Randall Tops Scandia In Varsity Clash
Randall led 12 10 after a quarter and won 57 45 as Ron Kibbe led all scorers with 16 points. Scandia’s Richard Raney had 14 and Jack Graham grabbed 14 rebounds, while Scandia’s B team defeated Randall 64 97.
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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1966
Page
1
Randall led 12 10 after a quarter and won 57 45 as Ron Kibbe led all scorers with 16 points. Scandia’s Richard Raney had 14 and Jack Graham grabbed 14 rebounds, while Scandia’s B team defeated Randall 64 97.
Notre Dame of Concordia and Glen Elder high schools join the Pike Trail League replacing Randall and Simpson. The change takes effect next football season alongside Burr Oak Cawker City Courtland Jewell and Scandia. Notre Dame, once Concordian Catholic, has been a strong athletic foe recently while Glen Elder’s high scoring football team drew attention last fall.
The Christmas Seal drive funds TB protection in Kansas amid rising cases in 1965. Republic Masonic Lodge hosted a District School of Instruction with officers Glenn Farlee and J Fred Williamson in attendance. Republic Cuba and Sandia Lodges earned 100 percent attendance certificates. wives provided a supper.
William Criswell of Simpson died Thursday at Beloit Hospital. Funeral services were held Saturday morning in Simpson. He was in the trucking business and was well known in Republic County.
A meeting of the Scandia Fire Department and the Auxiliary is set for Thursday evening January 13 at 7 30 at the new fire station. The agenda includes inspecting and demonstrating fire trucks. Wm Moe Fire Chief.
A Kansas Veterans Commission rep will be at Bellville Church on Thursday January 13 from 1:00 to 4:30 p.m. to assist veterans and survivors with veteran service work. If unavailable, contact by writing, phone, or visiting the Kansas Veterans Commission office in Marysville via Clayton G. Morton, Field Rep.
Cub Scouts Pack 232 will meet Thursday January 20. Leader Jim Garst serves as Cub Master.
Everett Johnson and G Donald Larson attend an annual Smith Douglas workshop in Oklahoma City at the Sheraton-Oklahoma Hotel this week. The session focuses on fertilizer, farm chemicals, and nitrogen needs for the area.
A Social Security Administration representative will visit Belleville Kansas on Tuesday January 18 1966. Citizens seeking information should call the Courthouse Welfare Office between 0 00 and 2 00. Most will qualify for Medicare at 65. Those not on Social Security or railroad retirement must contact a district office to enroll in hospital insurance and decide on voluntary medical insurance.
Mrs. Shirley Fry announces a Mother-Baby Care class in the Public Health Nursing Office on the courthouse ground floor. Classes occur twice weekly in January from 2 to 4 pm. Topics include Nutrition for Mother and Baby Supplies Needed Baby's Bath Birth of the Baby and The First Year of Life. For dates and materials call Belleville JA 7-5385.
The 15 member Joint Council on Recreation has submitted a state plan to the Bureau of Outdoor Recreation as a prerequisite for federal Land and Water Conservation Fund support. Six area meetings will explain participation procedures, with Concordia hosting January 19 at 1 00 pm in the Court House.
The Journal highlights the value of local ads and urges readers to study advertiser messages. It praises home town businesses in Scandia and notes advertising supports the newspaper and community welfare. It also mentions holiday greetings chosen to fit each business.
Scandia basketball teams traveled to Republic Tuesday night and split the two games. The A team defeated the Wildcats 72 to 51 while the B team lost its first game of the season by a small margin.
The Amana Lutheran Church will hold its annual meeting Thursday January 13 at 7 45 p m to hear reports from the past year pass resolutions and elect officers of the congregation.
Notice to patrons lists a January 17 PTA gathering at 7 30 p m in the Grade school auditorium with a Safety program. Host committee includes Mr and Mrs Edward Forsberg Mr and Mrs Darwin Housholder and Mr and Mrs Frank Berggren. If the committee cannot serve contact PTA officers.
