Scandia Rural Fire District to elect two board members
The Scandia Rural Fire District No. 10 will meet January 10, 1972 at 7 00 PM at the Rural Fire Station to elect two board members. February 7, 1972 The Scandia Journal will be 100 years old. A B Wilder its founder must have been an aggressive person and moved the paper from Belleville to Scandia. The issue includes notes on local clubs and a history of the Journal.
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No. 10
Scandia Journal
A.B. Wilder
Belleville
Scandia
Eis
Odillland
Washington, Kansas
FFA
Washington Ffa
Journal
Page
Freeman 50th Wedding Anniversary Open House Notice
Mae and Ernest Freeman celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary with Mae and Ernest Freeman hosting an open house January 2 1972 from 2:00 to 4:00 PM at Memorial Covenant Church Courtland Kansas. Gifts are not requested.
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Fir
Paul Freeman
Brian
Diane
Mae
Ernest Freeman
Memorial Covenant Church
Courtland
Kansas
Christmas Dinner Gatherings Across Concordia and Nearby Towns
Robisons host a 16 member Christmas gathering with extended family from Concordia and nearby towns. Guests include the Xobison and Robison families, along with the Hamm ers Coxs and Bells, sharing meals at various homes. Local communities marked the holiday with visiting relatives and friends across several households.
Salt of friendship in Scandia community note
A heartfelt letter thanks the Metho dist Church and Lutherans for their generous support since moving to Scandia. The writer praises both congregations and nonmembers for kindness, comparing community friendship to salt that flavors life, and wishes a wonderful Old Year and Happy New Year.
Deaths Ruth E Isaacson Ada Lutheran Church
Ruth E Isaacson dies at Belleville hospital after living in Scandia since 1948. Survived by husband Elwyn, daughter Marilyn in Omaha, son John at Bethany College, three brothers in California. Funeral December 30, 1971 at Ada Lutheran Church Rackley with burial there.
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Ruth E. Isaacson
Republic Vounty
Belleville
Kansas
Isaacson
Scandia
Sinc
Ada Lutheran Church
Rackley
Elwyn
Marilyn Isaacson
Omaha
Nebraska
John Isaacson
Hethany College
Lindsborg
Walter
Joseph
Death of Alvin Boman Noted in Colorado
Word arrives of Alvin Boman’s death in Colorado on December 13. He was a former resident of this community and a cousin of Noble Isaacson and Mrs Joseph Johnson.
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Alvin Boman
Colorado
Prings
Noble Isaacson
Joseph Johnson
Christmas Eve and Day Dinner Guests Listed
Christmas Eve supper at the C O Johnsons in Kansas City included Mr and Mrs Glenn Johnson Mr and Mrs Bart Johnson Roxanne and Sandra from Houston. Christmas Day dinner guests of Mr and Mrs Ralph Larson and Lou Anne were Mr and Mrs Steve Coil of Kansas City and Carl E Larsen.
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Robison
Shane Clark
Homer
Myrtle Cardwell
Chris Welson
Agnes Brooks
Kansas City
Esther Johnson
Ruby Smith
Violet Johnson
Edith Wor
Eab
Marilyn Isaacson
Ornage
Carl Kallman
E.C. Kallman
Russell Johnson
Verl Beck
Kay Goodwin
Terry
Belleville
Don Goodwin
Sherry
Mike
Junction City
Earl Sankey
Hays
C.O. Johnsons
Glenn Johnson
Bart Johnson
Roxanne
Sandra
Houston
Texas
Steve Coil
Carl E. Larson
Ralph Larson
Lou Anne
Christmas Dinner At Glenn Johnson Farm
Christmas Day dinner was served to Mr and Mrs C Q Johnson and Mr and Mrs Bart Johnson and daughters by Mr and Mrs Glenn Johnson at their farm home. The Bart Johnsons spent a week with the Glenn Johnson returning to their home Monday.
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C.Q. Johnson
Bart Johnson
Glenn Johnson
Bart
Christmas Breakfast Guests Add To Tuley Home
Mr and Mrs Carl Hammer and Joyce were Christmas breakfast guests of Mr and Mrs Kenneth Tuley and family Sunday morning at C O Johnsons. Pastor Swanson Lindsberg Kenneth Tuley Mr Pauline Anderson Mr and Mrs Pat Sandell David Miller and Bonnie Hanzlick also visited. Mr and Mrs Larry Fogelberg and Suzanne were Wednesday evening visitors of Mrs Lottie Berggren.
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Olive Isaacson
Lottie Berggren
Eunice Vanfield
Unn Gatton
Carl Hammer
Joyce
Kenneth Tuley
C.O. Johnsons
Pastor Swanson
Lindsberg
Pauline Anderson
Pat Sandell
David Miller
Bonnie Hanzlick
Larry Fogelberg
Suzanne
Don Cox
Alice Hammer
Joyce Hammer
Christmas Guests At Hammer Home
Christmas Eve visitors to Mr and Mrs Iver Hammer included Mr and Mrs Dennis Stafford, Teresa of Olathe, and Vince Bolig. The Stafford couple stayed as house guests over the holiday.
