from Canada to the Gulf.
A damaged OCR fragment describes a scene in front of a furniture store where a rug and other items are involved. It mentions selling or auctioning pieces, with unclear timing and a reference to a birth or wager. The garbled text makes precise details impossible to confirm.
The page details several settlements and court actions. Ellen McDonald and Alandhard Ol Ca were noted to have settled out of court. Judgments include Emma Green versus Frank Green and J. W. Lynd and Tea M. Johnson et al, with taxable costs and tax discharge amounts listed. Lester A. Barer, Fannie E. Darkly, and Henry Sipe faced a $10,631.15 judgment plus costs. others involve specific estate and real estate claims. The week ends with note of Judge Peters nearing term end.
The P B B 4 H girls club held its regular meeting at Miss Pauline Schneider's home Saturday afternoon. An Easter party followed with an Easter egg hunt, won by Margaret Zack. Refreshments were served by the hostess, with attendees including Margaret Zach, Pauline Schneider, Mildred Brown, Luslie McKeon, Annabelle Hatten, Dorothy Bimp son, and Selen Bimpson.
An armed pair hijacked a bus near Crespevit east of Counnl Druffs, forcing the driver to continue on with threats. Schlitman reported being assaulted with a blow to the head and warned there would be no fouling as they followed in a separate car. Officials said the bandits showed little concern for passengers and scanned Sosies as they urged the driver onward.
Miss Agnes Samttelton, state superintendent of public instruction, urged all Iowa schools to observe Arbor Day on April 24. She asked children to visit parks, plant and care for trees, welcome birds, and appreciate flowers, linking activities to leisure and wholesome attitudes toward life and nature.
Dr. A F Woods of the U S Department of Agriculture says removing plants from sleeping rooms is baseless. Plants emit oxygen by day and absorb carbon dioxide at night, a full greenhouse cannot dangerously affect air quality. Only remove for pollen allergies or hay fever sensitive individuals.
Chronicles claim to have found tempkelatons in Peking aged about 1,000,000 years. Reports describe nine statues without heads and a tenth appearing to be the winner, though the source is unclear and details are fragmentary.
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