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Newspaper
Hamburg Reporter
Location
Hamburg, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1972
Page
1
A quirky column by John Field notes National Bourbon Month and reflects on the challenges of obtaining obituary and genealogical notices. It laments scarce archival access, missing files, and the costs of retrieving old records, while touching on Ridgeway Illinois Popcorn Day and travel reflections including Australia and Coke prices.
Akira Nakano, a Japanese high school teacher, visits Hamburg under the Council of International Educational Exchange. He stays with Mr. and Mrs. Howard Wenger, tours local schools, farms, libraries, and theaters, and plans to visit Yellowstone, the Grand Canyon, Yosemite, and San Francisco before returning to Tokyo on September 22. He notes dietary differences, Buddhist religious roots, and a generally friendly American reception.
City Clerk Anne Hollings says a routine council meeting will convene at 7 30 p m Monday with no agenda items of a startling nature. The session is expected to cover the usual city problems.
Voters west of Main Street Heatburg head to City Hall on Monday September 1 to elect a director for Hamburg School District 4. Incumbent Richard Stalin and Helen Quinn Watton are the two candidates. Polls open 12 noon to 7 pm.
Hamburg’s population declines as students depart for higher education. Names and assigned colleges listed include Christine Brandt at University of Nebraska, Charles Winkler and others at TSU Ames, Daryl Sjulin at Town University, and many more across Peru State, Creighton, Missouri, and others. Also notes former residents attending Buena Vista and Sharon Perry at Oral Roberts University. Mrs Harold Totten dies in California at 56.
Hamburg water service was halted for about an hour Tuesday after a fire hydrant flushed by firefighters could not be shut off. Crews traced the leak to a faulty fire plug in front of City Hall, likely struck months ago by a car, with repair parts delayed by a slow supplier. Water Superintendent Bob Clark said parts are on the way and rest rooms resumed once the valve was reset. A second old plug lacks available replacement parts, with new plugs costing about 300 dollars each.
Hamburg coach Bob Weber enters his 10th season with a thin 30-man squad and 13 departing lettermen. The Wildcats host Farragut at Stalin Field at 7:30 p.m. with Charlie Zanker limited by a late-season ankle injury and flu plus minor injuries affecting practice. Weber aims for a tough, balanced game as he shifts players on offense and defense and hopes for a close Corner Conference contest.
Local and area volunteers plan an all out effort on Thursday September 7 as the Red Cross Bloodmobile returns to Hamburg to meet a raised quota. Donors welcome from 11:30 to 5:30 with walk ins accepted. Also reported are two real estate transfers in Hamburg and a son for the Dougan family of Denver.
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