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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 18, 1935
Page
1
Washington Impressions reports a tour of botanical gardens with bananas on trees and notes huge federal appropriations. It cites 124 years of spending totaling 24 billion dollars and a three year total of 24 billion, with Byrd noting a near 13 thousand dollar per minute pace and a projected year end outlay around 7 billion.
Kansas forecasts show a crop under 50 percent of normal with an April projection of 78,290,000 bushels. Eastern and south central counties look fair, western regions very poor. U.S. wheat production is seen at 435,499,000 bushels versus 405,034,000 last year.
The Chick Boyes Players come Friday evening to present the comedy Naughty Husbands with a musical program and specialties. Admission is a dime with merchant's ticket and hundreds of laughs are promised.
Last Tuesday the Scandia School held an Open House with daytime classes and an evening program at City Hall. Various school departments participated in the event sponsored by the Parent-Teachers Association.
Today is the day when depositors line up at the defunct Bank of Scandia to receive a ten percent dividend. Assitant Rec. A Nelson will issue dividends during the day and later, bringing total paid to twenty five percent for depositors.
Easter Sunday at Amana Lutheran Church merges Sunday School program with the congregation service starting at 10:30. An offering will be lifted for the organist. A Good Friday service is planned for Friday evening at Bovelogk. Pastor Chas Pehrson invites all to attend.
Thursday the church will be cleaned and basement painted by volunteers. Good Friday service at the church with choir rehearsal after. Sunday School at 10 A M and morning worship at 11. Easter union service at the Presbyterian Church in the evening. District meeting April 25 to 28 at the church. choir final practice before then. Reverend B W Selin invites attendance.
On Sunday April 21 the United Brethren Presbyterian Church hosts an Easter Sunday School lesson at 10:00 with an Easter program including Easter chorus junior choir Easter prayer and readings by James Tingstrom Martha Jansen and Jackie Mahan plus a Mary and Martha playlet by Mrs. E C Wires. Evening brings a youth Easter worship service. Friendship meets in Presbyterian parlors this afternoon with Mrs R J Bettis as hostess. Campbell is pastor.
Savior's Lutheran Church Norway announces Sunday School and Bible class at 10, a Festive Easter service Sunday at 7 30 led by the pastor, Holy Communion Thursday at 7 30 with a sermon, and an invitation to attend to encourage one another. Pastor T C Torgeson delivers sermons.
Ada Lutheran Church schedules Easter Sunday services with Sunday School and Bible classes at 10 and worship at 11. Evening service at 8. Choir rehearsal Tuesday. Communion and new member reception Thursday at 8. Confirmation class Saturday at 9. Women’s Missionary Society fund drive asks families to donate eggs collected Thursday. Ladies Aid hosted Thursday afternoon April 25. Song service Sunday evening led by Mrs. Carl Danielson. Society convention set for Brandy on May 28 with basket dinner.
The Scandia Community Club will meet next Monday at 6 30 PM. Solicitors Wilbur Miller and Raymond Cooper appointed for the meeting urge all members to attend.
The Scandia rural school track meet took place last Saturday afternoon with seven schools competing. Poor weather and other events reduced entries, but organizers plan another meet next year. District 9 topped the standings with first place, followed by District 17 and District 84, earning kittenballs and bats. Individual high honors went to Don Tedrow and Leonard Whipps of District 9, and Mary Kelly of District 17 led the girls.
A large turnout of former students and patrons attended the District 61 School Homecoming last Saturday. Dinner was served at noon and a full program followed into the afternoon and evening. Several former teachers attended and P. T. Strom prepared a complete school history for the event. Part of this history will be published in the Journal next week.
Palm Sunday morning brought a pleasant breeze but just before noon a sweeping gale from the north unleashed dust. Tons of dust filled the vicinity, plaguing housewives and merchants, with the storm abating by evening and Monday dawn bringing clear air.
Fragmentary notes indicate a trade involving Dallas Cady and Chrysler with unclear details. The brief mentions Luray as a guest and hints at weekly dirt-secrecy or social context, but specifics are unreadable in the OCR fragment.
The Scandia Board of Education accepted Mont J Green of Manhattan as low bidder at 25324 for the school addition project including auditorium and new classrooms. Busboom and Rauh of Salina bid 25380 and Sen Harden of Trescott 27986. Completion of required forms and bond approval precede a ten day start window.
The Scandia High School Glee Clubs under Miss Deda Louise Drake presented an Easter Cantata at the Lutheran Church. Attendance was reduced by a dust storm and sickness, but the choir and director delivered well trained performances. The school orchestra also participated.
Mary Ruth Haggman of Scandia was honored at the University of Nebraska convocation for high scholarship. The Arts and Sciences senior ranked in the upper tenth of her class.
Scandia police and local search parties comb the city and river country for Merritt Sigsbee a longtime deliveryman and former official. Reports say his disappearance followed his exit from a stable Tuesday night with no trace found. Authorities await any lead as investigators review amnesia theories and follow radio and newspaper notices.
Young people from Scandia area prepare an Easter program at the Presbyterian Church. Luther League Epworth League and Christian Endeavor unite for a union service next Sunday at 7 30 PM. The cast includes Nathanael Carl Larson Thomas Wilbur Sothers Simon Lloyd Wetzel John Glenn Nelson James Jay Cooper Mary of Magdala Opal Currie Simon's wife Gayle Tedrow Mary mother of James and John Vivian Everts and others. The worship period will be led by Vivian Everts and the subject is The Living Christ. The program includes preludes readings and the playlet And Peter written to conclude Marks gospel as reflected in Johns chapter 21.
Music lovers flock to Lindsborg for a week of Messiah performances from Palm Sunday through Easter. The Bethany College Symphony Orchestra opens the festival with a Sunday concert, while Hagbard Brase leads the 160th Messiah performance Sunday night attracting audiences from many states.
Peggy McGregor owns the popular beauty shoppe The Silvertone Beauty Service was chosen by judges Mrs J T Davis Mrs Ray Chilcott and Mrs Melvin Hillery after names were submitted Mikired Johnson submitted a name
A Sunday baseball game marks the first for ROE as part of a season kickoff. The event sets the tone for upcoming fixtures and local sports enthusiasm.
Governor Alf M. Landon sent two urgent requests to Western leaders last week. He urged Secretary Henry Wallace to develop a national erosion plan through the Agriculture Department in cooperation with state agricultural colleges, tailored to regional conditions. He also pressed Santa Fe, Union Pacific, Rock Island and Missouri Pacific to resume drought freight rates for livestock from dust and wind erosion areas to closer feed regions.
Members of Our Saviors Lutheran church attended the Lutheran Sunday School Teachers Institute in Manhattan Kansas. Attendees included Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Melhus Mr and Mrs Harry Buer Mr and Mrs Carlgren Edward Carlgren Ivan Carlgren Mildred Tiller Miss Lillian Hedstrom Ellen Ofstad Rev and Mrs A C Torgeson. Dr J Cynsald Sacf from Norway America was the instructor. A second institute is planned next year.
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