News Notes From Local Families Weekend Visits
Mr and Mrs Theodore Danielson visited Mr and Mrs Elmer Danielson and family Friday afternoon. Missy Eve Sandborn of Clay Center spent the weekend with Mr and Mrs R E Cooper and daughters. Harold Johnson of Manhattan spent the weekend with his parents. Jimmy Larsen of Manhattan spent the weekend with his parents. Maurice McGregor and Mrs E A McGregor spent Saturday morning at the McGregor farm south of Norway. Mr and Mrs Paul Ewing and family were Sunday dinner guests of Mrs Anna Lewis and Ray of Glasesco. Mr and Mrs Charles Larson Ruth and Mary Moe spent Sunday in Beloit visiting Charla Larson. Edward McCaul of Omaha Nebr is visiting with Mr and Mrs Emil Larson and family. Axel Jensen, who is working in Washington, spent the weekend in Scandia. Donnald Johnson left Sunday for Kansas City Mo where he will work. Miss Corinne Naslund of Salina was a Friday overnight guest of Miss Anna Marie Jense. spent Monday afternoon with Miss Myra Freeburg of Courtland. Miss Geraldine Lloyd was a Thursday overnight guest of Miss Doris Sothers. Mr and Mrs John Carlson visited Mrs Hilma Carlson and David from Sunday until Wednesday last week.
Obituary of Mary Alice McDowell of Scandia Passes at 66
Mary Alice McDowell born November 20 1874 near Scandia died at home April 10 1941 in Scandia aged 66 years four months and 20 days She married James K Currie December 28 1898 They had seven children two daughters died in infancy Survived by husband one daughter Opal Currie Denver two sons Irvin Fred Glenn Norman all of Scandia one granddaughter two grandsons sister Mrs Emil Boman and brothers Carl and Fred McDowell of Scandia Funeral services were held April 12 at 1 45 pm at Hampton Funeral Home and Methodist church with burial in Union Valley Cemetery A tribute notes a cherished life and absence felt by family and friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Alice McDowell
Godfrey
Matilda McDowell
Scandia
James K. Currie
Opal
Currie
Denver
Colo
Irvin
Fred
Glenn
Norman
Emil Boman
Carl
Fred McDowell
Hampton Funeral Home
Methodist Church
Union Valley
Kansas builds ponds to trap flood water on farms
Farmers and ranchers in 1940 will construct 3 084 stockwater ponds to capture runoff from about 441 348 acres of Kansas land. The ponds provide cattle with a dependable water supply and reduce flood drainage from nearly half a million acres.
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Kansas
Grasshopper Egg Hatch Plans Warn Kansas Farmers
Surveys show western Kansas soils hold many grasshopper eggs that will hatch in months. Plowing or disking heavy infestations can reduce hatch by exposing or burying pods. most eggs are in the top inch, with pods carrying up to 125 eggs. Farmers should plan operations to avoid corn near waste or pasture land to limit hopper migration.
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Kansas
Kill the First Flies Early Spring Warning
The article warns that early season flies must be killed to prevent a population explosion. It notes a few moth-like flies hide in winter, emerge in spring, feed, and lay 120 to 150 eggs. larvae hatch within 24 hours, feed on fish, grow quickly, then become cocoons and emerge as mature flies.
Local Social Calls Mention Mrs Enoch Monson and Guests
Mrs Enoch Monson spent a Saturday evening with Mrs Eva Sothers. Arlie Brown was a Sunday supper guest of Mr and Mrs Roy Weir and family. Miss Elsie Burge was a Tuesday overnight guest of Miss Madeline Weir. Donald Larson spent Sunday with Robert Lervold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Enoch Monson
Eva Sothers
Arlie Brown
Roy Weir
Elsie Burge
Madeline Weir
Donald Larson
Robert Lervold
Also Mentioned on This Page
Theodore Danielson
Elmer Danielson
Missy Eve Sandborn
Clay Center
R. E. Cooper
Harold Johnson
Manhattan
Mrs
Aaron Johnson
Jimmy Larsen
Frank Larsen
Maurice McGregor
Mrs. E. A. McGregor
McGregor Farm
Norway
Paul Ewing
Anna Lewis
Ray
Glaseco
Charles Larson
Ruth and
Mary Moe
Beloit
Charla Larson
Edward McCaul
Omaha, Nebr
Emil Larson
Axel Jensen
Washington
Donnald Johnson
Kansas City
Corinne Naslund
Salina
Anna Marie Jense
Myra Freeburg
Courtland
Geraldine Lloyd
Doris Sothers
John Carlson
Hilma Carlson
David
Mary Alice Currie
Princess Theatre
Scandia Kansas
Fadtor
Housewives
DRA
Adie Albert
Jane Wyman
Chas. Winninger
Spring Byington
Kurt Bernhardt
Warner Bros
Ivan Golt
Robert Buckner
Earl Baldwin
Walters Relect
ZA Es Cs 22
Possilige
The
Scandia State Bank
United States
DOH
Walter Boyles
Walter
Adolph Johnson Co
Vv. Haggman Bk. C. Wires
Rudolf Stener
State of
of Republic
Ubh
R. FE. Cooper
General Motors
Detroit
Wwe
Oldsmobile
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