N C K Free Fair Opens With New Stadium At Belleville
The North Central Kansas Free Fair begins Monday in Belleville with speedway events highlighted by a new concrete stadium worth 30000 dollars. Speed contests attract entrants from Los Angeles to Minneapolis and Detroit to Dallas for a total purses of 3250 dollars. The Merry Whirl revue leads the Friday night program as vaudeville acts and bands join motor racing that runs Wednesday through Friday.
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Belleville
Middle West
Los Angeles
Detroit
Dallas
Minneapolis
N. C.K. Fair
Belleville Fair
Kansas
Beloit Mayor John Stack to Speak at Community Park Service
John P. Stack, three time Beloit mayor and civic religious leader, will be the Sunday evening speaker at the Community Park Service. Rev R C Conn will lead and the United Brethren Presbyterian Church will provide music.
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John P. Stack
Beloit
Mrs Nick Fink Visits With Bergstrem and Osea
Mrs Nick Fink visited Saturday afternoon with Mrs Osea Bergstrem. The brief social call highlighted neighborhood greetings and local connection.
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Nick Fink
Osea
Bergstrem
Old Settlers Picnic Today at Lovewell Park
The White Rock Old Settlers Picnic will be held at the park near Lovewell today. A full program is planned for the afternoon with horseshoe pitching baseball and softball games band music acrobatic acts and speakers and literary numbers.
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Lovewell
Our Savior's Lutheran Norway Seeks Strong Attendance
Our Savior's Lutheran Norway notes Sunday School with Bible Classes at 10 and morning worship at 9. Pastor Torgeson, back from Iowa, welcomes all to services and Sunday School and asks for a hearty attendance.
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Our: Savior’s Lutheran
Norway
T. O. Torgeson
Iowa
The Little Friendly Church Dorcas Society Meeting
The Dorcas Society of The Little Friendly Church meets tomorrow in the church parlors with Mrs. Oscar Bergstrom Mrs. Victor Erickson and Mrs. Albert Forsberg as hostesses. Sunday school is at 10 and services with Rev. Linnerson at 11 a.m. Children went to sing at the Brantford missionary Rally last Sunday.
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Dorcas Society
Oscar Bergstrom
Victor Erickson
Albin Forsberg
Linnerson
Brantford
S. S
Methodist Church Outing and Evening Park Service
The Methodist Episcopal Church invites members to an outing at the Belleville pool meeting at five with lunch in the park at seven. Sunday School meets at ten, morning service at eleven, and in the evening Mr Stack of Beloit speaks at the park service. Members are urged to pay dues for the annual report preparation.
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League
Belleville
Stack
Beloit
Methodist Church
Ada Lutheran Church Events Schedule and Anniversary
Ada Lutheran Church Kackley hosts Sunday School and Bible classes at 10, morning worship at 11, evening service at 8, and confirmation rehearsal on Friday and Monday mornings at 9. Mission meeting tentative dates Sept 14. Fifteenth anniversary of the Lutheran Wheel on Sept 10. Ruth Society evening service Sept 5 led by Madeline Tornquist. Ruth Circle meets Aug 31 at Evelyne Freeman's home.
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Lutheran Wheel
The
Ruth Society
Madeline ‘Tornquist
Ruth
Evelyne
Freeman
Union Services Change at Norway and Scandia Churches
The U B Presbyterian church announces Sunday School at 10:00 and morning worship at 11:00 in Norway with lay speaker John P. Stack of Beloit discussing the church and the Kingdom of God. Due to a conflict, Scandia church meets with Norway at 10:00 for the morning service, and united services at 8:00 will feature Stack.
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Norway
John P. Stack
Beloit
Stack
Church
Kingdom of God
Scandia
Scandia Board Hires Miss West. Furniture Store Opens
Scandia will hire a teacher to fill a vacancy as Miss Rita West of Mound City Kansas is hired to teach the fifth and sixth grades replacing Adeline Regenquist who left for Pratt. Harry Hampton and Clark Danielson announce the opening of a new furniture store and funeral home with public viewings Saturday 4 to 9 PM and Sunday 2 to 6 PM.
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Rita
Mound City
Will Hampton
Danielson
Adeline Rosenquist
Rita West
Kansas
Adeline Regenquist
Pratt
Scandia
Larry Porter
Harry Hampton
Clark Danielson
Nimocks
Kallman Building
the Journal
$3,000 Damage Suit Arising From Collision Near Wayne
Mrs Ed Valek wife of a farmer near Wayne sues Ernest Beneda of Cuba for $3,000 in two Belleville district court actions claiming a January 8 1936 collision on a Republic county public highway left her severely injured and her husband’s guest ride caused pain and mental anguish. A divorce case Lulu Newcomb vs Frank E Newcomb also heard in district court last week.
