16 Dec 1937
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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1937
Page
1
Postmaster W. S. English warns patrons to mail as many packages cards and parcels as possible this week or next to ensure delivery before Christmas Day. Scandia Post Office stays open until 7 p m to handle late mail with special delivery advised for late cards.
Junior Preble receives a letter from Tart Haaksman of Rotterdam Holland dated Tuesday Haaksman 15 years old studies English writes a very good letter His street address uses the peculiar spelling Saadakkestraat 17B.
Scandia high school boys and girls open the season on the Scandia court Friday night against the Narka teams, marking the first home basketball games of the year for both schools.
A drewched piece recounts Sandy Gow in a humorous exchange about marrying Mary McDougal. A friend asks when the marriage will happen while Sandy jokes that a gifted stationery box delays the wedding because she must use it up.
The Lutheran Church Choir presents a Christmas Cantata Sunday at 7 30 PM conducted by Miss Ruby Johnson. The public is invited to attend.
Sunday School and Bible Classes at 10 o clock. League devotional program at 7 30 p m. Friday evening December 24th a Christmas program by the Sunday School. Festive Christmas service on Sunday morning December 26th. The world is in need of much Peace and Good Will. Let us all be messengers of Jesus The Prince of Peace.
The Amiana Lutheran M. C. hosts a cantata by the church choir this Sunday night at 7 30. Sunday School begins at 10 with services at 11. South Group meets with Mrs Carl Aberg Friday afternoon. Children’s program planning set for the week from Monday December 27.
Ada Lutheran Church led by Pastor Carl G. Danielson holds Sunday School and Bible Classes at 10, morning worship at 11 with no evening service. Ladies Aid is hosted next Thursday by Mrs. Fred Mainquist and Mrs. Ruby Larson for the annual meeting. Luther League Bible study Thursday. Sunday School rehearses Christmas program next Sunday at 2 PM. choir practice at 7 PM.
United Brethren Church pastors Rev. Bertha Fogelberg and Rev. L. M. Keyes announce services in Norway and Scandia with Sunday School at 10 and preaching at 11. Christian Endeavor at 7 and a 7:30 service. On Saturday December 18 the Ladies Aid Bazaar partners with the doll show, with cats served in the afternoon. A Christmas program by the Sunday School is planned for Sunday December 26 at 10.
The Methodist Episcopal Church announces a full Christmas season schedule. Morning worship at 11 includes an anthem and a talk on The Indispensable Christ. At 7:30 the choir performs The Christmas Story with multiple soloists, a ladies trio, and organ pieces directed by Mrs. J E Englund. Christmas Day features a matin service at 5 30 a m and a Sunday School program rehearsal on Saturday.
Fifty one dogs entered in the event under the guidance of local youth, with a crowd watching as seven of 58 registered dogs were released for misbehavior. Dogs from four to 140 pounds paraded the business district while seven winners received 1.50 prizes for categories including largest, smallest, homeliest and best behaved.
The six weeks list shows fourteen students on the honor roll and five on honorable mention. Seniors and juniors tie with four honor roll picks each, while freshmen and sophomores have three each. Examinations were held Nov 23–24, with cards distributed Dec 1.
Beaver township resident Mrs Frank Carlson died Tuesday morning at St Joseph hospital after a heart attack following an operation She was 62 and sat up in a chair awaiting return home Mrs Carlson is survived by her husband three daughters Mrs Peter Hansen Formoso Mrs Gottfred Johnson Concordia Mrs Anne Johnson Rackley and one son Forrest Neodesha Funeral services were held from the home and Ada Lutheran church last Friday afternoon.
Mrs Robinson and her sons were guests of Mrs Norris and her children Saturday night, sharing time together in a cordial social visit hosted by the Norris household.
State Attorney General Will G. Beck ordered the end of cash drawing plans in Belleville and Concordia and to halt trade schemes in all Kansas towns. Guy Ward and Lee Stanford were directed to investigate other local schemes. Tickets cost 50 cents and drawings were weekly. merchants had distributed pads in November. Local officials later advised merchants that the plan did not violate state lottery law.
The icy roads over four days caused many to leave cars idle while others struggled to navigate. On U S Highway 36 a Packard from Topeka sideswiped Charles Freed’s Chevrolet near the Ed Kallman farm west of Rydal, flipping Freed’s car. Freed had a leg bruise. the Packard driver was uninjured. Four miles south of Scandia a collision involving Jesse Figgins’s car left occupants with minor bruises and little damage. Patrols spread gravel on curves and hills to reduce accidents.
The North Central Kansas Free Fair annual meeting at the courthouse elected two directors from each of 20 townships and chose new officers for 1938. The treasurer reported the entertainment division had a good balance after 1937 expenses, with all departments financially solid. Officers named: Frank Shoemaker, president. J.B. Angle, vice president. G. H. Bramwell, treasurer. Homer Alkire, secretary.
A note reports Postmaster General Farley authorized rural carriers to scatter grain for birds when ground is snow covered. The piece reflects on farm policy, wage hour bill tactics, and a special session slated to adjourn December 22 with amendments expected in January.
A crowd of about 300 attended the junior class play Second Fiddle last Friday in the school auditorium. Miss Marianne Ozment directed the production and Miss Cornelia Furry supervised special effects. The farce impressed with a clever plot and a talented junior cast.
Miss Verlee Reece was a dinner guest of Miss Eldred Freed on Sunday, sharing a refined social event and conversation in their circles.
Scandia stores host a Saturday doll show with Santa Claus arriving at 4 pm to distribute treats. Dolls from local shops will be on display at the Ladies Aid Building after exhibition in stores, with a voting contest offering cash prizes for shoppers and the best dolls in eight categories.
After the third month of the current semester twenty nine students earned honor rating. Eighth grade honorees include Donna Christie Ada Isaacson and Paul Albro. Seventh grade winners are Lawrence Nelson and Norma Richards. Sixth grade recipients are Ronald Clark. Fifth grade honorees are Charles Hohman and Paul Nelson. Fourth grade honorees include Donna Jean Cooper Riley Goodwin and Donald Richards. Third grade honorees are Betty Dunn Helen Larson and Barbara Larson. Second grade honorees are Charles Cooper Jack Summers Billie Moe and Glenna Hokman. First grade honorees are Barbara Hammer Marylin Cooper Donald Lowell and Raymond Cardwell. Honorable mention includes eighth grade Donald Anderson seventh Jean Goodwin fourth Norma Jean Greenslade Iona Hammer and David Englund second Kenneth Nichols and first Luetta Beemis.
The grade school operetta titled Christmas with the Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe will be presented Tuesday night December 21 in the school auditorium under the direction of Miss Cornelia Furry.
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