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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1937
Page
2
Local column voices skepticism about hedge balls for crickets while praising their possible benefits. Critiques of aging relief programs are mixed as Tecumseh Oklahoma notes a couple marrying with state approval. A New Yorker gifts a rooster, sparking a chaotic subway incident ending with humane action by police.
Continued note invites readers to participate in the closing service of the summer union, urging a fitting tribute to the series and thanking attendees. Watermelons for sale advertised by William McDowell.
Eight jail inmates remain in county custody with five working on highways to reduce weed issues around culverts and bridges. The 4 H Clubs are expected to shine at the fair this year based on recent achievement days. State welfare funds will reimburse August expenditures in September as the county joins the Social Welfare Program. Claude Davidson of Courtland pleaded guilty to drunkenness in county court and received 15 days in jail with $10.23 in fines and costs.
The record shows expenditures totaling 541.29 with a balance of 204.76 for street and alley funds. It lists names Wm. Duncan Wm. Clark Walter Anderson Joe Tedrow Geo. Holmes Reuben Johnson and references Missouri Pacific and a date July 22, 1937.
City records show general fund receipts from county treasurer fees and licenses plus adjusting entries from street and park funds totaling 753.22. Disbursements list payments to local businesses and individuals including World Company 13, Scandia Journal 33.51, A. M. Sanborn Lumber 62.68, June 9 1937 transactions, and various small disbursements to cafe, hardware, and service stations.
Ten years ago the big rain swelled creeks flooding streets and fields. Mud Creek overflowed the west road for about half a mile, while School Creek covered roads south of town and surrounding fields. Heavy hail appeared along the county line as public sales and local notes reported prices and local happenings.
The mayor and council of Scandia Kansas fix property tax rates for 19387. General Fund levy is 3 mills, Street and Alley 2 mills, Fire Department 0.55 mill, Street Lighting 1.7 mills on all real and personal property within city limits.
The Scandia City Council approved levies for the Bond and Interest Fund ten point two million dollars and the Library Fund eighteen hundredths of a mill on real, mixed and personal property. The ordinance takes effect after publication in the Scandia Journal and was signed by City Clerk R. E. Cooper and Mayor Adolph Nelson. Published August 26 1937. Arthur Avéry of Oak Hill visited Scandia on business Saturday.
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