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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 11, 1929
Page
9
Local column lists past Sunday visits including Opal Currie with Mamie Dailey and Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Matthias in Manhattan. Notices include pasture for rent, sale items such as a horse and machinery, a new Whippet sedan, and Early Ohio seed potatoes. Several residents travel to Topeka, Genoa, Camisota, and Concordia for business, dental work, or family visits.
Mr and Mrs Joe Hawkins came back Sunday from a trip to Omaha and Council Bluffs. They visited their daughter Mrs R L Sisco of Omaha who joined them for a short visit. In Council Bluffs they saw Mrs Hawkins sister who is ill in a hospital there.
Scandia high school students and faculty will travel to Belleville Friday to entertain the Lioris Club of Bellville at the Hotel Elliott weekly luncheon. Miss Elsie Wall, music supervisor, and the music department will perform. Mrs. E Florell of near James town celebrated her 63rd birthday with a 7 o'clock dinner hosted by guests including the Nolans, Tebows, Carlsons, Munsons, and Florell family members.
Friends and relatives hosted a Sunday evening surprise party for Dewey Marshall. Attending were Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Mahan and family, Joe Evans and family, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Brown and family, Mr. and Mrs. H. O. Marsh and family, Mr. and Mrs. Labon Marshall and family, plus Vera Oscar and Glenn Odell.
Miss Eleanor Krug of Clyde and Clarence Hammer of Hutchinson were united in marriage April 6 by Father Nagel of the Hutchinson Catholic Church. Hammer, son of Mrs. Albin Isaacson of Scandia, is a 1923 Scandia High School graduate and works in the Kansas state grain inspection department at Hutchinson. The couple will reside in Hutchinson. Godfrey McDowell hosted a Sunday dinner for guests including Mr and Mrs Will Collins and others from Abilene Republic Rydal and nearby areas.
E W Burns and family joined a birthday surprise Monday night at S O Rhodde home in Concordia with S A Johnson and family F E Johnson and family Abe Johnson and family all of Jamestown Emanuel and Albin Tornquist and Tony Johnson of Kackley also attended. Ed Ahrens visits Son and more local social notes follow.
Two birthdays were celebrated this week Leon Mathis turning six Martha Jensen seven. Honor roll lists are given for grades including eighth Jeanne Plotner and Nona Fae Mahan. Seniors planned a trip to Pawnee and White Rock for breakfast. State tests were held and a note on engine thermal efficiency closes.
In 1904 twelve percent of industries used electrical power. Today seventy five percent do. The ad promotes Haggman Wires and wall paper supplies for home electrical and decorating needs.
A nomadic Lapp herd on an Arctic island faced disaster when 150 reindeer drowned after a steamer frightened the herd mid crossing. The survivors endured a brutal trek through Finmarken to Nautokaino, culminating in a total loss of 700 reindeer.
Adoption of China's new tariff schedule signals an era of sharply higher living costs for both Chinese and foreigners. The schedule spans a wide range of products with expected increases across cloth goods leather foodstuffs metals drugs lumber tobacco and motor cars impacting individual consumption.
Abilene resident Irvin Currie spent Sunday with his parents Mr and Mrs J K Currie. Local visits include Mr and Mrs J K Currie at the Godfrey McDowell home, and Mr and Mrs Walter Billings with family for dinner. Residents Dudley Doctor and Delbert Forsberg traveled to Superior Nebraska on Sunday. For sale two row Chase sister nearly new exchange for cattle or hogs. Cane seed Black Amber and Kansas Orange priced one dollar with Belleville phone 5804 by A J Kallman. Elmer Rasmussen returned from Colby. J Ahlstrom visited his son in Clay Center. Ogden Scott from Wellesville conducted business in Scandia. Scandia merchants announce a new wall paper line now on display by Haggman & Wires.
Miss Julia Larson visiting her mother Mrs John Larson in Republic area. Mrs Clara Sundine and Mrs Ralph Somers spent Saturday visiting Mrs Sundine on his farm north of Republic. James Werts Republic City banker was a business caller in Scandia on Monday. Patronize our advertisers.
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