Keys of the Kingdom at The Princess
A chronicle of Cronin's Keys of the Kingdom praised as a powerful dramatic film. Gregory Peck leads a strong cast including Vincent Price and Rosa Stradner in a biographical story of Francis Chisholm from England to China. Opening Aug 25 with showings at 8 pm, plus upcoming Sunday Dinner for a Soldier.
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A. J. Cronin
Cronin
Francis Chisholm
England
Francis
Scotland
China
Chisholm
Gregory Peck
Alexander Knox
Wilson
Thomas Mitchell
Willie Tulloch
Vincent Price
August Mealy
Rosa Stradner
Maria Veronica
Roddy McDowell
Peggy Ann Gardner
Nora
Jane Ball
Frozen Food Locker Operators Meet in Manhattan
A district gathering of Frozen Food Locker operators in Manhattan on Sunday included Lloyd Nelson and Wyatt Corbin. They were joined from Clyde by Hugh Selden and Elmer Coulter. Luncheon at Warren hotel preceded a profitable day for Nelson's Grocery and Market.
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Manhattan
Lloyd Nelson
Wyatt Corbin
Clyde
Hugh Selden
Elmer Coulter
Warren Hotel
Nelson’s
News Digest Reminder and Local Visit Notes
Due to the Japanese surrender news and early issue, some items arrived late but readers are urged to mail phone or bring in stories. Mrs. Robert Flesher and her children of Concordia spent the weekend in Scandia visiting relatives.
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Journal
Robert Flesher
Concordia
Scandia
See My Lawyer at Princess Theater Wows Wednesday Crowd
Olsen and Johnson headline the Broadway style comedy See My Lawyer at the Princess on Wednesday August 29 delivering zany humor and a full vaudeville lineup with Alan Curtis Grace McDonald Noah Beery Jr and Yvette among others. The film blends entertainment with a light plot about young lawyers striving to succeed and a romance with Grace McDonald. Coming September 5 is One Body Too Many.
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the Princess
Olsen and Johnson
Alan Curtis
Grace McDonald
Noah Beery, Jr
Yvette
Carmen Amaya
King Cole
Hudson Wonders
Four
Christians
Lawyer
Miss McDonald
Very Small Attendance at Jap Surrender Service
Attendance at the Wednesday surrender observance was pitifully small, despite public knowledge of the program. Mrs. E. E. Conzelman chaired, Rev. N. H. Pearson led, and Rev. M. A. Perkins spoke, with Kipling’s Lest We Forget read by Sgt. Robi White and group singing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. E. Conzelman
N. H. Pearson
M. A. Perkins
United Brethren Church
Rudyard Kippling
Sgt. Robi. White
Submarine Net Lifted From San Francisco Harbor
The Navy removed a 6 000 ton anti submarine net that guarded San Francisco Bay since December 1941. The net stretched 4312 miles below the water from California City to the Marina, anchored by hundreds of sunken concrete blocks and buoyed by 1 200 buoys. Built at the Tiburon depot, it withstood currents and snared debris while allowing up to 600 ships weekly through its gates and housing 70 officers and 700 to 800 enlisted men who serviced it.
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San Francisco
Calif
San Francisco Bay
Navy
California City
Marina
Tiburon Navy
Thursday Callers at Theo Danielson Home
Mrs Elmer Danielson and Dorothy Mrs Tekla Brown Mrs Hilda Edlund and Florence with her house guest Mrs Otto Chalberg of Lincoln Nebr were Thursday afternoon callers at the Theo Danielson home.
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Elmer Danielson
Dorothy
Tekla Brown
Hilda Edlund
Florence
Otto Chalberg
Lincoln
Nebr
Theo. Danielson
Sederlin and Cox Visit Topeka relatives
Ray Sederlin and Dean Cox were in Topeka from Friday to Wednesday visiting relatives and friends.
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Ray .Sederlin
Dean Cox
Topeka
Princess adds midweek shows with new weekly schedule
The Princess theatre expands with extra Saturday Sunday screenings and new midweek dates starting September 11 12. Tuesday Wednesday lineups include Tall in the Saddle Sudan Patrick The Great Casanova Brown. Thursday schedule shifts regular Wednesday attraction to Thursday featuring West of the Pecos East Side of Heaven and others.
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Tall In
Sudan
Patrick the Great
Casanova Brown
The
Pecos
East Side of
Heaven
Bing Crosby
Don Juan Quilligan
Claudette Colbert
Laurel and Hardy
St. Louis
Brooklyn
National Velvet
Thunderhead
Victory Service Honors Surrender Day at Our Savior's Church
A Victory Service was held Sunday evening at Our Savior's Lutheran Church in Norway to mark the surrender and honor church members in service. The church featured garden flowers and a large candlelit V for the men honored. Rev. L. N. Wigdahl delivered the address with musical selections in the program.
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Our Savior’s Lutheran Church
Norway
L. N. Wigdahl
Death of Mrs Florence Vandeveer in Belleville hospital
Mrs Florence Vandeveer died Saturday after several months illness spent in Patterson Belleville hospital. She endured an incurable malady and death came as relief. Funeral services were held at Scandia Funeral Home and Methodist Church Monday afternoon conducted by Rev M A Perkins of United Brethren church.
