Carlson Flood Bill Draws Large Notice in Washington
Congressman Carlson’s flood control bill introduced April 15 prompts many telegrams and letters requesting copies. The measure covers flood control water impounding and soil erosion to aid western Kansas. A column notes trees budding in Washington and mentions historic plantings on the White House grounds.
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Carlson
Kansas
Washington
White House
John Quincy ‘Adams
Andrew Jackson
Calvin Coolidge, Jr
Messiah Heard By Large Crowd In Lindsborg
A large turnout attended the Sunday Messiah performances in Lindsborg. Scandian residents traveled early to Presser Hall where multiple musical events were offered. The climax featured Handel's Messiah, in its 160th rendition, thrilling a capacity audience.
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Lindsborg
Presser Hall
Looking Ahead in Farm Marketing for Steers On Feed
Farmers weigh options for fat cattle price moves with three main paths: continue feeding to finish in August, move to pasture then finish, or sell from grass in early August. Analysts expect a May to June price reaction and advise finishing or selling before new corn harvest to avoid higher feed costs.
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Dny Lot
Rexall One Cent Sale At Haggman and Wires Drug Store
The Rexall One Cent Sale is planned for next week at Haggman and Wires Drug Store on May 1 to 4. A large number of items will be discounted, inviting thrifty buyers to save.
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Rexall
Haggman
Church Notes and Dorcas Social Schedule
First Sunday after Easter features gospel reading from John 21 14. Morning worship at eleven with Jesus appears in Galilee. Sunday school at ten. Dorcas Society monthly social in church parlors next Friday afternoon May 3 hosted by Mesdames Ed Olson Co R Carlson and Chas Pehrson.
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Jesus
Galilee
Dorcas Society
Ed Olson
Co. R. Carlson
Chas. Pehrson
Methodist Church Announces Special District Meetings
Special meetings will be held Thursday and Friday evenings and Sunday in connection with the Omaha District Meeting. All are invited to attend district sessions and regular services at the Methodist Church. Minister B. W. Selin extends the welcome.
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Methodist Church
Omaha
Seeelcome
The
Savior's Lutheran Church Sunday School and Luther League Day
Savior's Lutheran Church schedules Sunday school at 10 o'clock for Luther League Day. An evening devotional program features opening hymn, scripture reading and prayers, and speakers. Topics include Union Strength, International Luther League, and its objectives. A Luther League Rally song and remarks precede a closing hymn. Ladies Aid to be entertained May 2. T. O. Torgeson, pastor.
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Alice Ringer
Union
Rudolph Johnson
International Luther League
Harry Buer
Joseph Melhus
Luther League
Torgeson
Ladies Aid
Mary Thompson
T. O. Torgeson
Ada Lutheran Church Kackley Service Schedule and Events
Ada Lutheran Church in Kackley announces First Sunday after Easter with John 21 31 14 readings. Sunday school and Bible classes at 10 and morning worship at 11 Swedish. Evening service at 8. Choir rehearsal Tuesday 8. Ladies Aid Thursday afternoon. Luther League Bible study Thursday night. Confirmation rehearsal Saturday morning. Fellowship program at Sunday evening service. Free will offering. Pastor C G Danielson. May 5 Evelyn Freeman leads song service.
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John Nelson
V. A. Falk
Luther League
Evelyn Freeman
C. G. Danielson
C. G. ‘Sandstrom
Carl’ Linden
Christina Hays
Deda ‘Louise. Drake
F. L Miller
E. P. Swart
John Carlson
J. E. Englund
Sherwood
Lundberg
Nelson
Larson
Joel Bergman
Otto Nelson
Lowell Swan
H. E. Weaver
Civil Service Job Examination Announced for Immigration Patrol Inspector
The United States Civil Service Commission announced an open competitive exam for an Immigration Patrol Inspector in the Department of Labor with a salary of 1800 yearly. Applicants must be physically fit and of active type with good muscular development. Applications should be filed with the local civil-service district office or the commission in Washington D.C. by May 4.
