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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1931
Page
1
Scandia High School prepares to start the 1931 basketball season with a home game Friday night after a strong football run. Local fans hope for a winning cage team on par with the school's successful gridiron squad as pre season prospects look promising.
A Concordia Blade-Empire writer Marion Ellet, praised for her strong prose, reflects on sunlit imagery and political civic duty. The piece juxtaposes literary appreciation with local election concerns in Scandia, urging citizens to engage in the upcoming spring city election and tax considerations.
A Scandia booster laments grammar errors among locals, jokes about politics in Chicago and April elections, and notes insurance cases, mining plans, and odd small-town happenings. Reports include a murder case in Baldwin's death and local business chatter from Centerville to Jewell County.
The Topeka Daily Capital argues the Federal Farm Board under Alexander Legge merits support as it works to stabilize agriculture. It calls for regulation of agricultural exchanges to curb gambling and speculation, praising the board's progressive approach despite slow early results.
A 65 year gap links George Neill and his Loveland teacher Miss Sarah Smith both aging in their 80s. Neill recalls 1865 66 school days at Loveland while maintaining a decades long correspondence with his former instructor who still signs with a clear hand. The pair share a remarkable longevity and ongoing letters from Loveland to Clay County.
A collage of column snippets recalls eccentric anecdotes and local witticisms. Einstein to California jokes Greta Garbo. a Berlin appendicitis. a Nebraska wedding fiasco. a divorce after fifteen judges. a coconut tale. a church turned lodging anecdote. and a Oklahoma oil town bell alarm.
A fragment shows a departing time around 1024 P M for a Missouri Pacific passenger train bound for the south, with note about West Bound and departure signage. This brief item records an evening timetable detail from a historical railroad listing.
December 28 1900 report from Esteryears items include Kallman buying Holt homestead near Rydal for 3000 dollars. Bank deposits total 15712454 and cash on hand 9724906. Many residents visit home for holidays. various family happenings, travel, and Christmas gatherings noted.
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