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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1946
Page
3
Notice records this item as second class mail in Scandia Kansas under the 1879 Act of Congress dated March 8 1879, indicating postal designation and filing.
The Methodist Church lists Rev Hjalmar Larson as minister. Sunday Sabbath School at 10 with classes for all led by Superintendent Joyce Johnson. The preaching service follows at 11 conducted by Rev Hjalmar Larson.
Our Savior's Lutheran Church in Norway Kansas led by Pastor Oliver I N Wigdahl holds Sunday school at 10 30 or 19 A M with Milton Stenson as superintendent. Divine services include adult baptism and confirmation at 11. Choir rehearsal Friday August 16 at 8 pm. Congregation plans all day Thursday August 15 to prepare for the convention.
The Kansas-Omaha Young People Lather League and Choral Union met from August 23 to 25 to discuss district activities and plans for upcoming choir performances.
Sunday School starts at 4 p m with Lavinia Evert as superintendent Preaching at Norway at 11 a m Evening service at Scandia at 8 p m The congregation pledges to give their best through work and service and to share resources as partners with God.
Evangelical Lutheran Church at the American Legion Hall led by Pastor Oliver L. N. Wigdahl holds Divine services Sunday evening at 8. Sermon titled Stewardship from Luke 16 17 and an adult class for baptism and confirmation. Sunday school at 7 3. Congregation invited to Kansas Omaha Circuit Young People's Luther League and Choral Union Convention at Norway August 23 8 25.
The Little Friendly Church led by Pastor N H Pearson holds Sunday School and Bible Classes at 10 00 a m and morning service at 11 00. no evening service. Alex Scott and sons plan a Sand Hills trip to Cozad Nebr. Guests at Axel Nelsons include Emil Johnson Lena Erickson Hilda Edlund Florence Lund Anton Lund and Anton Nelson Elvera Mr and Mrs C O Reece visit Jim Nunn Courtland.
Agricultural research shows cotton varieties improve light truck and passenger car tires with long mileage and strong carcass. Buckwheat yields rutin for hypertension treatment. Corn cobs and cottonseed hulls may produce 90 to 95 gallons of liquid motor fuel per ton including ethyl alcohol.
Belief in hawk and owl destructiveness is widespread though many species provide rodent control. Farmers lose allies to wolf hunts. a barn owl pair reportedly eats over 1,500 mice and 200 rats in one season. Great Horned owl and Cooper's and Sharp-shinned hawks prey on rabbits and quail, while the latter two are small with darting flight.
Geological forces push crust to form mountains and valleys as earthquakes and eruptions reshape the ocean floor. The 1 600 mile Marianas belt between Tokyo Bay and Guam hosts volcanic peaks like Aracas and Suribachi, marking U S activity at Iwo Jima.
Over the past 30 years the rayon industry expanded rapidly in the south alongside cotton textiles. With wood pulp and cotton linters readily available, southern plants produced about three quarters of U S rayon output in 1939, valued at 119 million dollars for rayon and allied products and 112 million dollars for rayon broadwoven goods.
The trumpeter swan, North America’s largest waterfowl, has quadrupled its numbers in a decade. In 1935 only 73 existed in the United States after Red Rock Lakes refuge was created. the latest tally exceeds 301, with 60 at Yellowstone, 163 at Red Rock Lakes, and the rest near these sites at National Elk Refuge in Wyoming and Malheur Refuge in Oregon.
The Board of County Commissioners met in regular session on July 31 and August 7, 1946 and approved numerous claims across General Fund Salaries and other accounts. Items include payments to numerous individuals for salaries, reimbursements, and miscellaneous costs, with entries for roads, supplies, and public assistance. Community updates note local visitors and social calls among residents.
Sunday afternoon guests included Mr and Mrs Theodore Danielson Mrs Tekla Brown Mr and Mrs Lloyd Brown and Larry Mr and Mrs Marker Lindecrantz and Robert Mr and Mrs Vernon Smith and Ramona Mr and Mrs Elmer Danielson Kenneth and Dorothy and Pat Sandell. They joined Mrs Stafford Ber nita to toast the occasion.
The Scandia Journal requests notices of laundry cleaning to be sent by 10 A M on Monday and Thursday mornings. Leave laundry for Monday service. The Scandia Journal.
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