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Florence Vandeveer
Patterson Hospital
Belleville
Scandia
Bachelor-Faulkner Co
Methodist Church
M. A. Perkins
United Brethren Church
Valjean Jackson Key Figure In Atomic Bomb Work
Valjean Jackson son of Mr and Mrs Albert Jackson is cited as a factor in the making of the famous Atomic Bomb. A Scandia high school graduate he earned a Bachelor of Science in chemistry from Bethany College in 1944 and has since been employed as a research chemist at the Clinton Engineer Works in Oak Ridge Tennessee.
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Valjean Jackson
Albert Jackson
Valjean
Scandia High School
Bethany
Lindsborg
Clinton Engineer Works
Oak Ridge
Tenn
Princess Theatre Opens Early With 8:00 PM Show
Beginning Saturday night August 25 the Princess Theatre will start its first show at 8:00 p.m. The feature Keys to the Kingdom will be an extra long picture causing a changeover before September 1. Tell all your friends.
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Princess Theatre
School to Open September Amid Teacher Shortage
Plans call for the opening of school on September 3 with the high school faculty still incomplete due to a critical shortage of teachers. Enrollments for high school occur Wednesday, August 29 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. The office operates Thursday to Saturday mornings. Grade school pupils report September 3 in their rooms.
Princess Theatre Keeps Show On After Japan Surrender
The community sought entertainment as news of Japan's surrender arrived. Despite businesses closing for the day, the Princess Theatre performed the show on Tuesday and remained calm and reverent as Scandia marked the moment. News from larger cities seemed inappropriate given the victory's cost.
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Japan
Princess Theatre
Scandia
Carl W Clair to Teach at Solomon
Carl W Clair formerly Jewell County Agent returns to teaching as the County Farm Agency is dispensed. He will join Solomon schools next year while Mrs Clair remains in Mankato to market their 1000 turkeys.
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Carl W. Clair
Jewell Co
Solomon
Mr. Clair
Depot Repairs Bring New Look to Scandia Depot
Workmen from Atchison began remodeling the Missouri Pacific depot in Scandia last week. Crews will remove partitions, add a new roof and paint to improve appearance and town transportation. Earlier, the Rock Island depot was completed, boosting area facilities. Wednesday visitors to E. M. Eastvedt’s home included Leonard and family Stenson of Rock Springs Wyoming.
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Atchison
Missouri Pacific
Scandia
Rock Island
Letters from War Fronts Reach Scandia and Manila
Wartime missives describe life on the Ryukyu Islands and in Manila with details of frontline experiences, local life, and greetings back home. Messages from Marines and paratroopers recount air raids, exchange with natives, and notes from the 17th Airborne and 82nd Airborne divisions alongside home-front updates on furloughs and reunions.
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Myrtle
John
Ryukyu Islands
Kansas
Irvin C. Nondorf
Co. B
C-O
San Francisco
Calif
Kansas North Central Kansas Free Fair Opens at Belleville
The 1945 North Central Kansas Free Fair in Belleville starts Monday Aug 27 with a week of daily features. Highlights include Lucky Lott Hell Drivers, a 1000 prize horse show, Three Cheers Revue, national stars, Lippincotts Magician, WIBW Topeka show, and potential all time attendance due to gasoline restrictions easing.
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Belleville
Three Cheers
N.C.K
Lippincott
Topeka
N.C. K
Mrs Nelson Injured In Home Fall
Mrs Nelson, mother of Ern est Nelson, sustained a serious accident at her home Friday of last week after she fell down the cellar steps. She suffered a broken bone above the knee, fractured ribs, and a severe head gash needing several stitches. Nearly 86, she was active and plans her garden duties, and now rests at home under care with conditions as they stand.
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Nelson
Ernest Nelson
Iliff Banks welcome baby daughter Eleanor Rae
Mr and Mrs Iliff Banks of Republic announce the birth of a baby girl Eleanor Rae. Mrs Banks is formerly Pearl Haney, cousin of Mrs May Mead.
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Iliff Banks
Republic
Eleanor Rae
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Collier
Victory Service
Vandeveer
Eastvedt
Leonard Stensons
Rock Springs
Wyo
Darwin L. Housholder
Glenn M. Housholder
France
Donald
Andy) Anderson
17Th Airborne Division
194 Glider Inf
Andy
Luneville
Darwin
504Th Parachute
82Nd Airborne Division
194Th Ghder
17Th Airborne
Pete” Ward
Manila
Mac
New Guinea
Mack
R. J. Bettis, Jr
R. J. Bettis, Sr
States
Europe
Miami
Fla
R. J
Nervice
Cpl
Darrel Berry
Emory Berry
Leavenworth
Vivian Dunn Millison
Bill Dunn
Naples
Leghorn
Italy
Sgt. Millison
Utica
N. Y
Elmer Isaacson
Georgia
Southland
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