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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1955
Page
4
Sunday School and Bible classes at 9 20 am Vernon Swanson superintendent Morning service at 11 00 Thursday choir practice 7 30 All who wish to sing please Friday 2 30 Dorcas Society meets in church parlor Hostesses listed Next week Brotherhood Evening Monday 8 00
Rev. R B Wilke led 10:00 Sunday school and 11:00 morning worship at the Methodist Church Also listed are Intermediate MYF at 0¢ and Senior MYF at 7:00 Mrs Morris Moravek of Munden Mrs Sioyg Norris and Mr and Mrs Axel Smith visited Miss Emma Sven gon at St Joseph hospital in Concordia Sunday afternoon
Article notes a petition for final settlement of the Fred E. Ward estate filed in Belleville Kansas with seeking heirs determination and discharge of the administrator and bond. It names M C Ward as administrator and Hunt Baldwin Gibson as attorneys with a December 23 1955 defense deadline. The rest lists local social visiting names and guests from nearby towns.
Mr and Mrs Rolla Thompson were Sunday dinner guests of Mrs Eva Sothers and Mr and Mrs Loren Fiorell, Janice, and Vickie.
Mrs Wilbur Zener and Mrs Edna Richardson joined Miss Florence Clark for Sunday supper at the Robison home. Elwyn Isaacson and family visited. Flor ence Clark hosted Sunday dinner for Zener and Richardson. Additional guests included Lester Thompson and party. Bob Thompson of Topeka spent the weekend with his parents. Further dinners and visits featured Carl Florell Eva Soth ers Loren Florell Janice and Vickie, and Alva Thompson with daughters at the Delbert Aspegren home.
Fragmentary OCR lists women with surnames Norris Lloyd Lena Lloyd and Aspegren, likely part of a society or community notice. No clear event, date, or action is discernible from the readable text.
Carl Nehring left Sunday for his home in St. Charles Iowa. Mr and Mrs Keith Cady and family were Sunday guests of Mr and Mrs John Cady. A Courtland pair and a Formosa couple visited the Ericksons and Bill. Joe Dingman underwent surgery in Omaha Nebraska Monday morning and is reported to be recovering well. Mrs Reuben Johnson and Mrs Lattie Lervold visited Mrs Bill Free of Courtland Monday. Mr and Mrs Reuben Johnson were Saturday evening guests of Mrs Alice Hammer.
Mr and Mrs Labon Marshall were Friday evening guests of Mr and Mrs Glenn Currie and family. Mr and Mrs Max Thompson and girls and Mrs Max Berry and Gordon were Saturday evening coffee guests of Mrs Ruby Berry. Mr and Mrs C B McKimson Beloit Journal callers Monday. Sunday inner guests of Mr and Mrs Bill Wilson were Mr and Mrs John Siolander Mr and Mrs Charley Siolander and family John Peters and Mrs Frank Whitley of Republic.
Mrs Charley Sjolander and Mrs Frank Whitley of Republic spent Monday dinner with Mr and Mrs Wayne Allen and family of Courtland. Mrs Frank Whitley remains as a weeklong guest with the Sjolander household.
Mrs. Martin Johnson spent the weekend at the Donald Freed residence, staying through Sunday. The visit appeared casual with social calls and local chatter.
Mr and Mrs Joe N Johnson visited at the Lawrence Nystrom home in Courtland Thursday evening. Mrs Delbert Aspegren and children were Monday evening supper guests of Mrs Charley Hohman. Thursday morning coffee guests of Mrs George Cardwell were Mrs Ben Denoyer, Mrs Benny Lervold, Mrs Max Muth, Mrs Walter Boyles and Mrs Reubes Johnson.
Miss Laura Rasmussen spent Monday in Belleville with Mrs. Claude Cuthbertson, visiting during the afternoon.
A flurry of calls and visits notes multiple households from Fairbury Nebraska to Topeka and Kansas City. Rodney and Dovel hosts received George Fike Sr Charlie Berggren and others while Etta Nystrom and Joe N Johnson hosted guests. additional gatherings include Carl Peterson Ben Hanzlick Ollie Peterson and Har0ld Swanson with families and Attilus Nordman visiting from Elizabeth Colorado.
USDA research shows drill seeding with banded fertilizer greatly improves forage yields over broadcast methods. A tall fescue Ladino clover mix yielded 817 pounds per acre broadcast and 2,865 pounds when drilled with fertilizer placed one inch below seed, highlighting the impact of seeding technique on first harvest yields.
ARS scientists report that mixing low quality roughage with high energy supplements increases digestibility in sheep by over 10 percent. Tests in Baltsville Maryland show ground corn cobs outperform sugarcane bagasse and grass hay when paired with a 50 50 roughage and supplement concentrate, boosting rumen bacteria and digestion of cellulose.
University of Illinois agronomy greenhouse researchers grow two to three crops annually under artificial light to speed field crop development. O T Bennett notes controlled temperature and day length aid studies of red clover and diseases like wheat smut and oat rust as breeders race pathogens. Research covers nearly every Illinois field crop.
An adjustable sash operates with a 1x2 inch bottom strip forming a pocket and a 12 inch top re tainer. The panel uses 2 by 2 inch squares at the bottom, hinged to the window frame top. Lifting the lever moves the sash into any position within the bottom slot.
The American Heart Association and Iowa Heart Association sponsor a one year Cardiac In Agriculture pilot study in Washington County Iowa to assess farmers with heart disease. The project aims to determine physical capacity and provide medical social counseling to keep participants active within limits. A Purdue University five year study precedes it to measure energy needs for farm tasks and suggest time saving work methods. Enrollment targets farmers 16 and older with coronary hypertensive rheumatic or congenital heart disease.
Make festive candy trees from puffed wheat with cherries dates walnuts and citron. Prepare a syrup with corn syrup molasses salt and vinegar to form a hard ball then mix with cereal shape into cones decorate with citron and gumdrop bases and optional stars.
The article suggests handcraft gift ideas for women and men to save time and money. It describes simple sewing projects for gloves and wraps, a rhinestone decorated shoe horn, a decorative wooden bowl kit, and a customizable tool box gift with accessories for men.
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