Scandia Wins Second in Republic County One Act Contest
Scandia High School dramatics took second place in the Republic County High School One-Act Play Contest held at Belleville High School. Nona Fae Mahan of Scandia won top actress honors among eleven schools. Scandia’s “The Wedding Present” placed second, narrowly missing first. Edwin White and Marvin Florell starred with Mahan.
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Scandia
Republic County High School
Belleville High School
Republic City
Norway
Nona Fae Mahan
Bang
Nimms
Concordia
Republic County
Scandia High School
Dr James M Scott Nominated For National Committeeman
A Kansas Republican State Committee meeting called by State Chairman Frank Carlson will choose a national committeeman next Tuesday at 11 o clock. Dr James M Scott of Lebanon is highlighted as a leading candidate, praised for vision and experience to advance agriculture and the Great Western Plains in Kansas and nationally. The piece urges support for Scott as Kansas Republicans prepare for a sturdy progressive program.
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Scott
Kansas
Frank Carlson
James M. Scott
Lebanon
Agriculture
Great Western Plains
Republican National Committee
National Committee
Methodist Church to host annual bazaar and Christmas events
The Methodist Church invites all to a Thursday bazaar and 25c supper in the parlors with gifts for sale. Saturday sees children rehearsing for the Christmas program. Christmas Week features worship at 11 with the sermon Present but unseen, a 7 pm Epworth League Christmas play, and a 7:30 pm service.
Saviors Lutheran Church Norway Kans Notice
The Saviors Lutheran Church in Norway Kansas announces Sunday School with Bible class at 10 o clock. Luther League meets Sunday at 7 30. A chicken dinner supper and bazaar will be held Thursday at the township hall. Sunday school Christmas program is Saturday evening December 24. Christmas Day service at 11 o’clock. Pastor Orlin Torgeson invites all to attend.
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Our
Saviors
Lutheran
Church _ Norway
Kans
Luther League
Orlin Torgeson
Amana Lutheran Advent Services and Christmas Festival
Amana Lutheran Church announces Fourth Sunday in Advent with Gospel from John 5 31 89 and a call to search the scriptures for eternal life. Sunday School and worship at usual hours with a rehearsal Saturday at 2 p m. Christmas matins at 5 30 a m and Christmas pay date noted with festival at 8 p m on Dec 26. Public invited. Chas Pehrson, pastor.
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Amana Lutheran Church
God the Preserver of Man Lesson Theme
Christian Science lesson sermon titled God the Preserver of Man was the Sunday focus in fall Churches of Christ Scientist readings on December 11. The item notes the weekly subject and the church affiliation without additional details.
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God the Preserver of Man
Scientist
Scandia Journal Begins Its Sixty Third Year
The Scandia Journal marks Volume 63, Number 1 signaling its sixty third year as a long running local paper. It notes its history of weekly publication through hardships and proud continuity. The publisher expresses hope for a similarly steady era ahead.
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Scandia
Christmas Charity Drive Aids Scandia Needy Families
The Girl Reserve of Scandia High School the Scandia Ministerial Alliance and the local Red Cross chapter appeal for clothing food and toys for distribution to Scandia families at Christmas. Urges public donations and lists The Journal office and Haggman and Wires Drug Store as drop sites.
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Scandia
F and M Stores Launch First Scandia Storewide Sale
Scandia hosts its first storewide sale promoted by F and M Stores running through December 24. All items are marked to the lowest prices in 65 years of town history, under Fort Collins promoter Jack Miller. The nine day event offers deep discounts on dry goods clothing and gifts for pre Christmas shoppers.
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Scandia
Mercantile Establishment
Jack Miller
Miller Sales Company
Fort Collins
Eeryone
Chick Boyes Show Thrills about Five Hundred at Princess Theatre
Five hundred patrons attended the Chick Boyes show at the Princess Theatre last Saturday night. Merchants sponsored the event issuing trade tickets for a ten cent admission. Chick and his company plan a return engagement in Scandia on Saturday evening December 24 with more attractions.
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Chick Boyes
Princess Theatre
Scandia
Chick
Sermon Links Psalm Promise to Faith Endurance Teachings
Read passages from Psalms 125 2 and James 1 12 on enduring temptation and receiving the crown of life. The Christian Science text Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy notes that trials strengthen faith as material conditions yield to Spirit, urging purer love.
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Jerusalem
James Lil
Mary Baker Edity
Christmas Cantata to Be Presented by Scandia Pupils
The annual Christmas cantata The Child Jesus will be presented at City Hall next Tuesday evening December 20 by fourth through seventh grade pupils of Scandia Public Schools under Miss Frances Guthrie. An admission of five cents will be charged to cover production expenses.
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Jesus
Scandia
Parent-Teachers ’Association
Frances Guthrie
Scandia Parent-Teachers Association
Mary
Loretta Lewellyn Joseph
Tale Lewellyn Shepherds
LaVerne English
John David Shivvers
Ivan Shotzman
Junior Green
Warren Gutten
Emerson Gritten
Jean Shotzman
Ronald Acree
Clifford Paulson
Wilfred Corbin
Woodrow Anderson
Robert Acree
Vernon Evert
Alice Jane “Ewing
Anna Marie Jensen
Evelyn Mahan
Marceline Perry
Verlee Reece
Darrel Berry
Dallas Cady
Billy Dunn
Karl Jansen
Adolphus Nelson
Bobby White
Clifford Ady
Chester Cahill
Ian Clark
Garold Engstrom
Junior Isaacson
ValJean Jackson
Gene Larson
Vernon Nelson
Eldred Boman
Helen Forsberg
Alice Goodwin
Luella Green
Irene Gritten
Nina Jean
Hawkins
Martha Jansen
Arrabelle McDowell
Vivian Melrvin
Arlene
Nelson
Audrey
Gene Stukenbroeker
Frances
Tedrow
Anjeannette Wetzel
Clinton Ady
Victor
Loyaldean Ward
James Larsen
Vivian Ady
Frances Cooper
June Freed
Evelyn Hohman
Ruth Larsen
Pearl Paulson
Walter English
Ralph Hawkins
Ralph Jensen
Severe Winter Grip Continues Across the Region
A low of 14 degrees below zero was recorded early Monday with temperatures staying below zero most of the day. Snow and cold blanketed several towns last week into this week, but lack of wind kept road drifting minimal and highways clear. Weather forecasts expect a gradual temperature rise this weekend.
