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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1972
Page
1
The Svenska Study Club hosts a wedding gown style show on Tuesday evening April 25 at 7 30 pm at the United Methodist Church. The event is open to the public.
Ernest Heikes will coach Belleville High School next year after five seasons guiding Scandia. Heikes led the Flying Swede 8 man team to state titles in 1970 and 1971 after two undefeated campaigns. Fans in Scandia regret his departure while wishing him success.
The Swedes head to the Jewell Relays this Thursday and Belleville Invitational next Monday April 24. Scandia, hampered by injuries to Jim McDonald and Mike White, struggled in recent meets at Mankato and Beloit as McDonald pulled a leg muscle while winning the long jump at Mankato with 20-13 1/4, and several teammates posted mixed results including Thayne Larson third in discus and Kent Larson posting a 22.4 in the 180 yard low hurdles.
The Columbia county meeting will be at the United Methodist Church in Scandia on Monday April 24. Registration and coffee by Deanell Reece and the Under Secretary of Labor, Europe assignment. A covered dish luncheon at noon with programs titled South to Columbia and East to India designed for all women in the county.
Wright Johnston is authorized by the Kansas State Board of Pharmacy as preceptor in training an intern Ella Marie Thomas a Kansas University School of Pharmacy junior. Interns train a year in a qualified drug store before exams. Thomas began internship during Christmas and Easter vacations and will work in Scandia this summer.
Project work on US 36 will add traffic signal lights for the bridge. Siebert Sand Company of Ness City is authorized to grade and pave 1 729 miles of highway across the valley, with a bid of 394 962, starting with a shoo fly detour. Tree cutting moves ahead as cottonwoods along the right of way are removed.
Aaron B. Johnson of Scandia found a torn weather radar beacon on his farm three miles south of He. The device, nearly a foot long, had two end sections and a center with two batteries and wires, tagged by Air Resources Laboratories Silver Spring Maryland. The tag asked for help logging date time and location of discovery and returning the beacon to the nearest post office.
Mrs Ivan Sweeney of Belleville leads the Fight Cancer Memorial Committee for Republic County. Donations fund research education and service. Also notice garden season dog leash ordinances and open house events. Community updates include hospital notes weather and a Kansas extension talk by Judith Sindahl May 1.
Kansas high school students competed at the state speech and drama festival at Kansas State University Manhattan. Scandia and other towns earned I ratings in one of eight competition areas after securing I ratings at district festivals in March to qualify for state.
Dianne L. Fogelberg is inducted as a member of Delta Mu Delta National Honor Sorority in business at Kansas State University Manhattan. Initiation occurs at the College of Business Administration Honors banquet on April 25.
Maurice Graham of 909 18th and Belleville Kansas announces filing by petition for the Republican nomination for State Senator from the 36th District. He contests the seat now held by Harm Voss who plans retirement as the district expands to include northern Lincoln County and parts of Phillips Smith Jewell Republic Rooks Osborne and Mitchell counties. Graham, 44, a minister and lifelong northern Kansas resident.
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