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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1955
Page
5
Local families hosted and visited over Christmas and nearby days. Mr and Mrs Wm J Matthias and others shared Monday evenings with friends. Many guests came from Mc Cook Bellevue Minden and Belleville. Names include Thompson Thomas Samuelson and Jensen among others.
Me and Mrs Donald Runft and family were Christmas day diners guests of Mr and Mrs BE Runft. Nels Flores who teaches in Burr Oak high school is spending his vacation around Scandia Courtland and Rackley. Mr and Mrs R EK Cooper spent Christmas Eve in Blisworth with Mr and Mrs Don Bender and Family. On Christmas day they went to Manhattan and visited Mr and Mrs Igidun Hammeke. Khugere Sederlin called his parents E Reno Sederlin Chist mas ive from San Diego Calif. He had just landed from Tokyo Japan. He received his discharge Tuesday. Dr and Mrs Ray Sederlin and Mr and Mrs Conrad Sederlin were Christmas Eve supper guests of Mr and Mrs E Reno Sederlin. Mr and Mrs Ben Marshall and Robert Nylund were Christmas Eve supper guests of Mr and Mrs John Nylund and family. Christmas Eve supper guests of Mrs Edith Swanson and Vernon and Miss Anna Swanson were Mr and Mrs Bill King Mike and Connie of Belleville Yvonne Nelson of Leavenworth Adolph Nelson John Carlson and Miss Vernice Swanson of Omaha Neft. Monday dinner guests of Mr and Mrs S J Swanson were Rev and Mrs N H Pearson Mrs Edith Swanson and Vernon Miss Anna Swanson and Miss Verhice Swanson of maha Neb.
Miss Eve Sandborn of Clay Center and Sederlin of Jamestown visited Christmas Eve with Dr. and Mrs. J L Bennett and Debbie. Numerous families from Alma Hutchinson Sargent Lawrence and Los Angeles attended dinners and suppers with local residents including the Nylund Garst Sandell Danielson and Hohman families over Christmas and the weekend.
Mr and Mrs Homer Cardwell spent Friday evening at the Morten Jensens. The note records a social visit between two local families at a private residence.
Industry observers predict a swing revival echoing 1920s and 1980s trends as banjo tunes trend upward. Reports cite Frank Sinatra classics, Jack Webb era blues, and teen appeal with artists like Jayeed Ford and Weetes. Rumors link Debbie Reynolds and Kedeie Fishm to future projects. RCA Victor signs George Gebel amid new names such as Austa Tucker Sonny James Flip Sids and The Four Knights.
The column mourns a string of actor deaths including Bob Francis Dean and John Wodiak, notes posthumous Oscar potential for Dean, and reflects on fading stardom and changing TV variety trends with Betty Hutton and vaudeville acts. It also mentions Columbia Christmas songs with Ricky Zahnd and the Blue Jeaners.
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