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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 10, 1958
Page
1
A family fire safety checklist guides questions about yard debris, garage waste, outdoor burning, vacant property, and safe storage. It urges annual chimney and furnace checks and proper container use for flammables. State Fire Prevention Week runs April 13 to 19 to promote fire safe efforts in Scandia.
The Sorosis Study club hosted its annual Music Talent Tea on Tuesday April 1 with Mrs H W Reece as president and opening. Mrs Richard Wilke led the program featuring American History Through Music and performances by grade school children including Jane Ann Reece Linda Erickson Lola Sandell Sonia Larson Gene Rockey Jim Rockey Dallas Uhrich Steven Cardwell Daisy Bell and Beautiful Dreamer sung by Eva Louise West.
The Concordia Commandery No 42 Knights Templar held an Easter service at Scandia Methodist Church on Sunday. Weather and road conditions aside, the service was well attended with eleven Sir Knights in uniform plus nineteen Sir Knights and twenty three Master Masons. Attendees hailed from Scandia Republic Belleville and Concordia. El Reno Sederlin Commander was commended for the service.
Volunteers across Kansas join the annual Cancer Society drive to fund research and support. Doctors, businessmen, housewives and many in the community back the effort with health checkups and donations as the drive rolls into Scandia next week.
Mr and Mrs Hjner Larsen were Sunday dinner guests of Mr and Mrs Don Larsen and family Afternoon guests were Mrs Mabel Cline and Jolene
Mr and Mrs Glenn Johnson and family of Chicago Illinois spent from Saturday until Tuesday with Mr and Mrs Charles Johnson and other relatives.
A brief listing of new subscription renewals received this past week including Max Berry Formoso Ed Loring Murray Mikesell and others.
A verse inviting a friend to escape troubles and spend a day fishing. The poem contrasts daily concerns such as creditors and debtors with nature and simple pleasure, urging they go fishing to find peace before Gabriel calls the sinners.
Airman First Class Glen A. Sheffer of the 308th Air Refueling Squadron 308th Bombardment Wing Medium at Hunter Air Force Base Georgia received the Outstanding Airman Award for the period July 1 1957 through December 31 1957. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Harley Shaffer of Scandia.
In case of fire or disaster, call Fire Station 2551 Home Oil Station 2571 or Lee Loring residence 2481. Fire signals are short choppy blasts, tornado or disaster two long blasts, all clear one long blast. Power shortages trigger long blasts from the Home Oil Station mobile unit or a siren on May Moe's car.
The Brownies and Girl Scouts with help from several ladies prepared 75 baskets of homemade cookies on Wednesday evening for the old folk and sick. After delivery they gathered at the Library club room for supper including hot dogs punch ice cream and cookies.
The paper invites readers to match the younger community members pictured on another page with their correct names. If a child is misnumbered or misnamed, readers are asked to report the correct name and number to rectify the record.
Mr and Mrs Artie Cardwell and family of Topeka join Mr and Mrs Ray Cardwell and family of Salina along with Mr and Mrs Kenneth Cardwell and families for Sunday dinner hosted by Mr and Mrs Todd Cardwell and Jenet. Afternoon guests included Mr and Mrs Homer Cardwell and Mrs Agnes Cardwell.
Miss Margaret Williams of Salina spent the weekend with her parents Mr and Mrs Frank Williams and family and was a Sunday overnight guest of Mr and Mrs Todd Cardwell and Janet.
Mrs. Alice Hammer spent Monday afternoon with Mrs. Carl Hammer and Mrs. Don Cox, sharing visiting time and conversation in a social call.
Mr and Mrs Larry Hammer and Mr and Mrs Harold McDowell of Manttan spent from Thursday until Sunday evening with Mrs Alice Hammer Mrs Carl McDowell and other Y relatives.
Sunday dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Hammer included Joyce and Hilton, with Bill Hammer and Jim Adderman of Lindsborg joining. Also visiting were Mr. and Mrs. Don Cox and sons of Scottsville and Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Tuley and daughters.
