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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1938
Page
5
A wide circle of Concordia area residents hosted and visited over a sequence of days. Names include Falk Meadors Tornquist Nelson Gabrielson Bergstrom Johnson Nelson and others sharing meals, birthdays, and weekend calls across multiple households in the community.
Richard Haggman of Kansas City visited Saturday night with Dr and Mrs C V Haggman and Phil and Mrs Mary Creager. Many locals hosted guests and attended calls, dinners, and visits, with friends and relatives listed including Thomas families, Ericksons, Andersons, Lindecrantzes, and Johnsons. Floyd Eichelberger is employed at Russell at present.
Mrs. Anna Larson spent Wednesday afternoon with Mrs. J. R. Storer. Miss Ada Kallman was a weekend guest of Miss Georgine Johnson.
Kansas faces a twin challenge from short-term tenancy and part-time farming. In 1934 nearly 20 percent of farms were operated by tenants on farms less than two years. In 1938 over a third of farmers spent about a quarter of their time off the farm to supplement income. The text questions whether permanent urban jobs or off-farm units could free land and create new on-farm or industrial opportunities, urging close study of these dynamics within agricultural progress and Farm and Home Week programs.
These programs address current farm problems and offer usable ideas without promising magic income boosts. They aim to expand rural horizons by showing possibilities within reach for rural families and communities, reflecting positive reception in Kansas.
Population experts estimate the United States must build about 5,000,000 new homes over the next 15 years to house families as growth continues.
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