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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1932
Page
1
Clyde Short led the Democratic bid for Congress in Kansas Sixth District with a small Scandia audience Monday. The piece notes anti tax sentiment and previews the race against Sparks in November. It lists books received by the Scandia Public Library and includes local quips about weather and politics.
Republic county 4-H clubs will hold their first annual camp at Pawnee Park near Republic City on August 8 9 and 10 under state leaders Prof A J Schoth and Miss Mabel R Smith. The camp aims to teach system habits organization and cooperation with daily schedules including reveille flag salutes meals inspections handwork swimming recreation and camp business leading to a mayor and council governed setup.
Local youths and visitors from Abilene Kansas City Norcatur Wray Colorado and Fort Wayne spent a week at Brown's Memorial Park Abilene. Richard Hiatt Jack Reece and Bill Reece earned merit badges of handicraft at the camp. Families including the Isaacsons and Deeters visited relatives before returning home.
At the Methodist Church today the Sunday School Picnic will be held at the Otto Nelson farm with transportation meeting in town at 10 30 a m. Lord's Day services are scheduled with morning worship and a union park service at City Hall Park in the evening. Plans are under way for a community auction sale on August 12 at the Gust Nystrom farm. watch for sale bills. The pastor preached last Sunday and led the quarterly conference.
The Amana Lutheran Church reports on the Eleventh Sunday after Trinity with Gospel from Matthew 21 28 to 31. Sunday school and morning worship in Swedish at usual hours. Webber High School band is expected to perform at the park in the evening. The vineyard work continues today and tomorrow. Pastor Chas Pehrson signs the notice.
The Boy Scouts meet at 7 30 this evening with a camp report to be given. Last Sunday's services were a success and more may attend the new service format this coming Sunday. Worship includes the pastor's sermon and prayer meeting is Tuesday evening. Rev M C Mills of Manhattan was a Sunday guest at the Rev Megill home. V Glen Megill, pastor.
The Brown Memorial Camp in Abilene hosted sixteenth camping period for Jayhawk Area Council Boy Scouts. Three Scandia youths Richard Hiatt and Jack and Billy Reece with Rev. W. G. Megill earned merit badges. Billy won a pre marksman medal after leaving for Kansas City. Seventy-four scouts and twelve scoutmasters attended.
All games in the Republican Valley Baseball League were postponed last Sunday due to rain. Formoso would have faced Superior, Republic City was set to play Red Cloud, and Lawrence was to meet Mankato. Rescheduled as doubleheaders on the fields originally planned.
The Mankato second team, bolstered by five players from the Republican Valley League club, fell to Crider's Scandia Savages 13 to 5 on the local field. Hall pitched for Mankato while Jackson caught Scandia. Also noted: Mrs. Cecil Sargeant and daughter Emogene visited from Riley, staying at the Robt. Doctor home, with Mr. Sargeant driving in Saturday.
Mrs Emil Johnson and Mrs Willard of Formosa and Miss Ellen Anderson left Wednesday for Guttenberg Nebraska to visit friends before going to Greeley Colorado to visit with Mr and Mrs Frank Swanson Mrs C V Hagman and Ruth Miss Lois Hiatt and Miss Genevieve Freed made a business trip to Lincoln Nebraska last Thursday They returned home Friday R E Cooper motored to Newton Sunday and Ms M M Sandborn who has been visiting relatives there a few weeks returned with him Mr and Mrs Wm Bichacher L A Melby and Eldon Stensons left Monday for St Louis Missouri to attend to business Miss Eva Sandborn of Clay Center visited from Friday until Sunday at the R E Cooper home
Rainfall across Republic Valley restored the corn crop and moisture. Three inches in a week improved conditions for fall plowing and potential harvest, with an inch and a half on Friday night and additional showers over the weekend. Farmers estimate about half a crop may be harvested if conditions remain favorable.
Mr and Mrs Abe Johnson of Manhattan and Anna Johnson of Stillwater Okla were weekend guests of Mr and Mrs Aaron Johnson.
Mr and Mrs Ray Tingstrom and Jean of Lawson Missouri spent Saturday night and Sunday with relatives and friends here.
Alfred M. Landon of Independence won the Republican nomination for governor, leading Lacy Simpson of Canton before Simpson conceded. Harry Wooding is the Democratic nominee after Donald Muir defeat. early returns show Ben Paulen beating Joe Mercer for U.S. Senate on the Republican ticket.
The Princess Theatre presents a wild Western thriller next Friday and Saturday featuring Tim McCoy as the lead. Tickets are available from Scandia merchants with a ten cent admission during the Merchants Trade Show evening.
A Monday doubleheader at Scandia field pitted Sherman English's Scandia Junior team and a Scandia pick-up against Cuba, and a Scandia pick-up versus Randall. The local junior squad lost 14 to 7 while the Swede pick-up outfit won 7 to 6. A small crowd watched both games.
The Scandia Methodist baseball team led by a strong offense defeated Macyville 30 to 5 on Monday. Scoring barrage stretched as the innings progressed, giving Scandia their sixth straight league win with no losses this season.
Republic County Kansas earns national notice for no outstanding indebtedness. In a reply to E H Taylor of The Country Gentleman, County Clerk Herb Coombs cites living within means, no bonds issued for courthouse or jail, careful disbursement, and a policy of building roads by gasoline funds rather to direct taxes. The county reports 1991 valuation changes and strong tax collection, with all weather highways and careful budgeting amid budget law constraints.
Andrew B. Johnson a 67 year old prosperous Beaverton farmer living two miles south of Karkley died Tuesday morning at 7 by hanging himself in a granary on his farm. Worries over finances and trading losses are blamed for the rash act. He leaves four sons. his wife died about twenty years ago and he remained at the family home.
Carl Westin of Topeka spat Saturday night and Sunday at his parents home. Frances Westin, visiting from here, returned with him, joined by Helen Westin who will stay briefly in Topeka.
Mrs Ada Aspegren with Dorothy Norma and Mr and Mrs Carrol Anderson expect to depart Abbey for Trenton Missouri to visit Mr and Mrs Harold Bowling and family Miss Jean Tingstrom guest at Aspegren home plans to return to Lawson Missouri.
Frank Williams thanks friends who worked and voted for his nomination as commissioner from the Second Republic County district. He expresses trust in a fall election and pledges to repay supporters with a good administration.
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