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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1936
Page
7
Local brief lists numerous visits and gatherings among Concordia area families including Carlgren Melhus Hugos Hammer and Eastvedt households. A Bachelor-Faulkner Funeral Service advertisement notes obituary arrangements for Belleville Kansas with gift shop promotions in Concordia.
Miss Jennie Thompson recalls limestone and sandstone quarries near Courtland and Sothers homesteads, detailing early farms and rock well walls. She recounts the 1873 Easter blizzard that destroyed dugouts, buried sheds, caused stock losses, and compounded hardship as landmarks vanished and many fatalities occurred.
District 96 residents Mr and Mrs Arvid Largon Mr and Mrs Ernest Freeman and Paul spent Monday in Belleville. Elmer Nelson visited Enoch Hedin home Monday evening. Laverne Sliplander and family spent Tuesday with Enoch Hedin. August Band and family with Arvid Larson and daughters traveled to Concordia last Arvid Larson called at L A Nondorf home Wednesday. L A Nondorf Euslah Genevieve visited M A Larsons Sunday afternoon. Laverne Islander and Enoch Hedin visited Belleville Friday. Ruth Petterson helped Mrs Arthur Anderson the past few days.
Providence Chapel reports Sunday visitors from the Milner and George families at Tom George's home and from the Fike and Donaldson households. Highland church noted 49 attendees and announces a Christmas program scheduled for next Sunday with morning and evening services.
Sunday guests at the Earl Hammil home included Mrs. Sylvia Donaldson and Alfred. Friday dinner guests were Mr. and Mrs. Kline McIntire and Eddie Hammil. Miss Helen Oliver and her grandfather Frank Ives were Thursday evening callers at the George Fike home.
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