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Ed Valek
Wayne
Ernest Beneda
Belleville
Republic County
Ed Valeri
Lulu Newcomb
Frank E. Newcomb
Ruling on Driver's Licenses from State Official
New regulations from state vehicle commissioner Carl Newcomer require exams for all applicants under 16 and ban licenses for anyone under 14. The rule also imposes exams for all applicants over 700 years of age before licenses can be issued.
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Carl Newcomer
Close for the Fair in Scandia Near North Central Kansas Free Fair
Businesses in Scandia plan to close Thursday afternoon to allow all to attend the North Central Kansas Free Fair, with closures aimed at convenient access to the event.
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Scandia
Washington Impressions End Year Dispatch by C W H
Frank Carlson notes Washington Impressions closes for 1938 after the 75th Congress ends its sit down strike and heads home. The writer longs for Kansas dirt and the open spaces, criticizing crowds and city bustle as they plan to return to Kansas. Congressman Frank promises a future meeting.
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Washington
75Th Congress
Kansas
Frank
Political clashes greet Supreme Court appointments debate
The piece lampoons party politics surrounding court picks, noting John Lewis and William Green stepping back from a political alliance as the Black appointment stirs opinions. A Washington social scene quips about a diplomat remark on vanity amid the shifting power dynamics.
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Supreme Court
John Lewis
William Green
Nevada Senator McCarran Proposes $20000 Survey on Prison Goods
Unclear impact of prison made goods on markets prompts Senator McCarran to push a study funded at twenty thousand dollars. Labor Department and others seek clearer data to gauge competition between state federal prison products and outside goods.
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Department of Labor
McCarran
Nevada
New School Head Named for Norway High School
The Norway school board hired Carl Dutt as superintendent of the high school for the coming term. He has taught in the Belleville and Agenda high schools.
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Norway School Board
Carl Dutt
Belleville
Agenda
Bank Assets to Be Sold in September
Adolph Nelson, Assistant Receiver of the Bank of Scandia, orders all debtors to settle obligations by September 1 as all assets will be sold soon after. W L Webber, General Receiver, will set the sale date for notes, mortgages, judgments, and other assets under the State Bank Commission. Final liquidation and dividends planned for the next month.
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Adolph Nelson
Bank of Scandia
W.L. Webber
State Bank Commission
Final Union Service at Belleville Bandshell
Sunday evening August 29 at 8 00 P M Belleville churches hold their final Union Service of the year at the Bandshell Recreation Center Courtland Band directed by Frank Leshosky will perform a full hour concert of sacred music with special selections No regular church service is planned for this evening the musical service will fill the time
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Churches of
Belleville
Recreation Center
Courtland Band
Frank Leshosky
New Fountain Installed at Hageman and Wires Drug Store
A new fountain was installed this week at Hageman and Wires Drug Store. It is described as of the latest type with a larger capacity than the old unit used for ten years.
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Hageman and Wires Drug
Rocky Ford cantaloupes draw praise from Scandia
Jeannette Ahrens received a crate of Rocky Ford cantaloupes from Miss Kimiko Taguchi of Rocky Ford, Colo. The young student and Bethany College attendee has visited the Ahrens family multiple times and is known locally for her fruit gifts.
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Force Know
Rocky Ford
Jeannette Ahrens
Kimiko Taguchi
Colo
Taguchi
Bethany College
Ahrens
Scandia
Restaurant is Sold to Local Farmer Owner
My Place Cafe was sold by owner Mrs Helen Ward to Glen Larkins last Saturday and the new owner took possession that day. The old firm name will be retained. Larkins, a farmer near Norway, had a farming equipment sale last week.
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My Place Cafe
Helen ‘Ward
Glen Larkins
Larkins
Norway
Hohman Family Reunion At Dexter Park In Clay Center
Fifty members attended the Hohman family reunion on Sunday at Dexter Park in Clay Center. Among the attendees were Mr. and Mrs. Henry Simmons of Belleville, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hohman, and Mrs. Walter Anderson.
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Hohman
Dexter Park
Clay Center
Henry. Simmons
Belleville
Charles Hohman
Walter Anderson
Auction for Mrs. F. A. Cullers household goods
Mrs. F A Cullers will sell her household goat s at auction Saturday at her home on East Main Street. Selling will begin at 2 00 p m.
