New Year Notes From Scandia Recount Quiet Year Ahead
A Scandia Journal digest reflects on 1933 events and 1934 prospects noting Roose velts echoes, economic fears and local milestones. It lists key dates from January to December including school changes road work church anniversaries and a great Scandia trade day.
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Roosevelt
Hitler
Russia
Bank
California
Akron
Lindbergh
Calvin Coolidge
Scandia
Prom’ Hershel Kannier
Tsp
Scancia
NRA
Pawnee
Lutheran Church i
Great Scandia
Corn Hog Plan Under Way in Republic County
Republic County eyes a corn hog plan to boost corn and hog production with payments and acreage reductions. Farmers sign contracts for corn reduction and hog production limits, with staggered payments and tenant considerations. Engineering work along the highway eliminates two sharp curves, smoothing access.
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Republic
Omaha World-Herald
Law and ethics call for cleaners in the legal profession
A Hill City Times piece argues lawyers must reform the profession to restore justice. It condemns suppression of evidence and misrepresentation while stressing defense lawyers should ensure fair trials, yet warns against a career built on freeing criminals.
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City Times
Amana Lutheran Church Notes and January Meeting
Amana Lutheran Church notes for the Sunday after Christmas reference Gospel Luke 2 33 40 with Simeon Anna and the Christ child. Sunday school and morning worship follow the usual hours. Annual congregation business meeting set for next Tuesday January 2 at 11 AM in the church parlors. Pastor Chas Pehrson wishes a blessed New Year.
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Simeon
Anna
Methodist Church Services Schedule Announced
The Methodist Church invites all to regular services next Sunday. Church School at 10 A M Morning Worship at 11 A M Evening Service at 7 30 P M features a candle light program with old and new songs. Minister B W Selin extends the welcome.
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The
Methodist Church
B. W
Church notices list Sunday school and meeting plans
United Brethren and Presbyterian Sunday schools meet at 10 o clock. The Ladies Aid plans a gathering at the church annex on Thursday. The annual congregation business meeting is set for Saturday Jan 6 at 6 0 clock PM. Pastor Torlin Torgeson invites members to begin the New Year with spiritual reflection.
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Jesus
Sheme
Scandia Couple Marks Golden Wedding Anniversary
Mr and Mrs Hugh S Cooper longtime Scandia residents celebrated their fiftieth wedding anniversary on December 25 at their Liberty Missouri home They were married in 1883 and also observed a twenty fifth anniversary in Scandia Mr Cooper served as cashier of the Farmers and Merchants Bank
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Hugh S. Cooper
Scandia
Liberty
Corn-Hog Committee Prepared for Action
Dr. E P Ahrens, the county corn hog committee member, has received loan procedures for sealed corn. Those seeking information are urged to visit his Scandia office.
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County
Ahrens
Scandia
Milk farmer confronts barber over silo advertising
A northern Illinois dairy farmer, venturing into a barber shop, voices frustration at state prices for milk and laments low earnings. The barber counters that the farmer benefits from beer ads on his silo and questions why the farmer does not promote his own products. The exchange ends with the farmer pondering the barber’s point.
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Illinois
Christian Science Monitor
Barber
Christmas Is Family Affair in Scandia
Christmas in Scandia was a family affair with no official celebration. Christmas Eve services were held in homes and churches while children′s program and local church events filled the day. Families gathered by cozy fires, sharing bountiful dinners as visitors came and Santa was anticipated.
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Scandia
Methodist Church
Lutheran Church
Santa
CWA
St. Nicholas
Sanborn Lumber Completes Annual Audit and Inventory
The Sanborn Lumber Company of Scandia led by manager E. M. Boggess completed its annual audit and inventory with Austin Sanborn assisting a week in the process.
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Sanborn Lumber Company
Scandia
E. M. Boggess
Austin Sanborn
Scandia Businesswoman Married in Kansas City
Miss Jetty Green, owner of the Jetty Beauty Shoppe in Scandia, wed Glenn Johnson in Kansas City last Saturday. They will reside there. Maxine Polley of Belleville has leased the shop and will continue its services. Johnson previously worked at the Bank of Scandia.
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Jetty Green
Scandia
Glenn' Johnson
Kansas City
Maxine Polley
Belleville
Johnson
Bank of Scandia
Glen Elder Voters Protest Utility Setup
Glen Elder voters rejected the Kansas Power Company energy plan 235 to 45 at Monday’s election. A municipal plant is favored by many opponents of the ordinance and the mayor and councilmen are studying feasibility and potential benefits.
