Two Student Composers at Bethany College
Bethany College notes two student composers in its Fine Arts program. Stoy Swanson and Marion Madison from Scandia Kansas completed a semi classical ballad titled Mother I Long for You. The song has been accepted by Ogren and Uhle Publishing Company Rockford Illinois and will be published soon. Their photos and bios will appear in the next musical catalogue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bethany College
Stoy Swanson
Marion Madison
Ogren and Uhle Publishing Co. Inc
Rockord
Ill
Scandia
Kansas
Musical Catalogue
Lindsborg News-Record
Private sale of household furnishings announced
Roy Muth lists items for private sale including a three hole stove with oven, kitchen cabinet, 9 by 12 linoleum rug, and a 9 by 12 Axminster rug, described as practically new. The notice invites interested buyers to contact for purchase details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Muth
Mrs Chas Nordman Stricken By Heart Trouble Wednesday
Mrs Chas Nordman suddenly fell ill from heart trouble on Wednesday. The report notes the abrupt health issue and does not include further details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chas. Nordman
Fire Threatens Farm Home Near Norway. Fire Quickly Extinguished
Fire broke out in the Olof Tiller farm residence a mile and a half southeast of Norway around 2:30 a.m. Wednesday. Homer Christensen woke to breaking glass, found a dresser aflame, and alerted Scandia for help. Quick water application saved the house. start of fire unknown. Mrs Jennings and children of Colby paused during their Tuesday visit before continuing to Oklahoma with Mrs Jennings’ nephew Dean Corbin for the winter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Olof Tiller
Norway
Homer Christensen
Christensen
Scandia Telephone Central
Henry Jennings
Colby
Woodward
O.‘a
North Central Kansas Free Fair Promises Big Midway and Child Clinic
The North Central Kansas Free Fair opens with full Live Stock and Poultry halls and a near capacity floral hall. The Child's Clinic led by Dr Nordstrom will offer free exams, inviting Republic and neighboring counties to bring children for health checks and school readiness. The midway boasts seven new rides, Wortham carnival shows, and nightly dances and entertainment, including a Friday pony race with cash prizes and a grand parade and style show.
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Kansas State Board of Agriculture
Floral Hall
Republic Co., Medical Assn
Nordstrom
Kansas City
Republic
Wortham
Republic County
Harley Pierce
Animal World
Beycat
Great Fair Auto Bicycle Races Offer Cash Prizes
Participants race cars and bicycles with no entry fees. Auto and bicycle prizes total 955 dollars, horse races 1395 dollars. The event runs all week starting August 23 near Oak Nebraska with nightly dramatic shows by North Bros. Big Dramatic Show.
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Harley Pierce
Oak
Nebraska
North Bros. Big
Boyce A Fine Singer From Clay Center
James P. Boyce son of Rev and Mrs J C Boyce sang at St Pauls Episcopal church in Clay Center. A Cincinnati Conservatory student he studied under Dan Beddoe and performed in The Miracle and The Castle Agra vant. He will return to Cincinnati this fall to continue his musical course.
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Clay Center
James P. Boyce
J. C. Boyce
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church
James
Cincinnati
Ohio
Jimmy Boyce
Grey Center
Clay Center Times
Gustavian Quartette to Close Open-Air Course Next Wednesday
The Gustavian Quartette from St Peter Minnesota will perform the final open-air entertainment number on August 18 with Prof Ryberg touring. A male quartet plus cornet and piano solos are promised drawing a large attendance. Admission 35 cents. season tickets admit one. Tickets will be checked for course attendance.
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St. Peter, Minn
Ryberg
Wheat Festival train draws huge crowds in two towns
Large attendance at Belleville and Courtland greeted the Wheat Festival train, the first visit of a five year program by Kansas State Agricultural College and the Rock Island Railway with state aides and local boosters. Belleville Chamber offered 30 dollars in prizes for top three bushels. Horace Wilkes won first 15 dollars, John Jensen second, Siduv and Frank Philippi third with 5 dollars.
