Virginia City film at Princess Theatre December 7 8
The Princess Theatre will show Virginia City starring Errol Flynn Miriam Hopkins Randolph Scott and Humphrey Bogart Saturday and Sunday nights December 7 and 8. The western tale set after the Civil War follows Flynn as a Union officer opposing Confederate gold smuggling. Also Fox Movietone News and a cartoon.
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Princess Theatre
Virginia City
Errol Flynn
Miriam Hopkins
Randolph Scott
Humphrey Bogart
Dodge City
Comstock Lode
Nevada
Warner Bros
Flynn
Julia
Sazerrac
John Murrell
Fox Movietone News
Frank James
Shirley Temple
James Oliver Curwood
State Supervisor Visits Vocational Homemaking Dept
Miss Gertrude Roskie state supervisor of the Vocational Homemaking Dept visited Scandia high school Tuesday December 3. J W Cook Owens Publishing Co spoke to the normal training class Monday about The Instructor. Vera Flesher acted as substitute teacher for Miss Johnson Wednesday afternoon in the first and second grade room.
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Gertrude Roskie
Scandia High School
J. W. Cook
Owens Publishing Co
Vera Flesher
Johnson
Will Rogers Humorous Story About Pie Etiquette
A Will Rogers tale recalls a pie scene where Billy visits and is offered a piece of apple pie. The hostess assumes his appetite, noting his plan to eat more, and the exchange hints at differences between past and present norms. The story uses a folksy voice to critique grownups and pie rituals.
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Billy
New Scandia Baby Born to Tremble Family in Concordia
Mark Edwin Tremble, 80 pounds, arrived at St. Joseph hospital in Concordia on December 2 1940 with his mother. After a short stay they will live with Rev. and Mrs John R Tremble in Scandia. Mother son both well. Father expected to recover. older brother Raymond Wesley joyful. Best wishes to all concerned.
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Mark Edwin Tremble
St. Joseph Hospital
Concordia
John R. Trimble
Scandia
Raymond Wesley
ThanksgivingMeeting by Hi Y and G R In Hi Y
A joint Hi Y and G R meeting held on November 27 centered on Thanksgiving. Betty Jo Cox and Darrel Berry prepared the program with Alma Nichols Pauline Larson and Geraldine Lloyd among readers and performers. The group shared prayers readings songs and reflections on gratitude and home.
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G. R
Jessie Nichol
Pauline Larson
Darrel Berry
Thelma
Geraldine Lloyd
Perry Sisters
Harold Nelson
Special New Years Show at the Princess Theatre
The Princess Theatre presents a special New Years program showing James Oliver Curwood’s River's End on Tuesday December 31 and Wednesday January 1. Regular prices 10 and 20 cents apply with special rates for clubs schools and line parties. For details contact the Scandia Journal office.
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Princess Theatre
James Oliver Curwood
Northwest Mounted Police
River’s End
Princess
Scandia Journal Office
Boosting Ed Larson for All Star State Team
The Republican Valley League backs Scandia center Ed Larson for the state All-Star team. Readers urged to mail a one cent post card to the Sports Editor of the Topeka Daily Capital voting for Larson as center. Local praise highlights his standout season and merit for honors.
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Clyde
Republican Valley League
Ed Larson
Scandia
Topeka
Daily Capital
Lenora Poetess Mrs Hazel Hardtaffer Honors
Phillipsburg Review notes Hazel Hardtaffer of Lenora among Kansas Sixth District poets. She placed second and fifth in the 1940 41 competition and third in the Scrap Book Competition, once resident of Scandia and wife of coach Hardtafer.
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Phillipsburg Review
Hazel Hardtaffer
Lenora
Kansas
Hardtaffer
C. E. Personett
Grades to Play Belleville
The grade school Sweden will play Belleville junior high on Tuesday at 6 45 P M in a preliminary to the Narks game.
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Belleville
Sweden
Decorate Now to Make Scandra a Prime Christmas Spot
The letter urges rapid Christmas decorating across the city to create a gala atmosphere. Haggman and Wires Drug Store lead by example with frosted lattice ceilings and silver drapery, inviting residents to begin early shopping excitement.
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Haggman and Wires Drug Store
Scandra
Swedes Open Basketball Season Next Tuesday
Scandia opens the season at home against Narka in the new gymnasium. The Swedes defeated Narka by two points in the district tournament and will seek early season success. A two game bill. junior team at 7 30 and varsity at 8 30.
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Scandia
Narka
Masons Elect Officers at Lebanon Lodge 221
Lebanon Lodge No 221 A F and A M held its annual officer election Monday night with a served oyster supper. Elected were Guy Ole Frazier Worshipful Master Dr Or Vv Nichols Senior Warden E H Lewis Junior Warden ElRene Sederlin Treasurer L E Cooper Secretary. Appointed were Frank Granstedt Senior Deacon Ford Olson Junior Deacon Lester Burns Senior Steward Benny Lervold Junior Steward Charles P Nordman Tyler. Carl Aberg was elected trustee for a three year term.
