Hamburg's 1971 visitors tour model home event
Hamburg residents toured a James Lumber Co model home attracting 600 plus visitors. Furnishings were from Mansfield, Con nore and Iowa Power and Light Co. April rain totaled 1.90 inches. Hamburg placed third in county track, with Willard Metheny setting a county high jump record at 5 ft 84 inches. Mr and Mrs Ferris Kramey moved to Waukegan Tl, linked to A T&T.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Lumber Co
Mansfield Ture
Connore
Iowa Power and Light Co
Willie Phillips
Otoe Foods
Betty Dulin
Lois Finnell
Kiwanis Club
Hamburg
Willard Metheny
Ferris Kramey
Waukegan
T&t
Last passenger train ends Atchison county service in Langdon
Brakeman James Walsh’s call of All Aboard marked the end of passenger trains in Atchison county as the Burlington Northern one coach pulled from Langdon to Hamburg. Mrs. Mary Howell and her sons Tony and Billy rode the final trip, to be met by Richard Howell in Rock Port. The Langdon stop was the county’s last, closing Langdon’s rail era once a small turnout witnessed the historic moment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Walsh
St. Joseph
Langdon
Atchison County
Burlington Northern
Mary Howell
Rock Port
Tony
Billy
Langdon and Northern Railroad Co
Nishnabotna River
Kansas City
Omaha
Amtrak
United States
Chicago
Local notices and milestones from a small town archive
Names, engagements, weddings and community events across Fremont County include Art Gehring and 2004 Main sale, engagements for Gloria Shepard and Kathryn West, May 20 wedding plans, a Junior College honor for Gary D. Stephens, plus church and school activities. Fire damages Nishna Valley Hatchery. 9,000 chicks and 50,000 eggs lost.
Local News Briefs From Maryville And Surrounding Areas
Elaine Hamilton escaped a gas explosion at a girls dormitory on the Maryville campus. Gerald Beach completed his studies at the Kansas City Watchmakers School. A closing out sale was announced for May 5 by Mr. and Mrs. Mendell Athen. Mrs. Meredith Charley hosted a bridal shower for the guest of Clarence Charley. Dr. A. E. Wanamaker received the General Practitioner’s Award. No church services were held at Madison due to rain and bad roads. Meg and Mrs. Oscar Miller welcomed a daughter. Wetmore Hat Shop announced a midsummer opening with showings of Georgette, Organdies and Marines. Miss Ruth Clary and Earl West wed in Glenwood. Art Dishong bought the Farmers Feed Yard automobile repair shop. A yearling bull owned by Richard Skarda of Diagonal and Montgomery Farms of Afton won the Iowa State Angus Association futurity bull championship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Thiessen
Bruce Fletcher
Bruce Matthews
Washington St
Sidney
Charles Barnard
Locust Grove
Clifford Luddington
Nishna Valley
Carter Johnson
Austin School
Melvini Lauman
Lone Willow
Earl Melton
Waubonsie State Park
Niskna Valley
Vernace McNall
Elaine Hamilton
Maryville
Gerald Beach
Kansas City
Madison
Meg
Oscar Miller
Wetmore Hat Shop
Georgette
Ruth Clary
Earl West
Glenwood
Art Dishong
Farmers Feed Yard
Angus
Richard Skarda
Diagonal
Montgomery Farms
Afton
Iowa State
Angus Assn
Farragut Social Roundup Details Two Bridge Tables
Mrs. Leah Cox and Mrs. Hershel Whitehill hosted a Thursday afternoon bridge session at two tables with attendees including Mrs. Nell Newton Mrs. Ethel Long Mrs. Mabel Henstorf Mrs. Ruth Raymond Mrs. Mary Perkins and Mrs. Claude Supernan High went to Leah Cox as top score with Nell Newton second and Ruth Raymond third. The Admiral Manor monthly dinner occurred Thursday noon April 29 with guest Mrs. Raymond Good.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leah Cox
Hershel Whitehill
Nell Newton
Ethel Long
Mabel Henstorf
Mabel Dugger
Ruth Raymond
Mary Perkins
Claude Supernan
Ruth Rymond
Admiral Manor
Raymond Good
Edith Brown
Quincy
John Shull
Grand Island
Cathy Shull
Puckerty Singers
Parsons College
Fairfield
Iowa
Shulls
Danny
Bethesda
Maine
Debbie Bredensteiner
Cathy
Keosouqua
Ira Hays
Sun City
Artz
View from the Speaker's chair and a Farragut social chronicle
A long update covers travel and visits among Farragut residents including Mon Stewart, Bob Wallin, and families visiting in London Belgium Rome and Germany. Local circles and church groups meet, and community figures travel to Des Moines Adel Cedar Falls and Davenport. Remarks praise Earth Week efforts and discuss budget talks and employment trends amid a tightening fiscal plan.
