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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1939
Page
5
An experiment in Pittsburg tests wheat straw as a substitute for wood pulp in News Print. The trial aims to show how well the new material accepts ink and its potential cost savings of 10 to 15 dollars per ton. Other substitutes like Florida Grass and Sea Weed may also work.
A letter recalls a fatal accident from years ago and thanks the brother of the injured youth, Mr. Torgel Clawson of Washington state, for a 72 piece silver set received as a Christmas gift. The writer praises kindness shown to a stranger in distress and prays for the remembered youth. Nearby social notices list Sunday dinners and visits among local families including the Melbys, Isaacsons, Granstedts, and Lorentses.
Tom Tornquist and Madelene called at the Carl D. Larson home last Saturday. Numerous visits mark a busy social week with friends dropping in from Lincoln to Belleville and Concordia. Rex Gardner recovering after knee surgery in Wichita. Mrs. Foster Helvey and family spent New Year’s Day with the Joneses in Fairbury.
A series of social visits fills weekends with guests from El Reno to Jamestown and Lawrence. Host households include the Konovalskys, Perry, Loring, Rockey, Sandell, Storer, McDowell and others as friends and relatives share meals and evenings.
Mr and Mrs Worth Blair of Erie and Mrs Ed Rosenquist of Courtland visited at the C H Freec home Saturday afternoon. Mr and Mrs Harvey Sandell have purchased the Mrs T A Gritten property in the east part of town and will move soon.
A series of social calls and dinners highlight community life. Families including the Mayells, Engwalls, Freemans, Kallmans, Ahrens, Bowersox, Wallins, Keys, Fogelbergs, and others hosted relatives and friends from Republic and nearby towns. An incubator start at Scandia Hatchery is planned for Friday January 6 with eggs to meet orders.
The North Central Kansas Production Credit Association of Concordia reports over $40,000 loaned in the first eleven months of 1938 to 82 members for the purchase of 1139 cattle and 1118 sheep. The cooperative seeks to aid members in restocking with horses and hogs in view.
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