Locals Report Social Visits and Local Commerce in Scandia Area
Dayton Kersinger begins as Ward Bartner barber. Christmas and New Year visits recorded among Poage Lamprers and Larson families. Scandia High teams open season with Cuba Friday. New millinery and pottery sale promotions featured in Concordia Gift Shop. Local residents hosted meals and friends during holidays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dayton Kersinger
Ward Bartner Shop
Scandia High School
Cuba
Local Clerk Jake Stofer Leaves Safeway Job in Falls City
Jake Stofer resigns from Safeway in Falls City Nebraska and visits his parents Mr. and Mrs. Jake Stofer at home. B H Clark of Blue Springs Missouri has joined Chilcott bakery as baker and lives in Carl Reece house on Washington Street. Concordia Gift Shop advertises a 26 percent January discount on pictures lamps and other art subjects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Concordia
Jake Stofer
Safeway
Falls City
Nebr
B. H. Clark
Blue Springs
Chilcott Bakery
Mr. Clark
Carl Reece
Washington Street
Kansas
Chilcotts Attend 62nd Anniversary in Jewel City
Mr and Mrs Ray Chilcott and Violet Debinnus joined Chilcott’s parents in Jewel City for the sixty second wedding anniversary on Tuesday January 1. Debinnus remained with her grandparents to attend school there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Chilcott
Violet Debinnus
Jewel City
Chilcott
Miss Debinnus
Birthday Party For Virgil Free At Home
Mrs Free planned a surprise party for her son Virgil on Tuesday with his school mates invited to spend the afternoon. A glorious time was reported by the young folks with a fine lunch served by Mrs Free. Guests included the Ericksons Brandstrom Nelsons and Oliver Nelson of Des Moines Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Olous Free
Virgil
Christmas Visits and Travel Notes
Emil Nelson left for his Des Moines home on New Year’s Eve after Christmas with his mother Mrs. Oliver Nelson. Miss Carlson of Oak Hill visited her cousin Mrs. Gus Edgren during the holidays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emil Nelson
Des Moines
Oliver Nelson
Miss Carlson
Oak Hill
Gus Edgren
Rev Oscar Peterson Speaks at Methodist Church Event
The Rev. Oscar Peterson and his son Ralph of Salina visited relatives in Nebraska and spent Sunday with Aunt Mrs. Oliver Nelson. Peterson delivered an interesting talk at the Methodist church on Sunday evening December 30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oscar Peterson
Ralph
Salina
Albert Peterson
St. Edward
Nebr
Oliver Nelson
Peterson
Freees Host New Year Watch Party With Card Games
Mr and Mrs Olous Free entertained Monday evening with a watch party. Guests included Mr and Mrs Chas Farrell Mr and Mrs Albert Moe Mr and Mrs Wm Reed Mr and Mrs Frank Lervold Lewis Wallin and Eric Erickson and families Mr Howell Miss Florence and Wm Free and Arthur Jacobson. The New Year was ushered in by a delicious lunch served by the hostess.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Olous Free
Chas. Farrell
Albert Moe
Wm. Reed
Frank Lervold
Lewis Wallin
Eric Erickson
Mr. Howell
Miss Florence
Wm. Free
Arthur Jacobson
New Year Midnight Show Draws Scandia Guests at Blair Theatre
A crowd from Scandia attended the Blair theatre in Belleville for a New Year’s Eve midnight show. Among those seen were Mr. and Mrs. Albert Jackson and family, Mr. and Mrs. Hershel Kannier, Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Cooper, Misses Katherine Moe Georgine Madison Bessie Lewis, and Messrs Mervin Ellicott Frank Nimocks Kenneth Cooper Everette Somers Jay Cooper Laurance Rasmussen Lyle Wetzel Raymond Somers Lois Swiercinsky and Lawrence Bowersox.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scandia
Blair Theatre
Belleville
Albert Jackson
Hershel Kannier
Raymond Cooper
Katherine Moe
Georgine Madison
Bessie Lewis
Mervin
Ellicott
Frank Nimocks
Kenneth Cooper
Everette Somers
Jay Cooper
Laurance Rasmussen
Lyle Wetzel
Raymond Somers
Lois Swiercinsky
Lawrence Bowersox
Gift Shop announces January sale and hats price points
The Concordia Gift Shop advertises winter hats priced at 1 2 and 3 dollars. A January 20 percent reduction on the gift line is noted. Local residents and visitors are listed with holiday visits and trips to towns including Salina Lincoln and Manhattan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Concordia
Concordia Cash
Family visits Old Trusty Station in Clay Center Neb
G A reports corn in the area remains in the field with welds covered by ice and snow after a trip by family to Old Trusty Station at Clay Center on Friday December 28.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gust Nystrom
Clay Center
Nebr
G. A
Mrs Jennie Nylund Returns From Strong City Visit
Miss Jennie Nylund who has cared for her niece Mrs Roscoe Cooper and her baby daughter Donna Jean in Strong City returned home Monday December 31. Mrs Cooper and the infant had joined the Nylund household for a several week visit at the Robert Nylund home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jennie Nylund
Roscoe Cooper
Strong City
