Luther League Meeting At Amana Church Sunday
Luther League meets Sunday August 21 at 5 30 PM at the Amana Lutheran church for a group gathering and discussion.
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Luther League
Amana Lutheran Church
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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1966
Page
1
Two Tourney Finals Here Last Week
Scandia hosted two baseball finals with Clifton winning both. Courtland and Osborne opened with Osborne taking third place while Clifton routed Nar ka 10 0 in five innings to claim the championship. A large crowd witnessed 86 total runs in eight innings over about three hours as volunteers handled admissions and officiating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scandia
Clifton
Floyd Johnson
Kensington
Floyd
Narka
Ralph Moe
Godfrey Bomat
Don Larson
Doug Mullenix
Books Presented to Scandia Library by Willard Morgan
Willard Morgan of Kansas City donated several works to the Scandia Library. The list includes The Grapes of Wrath, Latter Day Sweethearts, The Valley of Decision, Claire Ambler, The Utmost Island, Stairway To The City, Rivers of Glory, The Sea of Grass, Little Men and Women of All Countries, Just Chums and eight paper backs. In July the museum hosted visitors from Oslo, Siessen, Saskatchewan and England.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willard Morgan
Kansas City
John Steinbeck
Marguuerite Dickson
F. van Wyck Mason
Conrad Richter
Milton Hadley
M. A. Donohue
Oslo
Norway
Siessen
Germany
Saskatchewan
Canada
England
Clifton K-18 Regional Champs Over Mankato 2 1
Clifton defeats Mankato 2-1 in eight innings to secure the K-18 regional title after a muddy field delay. Semi finals saw Mankato 2 Concordia 1 while Clifton beat Smith Center 10 3. Third place went to Concordia 5 2 over Smith Center. Last Sunday both Clifton and Mankato were eliminated in the state K-18 tournament at Lucas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mankato
Concordia
Clifton
Smith ‘Center
Smith Center
Lucas
Aston
Alton
Colby
SSA Visit Set for Belleville Kansas August 28 1966
A Social Security Administration representative will visit Belleville Kansas on Tuesday August 28 1966. Call the Courthouse Welfare Office for information between 10:00 and 2:00. Those who began benefits before 65 receive automatic notices about signing up for medical insurance in the 3 months before turning 65, and hospital insurance starts the month they reach 65.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Social Security Administration
Belleville
Kansas
Courthouse Welfare Office
Tennis Tournament Still Going Strong
In the Lions Club Tennis Tourney second round results include Terry Gile over Mary Lou Reece 7-5 in grades 5 and 6, Richard Melby over Steve Cooper 6-1 in 7th and 8th boys, Steve Cardwell over Kenneth Cardwell 6-3 in men under 30, Bill Reece over Geo Nielsen 6-0 in men over 30, Genevieve Melby over Ruth Nielsen 7-5 in women over 30, and Bill and Marynell Reece over George and Ruth Nielsen 6-2 in mixed doubles over 30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lions Club
Terry Gile
Mary Lou Reece
Richard Melby
Steve Cooper
Steve Cardwell
Kenneth Cardwell
Bill Reece
Geo. Nielson
Genevieve Melby
Ruth Nielson
Bill
Marynell Reece
George
Four-H Displays Highlight Summer Window Promos
Across the Journal office Gary Hobson promotes hog raising with "Keep Me Alive It Pays" posters. A nearby furniture store shows the Sherdahl 4-H book display "Books Open Doors To" with nine categories. The traveling library is also noted as a resource.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
4-Hi
Journal
Gary Hobson
