Clayton Doil was among those fortunate enough to have served in France during World War II and not to leave his life behind on the battlefield. But he did leave his dog tags behind.
55 Years ago, the Hamburg Reporter advertised the movies at the Colonial were The Kentuckian with Burt Lancaster and Gentlemen Marry Brunettes with Jane Russell and Jeanne Crain. K-T Food Market had three pounds of bacon for $1, two pounds of Oleo for 35 cents, a pound of carrots for 9 cents, two pounds of apples for 25 cents, and cake mixes for 25 cents a box. Northwestern Bell Telephone Company’s ad read, “Why RUN for the phone? REACH for it! A convenient telephone in your kitchen saves steps, time, tempers. Why not call your Telephone Business Office right now and order your new kitchen telephone? And be sure to mention you want one with the new non-tangling spring cord...the small extra cost is well worth it!
If you were to credit one inventor in history with the genius and ingenuity that allowed for the technological advancements that we now use every day who would it be? Thomas Edison, right? He invented the light bulb. What would the world be like without... What's that you say? He didn't invent the light bulb? Joseph Swan invented the light bulb and was installing them in England before Edison even got his working?
55 Years ago, the Hamburg Reporter reported the county’s receipts and disbursements for the month. Under receipts was $3,629 for “care of patients in state institutions,” $10,155 for sale of livestock at the County Home, and $536 for sale of produce at the County Home. The balance on hand for Dec. 31, 1955 was reported at $410,928.24.
55 Years ago, the Hamburg Reporter printed a congratulatory page to the Hamburg Wildcats and Wildkittens for “fighting hard and playing clean” during basketball season. The boys were praised for showing good sportsmanship and for playing several close games, even though they had a losing record. The girls were praised for bringing home the runner-up sectional trophy.
65 Years ago, the Hamburg Reporter reported that the Red Oak branch of the Burlington train was unable to get to Hamburg due to high water around Riverton and Farragut.
55 Years ago, the Hamburg Reporter reported that a new speed law was in effect in Atchison County, even though the State of Missouri did not have one. The speed limits of 70 mph by day and 60 by night were adopted by authorities after two recent traffic cases in which drivers maintained no violation was involved, even though one was clocked at over 100 mph.
55 years ago, Connors' Inc. in Hamburg was having its Midwinter Sale with Bargain Day prices.
Featured were ladies hand bags for $2.29, bras for 79 cents (mostly white and smaller sizes), tea towels, three for 79 cents, tuck stitch panties for 49 cents (they are billed as "warmer for this cold weather, brief style or knee length, small and medium sizes, tea rose color), dresses starting at $3.99, and blanket lined denim coats for $4.47.
Joe Nies Grocery was advertising fresh milk for 18 cents a quart, lettuce heads for 10 cents, and pork sausage for 39 cents a pound. They reminded customers to call before 9:30 for Tuesday and Friday free delivery.
Playing at the Colonial Theater was The Road to Denver with John Payne and Mona Freeman, and The Second Greatest Sex with Jeanne Crain, George Nader, Kitty Kallen, Bert Lahr, Mamie Van Doren, Keith Andes and Paul Gilbert.
55 Years ago, the Hamburg Reporter reported that E.L. McCall would bring to Hamburg High School a trained animal show, which is interesting, educational and different. He presented Spangles, the world’s most versatile trained pony, with a thrilling repertoire of tricks, answers to questions, and posing.
The program also included an unusual dog act using white Siberian Samoyedes and a Siberian Husky. These are Arctic dogs, trained to do the most unusual feats. The audience was shown how the dogs are hitched and driven.
85 Years ago, the Hamburg Reporter reported that the local fire team had a rabbit feast after a rabbit hunt a few days previously netted 60 rabbits.
Hand fire extinguishers put out what might have been a big fire at the nursery building. A bucket of rosin had been placed on the stove to heat and it caught fire.
55 Years ago, the Hamburg Reporter reported that Fremont County had 22 fewer businesses in 1956 than it had in 1948, however, more money was being spent at the businesses. The census report showed 23 lumber and farm equipment businesses in the county, 32 eating and drinking places, 25 food stores, 8 drug stores, 8 furniture stores, 7 clothing stores and 11 automotive businesses.
55 Years ago, the Hamburg Reporter reported that 15 cases had been tried in the local mayor’s court during the previous seven days, all involving speeding charges. Nine cases were for speeding 50 miles an hour or more with the remaining six for speeding 40 miles an hour or more.