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Iver Hammer
Dennis Stafford
Teresa of Olathe
Vince Bolig
Staffords
Hammers
Birthday Dinner for Roger Stafford at Bel Villa
Sunday birthday dinner at Bel Villa Restaurant in Belleville honored Roger Stafford. Guests included Dale Stafford Dennis Stafford Teresa Roger Stafford Greg Iver Hammer and spouses.
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Bel Villa
Belleville
Roger Stafford
Dale Stafford
Dennis Stafford
Teresa
Greg
Iver Hammer
Fort Hays State Student Visited by Bennett Family and Guest
Deborah Bennett a Fort Hays State student spent last week with her parents Dr and Mrs J L Bennett and Mark. Her fiance David Wood joined Wednesday and remained as a houseguest through Sunday.
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Deborah Bennett
Fort Hays State
J.L. Bennett
Mark
David Wood
Christmas Eve and Day Dinner Guests Gather in Formoso
Mr and Mrs Vachel Crawford and Mr and Mrs Btachley joined Mr and Mrs J W Smith as Christmas Eve supper guests of the Max Berry family. On Christmas Day the group shared dinner with the Crawfords in Formoso.
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Vachel Crawford
Btachley, Pratt
J.W. Smith
Max Berry
Crawfords
Formoso
Riverside Social Notes Mention Local Visitors and Students
Sunday callers at the Max Berry home were Mrs Don Bender and family Ellsworth Mr and Mrs Max Thompson and family. Mr and Mrs Jack Graham and Wade left Tuesday for their home in Pittsburg. Mrs Graham will be a student at the Pittsburg State College the next semester.
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Max Berry
Don Bender
Ellsworth
Max Thompson
Jack Graham
Wade
Pittsburg
Graham
Pittsburg State College
Attendees of Basketball Big 8 Visit Kansas City
Mr and Mrs Delbert Aspegren joined Donald and Vane Anne for a Kansas City trip Tuesday and Wednesday as guests of Mr and Mrs Bill Sweeney and family while attending the Basketball Big 8 event.
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Delbert Aspe
Gren
Donald
Vane Anne
Kansas City
M Y
Bill Sweeney
Christmas Services Draw Large Crowds Across County
Long Christmas observances filled school and church venues as three services and programs drew big crowds. The district music program in the grade school auditorium featured performances directed by Dennis Hutchinson and others. A Christmas Eve service at the Scandia Methodist Church, with trumpeter Cindy Erickson and pianist Marcy Isaacson, attracted a near-full house, while the Ada Luthern Church held a candlelighting service Christmas morning led by Rev. Clinton McDonald. A note from Iowa recounts a letters-and-Christmas tale of a long-delayed Christmas connection with Harold Miller in Evansdale from October and December mail timing.
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Dennis Hutchinson
Glenn Loring
Gary Housholder
Kim Boylan
Scandia
Methodist Church
Lyle Miller
Cindy Erickson
Marcy Isaacson
Ada Lutheran
Clinton McDonald
Linn
Amana- Ada
Ada Choir
Iowa
Harold Miller
Evansdale
Waterloo
Harold
Harold Hof
Waverly
Miller
Raymond
Weather shifts and Christmas gatherings mark holiday week
A changing weather pattern brought cloud cover and intermittent sun from Wednesday through the weekend with experience of ice and drizzle on Monday. Numerous Christmas dinners and gift exchanges occurred at the homes of Hammer, Winfrey, Price, Pence, Hohman, and related families, plus visits from relatives in Waterloo Concordia Belleville and Topeka.
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Scandia State Bank
Scandia Rural Fire District
FFA Meeting
Pike Valley +FA
Courtland High
Leroy Herrman
Jim Norris
Arthur Jacobson
Algor Anderson
Olga Hugos
Gladys
Beryl Thomas Russell DeWitt
Myrl Rakestraw
Judi
Nu-Du
Scandia Laundromat
Paudine Hunter
Everett Xobison
Charles Xobison
Edward Xobison
Concordia
Adah
Sadie Edna
Josie Robicon
Carl Mammer
Scottsville
Inez Cox
Simpson
Harold Lawman
Oncordia
Vernon Nelson
Linda
Arry
Lawrence Nelson
David
Gary
Margaret Danielson
Albert Swenson
Elmer Johnson
Ernest Nelson
Rev. Lyle
Peo le
Ruth E Isaacson
Alvin R. Boman
Mre
Algot Anderson
Jewell Winfrey
Gary Winfrey
Shelly Jr
Fred Evans
Dale Price
Evelyn Pence
Anna Hohman
Shelly
Fred Ivans
Vic Brown
Melanie
Mrs
Carl Reece
Loisann Tuley
Anna Hohmans
Rev
Mrs Miller
Lyle Millers
Mirs E.O. Miller
C. J. Hamer
Onnie Hanzlick
Jessie Nichol
Topeka
Carl E.lar
Miss Nichol
New England States
Canada
Vwallies
Dan Stevenson
Dallas
Dan C. Stevenson
Los Angeles
Calif
George Larson
Clyde Norris
Michaxlson
Norman Sankey
Girls
Republic
John Sankey
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