Editor's Wife and Schoolyard Tales of Driving and Sweden
The column blends memories of a kindergarten correction about a guppy, a Swedish ancestry scholarship offer with Norway ski trips, and travel photos. It recalls family driving mishaps from childhood, including Ethel’s letters and playful misadventures in driving, with anecdotes from Eth el, Uncle Oscar, and a Swede Buick story.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sweden
Norway
Journal
Ethel
Chelander
Carl Huterius
Cleburne
Scheel
Oscar
Sherdahl KEHU Meeting Notes and Wedding Report
Sherdahl KEHU lesson lead by Mrs Rex Saridell on February 8 with Mrs Clarence Herr man as hostess. Reading titled The Beat is Different. Notes cover empathy across generations. Also reports a February 9 1968 wedding at Ada Lutheran Church Kackley Kansas between Cheri Lilly and Dale Davis with ceremony by Pastor Melvin Peterson and reception at the Daviss home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rex Saridell
Sherdahl Kehu
Clarence Herrman
Lee Kingman
Emil Klaumann
Rex Sandell
Pub. Relations
Cheri Lilly
Fred M. Gunnison
Pomona
California
Dale Davis
James Davis
Scandia
Melvin Peterson
Ada Lutheran Church
Kackley
Kansas
Ivan Bergstrom
George Freed
Reggie Reed
Courtland
Bill Davis
Jamies Davis
Bill
Alfred Anderson
David
Virginia
James Flarity
Mike
Mark
Melinda
Corvallis Letter Recalls 1943 Scandia Basketball Triumph
In a Corvallis Oregon letter from January 1968 Chuck Hohman and readers recount a 1943 Scandia basketball season. The team beat Republic 90 to 15 after a skipped rehearsal, details of coach Harry Quintic, study hall discipline, and a banner era at Oregon State Beavers home. The note also covers local lore about Corvallis, family news, and other community memories.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles
Chuck” Hickman
Corvallis
Oregon
Carl
Harry Quantic
Scandia
Republic
Lawrence Lindecrantz
Diz Smith
Ron Clark
Walte
Harry
Beloit
Courtland
Simpson
Oregon State University Beavers
Purdue
USC
UCLA
Kansas
Scandia notes and community events in Norway News
The column lists many local gatherings including Gay Stitchers Club and Wednesday Club meetings, visits by the Christensen and Hammer families, card parties hosted by Fred Ames, and dinners with pastors and neighbors. It notes hospital observations, schooling opinions on one room classrooms, and mentions a Scandia Centennial slated for July 17 to 20.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gay Stitchers Club
John Jones
Dean Brewer
Jo Dee
Sheri
Ada Brewr
Walter Guiot
Ollie Hugos
Russell Jacobson
Porter Hammer
Connie Dyrdahl
Homer Christensen
Madge Dickerhoof
Esther Hammer
Sutton
Harry Buer
Edith Chizek
Linn
Clay Center Ad
Darrell Lamber
Lorrie Christensen
Kenneth Christensen
Fred Ames
George Sutton
Jack Larsen
Concordia
Roy Ashcraft
Bob McCarty
Eqir
WPGG
Preschool literary note and local visits spark Bible talk
A school roll call prompts thoughts of books with the Bible named as a favorite by readers. Concordia residents Mr and Mrs Enoch Hedin visited Mrs Lloyd Kelly on February 11 while Mr and Mrs Vernon Nelson saw his father Ernest Nelson. Wayne Watson of Beloit stayed with Mrs Gunda Largen and local bakers may adopt dried butter amid support for hometown businesses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Enoch Hedin
Concordia
Lloyd Kelly
Vernon Nelson
Ernest Nelson
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Scana
Republic County
State of
Kan“gam
Kansas Press Service, Inc
Wockson
Topeka
Ken
Scandinavian Travel Bureau
Lilly—Davis
Guy Persinger
Kenneth Applegarth
Ron Odell
Sterling, Kansas
Charles Robison
Rodger Larson
Jewell
Harvey Hammer
Linda
Esther
Beverly Mustard
Manchester
C. O. Reece
Max Thompson
Mary Lou Reece
Lawrence Berrier
Agenda
Sheila
Artie Jensen
James Carr
Fowler
Ohio
Richard Loring
Alfred Swanson
Bertha Christie
Anna Hohnan
George Larson
Clyde Norris
Carl Reece
Jack Reece
Daisy Reed
Vic Brown
Marvin Herrman
Melvin Waite
Ruth B. Johnson
Gene Kurtz
Pearl Denoyer
Bernice
Milton Nelsons
Covina
Scandia Journal
Chuck Hohman
Los Angeles
Brandstrom
C. J. Peterson
Orld
Belleville
the Methodist Church
Lee A., Dickey
Amana Lutheran Church
Melvin T. Peterson
OUR Savior'’S. Lutheran Church
John H. Jones
Tad
Norway News
Joe
Ada Brewer
Cardinal Club
Carl Hammer
Lula Waite
Clarence Strom
Clarence Stensons
Edith Norris
Cecil Dickerhoff
John Graham
Ralph Larson
Martin Larson
Lee Loring
Alice Hammer
Ellen Hammer
Ivan Carlgren
Sam Nelson
Anna Hammer
J. Rohnson
Homey Christensen
E. A. Carler
Omaha World Herald
Massachussets
Omaha
Allen Leitman
Education Center
Newton
Mass
The
World Herald
Arnold Perry
Robert
Anne
Pat Grennan
Hays
Ed Johnson
Portis
Anna Hohman
Clark Danielson
Roll Call
Wayne Watson
Gunda Lar
Klima Lumber CO
Charles, Roberta
Bradley FE
Douglas
Rydal
Western Power R.gas Company
Dench
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