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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1948
Page
8
Saturday evening callers included Mr and Mrs George Christie Dr E Porter Ahrens and Leslie with the Axel Nelson family. Thanksgiving guests were Mrs Gladys Robbins and family and Mr and Mrs Lloyd Brown and family at the H J Weir home.
Queen Anne dining room suite and daybed with other furniture. Maytag gas motor washing machine. 735 standard Chevrolet four door sedan overhauled within last 500 miles. Good rubber. 200 bushels yellow corn 125 bushels oats a few bushels wheat.
A terse inventory listing various items including kerosene table model stove, an 18-foot ladder, hogshed on skids, cane shocks, hog trough, cream separators, a table model stove, and 500-chick brooders. Additional entries include hog wire, hedge posts, cribbing wire and slats, Coleman lanterns, and gasoline stoves.
Auction catalog listing livestock including calves hogs mules cows and bulls with weights ages and coming-year animals. Also plenty of farming machinery such as tractors wagons hayracks mowers hay rakes grain drills plows and related gear plus many other items not itemized.
A local Christian Ladies Aid announces a lunch event to be served on church grounds with payment terms cash or arranged via a banker. The notice emphasizes accessible pricing and a community gathering.
Mr and Mrs H J Weir hosted a Sunday dinner in honor of their son Lewis who departs Monday November 29 for service in the Army. Attending were relatives and friends including Phil and Nathan Weir Bill Kelly Gladys Robbins and children Belleville. Paul Nelson family and Ethel Alice Nelson Kansas City. Hilda Edlund Florence and Anton Lund. Anton Nelson Elvera. Paul Fredrickson family and Harold Nelson LeRoy Nelson Irene Nelson Lincoln Nebr Otto Nelson and family. George Larson Ada Aspegren Clyde Norris Loren Carlgren Carroll Anderson Don Larson Anita and Norman Sankey.
Thanksgiving dinner guests included Mr and Mrs George Larson and family with Gene Larson Becky Sue Halstead and Mr and Mrs Clyde Norris Belleville plus Carrol Anderson Judith Anita and Don Larson Also Loren Carlgren Norman Sankey joined in the afternoon Mr and Mrs Phil Smith and their son of Hiawatha stayed overnight plus Sunday visitors Mr and Mrs Lloyd Norris and family Mr and Mrs Sherman Robison and family Miss Emma Svenson and Leo Smith attended.
Mr and Mrs Art Cardwell hosted a family Thanksgiving Day with relatives including Homer and Pauline Cardwell and family Charlie Cardwell and family George Cardwell and Steven Duaine Greenslade and Phyllis Greenslade Sam Greenslade Frank Lervold and family Reuben Johnson and family Bil Free and family Courtland guests joined their mother Lottie Lervold and later afternoon and evening visits by Ben Lervold.
Dr and Mrs C V Haggman returned Friday from Kingsport Tennessee where they were guests of daughter Mrs H W Dungan and Mr Dungan, Charles and Robert.
Sandra Kay Doctor visits grandparents Mr and Mrs Robert Doctor for Thanksgiving. FOR SALE Magic Chef coal and gas range propane bottle and pipes new sink 18x30 inches see Mrs Art Jacobson at home in Scandia.
Farm listing offers 160 acres 4 12 miles from Formosa with good road and mail route. Includes about ten thousand dollars of buildings, 30 acres of grass and 18 acres alfalfa. Asking price 10500 dollars with possession March 1 1948. Contact Raymond B Garey Downs Kansas. 2tp
For sale Kafir corn offered at 2 cents per pound by Ejner Larsen. Item notes lost truck endgate and contact Melby for inquiry. Short classified style notice appears in local listings.
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