Labette County Junior Leaders Visit Republic County
Six Labette County Junior Leaders and Jim Piiler visited Republic County last weekend staying with 4-H families. They toured farms and local operations including Tallents Egg, Eldon Pugh, Art Wendling, and Santa Fe Camper Co. A basket supper and swim party for 40 4-H families closed the visit, part of a two year exchange with Republic County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Piiler
Club Kent
Republic County
Carl Oohnson
Kerneth Sherwood
Linn Vale
Don Ranft
Jim Owens
Joe Kast
Jean O’brian
Ernest Blecha
Margaret O’briar
Calvin Scholl
Charlotte Robinson
Glen Benyshek
Dennis Horkman
Tallents Egg
Memorial dedicated at Norway for Bill Brewer
An electric scoreboard memorializing the late Bill Brewer was dedicated at the Norway baseball field on August 10 with about 200 attendees. Maurice Hammer led the tribute recalling Brewer’s coaching achievements and community support. A plaque reading Bill Brewer "Friend of the Boys" 1965 was unveiled, followed by a game among former players and a memorial committee led by Myron Reed, Harold Hammer, and Virgil Larsen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Brewer
Norway
Maurice Hammer
Topeka
Bill
Hammer
Bys
Myron Reed
Harold Hammer
Virgil Larsen
John Cory
Hward Powell
Gerald Jones
Dennis Jensen
Brian Stensaas
Daryl
Dennis Burt
Kenneth Bray
Jack Graham
Larry Bill Stensaas
Concordia
Richard Benson
Mankato
Charles Johnson
Talmo
Rbert Carlson
Eddie Johnson
Cortland
Dennis Larsen
Jamestown
Steve Pounds
Jim Reed
Richard Raney
Randy
Leon
Melvin
Gary
Virgil Jeardee
Lee Hedstrom
Brice Buer
Dana Brewer
Isaacson
Sam Awalt
Neal Combs
Harold Melhus
Loren
Don Hammer
Robert Carlgren
Norway-Scandia
4 H Fair Activities Open With Tractor Contest and Style Review
Republic County 4 H activities begin Friday with a 9 30 tractor driving contest at the fair grounds for tractor project entrants. At 1 00 in the Methodist church basement the Style Review and Best Groomed Boy contest will judge garments with public modeling Thursday at 6 30 pm near the 4 H exhibit building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Republic County
Methodist
Methodist Church
Back to School Issue Sets Enrollment and Reporting Dates
The journal highlights two key dates for the opening of school August 24 for enrollment and August 27 for the first reporting of football players. It notes changes from unification requiring school officials to adapt new training and courses for better student opportunities.
New Equipment Added for Grade School Classrooms
A typewriter with primer type and new filmstrip projectors join overhead and opaque projectors. A transparencies maker will be used with the overhead unit. Additional motion picture projectors support classroom learning this year.
Airboat ride reveals Scandia river history and shallow-water navigation
Last Saturday Mayor Moe hosted an airboat trip on the Republican River near Scandia to inspect riverbank timbers and a ferry remnant from 1871. The ride, owned by Russell Moe, highlighted a shallow-water craft designed for marshy Florida-like swamps and offered a new view of local history from water and sandbars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. Moe
Republican
Scardia
Scandia
Moe
Russell Moe
Florida
Scandia Norway Schools Enroll August 24 For New Term
Enrollment for all grades and high school set for August 24 from 9 to 11 30 with a noon dismissal on August 29 opening day. Textbook rental charges vary by grade from 2 to 8 dollars and include books and workbooks. New high school courses include German mechanical drawing and chemistry. Norway enrollment and fees mirror Scandia.
