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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1971
Page
2
The notice lists subscription rates: 3.60 per year in Kansas and Nebraska, 4.00 per year in other states. Single copy price 6 cents. Classified rates 3 cents per word with a 2 cent minimum. Display ads 56 cents per column inch. Card of thanks minimum 2 cents. Open House announcements 50 cents. News deadline is Tuesday at 10 a.m.
Potpourri notes profuse blooms on Scandia streets with vivid flowers cared for by local planters. The letter thanks garden volunteers and cites Daisy Reed and Jack Smiths as eye catching displays. Social club events and neighbors’ visits are recounted amid a snapshot of small town life.
A slice of small town life from Scandia and surrounding areas includes daily field coffee carried by children, family visits between Greensburg and Harvey South Dakota, a wedding in Scandia with Thomas and Kenyon, a birth in Republic County Hospital, and a return from vacation in Ohio. Also noted is local dental care information for Dr. E Porter Ahrens.
A pastor recounts a story of two neighbors and Johnson grass turning into a lifelong feud and later a marriage. Boost Scandia Social Hour Club met August 3 with 18 members. plans for August 10 picnic and August 17 meeting. poems and flower contests highlighted. local visits noted. readers’ ads encourage readiness to buy.
A quirky kitchen note describes a mixed sauce for sandwiches and leftover meat. It praises its versatility on bread and crackers, with substitutes like tomato paste, eatsup, or chili sauce. The piece also shares thrifty tips for using leftover noodles and a snack idea from Carol Jean Christian of New York.
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