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Lebanon Lodge
A. F
A. M
Guy “Ole” Frazier
Dr. Or. Vv. Nichols
E. H. Lewis
ElRene Sederlin
L. E. Cooper
Frank Gran
Monitor Changes Hands In Jewell County
The Jewell County Monitor of Mankato passed from the Rogers family to the Boyds of Phillipsburg last week. The Boyds had already acquired the Advocate of Mankato, uniting the two papers into a single county seat publication as the country trends toward fewer competing papers.
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Jewell County Monitor
Mankato
Rodgers
Boyd’s
Phillipburg
Boyd
Advocate
Swedish Supper Bazaar at Methodist church Friday
The Methodist church women host a Swedish supper and bazaar on Friday the 18th. Dishes include Swedish specialties with fellowship and old friends. Serving starts at 5 p m in the basement while the bazaar display is upstairs. Bring friends and browse the handmade items even if you do not buy.
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Methodist Church
Another Snow Arrives Adds Wet Conditions To Week
The town reports yet another snow event on Monday night though lighter than last week. Soil and road conditions dampen travel but moisture is welcomed for potentially strong wheat prospects. general optimism for a good crop year. A political note mentions a contest for State Representative with James versus Strand. Several families join a Sunday basket dinner at the Lloyd Hammer home and allendale visitors are listed.
Junior Play Friday Night Opens New Auditorium
The Junior class presents Auntie Up a three act comedy Friday night December 6 in the new auditorium. The play set in a college environment blends faculty problems college pranks and ambitious parents for lively drama. Directed by Miss Irma Dietrich the cast invites all to enjoy an evening of laughs.
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Irma Dietrich
Secret Weapon Here is Native American Invention Power
The United States gains its edge not with weapons but with invention. American laboratories drive defense solutions and wartime production. After World War I, patent applications rose 84 percent from 1918 to 1919, signaling a surge in new products and living standards.
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United States
New Kansas Legislature Sees Fresh Faces and Shifts in Power
The 1940 Kansas Legislature will include 12 new Senators and 28 Representatives with nine Republicans and three Democrats as holdovers. The House comprises 63 Republicans and seven Democrats. A new Speaker will be chosen since Briles moved to the Senate, and minority leader Shattuck was defeated, signaling a changed political balance.
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Kansas
House
Briles
Senate
Shattuck
Beloit Meeting Interprets New Basketball Rules
E A Thomas commissioner of the Kansas State High School Athletic Association met Beloit Monday with district coaches to interpret new basketball rules.
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E. A. Thomas
Kanas State High School Athletic Association
Beloit
FSA met at Scandia high school Tuesday morning
The Farm Security Benefit Association met at Scandia High School on Tuesday morning. The gathering was organized through the Farm Security office in Belleville.
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FSA
Farm Security Benefit Association
Scandia High School
Farm Security Office
Belleville
Cabinet meets at Geraldine Lloyd home with 11 members
G. R. Cabinet met at Geraldine Lloyd's home Monday evening with 11 members and five sponsors present. Supper included chili soup coffee jello and cookies. Roll call cited Christmas in our homes. Devotionals on the Christmas story were given by Doris Sothers. Next meeting at Doris Sothers' home. Guests Opal Lina Corda Jane Larson Jamestown and Luella Buthman Cedar Point visited Mr and Mrs Irvin Currie over Thanksgiving vacation.
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G. R. Cabinet
Geraldine Lloyd
Doris Sothers
Cabinet
Opal ‘Lina
Corda Jane Larson
Jamestown
Luella ‘Buthman
Cedar Point
Irvin Currie
Red Cross Roll Call Continues Amid Weather Delays
The Red Cross drive in this community is not yet complete due to bad roads and weather. Volunteers aim to finish next week and publish the current roll on memberships and under $1 contributions with names of participants and contacts for joining or donating.
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Red Cross
Trappers Open Kansas Season Sets Rules and Rates
Fifteen thousand Kansans prepare for the trapping season which runs December 1 to January 31. The allowable fur bearers include musk rats opossums skunks mink fox raccoons swift car prairie fox and civet cats. Traps limited to 80 and must be checked daily. Badger season is closed due to low fur prices and statutory authority.
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Kansas
Guy D. J °Sserand
Forestry, Fish and Game Commission
Josserand
Bettis Joins Army for One Year Training
Reuben Jentry Bettis junior of Scandia volunteered through the Selective Service Board after being detained at his father’s home in Hoxie. He was called up when Jesse Brainard was rejected and left Hoxie Monday for Fort Leavenworth to begin one year of service. His officer number is 80.
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Reuben Jentry ‘Bettis, Jr
R.J
Scandia
Hoxie
Selective Service Board
Jesse Francis Brainard
Selden
R. J
Ft. Leavenworth
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E. G. Wires
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Raymond Cooper
Blanche Haggman
Carl Clair
Art Downing
J. W. Smith
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E. T. Olson
Walter Boyles
Home Oil and Supply Co
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C. E. Alforo
May White
J. R. Storer
Anna Larson
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Pool Hall
J. J. Smith
Mary West
Harry L. Hampton
Cardwell and Son
Ruby Johnson
Lena Lloyd
J. Swenson
John Freeburg
Ada Aspegren
Carroll Anderson
Wm. Clark
Guy Frazier
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