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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1931
Page
1
A stream of whimsical Scandia items covers odd happenings and local quirks. Mentions include a midweek dance hall twister, a Hoover Hotel cottonwood, hobos near Belleville, a fire wagon run, and recollections of public hearings, weather quirks, and small-town observations.
Rain totaling over two inches drenched Scandia and nearby areas to revive corn and ease a heat wave. Showers lingered Friday to Saturday with a stronger rain and wind, then cooler temperatures spread through the weekend. Wheat ground benefits, plowing resumes, and corn yield looks to rise barring pests. A local note reports Pi and Kappa Delta keys lost. neighbor Mrs. Gust Aberg, 73, recovered them after a two day search.
The Friendship Club meets in the aid room with Mrs Chas Hohman hosting. Children lead the morning service with offertory and ushers. Sermons focus on The One Cent Postage Stamp. Services at Scandia 10 00 and Norway 11 15. The evening park service features Pastor Glen Megill.
The Amane Lutheran Church marks the tenth Sunday after Trinity with Gospel reading Luke 19 41 47 and a Sunday School and marching worship at usual hours. Union services at City Hall in the evening and a Dorcas Society social Friday afternoon. Annual Sunday School picnic Tuesday at Walter Henry cabin four miles north of the bridge with basket dinner. Carl Kuilberg mourned by family and congregation.
Our Saviors Lutheran Church in Norway Kansas reports increased Sunday School attendance and Bible study at 10 oclock. The Ladies Aid meets Thursday with Mrs J R Hugos hosting. The choir will practice Thursday at the Methus home and Friday at the church. Pastor Orlin Toreeson invites all to attend.
Church picnic weekend at the Nelson home two miles west one south four west south side of the road featuring games athletic contests refreshments and fellowship. Lord's Day morning service under W F M S auspices with a thank offering for the society’s work. Egg money to treasurer. Sunday offerings. Evening union park service with other Scandian churches. final Tuesday evening program.
Fourteen boys from two Scandia Methodist Sunday School classes returned from a three day camp at Pawnee Park. Led by Joyce Johnson and Emil Isaacson, the program was sponsored by the Brotherhood Society. Supervisors included Mrs Isaacson, Mr Johnson, and Rev Bert Selin with a closing picnic for attending boys and their families.
Counties in Kansas moved to postpone semiannual tax installments amid record low wheat prices harming farmers. Some delayed deadlines and waived penalties, while 58 of 105 counties reported actions. 17 counties pushed back dates and others avoided penalties until July 1. R G Price substitutes at Rock Island depot during McGregor family visit in Temple Texas.
The note invites officers and officials to attend a meeting at the parsonage as part of the church events. Welcome to the Methodist Church. B. W. Selin, pastor.
Christian Science churches Sunday August 2 centered on love. The Golden Text promises God’s mighty saving presence and rejoicing in love. Bible citations from I John 4 12 16 and passages from Science and Health emphasize brotherhood and caring for another's needs.
The newly formed Scandia Garden Club with local merchants and nurseries coordinates the first annual Flower Show at the Journal office. One hundred events receive prizes from Blue Valley Nursery and others, with entries accepted Aug 15 morning and judging in the afternoon.
The City Cash Market has completed extensive remodeling. Proprietor Sam Benedict refurnished the interior, installed new shelving, and rearranged fixtures to improve merchandise display and ease for customers and clerks.
Werner and his associates have completed the concrete and brick work on the Old City Hall remodeling. J O Anderson and son will finish the woodwork and refinishing soon. Mr Hense and family from Alburnett, Iowa visited Guy Ward’s home, recalling a residence here about 35 years ago.
Glen Currie Carl McDowell and Godfrey McDowell motored to Lost Springs last Thursday on business.
Officials in Scandia debunk rumors that City Hall is unsafe for public assemblies. They confirm two weak corners were rebuilt and declare the building absolutely safe, verifiable by city officials.
Mrs. J. H. Nunn of Courtland announces a new ladies ready-to-wear shop in Scandia. The store will open about Aug. 15 in the Jetty Beauty Shoppe building, with remodeling underway and stock purchased at Eastern markets this weekend.
Simms pitched well for the Swedes, holding Ruskin to five hits and one inning with no more than a single Ruskin runner reaching third. G Frazier led the Swedes with two singles and a two base hit in four trips, helping lift Scandia into a tie for fourth in the Valley League.
The Power Company in Scandia and nearby towns will implement a small rate cut. The schedule lowers lighting costs from 11 to 10 cents and adjusts the monthly minimum. The change, effective September 1, aims to ease consumer expenses.
One department answered eight calls as a small fire at Ada. Aspegren home was extinguished with chemical extinguishers. The blaze, caused by a sight wire in a wall socket, caused minor damage.
A wind storm struck a private farm causing damage to several trees and small outbuildings. The event is reported with sparse details and unclear locations, noting destruction around Predvickeon farm and nearby structures.
The Princess Theatre in Scandia cuts admission to 10 cents on Tuesday and Wednesday and 10 cents for children and 15 cents for adults on Friday and Saturday. Manager R. E. Cooper says the price drop, effective tomorrow night, comes from lower operating costs with three major film producers, while maintaining identical quality.
Scandia baseball fans will see the Swede team in action next Sunday on the local diamond against Republic City, which sits in third place in the Republican Valley League. Simms, now with Scandia, will start on the mound against his former teammates, hoping to net a victory that would tie Scandia for third. Republic City has been erratic but strong, and a win could tilt the standings as the two clubs meet for the third time this season.
The budget published in The Journal shows a city levy to be approved at Friday's council meeting. After a public hearing at City Hall last week the levy is set to rise by about three quarters of a mill due to property valuation changes.
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