Scandia Pioneer Picnic Opens With Parades and Free Acts
The 1940 Scandia Pioneer Picnic runs Thursday to Saturday August 1–3. Highlights include daily Pioneer Parade at 2 p.m. with an oxen team trained by Gus Sandell, Frank and Jimmy Larsen, plus free acts headlined by Danny and his Trained Pig and supported by The Peters Serum Co and local retailers. Evening dances, radio orchestra, and a horse and mule show cap each day with $25 in prizes and a mid-way of rides by the Young Brothers of Jamestown.
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Scandia
Gus Sandell
Frank
Jimmy Larsen
Danny
Peters Serum Co
Kansas City
Hageman and Wires Drug Store
Weir Acrobats
Beloit
Esther Applegarth
Glenda Cuthbertson
Jimmy Kyle
Kfbi Radio Orchestra
Chick Boyes
Chick
Young Brothers of
Jamestown
Will Rogers Humorous Story and a Free Band Concert
The text recounts Will Rogers humor about a band concert causing him pain and craving Scotch while children discuss money and value. An aunt jokes with her seven year old nephew about using a penny to buy time for an ice cream soda, illustrating quirky folk humor.
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Bing
Uamerlous News Factures Inc
Scandia Baseball Schedule Set For Thursday And Friday
The Scandia team will play two weekend games with one on Thursday afternoon and the other on Friday afternoon. The note appears amid broader items on local education and a San Francisco Globe Extra edition mentioning the Storer Brothers at Treasure Island.
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Scandia
San Francisco Globe
Storer Brothers
Treasure Island
Jakie
Louie
Pacific
Peaceful salutations rise as neighbors share visits
A note suggests replacing harsh greetings with kinder phrases like Peace of Mind and Good Night. Mr. and Mrs. Art Carlson and daughters visited the Loring family Monday afternoon. Rev. and Mrs. V O Aaker and son later called on the Loring household.
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Art Carlson
Richard Loring
V. O. Aaker and Son
Primary Tuesday Voters face party tickets for August 6
The notice lists county and district races for both Republican and Democratic ballots for the upcoming primary on August 6. It names State Senator and other offices, with candidates for each party, including trustees, clerks, sheriffs, and judges. Social notices note local residents visiting and vacation departures.
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Fannie Dilsaver
Tcket
Republic County
Miss Dilsaver
Telephone Manager Assumes Dual Areas in Beloit and Concordia
W L Ginn, Beloit area manager for Southwestern Bell, becomes Concordia area manager and splits time between Beloit and Concordia offices. Roy Edwards shifts from Concordia to Marysville while L R Hainsohn moves to Topeka as division exchange development engineer.
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W. L. Ginn
Beloit
Southwestern Bell Telephone Co
Concordia
Scandia
R. O. Edwards
Marysville
L. R. Hainsohn
Topeka
Abilene
Norton, Solomon and Clay Center
Manhattan
Moving pictures of Sweden to be shown in Scandia
Paul Anderson of Chicago will present moving pictures of Sweden especially Smaland at the Methodist church in Scandia next Thursday evening August 8. Admission is free. The Methodist Brotherhood will serve home made ice cream and cake after the show for a social hour.
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Paul Anderson
Chicago
Ill
Joseph Johnson
Sweden
Smaland
Scandia
Methodist Brotherhood
Parachutists Show Contrasting Roles In War and Peace
The piece contrasts Nazi Germany's use of parachutists to drop destruction with the U S Forest Service training parachutists to carry modern firefighting gear and radios for communication. It also notes local social visits including Art Cardwell and Rasmussen families hosting and visiting relatives.
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Germany
America
United States Forest Service
Horse and Mule Show to Run Saturday in Scandia
The Scandia Chapter of the Future Farmers of America will stage a horse and mule show Saturday after the parade with four classes and prizes of 3.00 2.00 and 1.00. Entries must be with C. W. Clair by noon Saturday and no entry fee. Show grounds open at 2 p m. judges assess conformation soundness and work ability.
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Scandia
Future Farmers of America
C. W. Clair
Oil meet draws 100 men to Cardwell station
More than 100 community men attended a meeting at the I. O. O. F. Building hosted by Cardwell and Son Services Station after taking on Diamond Products of Mid-Continent Petroleum Co. Tulsa. C. S. Burnham introduced Diamond Products and Ferd Wagner and Walter Getschman spoke on lubrication and product benefits.
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Cardwell and Son Services
Mid- Continent Petroleum Co
Tulsa
Ohio
Art Cardwell
C. S. Burnham
Ferd Wagner
Concordia
Walter Getschman
Mid-Continent Petroleum Co
Oklo
Get~schman
Philadelphia landmarks echo nation’s founding at convention
The article notes Philadelphia as home to historic sites tied to American founding events. Carpenter’s Hall hosted the First Congress in 1774, Independence Hall housed key milestones from 1776 to 1787, and the marble City Hall with 520 rooms cost 20 million dollars. It references Franklin and Moorse tombs and links current convention times to the city’s storied past.
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Philadelphia
Wm. Penn
Boston
Carpenter’s Hall
Independence Hall
Benjamine Franklin
Robert Moorse
Correction apology to M V B Van De Mark for mislisting candidate
The Journal corrects an error from a Special Edition that misnamed M V B Van De Mark as a State Representative candidate instead of State Senator. The apology expresses regret and hopes the mistake causes no harm to the Republican candidate.
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M. V. B. van de Mark
Chris C. Green
A. H. James
Jas. F. Carmony
Chas. H. Straad
County
Treas
Chas
E. Doupnik
Register of Deeds
Elsie Bowersox
Guy E. Ward
Henry H. van Natta
van de Mark
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