Vocational agriculture instructor Marvin Ginter moves to Topeka for insurance field work starting February 1. Jarl Wahlmeier, Kansas State University graduate, will replace him around January 24 to work with Ginter.
The Scandia School announces a January February schedule with games against several teams including Cawker City Courtland Jewell Jamestown Burr Oak and Concordia Cath. Coaches are Dean Hobelmann and Doug Mullenix with Principal Milton Cooper. Also notes student activities and basic classroom practice snippets.
A gas company representative will attend the January 7 Y-Teen meeting to demonstrate simple cooking methods. The group plans to send care articles to boys in Viet Nam for Valentine’s Day and continues Mystery Mothers with a Revelation party for mothers and daughters.
Kim Gater leaves after this week. David Fitts is new. Pupils read Tip and Mitten. Ten sets for six. count by ones to a hundred. count to twenty by twos. Spelling tests last Friday produced perfect scores for Paula Ile, Carol Hall, Bradley Klima, Mark Melby, Bryan Scrivner, and Danita Trait. Third graders study geometric designs in arithmetic. Rosters finished. workbook exercises planned this week.
A fifth grade class looks back on after Christmas activities. They discuss difficulties remembering rules in English composition, thank December Room Mothers for a party, and describe snowman crafts. They anticipate U S geography replacing U S history and wish for real snow to sled and skate.
Bradley Tarron was absent from school for a week due to chickenpox. Ten in the class received a plug in Tonie phipve on Rive learned to do eoening. Names mentioned include Peggy maga In Idadergant sn, Nancy Thompson, Becky Cudy, Thayne Te our own. Continued on page 8.
Associate professor of violin Harvey M. Olin of Bethany College Lindsborg Kansas will give a concert Sunday evening January 16 at 7 30 p m at Amana Lutheran Church Scandia no admission charge Olin trained in Buffalo Oberlin Wheaton and served as concertmaster in Air Force ensembles during the Korean War He recently completed a tour of high school concerts in Michigan aiming to inspire young string players accompanied by his wife Heather on piano.
Conservation projects completed include terraces waterways and drainage in Republic County during December 1965. Names listed cover coordinators and cooperators across terraces waterways ponds and land leveling with several new cooperators. The report names numerous individuals associated with soil and water conservation efforts alongside farm plans recipients.
Myron Kellogg aged 59 died Saturday night at St Josephs Hospital in Concordia. He farmed southwest of Norway and had worked under the government farm program. He served as Norway township trustee but due to ill health did not relinquish assessing duties this year.
Harold Hammer of Republic County was named winner in the 17th Tekseed High Yield Award Program for irrigated corn with a yield of 112 bushels per acre. Loren Isaacson of Scandia took the dryland top honor with 118 bushels per acre, with Arthur Jackson of Courtland winning the dryland sorghum prize and Charles Tuley of Scandia earning 79 bushels per acre. The event includes a dinner where winners share practices across cropping, fertilizer, tillage, and water use.
The area remains mostly unchanged with dry weather and mild mornings. Last week saw a 10 degree high above normal in the oldest reading. A light precipitation is expected only on Wednesday, with windy days from both north and south.
A Department of Interior geological survey conducted over several weeks aims to aid map making. Elton Pfaff of Kansas City led the effort with Milo F Odgers assisting. the area spans about five miles north to twenty miles south of town, with detailed data and fact checking to ensure reliability.
The Scandia Lions Club held a January 10 meeting at the Royal Cafe with 29 members and 3 guests present. Roy Moore of Norway spoke, sharing photos from a western U S trip after a supper served by the Johnson family. The next meeting is set for January 25 at the Royal Cafe.
Mrs Reuben Fredrickson died late Tuesday at Republic County Hospital aged 68 after long illness. Survived by husband, daughter Alice Sankey of Salina, son John of Scandia. Funeral Friday January 14 at 2 00 p m at Methodist Church Scandia. Bachelor Faulkner Dart Funeral Home of Scandia in charge of arrangements.
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