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Mon
Ethel Stewart Ipat
Omaha
Council Bluffs
Bob Wallin
Leola
London
Belgium
Rome
Frankfort
Germany
Mra
Ralph Hammon
Grinnell
Don Wallin
Gosl
Holland
Switzerland
France
Mildred Spears
Congregational Church
Cecile Cox
Mabel Derrickson
Honess
W.S.C.5
Methodist Church
Lilette
Doris McIntyre
Opal
Dorothy
Birdie Manrose
Des Moines
Evelyn Teatsworth
Lois McIntyre
J. F. Thomas
Bob Scott
Adel
Thomas
Cedar Falls
Beth Thomas
State Teachers College
Ruth Phillips
Grape Hospital
Dean Sweat
Bob Pierce
Vernice Pierce
Spain
Coca Cola Company
Pierce
Oregon
Betty O'Connor
Mariam Ellis
A.D. Coleman
Farragut
O'Connor
Golden
Colo
Eljis
Sweet Ridge
Mildred Kingsolver
Edith Brown
Farragut Admiral Manor
Quincy
Cecil Bateman
Holly Schaff
Ed Waiters
Coin
Clara Green
Sherman Simpson
Shenandoah
Ruth Graham
Walter Matthews
Ed Miles
Carl Erickson
Kenneth Kingsolver
Don Simpson
Eugene Coy
Bob Hoppock
Merrell Bateman
Dale van Sant
Marre
Nellie Roberts
Keith Kingsolver
Douglas and
Steven
Bud Jorgenson
John Jorgensen
Raymond Good
Ill
Hurtle Jackson
Jackson
Tabor
Mac Booker
Hamburg
United Church
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John D. Field
EIN Aben Asociation
Main Street
Haga County
Reporter
Republican
Missouri
Minter
Helen Rapp
Grape Community Hospital
Mitchell Mulyania
Linden Cemetery
Doyne Shelton
Lee Deatz
William Bartholomew
Jess Bartholomew
Michigan City
Ind
Albert Kelley
Board of
Jury Commissioners
Benton Township
Hadley Easley
Kenneth Lane
Buchanan
Leroy Gubser
Carl Zanker
Clark
Marvin Kruse
Gilbert Johnson
Albert Burns
Betty Kent
Marie Emrick
Vern Logsdon
Clay
Raymond Underwood
Jimmy Dale Irvine
Geo. Harmon
Reed Burke
Ralph Phelps
Charles Baldwin
Gwendgolyn Burke
Raymond Horton
Colfax
Robert M. Smith
Bill Harrington
L. B. Morton
Dean Meek
James Scamman
Harold Mertz
Raymond Watkins
Doris Noelisch
Elizabeth Martin
Myrle Kemerling
Elda L. Smith
Templeton
Walter E. Shandy
John Phelps
Albert Kelly
Art Gehring
Main
David Morris
Gary D. Stephens
Melvin Osborne
Lana Brandt
Willard Grebe
Keith Fender
Gloria Shepard
Lincoln
Richard Holmes
Fremont County
Paul Zimmerman
Vernon Nease
David Stalin
Kathryn West
Barnie Powers
Good Seed
Donna Lee Smith
Harold Hurst
Shirley Zach
Carl Smith
Clyde Scoles
Gordon Scoles
Harbor Lights
Zach
Polly Field
Joe Gardner
Betty Ottmann
Richard Miller
Weston Bruce
Carl Gude
Dick Wiley
Kalfran Lodge
Lake of the Ozarks
Nebraska City
Sat
Sun
Ring of
Bright Water Technicolor
Woody Allen
Janet Margolin
Pioneer Theatre
the Owl and the Pussycat
George Sepel
Squon
A. E. Wanamaker
Iowa State Bank
Sia
UU Sts
Frank L. Coslett
Argyle Street
Hamburg, Iowa
Dorothea Cleveland
Jack Kraschel
Chas. D. Cox
Billy Whisler
Davenport
Chas Smith
Denver, Cole
Robert Henstorf
Mr. Henstorf
John
Delbert Roberts
Barbara Roberts
Bob O'Dells
Don
Carl Booker
Rock Island, Til
Fremont Bowl
Marvin Vollertsen
Nkewer
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