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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1937
Page
2
A reflective column commenting on holiday debt and social folly. It critiques vacation bills, unreliable promises, and the trap of consumerism. It notes the lure of mortgages and oil stock sales, while urging caution about debt and materialism.
Providence Chapel Alfred Donaldson recovering from pneumonia in Munford hospital returned home last Saturday. Visitors Thursday afternoon included Mr. and Mrs. Bill Milner and Karen Rev T B Light and Mrs Ethel Hammil to Mrs Chester Loofbourrow. Henry Barleen and Clayton spent Friday evening at George Fike home. Earl Hammil and Eddie visited Lee Hawley home in Belleville Saturday. Nona Clair Milner spent weekend at home. Charles Fike of Belleville dined Sunday with Tom George.
Joe Penner of the Park Avenue Penners appears on screen at the Princess Theatre with a cast including Gene Raymond Parkyakarkis Victor Moore Helen Broderick Harriet Hilliard and others. The Life of the Party, a loud farce, headlines the weekend show with Annapolis Salute as the midweek feature.
Public display at Concordia Gift Shop offers ready Christmas selections. Cards are on sale 2 for 5 cents, 3 for Be. regular 5 cents. Christmas seals and tags sold at 1 cent per package. Advertising text appears in local notice form with vendors Haggman and Wires.
Freeman of Courtland appointed by the probate court Friday December 10 as guardian for Edith Mae Sothers and Doris M. Sothers minor heirs of the late John W. Sothers estate. Other notes report school directories issued, adoption papers granted, and local civic updates in Belleville and Republic County.
Robbers entered the Robert Sundine farm home near Republic and stole a blanket and several other articles. No trace was found of the stolen items.
George Cardwell traded last week for Algor Andersons 1936 Plymouth sedan in a simple vehicle swap. Officers report no further details on the negotiation or parties involved.
Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Downing and Gene visited the Johnsons on Sunday. Numerous couples and individuals were guests at local homes for gatherings, dinners, and pinnochle parties. Gifts and social notes from Concordia, Belleville, Ionia, and surrounding towns appear in this community roundup.
Mr and Mrs Joseph Melhus and Laverne visited with Mr and Mrs L A Melby Sunday afternoon. Mr and Mrs Otto Nelson and daughters were Monday afternoon visitors of Rev and Mrs J E Englund. Mr and Mrs L G Nystrom and Lois Jean were dinner guests of Mr and Mrs E W Burns. Miss Maxine Muth and Miss Norma Ebright spent the weekend in Beatrice Nebraska. Mr and Mrs Otto Nelson and Clarice visited with Mr and Mrs John Fredrickson and Paul Sunday. Mr and Mrs Earl Cahill visited at the Ed Sallman home at Courtland Sunday evening. Dr and Mrs C V Nichols and family visited relatives near Topeka last weekend.
The Pricillas Lutheran Church group met with Mrs. H. L. Hampton on Wednesday afternoon. Present were Mrs. K. V. Cox, Mrs. Carl Hammer, Mrs. Algor Anderson, Mrs. Albertina Isaacson, Mrs. Guy Frazier, Mrs. E. T. Olson, Mrs. Cc. F. Granier, Mrs. John Loring, Mrs. Anna Larson, Miss Ida Isaacson, and Rev. M. G. Linnerson. Anna Swensen of Lindsborg attended as a guest.
Rebekah Lodge met Thursday night December 9 with good attendance. Mrs Merle Haser was reinstated, Mrs Marjorie Downing and Miss Ruth Larsen were initiated. Mrs Dorothy Hudson of Munden District 31 gave a talk to the group. Lunch was served by the refreshment committee.
Miss Peggy McGregor was a supper guest of Mrs D Blakeley last Friday evening in a social gathering noted for its cordial hospitality and informal conversation.
Mr Benny Lervold and his wife visited Lars Hammer on Monday afternoon. The social call involved casual conversation and hospitality at the Hammer residence.
SPER reports that the Board of County Commissioners seeks to eliminate one of the county’s worst highway railroad crossings by relocating widening and vacating part of the section line east of the Rock Island tracks about 1 1/2 miles east of Scandia The move aims to improve safety and traffic flow in the area.
December 1 1912 notes report W B Gulick receiving $5 from J W Ekblad after a Kansas Teddy victory bet. Bricks rise west of the Hotel as Van Natta and son build an auto house. Ralph Cooper quits husking for sickness. Hildur Anderson wed Albert Jackson at Thanksgiving at the Anderson home. The Jacksons plan residence on the Jackson farm near Scandia. Miss Muriel Grubb returns to Lincoln. Mrs W M Oliver and others accompany B Morey to Concordia. Gulick attends Elks memorial in Concordia by car. John Mahan moves from Manchester to the A P Rosene farm with family.
John Frazier arrived from California Sunday night to visit his parents Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Frazier. Mr. and Mrs. Wilbert Sanders of Wichita announce the birth of a son, James Alvin, on November 17. Mrs. Sanders previously Miss Vada Forsberg. Miss Ruth McElroy of Randall, Mr. and Mrs. Lee Bettis and daughter, and R. J. Bettis were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Evert and family last Sunday.
In Republic County Kansas probate court letters testamentary were granted to Martin L. Larson and George C. Larson as executors of George L. Larson deceased. Creditors must present claims within one year from December 2 1987 to the executors for allowance or be barred.
Mr and Mrs Elmer Melby hosted a Sunday dinner for the Hanson family of Randall and for Mr and Mrs I A Dyrdahl and their son Kermet plus their relatives, reflecting a friendly community gathering.
Mrs Chris Nelson arrived from Topeka Tuesday night with her mother Mrs Myrtle Grubb who will winter with Mr and Mrs Nelson and their sons. Mr and Mrs Harold Hammer celebrate a son born Monday night December 13 with both mother and baby in St Joseph hospital in Concordia.
The Princess Theatre presents a December lineup starting December 18 with Life of the Party followed by Annapolis Salute December 21, Souls At Sea December 25, Back In Circulation December 28, Fit For A King January 1, Adventurous Blonde January 4, Submarine D-1 January 8, Blonde Trouble January 11, and Stage Door January 15 16.
An ad pitches juniper oil and buchu leaves made into green Bukets tablets to flush kidneys and bowels. It claims help for getting up nights and urinary symptoms with a promise of relief in four days, and directs readers to Hageman and Wires and druggists.
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