Honor Mrs. Ramsey on 99th Birthday Picnic
The 99th birthday of Mrs. Margaret Ramsey was observed with a picnic supper at Buffalo Park on Tuesday evening August 16. Attendees included Mrs. Ramsey, Mrs. Daisy Reed, Mr. and Mrs. Allen Gunter, Mrs. Charley Cardwell, and Mr. and Mrs. John Nystrom of Brundige Alabama.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Ramsey
Buffalo Park
Ramsey
Daisy Reed
Allen Gunter
Charley Cardwell
John Nystrom
Brundige
Alabama
Kansas conducts twelve August school bus safety clinics
The Kansas Highway Commission outlines twelve August clinics across Oakley Hays Great Bend Garden City Winfield Salina Emporia Iola Wichita Lawrence Pratt Topeka for school bus personnel. High school students share views while educators drivers discuss conduct and safety. Troopers explain laws and regulations. Attendance urged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
Kansas Highway Commission
State of Kansas
Oakley
Hays
Great Bend
Garden City
Winfield
Salina
Emporia
Iola
Wichita
Lawrence
Pratt
Topeka
Highway Patrol
Superintendent of Public Instruction
American Red Cross
Traffic and Safety Department
44H Cooking Girls Meet at Warren Johnson Home
The 44H Cooking Girls met July 12 at Warren Johnson residence with Beth and Ann Johnson as hostesses. They baked biscuits and cookies and other foods. Attendees included Cynthia and Sheila Thompson Rhonda Hall Linda Lindecrantz Judy and Jane Hobson Sharon Ranft Lois Nondorf Mary Ann Waite Beth and Arm Johnson and guest Paula Nondorf. Cooking leaders were Mrs. Don Runt and Mrs. William Waite.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren Johnson
Beth
Ann Johnson
Cynthia
Sheila Thompson
Rhonda Hall
Linda Lindecrantz
Judy
Jane Hobson
Sharon Ranft
Lois Nondorf
Mary Ann Waite
Arm Johnson
Paula Nondorf
Don Runt
William Waite
Scandia Names New Faculty for School Year
Five new teachers join Scandia schools with two shared posts at Courtland High. New staff include seventh grade and girls physical education by Jeanette Heikes, fifth grade by Mrs. Don Charles, and others in kindergarten through 8th grade. High school arrivals are Opal Allday and Priscilla Jackson plus Margaret Flynt. Shared duties involve Luella Nystrom German at both campuses and Raymond Stewart industrial arts shop. Courtland also shares Douglas Mullenix driver education and coaching roles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Courtland High School
Scandia
Jeanette Heikes
Don Charles
Hazel Hanzlick
Berniece Shirley
Winifred McEuen
Esther Anderson
Margaret Pankrantz
Marie Klima
Elmer Finkbiner
Opal Allday
Priscilla Jackson
Margaret Flynt
Lusella Nystrom
Courtland
Raymond Stewart
Douglas Mullenix
Milton Cooper
Carl Wahlmeier
Vocational Ag
Phyllis Pyle
May Robison
Dean Mobelman
Vek Sue Hammer
Engsh
Luella Nystrom
Rayemond Stewart
School personnel to serve Scandia schools
The article lists school staff including Mrs Milton Cooper as secretary custodians Loren Florell and Clark Freed high school cooks Maxine Florell Norma Berg gren Elma Allen Marjorie Davis and bus drivers Reus ben Johnson Ernest Kirk and Max Muth Also notes meal price change 30 cents and milk 2 cents per carton It also repeats bus safety rules from Encyclopedia Britannica Filma Inc emphasizing orderly boarding seating and safe conduct
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milton Cooper
Loren Florell
Clark Freed
Maxine Florell
Norma Berg«gren
Elma Allen
Marjorie Davis
Rade
Reus Ben Johnson
Ernest Kirk
Max Muth
Obituaries: Helen Ward and Frank E Williams
Mrs Helen Ward died Saturday at 58 born in Scandia lived most of life in town a 1982 Scandia High School graduate survived by son Allen daughter Marianna Kempkes and four Gunter brothers funeral at Bachelor Faulkner Dart Scardia Aug 16 interment Riverview Rev Richard Near officiating. Frank E Williams died at 81 in Republic County Hospital Belleville after a fall at home funeral held Aug 18 at Tibbetts Brothers Chapel Belleville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Ward
Scandia
Allen
Marianna Kempkes
Parlee
Douglas
Warren Gunter
Frank E. Williams
Republic County
Belleville
Tibbetts Brothers
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