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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1939
Page
2
The passage freights disjointed lines about clouds empties and rain in Kansas, cites Ruth of the Logan Republic and Elizabeth Ann of the Topeka Cap ital, and notes workers preparing for an August 3 to 5 celebration with re-soled shoes.
P. L. Owsley the administrator petitions the Republic County Kansas probate court to authorize sale of Lots 1 through 8 in Block K East Scandia Addition Scandia Kansas to pay debts of Derica V V Wilder deceased. Hearing set August 11 1939 at 10:00 AM in Belleville court room. heirs Alice Knickerbocker Edith Knickerbocker may object.
Miss Lois Smith of Belleville visits Clark Freed home this week. Mrs. Paul Erickson calls at WH L Hampton home Sunday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Olle Johnson dine with Mrs. May Meade Monday. Mrs. Marie Gederlin visits John and Mrs. Carls Saturday afternoon. Charles Elliott and Bert Fulcomer hosts Friday. Sam Greenslade returns from Grand Island Nebraska Tuesday. Wires of Norton visit the E C Wires home Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Burns and guests at Dwight Burns Portis home Sunday.
The Sunday School convenes at 10 a.m. Morning worship at 11. Special music. Sermon by the minister on Children of God. Union Services at 8 p.m. in the City Hall Park.
Rev Bertha Fogelberg and Rev L M Keys lead church duties. Sunday School at 10 a m in Scandia and Norway. Sermon at 11 a m by Rev Paul Gilmore of Mankato. Ladies Aid meeting Friday afternoon at Aid Building. W M A meeting next Tuesday at 2 30 p m at the church.
Sunday August 6 services at 11 a m with offering for church budget. Sunday School and Bible Class at 10 a m overseen by superintendent Mrs Carrol Carlgren. Choir rehearsal each Wednesday. Confirmands meet Tuesday at 10 a m. Ladies Aide gathering Thursday afternoon August 3 hosted by Mrs Hilda Stensons and Mrs Carl Hugos. All welcome to services and meetings.
The Little Friendly Church with Pastor M. C. Linerson invites members to an 8 p m session showing Oberammergau Passion Play. Special offering supports Marshahl Children's Home replacing the usual drive. Friday August 11 marks the annual Sunday School picnic along the Wohlfort farm with noon basket dinner.
Ada Lutheran Church notes confirm instruction Friday morning on August 4. Swedish services next Sunday. Ruth Circle hosted by Velda Anderson on August 8. Lutheran Wheel meets August 9 with E A Tornquist as hostess. Mission Rally at Walsburg Lutheran on August 13 at 3 30 PM. Sunday School Picnic moved to August 17. Pastor to attend Mission meeting at Herndon August 15–16. Local visits include Greenslades and Bowmans with Reece family guests.
Mrs Homer Cardwell records visitors and social events around Sherdahl. Families from Frazier Park California, Sylvan Grove, Grand Island Nebr., Deshler, Republic, Concordia and Kansas City appear among gatherings, farm rentals, hospital updates and a notable death at Belleville hospital.
The 1939 New York World's Fair will feature Democracity a vast model of a future garden city designed by Henry Dreyfuss. The eighteen story Perisphere will host a dramatic sky projection with marching worker figures and rainbow light effects. Visitors enter via two longest moving stairways to two revolving platforms.
Joe Tedrow broke an arm Friday unloading a car of ties for the Missouri Pacific. Mr and Mrs Stanley Schwahn and John Fraser and Harold drove to Concordia Sunday afternoon. E T Haggman of Los Angeles visited relatives here last week. Jeanne Plotner suffered a broken collar bone Tuesday evening during games. Mr and Mrs A C Wilson of Concordia visited relatives Sunday evening. Mr and Mrs Paul Doctor of Concordia were in town Sunday evening. W P Shivvers and Raymond Cooper made a business trip to Belleville Tuesday. Mr and Mrs Ray Chilcott drove to Jewell City Sunday.
Clarence Norris spent Sunday with his parents Mr and Mrs Parlee Plotner and Georgia Preble returning Sunday evening from Lawrence where Mr Plotner worked at the University of Kansas. R A Doctor is under the weather this week.
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