Editor's Wife Visits. Small Town Ties and Local Efforts
Two Clay Center friends visit Scandia and praise its large residential area. They highlight neighborly acts from Mabel Bowers including flower growing cake decorating disaster help and lending tools. The note reflects pride in local service, community history, and regional scenery near Wakefield lake and a newly dedicated park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mabel Bowers
Lottie Carpenter
Clay Center
Scandia
Mrs. Bowers
Clifton
Tricken
Mabel
Snday
Walsburg
Leonardville
Jay Center
Wakefield
Tuttle Creek
The telephone and memories of a busy era
Crowded with campers and sightseers in early days of telephone use. Alexander Graham Bell faced ridicule and others claimed priority while Bell’s invention grew into a core business. Reflections include courtesy on party lines and a note of gratitude to friends and hospital staff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexander Graham Bell
Congress
Bell
Blue Valley
Iowa
Early Bethany College experiment draws local interest
The Larson family readers share news of Marilyn Jane Larson leaving for Bethany College in Lindsborg to begin college early, joining a trend to align the fall term with Christmas vacation. Her Swedish language studies, art and music work, and visits to Scandia Rest Home are highlighted along with updates on relatives and neighbors in the community.
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Ethel Gossett
Ethel
Marilyn Jeanne Larson
Bethany College At
Lindsborg
Marilyn
Dispatch
SHS
Bethany
N. H. Pearson
Scandia
Marilyn Isaacson
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