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Glen Elder
Kansas Power Company
Cty
Tornquist win in auto collision lawsuit for 500 dollars
October 24 judgment awarded the Tornquists five hundred dollars and thirty five dollars to Leonard Mills after an accident near Rackley. Marie Tornquist, the youngest, suffered severe skull injuries and remains unable to perform her normal duties.
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Tornquists
Leonard Mills
Rackley
Mills
Eva Mae Carney
Tornquist
Marie
Unabl
Business Manager Sidelined by Severe Tonsillitis
IL Jake Stofer Jr business manager of the Journal is confined to home due to a severe case of tonsillitis.
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Jake Stofer
Shoppers Fill Streets For Silver Shower Gifts
Thousands of shoppers crowded the town on Saturday afternoon as merchants through the Community Club distributed ten dollar and five dollar silver gifts. Santa Claus arrived from the north and handed pennies and candy to children.
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William Mitchell
Henry Rosene
Santa Claus
Rosene Widely Remembered After Sudden Death
Elnore A. Rosene, 47, died suddenly of heart failure Sunday evening after attending a Christmas supper. He grew ill after ret i ring and passed away around ten o'clock. His mother died in October. Funeral services were held Wednesday afternoon from the family home and the Methodist Church with burial at Riverview.
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Elnore A. Rosene
Methodist Church
Riverview
Kansas Power Company Names New Northern Division Manager
The Kansas Power Company yesterday announced the appointment of Mr. C. A. Fees as Division Manager of its Northern Division with headquarters at Concordia. He fills the vacancy caused by the resignation of Mr. A. C. Miller due to health reasons.
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Kansas Power Company
C.A. Fees
Concordia
Fees
A. C.miller
Cooper Joins Scandia Office of Reece Construction
Raymond Cooper formerly with the county treasurer’s office has joined Reece Construction Company as office manager in charge of operations at the Scandia office.
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Raymond Cooper
Reece Construction Company
Scandia
Scandia Schools Set to Resume January 2
Scandia schools will reopen after the Christmas vacation on Tuesday January 2. Epidemics of whooping cough and scarlet fever appear checked and normal school activities are expected to continue when classes resume.
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Scandia
Interest in Pawnee Park Revived as Congress Meets
Boosters for Pawnee National Park plan an aggressive campaign to make Pawnee Indian Village a national park. They will seek action from the committee in charge of national park matters when Congress convenes. Efforts also aim to locate a CCC camp there next spring.
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Pawnee Park
Congress
Pawnee National Park
Pawnee Indian Village
Vast Highway Program Wins Big Support for 1934 Bonds
State Supreme Court upholds law allowing revenue warrants. Federal grant covers about 30 percent, totaling near twenty four million dollars. funds will finance three east west paved routes and several north south segments, starting early 1934 and lasting three years.
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Supreme Court
Topeka
Kansas City
Kansas
State Highway Department
State Department
Scandians Make Swift Rush For Hot Stoves
Last Monday night old winter unleashed a blast that dropped the thermometer to near zero and sent residents rushing to hot stoves for warmth. The arctic conditions brought increased demand for indoor heating across the area.
Trying Times Quote Highlights Resolve and Valor
An extended quotation from Thomas Paine about enduring hardship to achieve victory. It emphasizes that in crisis the capable endure service, while tyranny is hard to conquer yet triumph becomes more glorious with greater struggle. The passage underscores civic virtue and perseverance.
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Will
Thomas Paine
John Goodman Dies After Short Pneumonia Illness
John Goodman 58 died at the Federal hospital Hastings Nebraska Saturday afternoon December 28 1933 after a three day illness pneumonia He had been working at St Paul Nebraska He was born and raised on a farm near Norway and lived most of his life in Norway and Scandia areas He leaves five children Edith Earl Yomen and Paul and others two daughters and three sons noted in brief obituary fragment.
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Secretary of Agriculture
County Corn-Hog Association
John Goodman
Federal Hospital
Hastings
Neb
St.Paul
Goodman
Norway
Scandia
Edith
Earl
Yomen
Pau
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Finis
Kaneas
Republic County
Or. Rackteer
G. G.green‘wood
Amana Lutheran Church
Ei Chas. Pehrson
United Brethren
Presbyterian
Our Savior’s Lutheran Church Norway
Torlin
Torgeson
Christ
Glen Elder Sentinel
Elmore Albert Rosene
Cooper
State Supreme Court
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