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F. A. Cullers
East Main Street
Honor Birthday Dinner for Swanson Family Members
A dinner Tuesday evening honored Mr Carson, Will Swanson, and Ed Swanson. Guests included Mr and Mrs Raymond Carlson of Kansas City, Mrs Amanda Maxwell, Mr and Mrs Adolph Nelson and family, Will Swanson, and Miss Anna Swanson.
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Ed ‘Swanson
Carson
Will Swanson
Ed Swanson
Raymond’ Carlson
Kansas City
Amanda Maxwell
Adolph Nelson
Anna Swanson
Reward for Bravery in Salina Bank Robbery Attempt
Mrs Emma McConnell niece of Mrs Carl Larson of Scandia earned a $300 reward from the National Surety Corporation and the Kansas Bankers Association for disregarding bandits orders and raising the alarm during the attempted Farmers State Bank robbery in Salina four years ago.
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Emma. McConnell
Carl D. Larson
Scandia
Planters State Bank
Salina
McConnell
National Surety Corporation
Kansas Bankers ‘Association
Weekend Visit Pairs Harrison Family With Doctor Couple
Mr and Mrs Orlow Harrison and Donna Lee of Kansas City stop Wednesday night with Mr and Mrs R A Doctor on their return from Colorado Springs Colorado.
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Orlow Harrison
Donna Lee
Kansas City
R. A. Doctor
Colorado Springs
Colo
Dinner guests at Ada Aspegren and Norma Carlsons
Mr. and Mrs. Carroll Anderson and daughters, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Loring and Leora, Mr. and Mrs. George C. Larson and a family, and Mrs. C. O. Reece and Carla were dinner guests Sunday of Mrs. Ada Aspegren and Norma. Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Norris of Belleville, ValJean Jackson and Ted Cady were afternoon lunch guests.
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Carroll
Anderson
Ed Loring
Leora
George C. Larson
C. O. Reece
Carla
Ada Aspegren
Norma
Clyde Norris
Belleville
ValJean Jackson
Ted Cady
Mrs Steveland Dies in Halstead After Operation
Mrs Iva Nelson Steveland of Randall died after a recent operation in Halstead. She was a well known resident of the community and passed away last Thursday.
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Steveland
Iva
Nelson
Randall
Halstead
Social Visit From Cooper Family Hosts Dinner
Mr and Mrs Raymond Cooper and their daughters entertained a dinner Sunday for Mr and Mrs A F Mahan of Salina Miss Eve Sandborn of Clay Center and Mr and Mrs N S Cooper and Ralph Cooper guests attended.
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Raymond Cooper
A. F.mahan
Salina
Eve Sandborn
Clay Center
N. S. Cooper
Ralph Cooper
Scandia High School Opens With Class A Status
Scandia high school begins new term on September 6 with enrollment day for grades, three grade school book changes, and new courses in shorthand, home economics, and vocational agriculture. The school remains Class A and part of the North Central Association with free tuition for district students.
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Scepdia
Scandia High School
North Centralsociation
Xell House Moved For Highway Construction
The Amanda Maxell house was moved last week to lots across the street north of the Methodist Church. Earlier, last spring, the house was relocated from its old location to permit hill cutting for the new U S 36 Highway.
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Amanda Maxell
Local Cotton Plant Grows in Journal Office Window
A warm day finds Mrs Emil Larson displaying a successful cotton plant in the Journal Office windows. The plant stands 12 inches tall with a cotton boll near the top, attracting curious readers.
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Emil Larson
Journal Office
Driving News: Carl McDowell and Albert Anderson Race Cars
Carl McDowell drives a new Dodge coupe while Albert Anderson and his son Harold each drive new Plymouth sedans.
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Carl ‘McDowell
Albert Anderson
Harold
Disease hits local horses as deaths rise
Farmers report multiple horse deaths in the community due to the horse plague. The illness affects both young colts and older horses, with vaccination cited as the only recommended remedy.
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Regio
OLD Settlers
the Little Friendly Church
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M. C. Linnerson
Methodist Episcopal, Church
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Ada Lutheran Church
Kackley
Carl.g. Danielson
U. B.-Presbyterian
R. C. Conn
Miss West
Pittsburg Teachers’ College
Carlson
C.W. H
Beleeville
North Central Association
Xell
Ralph Hawkins
Concordia
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