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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1966
Page
2
In a note from The Blade Empire, Concordia editors explain their methods for selecting and presenting community news. They defend front page choices, acknowledge errors, invite reader corrections, and discuss the value of thoughtful headlines and balanced coverage.
The column reflects on forty issues and recalls varied local topics from Scandia Rural High sports to rural fire district plans. It highlights deer hunting crops weather minister coordination and a new fire truck plus editor notes and special features by the editor’s wife.
Journal readers now access Deanelli letters from Europe printed in latest issues. A KSC Home Economics bulletin asserts sugar is sugar regardless of origin, advising airtight storage to protect moisture. Genesco Inc and car makers seek safer garments with flame retardant and air conditioned clothing without changing appearance or wear.
A playful look at dogs and their varying shapes tails and loyalties. The piece notes how dogs win hearts with devotion and sympathy and then take charge at home.
A narrator notes a relentless knocking at the back door of an office while a relative seeks entry at the front. A minister friend’s remark about God and dogs surfaces, underscoring the humor found in daily interruptions.
Deanell reflects on Rome’s catacombs and Peter and Paul’s imprisonment, then travels through the Alps to Geneva. She highlights Rome’s Christian heritage, Bernini and Da Vinci works, and Geneva’s Reformation legacy with Calvin and Knox. The diary ends with a homeward sense of cultural insight and a book review.
Mr and Mrs George Cardwell visited Mr and Mrs L R Denoyer on Sunday afternoon. Mr and Mrs Carl Erickson called at the Cecil Allen home Sunday evening.
A July 25 1966 notice announces state civil service exams for Draftsman I II in September with August 19 deadline. Positions are mainly with the State Highway Commission in Topeka. Food Service Manager roles are at the University of Kansas Lawrence. Applications available from State Personnel Division Topeka or Kansas Employment Service offices.
Sunday guests joined the Arnold Perry family for Robert Perry's sixteenth birthday. The gathering included Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Larson and Lori and Lyle.
Mrs Eva Sjolander’s relatives come from Avoka Texas and Childress Texas to Kackley as house guests for two nights. They join Mrs Sjolander on her visit with Lydia Olson. The group plans an extended tour of Iowa Minnesota and Canada.
Donna Runft presided at the Legion Hall as 21 members and 6 leaders attended the Sher dahl 4 H club meeting on July 11. The group discussed Roundup and leadership camps, waved exchange participation with Narka and Norway, and announced the August 7 annual tour. Demonstrations included Ice Cream Topping, Cleaning Cultivator Shay Is, Measuring Brown Sugar, Orange Juice Float, Eye Nog, Parliamentary procedure What Is A Motion, and Why 4 Hers Should Say Thanks. Paula Nondorf presented music appreciation and Beverly Thomas shared slides from Washington DC trip for about 42 attendees.
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