Memorial Day Observance Moves to Last Monday
A Monday Memorial Day holiday affects Hamburg area businesses and services. Most stores close, Iowa State Bank and local eateries adjust hours, post office lobby closes early, and rural delivery pauses Monday with limited box access. The American Legion will honor the dead at three cemeteries Monday morning under the new date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamburg
Iowa State Bank
Bob
Martha'see
Don Clayton
Clayton
American Legion
Mt. Zion
Mt. Oliva
Hamburg Community Hires Larry Phipps Girls Basketball Coach
Hamburg Community School completes faculty for 1971 72 with Larry Phipps named girls basketball coach. Phipps, a Wayne State College graduate, did student teaching at Missouri Valley High School and attended West Monona High School, a girls basketball stronghold. Also noted is a June 1 deadline for homestead and veterans tax exemptions per County Assessor C. Ebert Lynn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Larry Phipps
Hamburg Community School
Neil
Addiiion
Phipps
Wayne State College
Wayne
Nebr
Missouri Valley High School
West Monona
C. Ebert Lynn
Twenty Fremont County youths finish Tractor and Machinery Training
Twenty Fremont County youths completed the 24 hour Tractor and Machinery Training School conducted in Sidney by John Scott. The program certified 16 and 15 year olds to operate certain farm equipment under the Federal Hazardous Occupations Order.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fremont County
Sidney
Richard M. McClure
John Scott
McClure
Scott
Randy Schaeffer
Riverton
Scott Maust
Hamburg
Kent Alexander
Tabor
Dennis Golden
Don Reed
James Doyle
Randolph McClure
Department of Labor
FFA members to tour California trip planned
Ten FFA members and advisor Allen Blezek will depart by bus for a week in the Los Angeles area then return by air. Travelers include Darrell Allumbaugh Clayton Lang David Catlett Larry Catlett Dennis Phillips Randy Roup David Lentz Jim Roup Mike Lyons and Keith Gardner. They will visit Hollywood Universal Movie Studios Marine Land Disney Land Knox Beay Farm and a City of Los Angeles tour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
FFA
Calif
Allen Blezek
Los Angeles
Darrell Allumbaugh
Clayton Lang
David Catlett
Larry Catlett
Dennis Phillips
Randy Roup
David Lentz
Jim Roup
Mike Lyons
Keith Gardner
Hollywood
Universal Movie Studios
Marine Land
Disney Land
Knox Beay
Saddle Club Spring Playday This Sunday
The Hamburg Saddle Club hosts a Spring Playday at the club grounds one and a half miles east of Hamburg. Grand entry at 12 30 p m followed by a ten event competition. Ribbons awarded for club with most horses and greatest distance. events include flag race clover leaf four in line musical tires poles key hole guess what kids surprise mystery race Sir Galahad baton race. Public invited with no admission. Lila Pettit moved to Tarkio College Sunday to join drama and music workshop for the summer.
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Hamburg Saddle Club
Hamburg
Moonlight Madness Sale Sets June 5 Night Event
A repeat of last year's Moonlight Madness sale will be staged Saturday night June 5 with all retailers in town invited to participate. Clerks and owners are asked to work in bedtime attire, prizes for best dressed man and woman, and a color advertising section in next week's Reporter. Copy deadline is Tuesday. Memorial Day and late production push ads to be avoided.
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Chamber of Commerce
Sister of Meta Larson Dies at 81 in Red Oak
Mrs. E M Bauer sister of Meta Larson died May 10 in Red Oak Red Oak Hospital at 81. Services were held May 1 at First United Methodist Church in Red Oak. Relatives attending included Mr and Mrs Tom Leckens Mr and Mrs Russell Phillips Mrs Meta Larson Mr and Mrs Leslie Athen Farragut Me and Mrs Don Martin Watson and Harold Fish St Petersburg Fla
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Meta Larson
E.M. Bauer
Red Oak
First United Method Church
Shenandoah group touts plant lure for Hamburg industry
Shenandoah Chamber officials outlined how Fuller division of Eaton Yale and Towne chose Shenandoah for a 20 million plant, citing town cleanliness, schools, and utility readiness. They urged Hamburg to file a complete fact book with Iowa Development Corp and deliver copies to Des Moines, Northern Natural Gas, Iowa Power, and Burlington Northern.
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Hamburg Chamber of Commerce
Shenandoah
John Tinley
Shenandoah Development Corp
Ed Pulley
Cofc
Dick Hinman
Chamber
Hamburg Chamber
al White
Shenandoah Group
Fuller Transmission Division
Eaton
Yale
Towne
Hamburg
Chamber of Commerce
Midwest
Shenandoah Chamber
C of C O
Legion Ud
Shenandoah Industral Corp
C of C
Dick Inmann
Fuller
Eaton, Yale and
Iowa Development Corp
Iowa
Des Moines
Industral Development Corp
Sherialaber Tak Spacer
Shongadoah Group
Northern
Natural Gas
Iowa Power
Burlington Northern
Hamburg pool set to open next Monday despite cold water
Hamburg's town pool plans a 1 30 p m opening next Monday under manager Bob Weber. Water entered last Thursday and remains around 59 degrees. Lifeguard staff is largely unchanged with Howne Wenger as assistant pool manager. A full summer program of water sports lessons and Red Cross classes begins June 14. Riverton students will be invited to use the pool and local swim teams will compete in the Southwest Iowa League with dates to be announced.
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Hamburg
Bob Weber
Weber
Howne Wenger
Harold Zanker
Red Cross
Riverton
Iowa
Poppy Day Sales Reach 167.41 Dollars In Legion Drive
American Legion Poppy Day raised 167.41 dollars with 21 Cub Scouts selling. Prizes went to Chuckie Fox three dollars Danny Cook two dollars and David Glenn one dollar. Tokens of 25 cents were given to non winners. Miss Poppy 1971 Robbie Sloop sold large pop pies. Gary Anderson and Cub Scouts praised volunteers and buyers for aiding disabled veterans. Gary Bolin on 30 day leave from Holyrock Scotland visits family before Mayport assignment.
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American Legion
Beatrice Hammond
Chuckie Fox
Danny Cook
David Glenn
Poppy
Robbie Sloop
Hammond
Gary Bolin
Dc3
Holyrock
Scotland
Glen Bolin
Mayport
Fla
U.S. Navy
Bible School underway across Hamburg churches next week
Bible School sessions start Tuesday in Hamburg at First United Methodist Zion Presbyterian and Baptist churches with 8:45 registration. Classes run 9 to 11 am days Tuesday through Saturday, alongside a Sunday worship or program. Rains totaled 2.49 inches in May across the area.
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Hamburg
United Methodist Church
Zion and
Presbyterian
Zion Church
Baptist Church Bible School
Church of Christ Bible School
Assembly of God Church
Hamburg Chamber Prepares Distribution Brochure
A Hamburg brochure detailing local assets is ready for distribution through the Chamber of Commerce. Designed by Allen Blezek, the low key promotion plans include selling packets to businessmen and distributing to travelers. An initial order of 3000 brochures is on hand via Blezek’s FFA team. The group also approved a Welcome to Hamburg sign for City Park and urged membership actions on subscription notices.
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Hamburg
Chamber of Commerce
Allen Blezek
Blezek
C of C
FFA
Chamber
Chamber Bu
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Lila Pettit
Tarkio College
Drama
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Tinley
Joe Moore
Joe Allen Moore
Max Moore
Nebraska Wesleyan University
Lincoln
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Dan Carter
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