Mayor Rick Downey said no one had been picked up for speeding on the outskirts of town. All were made in the center of Hamburg on Highway 275. Only one was from Fremont County.
The highest fee was for $17.
Harry Hillaker, the current State Climatologist in the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship put together an Iowa weather summary and a list of the 10 top weather stories for 2010:
December Blizzard (December 11-12): Very high winds and widespread snow brought blizzard conditions statewide, particularly on the night of the 11th. Snowfall amounts ranged from only an inch or two over the southwest and southeast corners of Iowa while 6 to 10 inch totals were common over the northern two tiers of Iowa counties. Waukon reported the most snow with 12 inches. Wind gusts of 50 to 60 mph were the rule over the western one-half of Iowa and in the 40 to 50 mph range over the east. The statewide average snowfall with this storm was 3.8 inches, thus not nearly as great as the 10.5 inch average of the December 7-9, 2009 event.
Harry Hillaker, the current State Climatologist in the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship put together an Iowa weather summary and a list of the 10 top weather stories for 2010:
Perfect Harvest Weather (September 26-November 11): Unseasonably warm and dry weather made for one of the most rapid harvests on record in Iowa. Precipitation averaged only 25% of normal from late September through early November while temperatures averaged 3.4° above normal. The 2010 harvest was a huge contrast to last year when Iowa endured its coolest October in 84 years and wettest October since 1881. Virtually all soybeans and 97% of the corn crop were harvested by the end of October 2010 compared to 54% of the soybeans and 18% of the corn last year.
Harry Hillaker, the current State Climatologist in the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship put together an Iowa weather summary and a list of the 10 top weather stories for 2010:
A Warm and Muggy Summer (June 1-August 31): Very wet conditions prevented exceptionally high temperatures during the summer of 2010 with Ankeny the hot spot with a statewide maximum temperature of 98° on July 14. However, persistence made up for lack of extremes as temperatures averaged warmer than normal on all but 24 of the 91 days of summer. The result was Iowa’s warmest summer since 1988 and 19th warmest summer among 138 years of records.
Harry Hillaker, the current State Climatologist in the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship put together an Iowa weather summary and a list of the 10 top weather stories for 2010:
Central Iowa Downpours (August 8-11): Very heavy rain fell on three consecutive nights across central Iowa with a total of 9.86 inches of rain at Ankeny. Major flooding resulted in Ames and points downstream along the South Skunk River, as well as in smaller water sheds such as Walnut Creek and Four Mile Creek in the Des Moines area.
Harry Hillaker, the current State Climatologist in the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship put together an Iowa weather summary and a list of the 10 top weather stories for 2010:
Maquoketa River Deluge (July 22-23): Very heavy rains fell over the entirety of the Maquoketa River basin on the night of July 22 with additional heavy rain the next night. Oelwein reported 9.93 inches of rain on the first night of the storm and another 3.16 inches the next night. The flood surge down the Maquoketa River washed out the Lake Delhi dam and caused millions of dollars in damage along the lakeshore and downstream. Monthly rain totals peaked at 20.33 inches at Oelwein while statewide this ranked as the fifth wettest July among 138 years of records.
Harry Hillaker, the current State Climatologist in the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship put together an Iowa weather summary and a list of the 10 top weather stories for 2010:
Sibley Tornado (June 25): Following what probably was Iowa’s quietest spring severe weather season in over 30 years, a very strong tornado touched down near Little Rock on the evening of June 25. This storm was on the ground for about 14 miles just to the southwest of Little Rock and Sibley and reached an intensity of EF-4. At least ten injuries were reported from what was Iowa’s strongest tornado since the devastating Parkersburg storm of May 25, 2008.
Harry Hillaker, the current State Climatologist in the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship put together an Iowa weather summary and a list of the 10 top weather stories for 2010:
A record wet June (June 1-27): Persistent rain fall produced a new record high statewide average precipitation total for the month of June of 10.34 inches. This broke the previous June record of 10.33 inches set in 1947 and was second only to July 1993 (10.50 inches) among all calendar months.
Harry Hillaker, the current State Climatologist in the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship put together an Iowa weather summary and a list of the 10 top weather stories for 2010:
A warm spring (March 6-May 31): Above normal temperatures were the rule for most of the spring and were a welcome relief from the long snowy winter. A quick succession of ‘firsts’ for the year included the first 50s (March 8), 60s (March 10), 70s (March 29), 80s (March 30) and almost reached 90° on April 1 (89 at Little Sioux). Overall the spring of 2010 was the warmest since 2000 and 15th warmest among 138 years of records.