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United States Civil Service Commission
Immigration Patrol
Department , of Labor
Civil-Service District
U. S. Civil Service Commission
Waahieteng
D.C
Kansas City Visitors Spend Weekend in Local Home
Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Carlson of Kansas City Missouri visited with Mrs. Carlson’s mother Mrs. Amanda Maxell for the weekend. Miss Yvonne Nelson, also of Kansas City, joined the group for a week’s vacation with her parents Mr. and Mrs. Adolph Nelson.
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Kansas City
Church Meeting to Begin Today at Local Methodist Church
The Omaha District meeting opens this evening with visiting ministers and wives hosted at the parsonage. About twenty ministers attend Friday and Saturday sessions on assigned topics. Public services include Thursday reception and sermons by Rev. Swart and Rev. Birch, with sermons and missionary address on Friday and Sunday worships led by several pastors.
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Omaha
Dust storms shift signs and dirt in Kansas
A Dodge City merchant reclaimed a window display after a dust storm by sweeping debris into a pile and posting Colorado Land For Sale. The Jewel County Monitor recalls a farmer’s complaint about dogs hoarding bones and notes local dirt hauling to the E V Kalin home to fill a ward. Belleville Telescope mentions households cleaning after the dust storm and a quip about dirt inside.
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Dodge City
Colorado
Eet
Jewell County Monitor
Kansas
Alfréd Bunyan
E. V. Kalin
Dusty cardless calls spark Highlander welcome
A Hill City Times note describes women of Scotch ancestry visiting homes in the afternoons without bringing cards. They sign their names in dust on tables pianos or doors, leaving a friendly, informal greeting.
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Hill City Times
Scandia Drops Opener to Haddam Ball Club
Scandia opens the season with a 3 2 loss to Haddam as Sherm English takes charge of the new team. Weather limited practice, Logsdon and Toole pitched for Scandia while Lydig caught. The game featured a slow ball pitcher for Haddam and introduced a new state line league including Belleville Jamestown Scandia Republic Hebron Keshler Byron and Chester with the first game set for May 5.
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Haddam
Scandia
Sherm English
Logsdon and Toole
Lydig
State Line
Belleville
Jamestown
Republic
Hebron
Keshler
Byron
City council hires new night officer to clean up Scandia
The City Council met last Saturday and named Reuben Johnson as night officer with authority to enforce ordinances. The jail will be refurbished and a strict campaign begun to remove drunks and hoboes from the town, with the jug used for violators only.
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Reuben Johnson
Reuben
Johnson
Scandia
Tingstrom's Place Fire Damages Claude Tingstrom Building
Firefighters were called Saturday morning to the Claude Tingstrom building where the rear caught blaze. Exact cause undetermined and damages were not extensive.
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Co. Tingstrom
Claude Tingstrom
Norway Mopac Depot Entered Last Monday
Last Monday evening the Norway Mopac depot was entered with no property loss. The ticket window was pried, pigeon holes rummaged, and several boxes opened. Burnt matches indicated a search. An empty match box was found nearby. Tuesday investigators found nothing missing and no money available. The act is believed to have been done by a transient.
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Norway
CG. A. Brewer
Mrs Roosevelt to Speak on Nation’s Child Health Day
Mrs Franklin D Roosevelt will address a national home demonstration radio hour on May 1, Child Health Day. The program, running 11 30 to 12 30, is monthly feature by the Department of Agriculture in cooperation with the state agricultural college and the National Broadcasting Company.
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Franklin. D. Roosevelt
Lawrence Visitors Return After Weekend Gatherings
Lawrence Mr and Mrs Stanley Schwahn visit with friends and relatives in hangor City Mo and Lawrence. Mrs E C Wires and Mr Hugh Fraser return with them after visiting in hangor City and Lawrence. Miss Mable Berggren also visits in Lawrence for a short time.
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Stanley Schwahn
Lawrence
E.C., Wirés
Hugh ‘Fraser
Hangor City
Schwahn
Mable Berggren
Community Club Meets Last Monday Evening
The Scandia Community club met last Monday evening to discuss several business items. Visitors included West and Chris Nelson of Topeka.
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E Aid
Chris ‘Nelson
Topeka
New Scandia
Club Meth
Prosperity Sees Local Chevrolet Sale This Week
Jake Stofer Sr. buys a new Chevrolet sedan from Allnutt Motor Co. this week. The purchase highlights local automotive activity in Prosperity as residents show confidence in regional dealers.
