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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1935
Page
2
Observation Tower founder Ralph R Upton who coined Stop look listen was killed with his wife in an Indiana auto wreck. The note recalls his safety work and lasting slogan marking rail crossings. The piece blends obituary tone with poems and local reflections on travel politics and 1936 era candidates.
Francis Burchett, a Courtland drug gist, served 24 days in jail for liquor law violations and was released after partial fine payment by labor. 4-H Club achievement days proceed across ten clubs. top members will represent the county at the fair. Two more money recovery and mortgage foreclosure cases arise in district court. A marriage license was issued on August 10 to Roy V. Peterson and Lois E. Stolander in Jamestown. The court house park project nears completion with crushed rock and excavation. Henry Williams, formerly foreman of the prison crew, now leads the court house relief workers amid unfinished work.
Dr H E Robbins resigned as chief surgeon at Patterson Memorial hospital to join the Rock Island railroad in Denver. Hospital officials plan to keep regular staff in charge until a replacement is secured. A significant reduction in relief office staff is reported as heat and uncertainty affect county workers. A 4 County parade at Lincoln Park near US 40 drew many from Jewell Smith Mitchell and Osborne, with a Belleville American Legion post invited and a large homecoming noted.
A long narrative traces US 36 from St. Joseph to Oberlin, detailing Kansas towns and history. It notes Wathena and Troy as early trade centers, Pony Express stops at Seneca and Marysville, Highland University, Baker University, Newport era trails, and key county seats including Sabetha, Seneca, Marysville, Hanover, Belleville, and Phillipsburg along the route with founding dates and notable figures. It also recalls 19th century missions, settlers, and tribal events.
Captain Constantin Flink details a seven week canned diet on the Seth Parker, a four mast ship under Phillips Lord. The crew sailed from Panama to the Galapagos and Marquesas, enduring becalmed seas and cold, relying on canned vegetables, meats, and dairy to stay healthy. They supplemented with loganberry juice and tomato juice and consumed limited fresh fish and fruit only after reaching the Marquesas.
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