Pleasant Grove holds annual Homecoming on Sunday April 13 with a basket dinner at noon. Attendees should bring their own table service.
Freshmen enjoyed a poetry unit and a dress rehearsal for the upcoming Home Ec style show. They also held a science test on Monday and a picture show on Tuesday while activities included softball in P E and a Friday dance on March 28. Peggy Erickson and others in 7th and 8th grades excelled in spelling with perfect scores. the 8th grade studies adverb comparison, and 7th grade reviews English. Easter egg decorating and visitors from Denver marked the week.
Six weeks spelling honors list includes Marilyn Larson Colleen Thompson Barbara Tedrow. Students perform Old Soft Shoe Sugar Time Easter Parade and Christ Arose poems and songs. Dinner includes cupcakes fruit punch as Mrs Cornett receives gifts and thanks pupils for the gala occasion.
Reed-Tracy tests taken Friday show perfect scores in Reading by Jackie Rockey Jack Davis Paul Kallman Davie Isaacson Danny Sandell and David Hansen. Janice Odell achieved a perfect arithmetic score. Betty Jo Tedrow had the sole perfect spelling paper. Robert Perry broke his record Saturday while working on hay gates. He traveled to Lindsborg Tuesday with grandparents Dr and Mrs E Porter Ahrens.
Mr and Mrs Todd Cardwell entertained the senior class to supper on Friday April 4. The evening featured pitch and TV. Attendees included Janice Erickson Carol Fogelberg Alice Cady Elizabeth Meride Glenna Johnson Janet Cardwell Alan Kirk Marcus Benson Jim Muth Dick Milner Mike Rockey Bob Boswell Hilton Hammer and Allen Ward. The class surprised Janet with birthday gifts.
Mrs. John Nondori Jr and Miss Joyce Hammer spent Saturday afternoon visiting Mrs. Marion Jones of Wichita and Mrs. Harold McDowell of Manhattan at the home of Mr. Alice Hammer.
Mr and Mrs Don Cox of Scottsville announce the birth of their son Doug Wayne Cox born April 1 at St Joseph Hospital in Concordia. Grandparents are Mrs Inez Cox of Simpson and Mr and Mrs Carl Hammer. great grandmother is Mrs Bien Hammer.
Mrs Carl Erickson and Bill were Mr and Mrs Maurice Hipolite of Jewell City, Mr and Mrs Jerry Broadvent of Beloit and Mr and Mrs Eugene Dunstan of Formoso.
Friday evening guests joined Mr. and Mrs. Joe N. Johnson to celebrate his birthday anniversary. The party included Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Peterson, Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Haser, Mr. and Mrs. Russell Anderson and Pamela, and Mr. and Mrs. Don Runft and family.
Mr Donald Freed Mrs Donald Freed and their children were Sunday dinner guests of Mrs ENen Johnson at her home.
Fary and Ed Johnson purchased the Mrs Celia Stromberg property and plan to move in May 1.
Mr and Mrs Glenn Kirk and Lynn of Manhattan spent the Easter vacation with Mr and Mrs Glenwood Freed and Mr and Mrs Ernest Kirk and Allen.
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Erickson and Bill gathered Sunday evening at the Matt Jeorg home in Courtland to honor Mr. Jeorg on his birthday anniversary.
Mr and Mrs Charles Duncan and their baby of Phillipsburg spent Saturday night with Mr and Mrs Carl Erickson and Bill, extending hospitality in a local social gathering.
Mr and Mrs G M Ruggieri of Greensville South Carolina announce the birth of their son Bill Anthony on March 16 Grandparents include Mrs Maudie Farrell and great grandmother Mrs Minnie Farrell.
Scouts announce two show district circus at Belleville Armory on Saturday April 17 at 3 00 pm and 7 00 pm. One ticket admits to both performances.
Western Light and Telephone Company introduces an electronic IBM billing format in Dodge City. The compact post card bills gain IBM punch holes on the stub for machine handling, improving speed and accuracy while adding more legible, information rich statements. About 50 000 accounts monthly will be affected by the change.