Johnsons Celebrate 25th Wedding Anniversary At Home
Relatives of Mr. and Mrs. Otto Johnson gathered at their home on Wednesday evening January 2 to honor their twenty-fifth wedding anniversary. A thirty two piece silver service was presented. Attendees included Mr. and Mrs. Emil Isaacson, Mr. and Mrs. Nathan Isaacson, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Johnson, Mr. and Mrs. Will Johnson and family, Mr. and Mrs. H. I. Johnson and family, Mr. and Mrs. Ollie Johnson and family, and Oscar Johnson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Otto Johnson
Emil Isaacson
Nathan Isaacson
Henry Johnson
Will Johnson
H. I. Johnson
Ollie Johnson
Oscar Johnson
Family Visits Highlight Holiday Weekend
Vivian Nystrom visited Sunday and Monday with her sister Mrs. Harry Nelson. Jay Bell and family were Christmas day guests of Mr. and Mrs. Tom Poage at Courtland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gust Nystrom
Harry, Nelson
Mildred Johnson
Vivian Nystrom
Mrs
Harry Nelson
Jay Bell
Tom Poage
Courtland
Dinner guest Marion Madison at Gust Nystrom home New Year's Day
Gift Shop Concordia advertises a 20 percent discount sale on the newest pictures and lamps as part of a New Year promotion. The item list highlights home decor and gift selections available to shoppers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion Madison
Gust Nystrom
Concordia
Miss Grace Smith Leaves for Park College Missouri
Miss Grace Smith departed Wednesday evening January 2 to resume her studies at Park College in Missouri. Robert Brewster returned from Chillicothe Missouri last Friday after visiting relatives for Christmas. Ruby Swanson, who worked in Lincoln, spent Christmas with her parents Mr and Mrs John Swanson. Wanted salesman to sell monuments. A paying proposition bank references required write Kellogg Marble Co Carthage Missouri. Miss Ruby Sundine a nurse at Patterson Memorial Hospital Belleville spent New Year's Day with her mother Mrs Robert Sundine in Scandia. Mr and Mrs Harold Bowling and daughter of Winfield have been visiting Mrs Bowling's parents Mr and Mrs A L Aspegren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lyle Ocobock
Gwen
Republic
A. L. Larson
Scandia
Wm. Matthias
Hutchinson and
Perry
Grace Smith
Park College
Missouri
Ruby Swanson
Lincoln
Mrs
John Swanson
Kellogg ‘Marble Co
Carthage, Mo
Ruby Sundine
Patterson Memorial Hospital
Belleville
Robert Sundine
Harold Bowling
Winfield
New Year Hosts Share Holiday Dinner Guests
Mr and Mrs Lars Hammer hosted New Year guests including Mr and Mrs Bennie Lervold and children Mr and Mrs Carl Hammer and children and others. They were later joined by Mr and Mrs Lloyd Hammer and extended families for Sunday dinner with Ruth Lervold and Reuben Johnson among those attending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lars Hammer
Bennie Lervold
Carl Hammer
Lloyd Hammer
Ruth Lervold
Reuben Johnson
Friends gather at Rogers home to ring in the new year
A group of Joseph Rogers and relatives and friends gathered at their home Monday evening to see the old year out and the new year in. Refreshments were served during the evening.
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Joseph Rogers
Mrs Lundberg Leaves For Topeka Meeting
Mrs. C. J. Lundberg travels to Topeka for the officers branch meeting of the Topeka branch of the Women’s Foreign Mission Society. She was named correspondent secretary of the western division for the central northwest conference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. J. Lundberg
Topeka
Women’s Foreign Mission Society
Lundberg
Wallin Family Visits Courtland On New Year's Day
Lewis Wallin and his wife Mrs Carl Wallin visited Courtland with their children on New Year’s Day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis Wallin
Carl Wallin
Courtland
Welcome In Circle Meeting At Mrs Cullers Home
Weekly social notes report Welcome In Circle meeting held Wednesday at the home of Mrs A Cullers with Mrs Ryan as hostess. Mrs Victor Anderson and Mr Alfred Olson hosted a Monday evening gathering for couples. Lunch was served and visits occurred among local families. Carl Wallin returned to the hospital in Muscogee Oklahoma on Christmas day after a brief family visit in Courtland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Cullers
Mrs. Ryan
Victor Anderson
Alfred Olson
Carl Wallin
Muscogee
Okla
Courtland
Local residents attend shows and travel for work
Mrs Victor Anderson with Donald Elaine and Leona visited Superior Sunday for a Lyric theatre show. Miss Glada Etter returned to Hoxie Kansas after a two week visit with her mother Mrs Belle Etter and family. Mr and Mrs M C Brown and Miss Ruth went to Concordia Monday where Ruth joined Salina to return to Sylvan Grove.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victor Anderson
Donald
Elaine
Leona
Superior
The
New Lyric Theatre
Glada Etter
Hoxie
Kansas
Belle, Etter
M. C. Brown
Olson Family Dinner Hosts in Lewiston Area
Mr and Mrs Alfred Olson hosted a Sunday dinner with Mr and Mrs Elmer Olson and children of Lewiston Nebraska also joining were Mr and Mrs Victor Anderson and their children.