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Belleville
Courtland
Kansas State Agricultural College
Rock Island Railway
State Grain Weighing Department
Kansas City Chamber of Commerce
John 5. Jensen
Scandia
Sid Uv
Frank Philippi
Cuba
Drouth Resistant Corn Plan Urges Republic County Farmers
Republic County Board of Agriculture secretary WwW Barnard calls for cooperative breeding of drought resistant corn, urging farmers to submit names and seed amounts for exchange. Plan aims to produce commercial yields in about two years with a display at the 1927 fair in Belleville Kansas.
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R. Barnard
Republic County Board of Agriculture
Belleville
Kansas
County convention of Wo man’s Christian Temperance Union
Pre county convention of the Women’s Christian Temperance Union will be held at Norway on August 20 at the U B church. An all day session is planned with a silver medal contest in the evening. Members are urged to attend and friends of the organization are invited to any or all sessions.
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Woman's " Christian Temperance. Union
Norway
U. B
Dr Ahrens Visits Superior on Tuesday
Ahrens, a doctor, visited Superior for a business engagement on Tuesday, meeting local professionals and discussing potential collaborations. The visit highlighted ongoing ties between medical practitioners in the region.
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Ahrens
Superior
Republic County Normal Institute Heads to Belleville
Zellah Mosher county superintendent announces the Republic County Normal Institute to be held in Belleville from August 15 to 20. It marks the fiftieth institute in the county with a faculty of three lecturers and instructors. The staff includes W. S. Huesner conductor from Salina and H. E. Bradford from the University of Nebraska Lincoln along with Mrs. Ella Fowler primary instructor from Holton Kans. Bradford will oversee music instruction.
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Zellah Mosher
Republic County Normal Institute
Belleville
Npt
W. S. Huesner
Salina
H. E. Bradford
University of Nebraska
Lincoln
Ella Fowler
Holton
Kans
Bradford
Gipsy Smith Lectures at City Hall Park and Upcoming Meetings
Evangelist Gipsy Smith spoke to a large audience at City Hall Park on Wednesday describing his life from a roaming caravan to a London mission. He announced a ten day series of meetings at White Rock camping grounds starting Friday evening. Riverside Park hosted a local association gathering with families enjoying food and a pleasant program. Rev Muth, barber at Henry Fulcomer’s shop, plans to move his family to Twin Falls Idaho.
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Gipsy. Smith
City Hall Park
Mr. Smith
London
Riverside Park
Republic County Banks Association
Rev .Muth
Henry Fulcomer
Twin Falls
Idaho
Blanche Haggman in Concordia Tuesday Morning
Blanche Haggman was seen in Concordia on Tuesday morning.
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Blanche Haggman
Concordia
Farmers Union Picnic at Pawnee Park Aug 18
The Republic County Farmers Union Picnic will be held at Pawnee Park on Wednesday next week August 18. An all day program includes readings music horse shoe pitching contests baseball games between Rydal and Union Valley teams sport for ladies and children ice cream and cold drinks. Hon. W. P. Lambertson of Fairview Kan director of the Farmers Union Association will speak at 3 PM. Big basin dinner Chas. Blosser plans an aeroplane display. All warmly invited.
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Republic County Farmers Union
Pawnee Park
Rydal
Union Valley
W. P. Lambertson
Fairview
Kan
Farmers Union Association
Chas. Blosser
Coleman and Reece buy out Rickel in cement plants
Cole man and Reece acquire Rickel's interests in cement plants at Scandia Mankato and Smith Center and the Scandia sand pumping plant. The Brown county road work partnership stays intact until project completion about early October. Rickel teams with Dunbach, joining Atchison. They secure a road grading contract over forty five thousand dollars. Hogan and Reece focus on cement products. E C Wires and H I Johnson travel to Norton. Ed plans to visit county fair, while Johnson visits daughter Geneva hospital supervisor there.
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Cohogan & Reece
E. C. Wires
H. I. Johnson
Norton
Hoente
Mr. Johnson
Geneva
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Don Buckley
Scandia, Kansas
Bethany
Albert Larson
Jersey
Plymouth Rock Roosters
Chas. Monson
J. W. Sotwell
N. C. K. Fair
Boyce
Gustavian Quartette
Republic CO
Farmer’s Union
the Farmers Union
Henry Nystrom, Mer
Gipsy Smith
Farmers Union Picnic
Coleman & Reece Buy
Omaha
the Chilcott Bakery
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