Ben H. Evans, 70, died April 8 after a long illness at Scandia Rest Home. Funeral services are set for Friday April 11 at 2:00 PM at Bachelor-Faulkner-Dart Funeral Home in Scandia. He leaves brother Walter Evans of Wichita, plus several nieces, nephews, and other relatives.
Mr and Mrs Clarence Gile were Sunday evening supper guests of Mr and Mrs Forrest Allent and their boys of Belleville.
Mr. and Mrs. Axel Jensen were Saturday evening guests of Mrs. Lora Dell Freed and boys.
Mr and Mrs Marion Jones and David and Lynette Jones of Wichita spent from Friday evening until Sunday with Mrs Alice Hammer and with Mr and Mrs Walter Jones of Belleville.
Mr and Mrs Junior Rasmussen and family of Lincoln Neb spent the weekend with Mr and Mrs Neal Cady and Alice and at the Rasmussen home.
Sunday dimmer guests of Mrs. Alice Hammer included Mr. and Mrs. Marion Jones and families from Wichita and Manhattan. Afternoon guests were Mr. and Mrs. Walter Jones of Belleville and others from Lindsborg visiting the Hammer family during the Easter vacation.
Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Pickel and family were Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Pickel of Republic.
Mr and Mrs C G Johnson and Craig Bowersox were Tuesday dinner guests of Mrs Eva Sjolander.
Sunday dinner guests of Mrs Edith Forsberg included Mr and Mrs Harry Fischer and Dale of Republic along with Mr and Mrs Edward Forsberg and their family.
Mrs. Edith Forsberg and Judy Thompson spent Saturday in Salina enjoying a family outing and local visits.
Mr and Mrs Duaine Greenslade and Sam Greenslade spent Saturday afternoon with Mr and Mrs Jack Thull and their children in Cawker City.
Callers at the Carl Hammer residence over the weekend included Miss Ida Isaacson Mrs. Walter Boyles Mrs. Iver Hammer Sonja and Mrs. Harvey Hammer with the household hosting familiar guests.
Mrs. Celia Stromberg learns her son in law Mike McIntire died at his California home on Tuesday April 1 at age 45. He leaves wife Yvonne and daughter. Funeral services were held Friday with burial at Mount Hope cemetery.
Manhattan and Gary Thompson were Sunday dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Glenwood Freed and family, sharing an informal meal with the household.
The National Food Conference in Washington and the Kansas Food Conference in Topeka stressed improving knowledge of food to lift nutrition and welfare. Surveys show many Americans have poor nutrition and breakfast gaps, with education as the key remedy. U S agricultural exports reached a record $4.7 billion in 1956-57 led by cotton, wheat, tobacco, corn, soybeans, rice, soybean oil and tallow.
The NOYB club met with Mrs. Lora Dell Freed on Friday. Present were Mrs. Axel Jensen Mrs. Loren Florell Mrs. Ernest Kirk Mrs. Alva Thompson Mrs. Andy Thompson and Mrs. Hugh Modlin. They spent the afternoon embroidering and visiting and adjourned to meet again April 17 at Mrs. Axel Jensen's home.
The Scandia Chapter No. 481 OBS met in regular form April 1 with Mrs. Carl Peterson and Harold Johnson presiding. An Easter program was presented and the next meeting is set for May 6. Lunch was served by Mr. and Mrs. Homer Cardwell and their committee.
The Daily Oklahoman reports Oklahoma City area schools and groups earned superior ratings at the district music festival at Oklahoma City University. Superior winners, including Judith Stephenson in a soprano solo and a girls quartet, advance to the State Meet at Oklahoma State University April 16-18. Judy Stephenson is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Dan Stephenson.
Sunday evening guests of Mr and Mrs Ernest Kirk honoring Mrs Kirk birthday anniversary were Mr and Mrs Loren Florell and Vickie Mr and Mrs Edward Forsbeng and Mr and Mrs Glenn Kirk and Lynam.
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