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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1968
Page
4
Mrs. Karen Ross marked her 1st birthday with relatives and friends at Belleville and Concordia gatherings. A wide circle visited from Phoenix to McCook and Denver, with many dinners and social hours noted and trips to visit relatives in Colorado and Indiana.
Journal editor photographed the October 24 1940 state corn husking contest in Washington Kansas where Siebenborn the Republic County winner competed and finished mid pack. The county winner from Scadia lived near Norway and Lawrence House of Goodland and Cecil Vining of Baldwin were noted huskers.
The article lists wedding rehearsal dinner guests from Wichita and surrounding towns and notes Sunday and overnight visitors from Covina California and Kansas City. It names families and individuals including Herrman Waits Stephenson Jones Hedstrom Larson Stenson Sundberg Sundberg Lervold Nelson Mason McGregor Lindecrantz Markert Johnson Berggren Deroit and Davis among others.
The City of Scandia Kansas adopts a 1969 tax rate of 22.86 mills covering General Operating Fund 7.61 Library 1.68 No Fund Warrant 3.81 Retirement 0.10 Bond and Interest 9.66. Clerk to file levies with County Clerk by August 25, 1968 for tax rolls. Passed August 19 1968.
Mr and Mrs Chester Johnson Karen Warren and Jody left Thursday for their Bakersfield California home after a vacation with Mr and Mrs Charles Johnson and Mr and Mrs Ted Johnston in Concordia. Mr and Mrs Algot Anderson visited Mrs Esther Lind berg Courtland Sunday evening. Mr and Mrs Harvey Fogelberg were supper guests Friday of Mrs Lottie Berggren.
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