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Alfred Olson
Elmer Olson
Lewiston
Nebr
Victor Anderson
Birth of twins in Alberta announced for local family
Mrs. Ernest Beck received a letter from Mrs. Oscar Andeson of Red Willow Alberta announcing the birth of twins to Mrs. Lottie Young daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Anderson. The family formerly lived in this vicinity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest Beck
Oscar Andeson
Red Willow
Alberta
Lottie Young
Anderson
Lodge meeting held with many ill from flu
R N A lodge convened Wednesday evening with a small turnout as many members were ill with the flu. All officers were installed except two due to illness.
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R. N. A. Lodge
Reguar
Harold Lindberg Returns to Manhattan After Holidays
Harold Lindberg a senior in the engineering department at K. S. A. C. and visiting relatives during the holidays has returned to Manhattan. He plans to complete his course in February and teach in the engineering department at the college next semester.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Lindberg
Manhattan
Mr. Lindberg
Scandia Teachers Return From Vacation
The Scandia school teachers who resumed their duties on January 1 after a brief break are Hazel Olson Clyde Floy Anderson Belleville Emma Poage Kackley Harriett Gordon Trinidad Colo Elsie Wall Cawker City Rhea Ensign Lawrence and Faith Green McPherson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scandia
Hazel Olson
Clyde
Floy Anderson
Belleville
Emma _ Poage
Kackley
Harriett Gordon
Trinidad
Colo
Elsie Wall
Cawker City
Rhea Ensign
Lawrence
Faith Green
McPherson
For Sale Sawed Wood and Local Notices
For sale sawed wood offered by Leonard Aspegren. Mr and Mrs Chas Farrell enjoyed an afternoon at the Wm Reed home. Mrs Oscar Freed cares for her mother Mrs Caroline Granstedt who is very low. Twenty percent off exquisite costume jewelry offered by Gift Shop Concordia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oscar Freed
Caroline Granstedt
Larson Family Dines with the Walter Household
Mr and Mrs Enoch Larson and family were seven o clock dinner guests at the A W Walter home Monday evening December 31.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Enoch Larson
A. W. Walter
Westin Couple Return From Topeka Visit
Mr and Mrs Carl Westin who had been visiting Mr and Mrs W Westin returned to Topeka on Saturday December 29.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Westin
Mr. Westin
Mrs
W. Westin
Topeka
New Nash 400 Car Promises Pleasure and Speed
Carl Reece and family spent New Year's Eve at the Hohman home while Mr and Mrs Chas Hohman were visitors on Wednesday evening. Elmer Fogelberg Nash salesman proclaims the world has a new finer car for pleasure luxury and speed the New Nash 400 in many modern models.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Reece
Harry Hohman
Mrs
Chas. Hohman
Elmer Fogelberg
Nash
Community club meeting set for January 9
The Community club will meet January 9 with Mrs. Chas. Farrell. All members are requested to be present as election of officers will be held dues paid and a Christmas grab bag.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chas. Farrell
Local Family Gathering Notice
Mr and Mrs Lewis Wallin hosted a Sunday gathering with Mr and Mrs Noble Isaacson, Mr and Mrs A J Brandstrom, Clarence Larson, Art Wallin Carl Wallin and families, and Emil Larson and families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis Wallin
Noble Isaacson
A. J. Brandstrom
Clarence Larson
Art Wallin
Carl Wallin
Emmet Larson
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Roy Poage
Emma ‘Poage
Chris Nelson
Adolph Nelson
Lyla Moller
Paris
New York
C. J. Carlson
Noble Isaac
Olathe
Frank Johnson
Rackley
Lyla
Harry
Cecil Moller
Healy
Gust Nystom
Martin Erickson
Greeley
Charlie Freed
Mr. Erickson
Tsonardville
E. K. Erickson
John Brandstrom
Anton Nelson
Otto Nelson
Mervin Elliott
E. C. Wires
M. Loofbourrow
Johnny Freed
Marvin Rosene
Kansas University At
Gosta Rydell
Chicago
Genevieve Freed
Mrs. Walter Anderson
Lenore
Billy Boggess
Frank Cooper
Denny
Wm. Moe
Mabel Berggren
Mary West
Reba Nordman
Walter Boman
Eva Sandborn
Clay Center Times
John Kalin
Robert Brewster
Chillicothe
Axel Nelson
J. R. Storer
Lewis
Ed Drake
Russell Moe
M. C. Chambers
Harry L. Hunt
W. 5Th
V. Haggman
Scandia, Kansas
En-Arco
Home Oil& Supply CO
the National Refining CO
Cleveland, Ohio
Leonard Aspegren
Wm. Reedome
the Bank OF Scandia
State of Kansas
United States
Sight Exchange
Legal Reserve
County of Republic
Ss. I
Chan C. Cullers
G. W. Nimocks
F. A. Cullers
J. H. Sandell
G. W. Nimocks Chand
Cullers
J. E. Whitney
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