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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1937
Page
2
A farmer snubs a Japanese neighbor over race while a Harvester Co. rep arranges a wheat cutting. The Japanese man offers to cut the short wheat on the high ground free of charge, simply because he is his neighbor.
District 87 news notes harvest work and social visits. Mrs J P Jensen hosts Mystery Penocle Club gathering with Mrs Ralph Moe and Ruth McGregor. Moe joins as member. Alvin Peterson helps harvest with A Peterson of Herdron. Local families visit and share meals across Jensen Etter Melby Nichol and Jensen households.
Probate settlements were made for Asa H Ballard and Clifton Hendrickson. Walt Winters was arrested for petty larceny near Beaver Township and held pending a July 6 preliminary hearing. Twenty four teachers took the Republican county teachers exam in Belleville. An onion shipment of 5100 pounds arrived for relief clients. Grasshopper damage noted. countywide poisoning improves. Wesley Piroutk estate filed for probate near Narka. admin likely soon. Obituary details for Mrs. Herman with funeral held June 27 at home. interment Riverview cemetery.
Scandia High School will offer Vocational Agriculture for the third year. Kansas schools commonly provide this program to blend shop classroom home practice and group projects, with half day devoted to the course and federal and state matching funds supporting it. Superintendent F L Miller notes its growing value for rural communities.
North area notes describe Hugh Fraser’s early garden thriving with large fist-sized potatoes and top vegetables. Alice Kallman and Marcell Preble assist at Haggman and Wires drug store fountain this season. Mrs. Chester Woodka’s burns worsen. she remains in Concordia hospital. Community updates include move of Dr. E Wyman family to Morrowville, Eberhardt preparing for foreign mission, M W A Lodge meeting, Epima Poage's travel plans, Arthur Wilson leaving Beames, and local rainfall aiding wheat.
Bill Reece spends the week with his parents Mr and Mrs C C Reece and his sisters. Mr and Mrs Walter Henry and Philroy were dinner guests of Mr and Mrs J O Anderson Sunday. KOTEX ten cents at the Bargain Spot.
Hilda Amalia Herrman Gralinstedt born July 20 1854 in Tranas Saby Smaland Sweden died June 24 1937 at age 82 after long life in America. She came to the United States in 1872 joined parents in Scandia married Claes Henrik Herrman December 8 1873 at White Dock and lived on farms near Scandia Norway township and later on own home for 59 years. She was a Pioneer wife mother of eight children and a constant supportive presence in family life.
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