Hamburg Peony Festival Opens With Coronation Pageant
Hamburg prepares for the fifth annual Peony Festival opening Thursday with a coronation, a large parade, horse show, and a new Pauly revue. Organizers promise a full schedule from morning to night despite late spring conditions and rain. Local committees and sponsors coordinate costuming, scenery, and performances, including a Chinese theme, a big tune dance, and several grand displays. The event attracts participants from surrounding towns and features hundreds of costumed cast and equestrian entries, aiming to boost community spirit and celebrate bloom season.
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Work and Recreation Week Observed
Work and Recreation Week observed over the week with WPA Week activities including recreation sewing and school service. A Legion hall banquet featured Mrs Ruby Beasley as hostess Miss Anna Driever led singing and Katherine Hill at the piano Superintendent Floyd A Davis spoke praising the recreational team and the program highlighting student discipline and teamwork. The lunch project raised funds and supplied meals while a surplus of apples was canned and shelves stocked with books and milk for the children. Local groups aided with funds and sponsorships and the event showcased departmental work and future visits to see the displays.
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Obituary for Abe Corradation at Gray County and Eotype
Abe Corradation born February 2 1867 in Gray County Titin vis died suddenly at his home near Watson Missouri around 6 pm. He survived by a large family and left seven children. Funeral services were held at High Creek Cemetery conducted by Rev A W Tavs with a special edition of the Athone Canny dedicated to the school class of Haele school. This rough OCR fragment records local death and funeral notices with family names and place markers.
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Fine Hoetire Waphey and the Veiled Work of Four Beal Edmern
A garbled section hints at four named edmern figures and a winding sequence. The text references a person named Frank and a set of items or favors, with unclear links to a city or group. Names and places remain indistinct amid broken phrases.
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To Hold Union Service This Sunday Night
A union service is set for Sunday evening at 8 o clock in the high school auditorium as part of the Peppy Festival. Dr J B Perkins pastor of the First Congregational Church of Council Bluffs will deliver the message titled The Invincible City. He is a noted divine with twenty years in Council Bluffs and author of two books and a play.
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Rotary Inter Nahoned Ethics and Worship Service
A report notes a Rotary style ethics code and an outreach across high schools and churches in the muddle west territory. A notable minister is expected to deliver a vital message at a special service with a massed choir inviting church participation. an invitation cost three dollars.
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Funeral in Bartlett for John Blawacth Weight
John Blawacth Weight, 13, died in his Bartlett home on Friday due to old age. Housekeeper Miss Essie Chipper found him Saturday morning, neighbors notified, and authorities said he had been dead several hours. He had recently lived in and around Bartlett, leaving ten children. Community notices mention a May 20 dinner at Mr. Deotie Pusher’s home and a tractor accident nearby.
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Sweeper Thieves Caught in Denison Sting
On March 8 two men visited Ham burg claiming to be with an electric sweeper company and offering minor repairs. They sold a sweeper locally, then vanished. Police tracked them, arresting Vir cent Braner, 26, of Rolf Town and Carroll Conrad of Lorimer Iowa on May 17 in Denison. The thieves had used false rent papers and stolen auto with plates. one man had worked from Sidney and a sweepers deal led to further arrests and a court appearance before Judge Howard.
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Peony Festival Schedule and Parade Highlights
A fragmented program outlines the Peony Festival events from Thursday May 23 to Sunday May 26 including coronation dance, band concerts, grand parades featuring many town bands, exhibitions, and a concluding dance. It mentions aviation demonstrations, school participation, and community meetings with various local groups and speakers. The text lists multiple towns and organizations and references performances by Pauly Browe and Pauly Reed amid scattered names and dates.
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Julian Hotel Soli Sefer of Omaha in June possession
Fragmented OCR note mentions Julian Hotel Soli Sefer of Omaha and a June 1 possession date with a representative named Mr. Tort or similar, plus references to local entities and individuals. Readable facts are limited and names are partially garbled.
Margaret Mansfield Crown Candidate at Shenandoah Show
Margaret Mansfield, a queen candidate, attended the Dover show coronation in Shenandoah on the evening of May 41 with candidates from many towns entered in one contest for naming a show queen. Mansfield is a graduate of the class of 1904.
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Mambwe High School Student Leader Highlighted in Class Roles
A Mambwe High School pupil served as class president and led the student council. The record notes her active involvement in student leadership and participation in recent rallies at the St Is the Harty Mu musical apartment.
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Court Session Hints At Tangle Over Stolen Typing Machine
Robert L Porter of Webtaskh Cis faces a writing test as he attends convocation in college town. A typing machine stolen from the Front House about a year ago is claimed by Ward’s former employee. B J Dik credits grade school principal for locating the instrument after teachers flagged it. Myron Clary is bound over to the grand jury in Judge Howard's court on forgery charges.
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Back From Convention Mrs AJ Mattis Returns Home
Mrs AJ Mattis returns Sunday from Datwiport after attending a three day state convention of the Bust nd Proles som Worse. Speakers included Dr Lena Madesta Pou and Tayid Seabary. The report mentions a controversial remark attributed to a New York figure and notes local residents at the Gladys Mad Wallner home on May 11 with six members present.
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Cast of Characters for Coronation 1940 Peony Festival
The article lists a large cast for the coronation ceremonies at the 1940 Peony Festival. It names heralds, pages, flower girls, experts, attendants, and numerous performers including JoAnne Markovitz, Rose Marie Finnell, and Marjorie Kay Bimpan, among many others, with a note that a graduate voice will be presented.
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Fragmentary Obituary Notes From an Oklahoma Newspaper
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Graduation Exercises Draw Hundreds In Hamburg High Ceremony
Hundreds attended Hamburg schools graduation exercises Thursday night. Hamburg High School awarded diplomas. salutatory by Lot Jean McNall and valedictory by Helen Anspade. Principal Abe Lanham praised graduates and urged commitment to country and lifelong learning.
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