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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1944
Page
4
This notice records the Scandia Journal being entered as second class matter at the Scandia Kansas post office under the act of Congress dated March 8, 1879.
A community newspaper offers holiday reflections drawing on Dickens and wartime resilience. It urges readers to keep friendship and faith close during Christmas, noting bells rang before and will ring after conflict.
Notes from Rev Hjalmar Larson and Rev N H Pearson Foster outline Christmas observances. Methodist Church lists Sunday School at 10 Morning Service 11 Youth Fellowship 6 30 Christmas program Thursday I oclock, 6 30 Early service at 6 30 Christmas morning in main sanctuary. Mana Lutheran invites all to Christmas Eve midnight service 12 and Swedish service 10 30 Christmas Day. children’s practice Saturday 2 30 for Christmas program and cordial welcomes.
Sunday school at 10 45 am Mrs Harry Buer Supt Divine services at 1116 Sermon The Word of Life I John 1 1 7 Christmas festival and Candle Light service with program of song and recitations by the Sunday school Christmas Eve Sunday night at 800 Sermon From the Shadow of Death to Life Isaiah 9 2 7 Christmas Day services Monday Dec 25 at 11 am Sermon A Savior is Born Luke 2 1 14
Pastor M A Perkins leads morning worship at Norway with service to begin after 11:00. Evening sermon at Scandia set for 7:30. Readings include Revelation 22 17 and invitation to the water of life. Mrs Levinia Evert listed for the day.
The Ada Lutheran Church led by Pastor Carl A. A. Larson announces Fourth Sunday in Advent services with 10:00 Sunday school and Bible classes and 11:00 morning worship. A Christmas midnight service follows. December 26 features a 7:30 Children's Christmas Service. Welcome to all at Christmastide.
Card of Thanks expresses gratitude to neighbors friends and relatives for cards letters gifts and visitors during stay at St Joseph hospital. Mentions Mr and Mrs Ivan Bergstrom Lyle Mr and Mrs Carl Hammer Billy and Mr and Mrs Lawrence Nystrom and family visiting Ejner Eastvedt on Sunday evening
Albert Theodore Bloomgren born September 6 1905 in Little Falls Minnesota died November 4 1944 over Leyte Island Philippines in action at age 39. Survived by brothers Carl Anton Axel sisters Ellen Carlson Hilma Nichols fiancee Ruby Johnson nieces nephews grand-nieces and other relatives. Purple Heart awarded to his sister for wounds before his death. He served as mechanic in the ema crew and was stationed in Australia New Guinea and California before overseas duty.
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