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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1952
Page
5
Social visits span Sunday and weekend events with families from Republic Salina Belleville and Grand Island. Local residents attend basketball games church events and Christmas programs while hosting dinners and calls at homes in Manhattan Courtland and Clay Center.
Last week at the Vic Erickon home in Bird City a social gathering brought together Mr and Mrs Monroe Erickson and a list of guests including Celia Stromberg Guy Frazier Carl Swanson Ebien Day Vernon Swanson John Sankey Norman Sankey Vernon Erickson Lois Janice Joe Sheets and Bob Robison Bill Dunn Mary West hosted a supper Monday for Robert Doctor Edna Josie Robison Blanche Haggman Minnie Farrell and other friends.
Community notes list frequent visits and social calls among residents including the Thompsons Melbys Rodden Freeds Moe and Bettis families. Ed Guthrie suffered a light stroke in Wichita and is recovering at his daughter's Scandia home. Brownie Scouts delivered Christmas wreaths to elderly residents, and several families attended prayers, funerals, dinners, and Sunday gatherings across Concordia and Belleville communities.
A fragment notes visitors last week to the Carl Cuthbertson home including Robert Doctor George Stromberg and Mrs Loring among others. The text is incomplete but records several named individuals visiting the residence.
Phyllis and Ronald Greenslade and Mr and Mrs Duaine Greenslade were Sunday dinner guests of Mr and Mrs Jack Thull and their children at Cawker City. Mrs Frank Whitley was a Thursday overnight guest at Charley Stolander’s home after returning from a week with her son in Benton.
Sunday evening visitors included Mr. and Mrs. Fay Hatcher Mr. and Mrs. Walter Bollinger Linda of Noreator and F L Cuthbertson of Belleville.
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