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Scdndia
Home Players Present The Girl from Wyoming at Princess Theatre
Scandia merchants issue trade tickets for ten cents admission to the Home Town Players second appearance at the Princess Theatre. Vernon Holm es leads a local cast in the three act comedy set in Wirercombe Ward with Missy Weston and Silent Sam among the principal characters. The Friday night 8 o’clock show draws on praise for local talent after a prior performance at the same venue.
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Scandia
Princess Theatre
Wyoming
The
Princess
Vernon Holmes
John Nystrom
Wirercombe Ward
Missy
Silent Sam
Melissa Weston
Lee Ee
Genevieve Freer
Matilda Weston
Helen Gunter Bessie Lambert
Maxine Falcomer
Constance Elwodd
Ada Jeandebeu
Samuel
John Nystror
Two Pioneer Citizens Die in Scandia Within Week
Two long time Scandia residents died within a week with Augusta Swanson passing after a week long illness at her home northwest of Scandia and Charles Peterson dying suddenly at his home west of Scandia. Swanson born in 1869 in Illinois came to Scandia with her parents in 1879 and for years lived with brother Albert Swanson as housekeeper while caring for her orphan nephew Emil Granquist. Funeral services for Swanson were held at the Scandia Lutheran Church and burial followed in the Lutheran Cemetery. Peterson, born in Sweden in 1857, had lived in Scandia for sixty one years and left a widow and son Charles, with a daughter who died last August. Open gift shop details follow.
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Scandia
Augusta Swanson
Charley Peterson
Miss Swanson
Illinois
Albert Swanson
Emil Granquist
Scandia Lutheran Church
Peterson
Sweden
Charles
Winter Weather Halts Unemployment Work in Scandia
Winter weather temporarily halts unemployment relief projects in Scandia. Work suspended last Friday and resumed Wednesday morning on a new street from Fourth Avenue north on Wyoming to the highway east of the school. Construction continues until the street is opened and a bridge north of Fourth Avenue is built.
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Scandia
Fourth Avenue
Wyoming
Turkey shoot at Rydal Gun Club on December Wednesday
A brief notice announces a turkey shoot event at the Rydal Gun Club on a Wednesday in December with proceeds or participation open to all, inviting shooters and families to attend for prizes.
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Rydal Rydal Gun Club
Postage Rules for Greeting Cards On Sealed Envelopes
Postal department allows unsealed greeting cards with no message for 144c post, a simple Merry Christmas aligns, but any personal note raises postage to 8c. Sealed envelopes cost 3c per ounce.
Woods Return After Extended Visit to Sumner County
Mr and Mrs Jim Woods returned to their Sumner County home last week after an extended visit with relatives, resuming normal life.
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Jim Woods
Sumner County
Special Gifts Highlight 10 and 25 Cent Offerings
Embroidered pieces and a small selection of pillows are featured at bargain prices of 10 and 25 cents. Local vendor EU Wen Loring and Victor Ahlstrom of Salina visit visiting father Jonas Ahlstrom, sharing notes on the shop items.
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Euwen Loring
Victor Ahlstrom
Salina
Jonas ‘Ahlstrom
Santa to Visit Scandia for Christmas Party
Local Scandia merchants sponsor a community Christmas celebration next Saturday afternoon. Santa will arrive from the east in a big truck on Fourth Avenue around 2 36 p m with a Christmas tree and 500 sacks of candy and nuts for every child. Kansas and Home Town Players performances, admission ten cents, and trade tickets underwrite the event for children and adults.
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Scandia
Santa Claus
Fourth Avenue
Chick Boyes
Chick
Scandia High Prepares For Season Opener Matchup
Scandia High opens basketball season next Wednesday hosting Rackley High School with four lettermen in line and Watson Jackson White Cahill among starters. Twenty two players tried for the squad as Coach Hahn aims to build a strong unit and hopes for a successful year on the Swede court.
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Scandia High School
Scandia Court
Rackley High School
Jamestown
H. G. Hahn
Watson
Jackson
White
Cahill
Ralph
Larson
C. Brand
DeBerry
Enouh
Scandia
Hahn
Inr
Bank of Scandia liquidation under local receiver
No new developments in Scandia as the Bank of Scandia remains closed. Local receiver Adolph Nelson is liquidating affairs and no dividend timing is announced. Jamestown Optimist visitors Walt Carlisle and Wes Gordon were business visitors in Scandia Monday evening.
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Bank of
Scandia
Adolph Nelson
Walt
Carlisle
Wes
Gordon
Jamestown
Local Trades Listed Amid Sparse Classified Fragments
Fragmentary ad items show lumber and hats for sale, with prices and seller names barely readable. The clippings mention Ellen Loring and a closing out sale at one location, reflecting a vanished mid era classifieds snapshot.
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Ellen. Loring
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