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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1934
Page
1
The article describes plans to form a community telephone system that will organize nearby families into groups for shared services. It notes discussions about coordinating conversations and improving communication within the neighborhood.
Governor Landatt asks state labor groups to form a conference to study recommended laws. The conference set for December will send proposals to the legislature, with representatives from unions including BE, BLF, BOCR, BRT, KS Federation of Labor, UMW, and bricklayers and mill workers.
The Scandia Community Club met last Monday in the U B Aid Room with Carl Hammer presiding. Christmas activities were discussed and the next meeting will be held at the school where football squad members will be guests of honor.
Allen Gunter has been named in the Federal Housing drive to represent the government in Scandia and Norway townships. He will lead a campaign to repair homes and improve property as part of modernization efforts to speed business recovery.
Fred Moe was taken to the hospital at Concordia on Tuesday evening to receive medical treatment for infected hands. He is suffering from a skin disease.
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Advent gospel from Matthew cited. Sunday school and morning worship at usual hours. Choir practice at 7 PM. Dorcas Society holds social and annual meeting this Friday at 2 PM in church parlors. Luther League social and annual meeting at 7:30 PM in church parlors. Rev. Ghas Pehrson presiding.
The church schedule includes Sunday school at 10 A.M. and morning worship at 11 A.M. on Sunday. A Sunday evening Christmas program is planned for December 23 with Epworth League cabinet installation and speaker John Fraser. Christmas morning service begins at 7:30 A.M. with minister Ww. Selin presiding.
The United Brethren Presbyterian Church schedules Sunday School at 10 A.M. and Christian Endeavor at 7 P.M. Evening services will be conducted by the Christian Endeavor. Local Endeavorers plan a Belleville potluck supper and executive meeting, with Rev Campbell preaching as winter project.
Savior's Lutheran Church in Norway holds Sunday school with Bible classes at 10 o'clock. Luther League social is Thursday at 7 30 pm. Officers for the coming year will be elected. On Wednesday December 19 a Cantata with the Ada Lutheran choir and orchestra will be performed, followed by a junior choir sandwich sale.
Third Sunday after Advent at Ada Lutheran Church Kackley features morning worship at 11 o clock with Sunday school and Bible classes at 10. English language services continue. evening services are dismissed. Choir rehearsal is set for Tuesday at 7 30 pm. Ladies Aid entertaining by Mrs Charles Anderson and Mrs Albert Sandine at church parlors Thursday afternoon December 13. Annual business meeting planned. The other group Wheel will meet.
The civic committee led by Adolph Nelson prepared the Christmas decorations with evergreen streamers colored lights and a large star. Last Saturday the Yule season was officially ushered in as crews finished hanging the decor.
Kansas State Highway Department outlines a three year plan to eliminate concrete culvert guard rails on state highways. Hazardous rails will be replaced with wooden guide posts to deflect and minimize vehicle damage. Replacement prioritizes heavily traveled roads with culverts ten feet or less span.
New titles include While Rome Burns and So Red the Rose. Also listed are Of Human Bondage and The Folks along with river and grove themed works. Other additions include Dusk at the Grove and Beyond Khyber Pass plus The Ginger Griffin Timber Line and River Supreme.
Professor F. L. Miller addressed the Jewell County Teachers Institute last Saturday afternoon at Mankato. He spoke on educational methods and the role of teachers in rural schools.
English visitors Mr and Mrs C O Reece spent Sunday in Wichita with Dorothy Aspegren. They planned to return Tuesday as the group toured together during the weekend.
Sunday dinner and supper guests at Miss Genevieve Roth included Louis Stefer and Harry Moller along with Miss Mary McClimans and Mrs Stella Kackley.
A three act comedy Jimmy Be Careful was presented last Friday evening at City Hall with a good sized audience. The cast earned praise for faithful work and notable characterizations directed by Miss Drake assisted by Miss Hays and Mr Wilbur Miller.
The Y W C A and G R plan a bazaar and waffle supper next Saturday at the U B A id Building. Doors open at 2 30 PM and waffles will be ready at 5 30 PM.
Last week Indian summer faded as a cold front moved in. On Friday morning thermometers read three degrees below zero signaling the start of a chilly spell that has persisted for a week.
Republic County teachers gathered last Saturday afternoon in the Belleville high school auditorium. Rev. Harold Case of the First Methodist Church in Topeka delivered the address, addressing the teachers and sharing insights with the group.
Miss Sanborn visits Eve Sandborn of Clay Center spending the weekend with Mr and Mrs R E Cooper and their daughters and mother Mrs M M Sandborn.
Fragmented note quotes Kansas ranking in cattle numbers and agricultural value. Mentions cattle volume, purebred breeding, and comparisons to other states with unclear phrasing. Includes scattered references to Kansas position in agriculture.
A new name was added to the Red Cross standby list, including Mrs Hugh Fraser as part of the standing members. The update reflects ongoing efforts to expand volunteer eligibility and bolster relief capacity.
The Parent Teachers Association will present a Christmas program at City Hall on Thursday evening December 20. Grade school children will perform with scenes from foreign lands, songs and dances. Miss Drake, the music teacher, leads rehearsals and costumes. A small admission price of at least two cents will be charged to help defray costs, and the community is invited.
Sheriff Moore made arrests last Friday in Belleville for gambling. C A Bach, Arden Jewell, S Bahn, and Orrin Campbell were fined 100 dollars plus costs after pleading guilty before Justice Foreman.
Four hogs were killed last week when a rail slid off a freight car and struck the Rock Island bridge over the Republican River, piercing a stock car. The rail fell into the river and the disaster was avoided by only a slight margin.
Mrs. Carrie Webber reports a rare St John’s Bread plant in her garden. The two foot tall plant from the locust family bears four brownish green blossoms and is described as very scarce in this area.
The county schoolma'ms met in Belleville last Monday evening with Scandia teachers as hostesses. A short program was presented.
A. W. Sandell announces a farm sale north west of Scandia on Tuesday December 18 beginning at noon Auctioneer J W Shotwell to conduct the sale Animals listed include five horses ten head of cattle eleven head of hogs and farm machinery Spectators buyers and neighbors expected to attend
Mr and Mrs Lawrence Nystrom and Lois Jean visit Mr and Mrs Joe Johnson and family in Sabetha Kansas to spend time with the Nystroms at 4 Sabetha.
Mr and Mrs B E Stephens and Mr and Mrs C P Munna O Hoising ton were Sunday visitors of Mr and Mrs R E Downing.
Mrs Albert Bengston returned to her home Tuesday after an operation and has been staying with Mrs Hulda Bengston and Anna.
The well known Santa will explain the holiday gifts with cooperating merchants. On Saturday December 22 Santa will be there with a bag for children and pennies for scrambling. Local stores promise ample merchandise and a full holiday line from Scandia noted as a good trading place this year.
Governor Landon is expected to urge legislation at the coming session to create a more equitable property tax system. The measure may establish county assessors in all counties, replacing some current methods and expanding taxpayer filing requirements. The move continues a trend toward sound business principles in state governance.
Jim Mahan former manager at United Telephone Company left his home last Saturday driving a car from Allnutt Garage. He notified the garage on Sunday that he left the car in Concordia and has not returned. Friends believe he is seeking employment. Mrs Mahan moved to her parents south of Scandia.
The county 4-H chorus met for practice at Scandia Dee with Ivan Swaney noted among participants, as details from the county 4-H club report illuminate local youth activities and meetings.
Horton official Johnson announces completion of a new hen house measuring 20 by 4 feet. The structure is built without stone or tile.
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