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Jake Stofer, Sr
Allnutt. Motor’.Co
Westinghouse Refrigerator Sold To Local Buyer
E H Lewis purchased a Westinghouse refrigerator from Haggman and Wires last week. Visitors from Topeka Chris Nelson and Mr West are here visiting. Mr and Mrs Adolph Nelson and family are also visiting.
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E. H
Topeka
Chris. Nelson
Mr. West
Adolph
Nelson
Attends Medical Meeting Amid Travel Shuffle
Dr C. Attends medical meeting while V Haggman departs Sunday evening for Kansas City Mos. Readable fragments suggest travel between cities with unspecified aims and names. Local context remains unclear but notes a medical gathering and a separate departure.
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Kansas’ Citys
Mos
Merritt Sigsbee Found in Republican River
Merritt Sigsbee 78 a longtime Republic County resident was found floating in the Republican River half a mile south of the Scandia bridge on Tuesday afternoon. A coroner's jury returned the death as unknown after a minute examination by officials. Funeral services were held Wednesday at Riverview Cemetery with Rev. B W Selin officiating.
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Merritt Sigsbee
Republican
Scandia Bridge
Elmer Loring
Nordman
H. Moller
Freeburg
Sam Summers
G.p.plotner
Ed—Wires
Adolph Nelson
George Nichols
Riverview Cemetery
B. W. Selin
Landon Praises Western Kansas Dust Storm District
Governor Landon returns from a three day inspection tour with Agriculture official M W Wilson praising western Kansas. He notes higher farm prices 25 to 50 percent and calls the dust storm area a low cost production region not a desert. A soil listing program is under way in many western counties and 18 Kansas counties are signed up.
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Kansas
Landon
M.W. Wilson
Washington
Topeka
Golby
Garden
City
Garden City
Drouth
Secret Bride at Princess Theatre with Williams and Stanwyck
The Secret Bride with Warren Williams and Barbara Stanwyck plays the Princess Theatre on April 27 and 28. A governor's daughter becomes entangled in state affairs in this drama from the era.
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Warren Williams
Barbara’ Stanwyck
Concert by The Blue Dozen at Bethany College
The Blue Dozen from Bethany College Lindsborg offered a program here last evening. The concert was sponsored by the Scandia Schools.
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Blue Dozen
Bethany’ College
Lindsborg
Scandia Schools
Wenslow Resident Berle Vinson Weekend Guest of Jeandebeurs
Berle Vinson of Wenslow Arizona was a weekend guest of Mr and Mrs George Jeandebeur in Wenslow.
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Wenslow, Ariz
Berle Vinson
George Jeandebeur
Morganville Visitors Call on Miss Lundberg
Mrs Dan Resnick and daughter Barbara Ann and Mrs Alex Purves with son Gail of Morganville visited Miss Alein Lundberg at the Emil Isgacson home Friday afternoon. Miss Lundberg accompanied Baty back to Morganville for Easter. She returned Sunday evening.
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Morganville
Dan, Resnick
Barbara Ann
Alex Purves
Gail
Alein Lundberg
Emil Isgacson
Miss Lundberg
Baty
Scandia Township completes year agricultural assessment results
The Scandia township assessment for the year shows farm acres totals across crops and pastures, livestock counts, and production. Highlights include 30 971 farm acres 241 acres of cane 8577 chickens 18 tractors and 1 threshing machine with 165 cattle fattened and 675 calves born.
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Sudan
Grogo
Lutheran Reception for Rev Pehrson
Members and friends of the Lutheran church hosted a reception for their pastor on his birthday after Good Friday services. The congregation welcomed Rev and Mrs Pehrson back from their winter vacation. Mr G Aspergren presented a purse on behalf of the congregation to express appreciation and wish him many happy returns. Refreshments followed in the church parlors.
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The
Lutheran Church
Pehrson
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Haddam Ball Club
Mopac Depot
Mrs. Roosevelt
Republican River
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Peter
C. C. Campbell
Republic County
Representative of Agriculture
Départment
Princess Theatre
Gust Sandell
Lem Cooper
Scandia Township
Mrs." Pehrson
Manhattan
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