Backyard notices mix of family, history, and memory
The narrator recalls chores and small events from a cluttered week. Snowball the neighbor’s cat had kittens in the hollyhocks, an apricot tree split under fruit, and renters arrived forcing basement cleanup. Old letters reveal a 1905 Scandia connection and a Maxell funeral, plus a Marindahl Cornet Band document noting dues and discipline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mike DeWitt
Gaul
Carl
Gust Johnson
Clebure
Kansas
Scandia
C.J. Maxell
Amanda Maxell
Marindah
Sunday Musings and Local Notes From Clay Center
A column opens with memories and local concerns including a town dump fine sign near Clay Center, tax and license plate pride, and a driver’s near miss on highway 148. It lists several names attending a Legion Park birthday picnic and reflects on missing letters and encouragement for the healthy and bereaved.
Larson Anderson Rites Tie Lindsborg Couple
Miss Rebecca Suzanne Larson daughter of Mr and Mrs Gene Larson wed Carl B Anderson at Messiah Lutheran Church Lindsborg on Sunday June 29 Attending were numerous Larson families and relatives including Mr Mrs George Larson Mr Mrs Don Larson Kent Thayne Norman Sankey and others. Glenwood Freed visited Courtland neighbors Wednesday evening. Use a JOURNAL Want Ad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rebecca Suzammne Larson
Gene Larson
Lindsborg
Carl B. Anderson
Messiah Lutheran Church
George Larson
Don Larson
Kent
Thayne
Norman Sankey
Julie
Jill
Robert Larson
Brian
Brenda
Christine
Richard Larson
Kevin
Diane
Michael
Lowell Chellberg
Larry Larson
Carl Reece
Bill Reece
Deanell
Richard Loring
Lee Loring
Clyde Norris
Mildred Anderson
Martin Larson
Judith Anderson
Cathy McDonald
Glenwood Freed
Millard Sothers
Courtland
Larson Dunsworth Rites Mark Topeka Wedding
JoAnn Larson wed Claude Edward Dunsworth at the bride’s home with Rev. Lyle Miller officiating. The couple, from Scandia and Topeka, plan to live at 506 W. 14th, Topeka, after a reception hosted by the bride’s parents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
JoAnn Larson
Allen Larson
Claude Edward Dunsworth
Eddie Finch
Agra
Kansas
Bud Dunsworth
Wichita
Lyle Miller
Bill Travis
Minneapolis
Dunsworth
Scandia High School
Blue Cross-Blue Shield
Topeka
Post Office Department
W. 14Th
Kan
Patio Party Honors 14th Birthday and Farewell Gathering
Mr and Mrs Larry Hobson hosted a Friday Patio Party for Jane and Judy's 14th birthday with guests including Ann Johnson Sheila Thompson Rita Thomas Beth Johnson Denise Forsberg Kristine Freed Cathy McDonald Terry Strait Mike White Gene Mahan Mike Strait Randy Farrell Jack McGrew Dennis Garst Ritchie Farrell Jerry Baker Lyle Thompson Terry Gile and Bryan Larson Mrs Darrell Nelson assisted A separate farewell party for Mr and Mrs Frank Eastman of Twin Falls Idaho was held at the Leslie Rasmussen home in Belleville on Tuesday evening with attendance from Mr and Mrs Homer Cardwell Mr and Mrs Todd Cardwell Mr and Mrs George Cardwell and Mr and Mrs Clarence Strom Eastmans departed Thursday for home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Larry Hobson
Jane and
Judy
Ann Johnson
Sheila Thompson
Rita Thomas
Beth Johnson
Denise Forsberg
Kristine Freed
Cathy McDonald
Terry Strait
Mike White
Gene Mahan
Mike Strait
Randy Farrell
Jack McGrew
Dennis Garst
Ritchie Farrell
Jerry Baker
Lyle Thompson
Terry Gile
Bryan Larson
Darrell Nelson
Homer Cardwell
Todd Cardwell
George Cardwell
Clarence Strom
Frank Eastman
Twin Falls
Idaho
Leslie Rasmussen
Belleville
Scandia Pair Plans Winter Wedding in Rising I do not include proper nouns in the title.
Miss Alice Lynette Boyles daughter of Mr and Mrs Walter Boyles Scandia and Richard Wendall Campbell son of Mrs Warren Campbell Concordia were engaged at a Changing of Times party. Lynette a May Kansas State University BA graduate studies Physical Therapy at KU Medical Center. Richard a Kansas State Architecture and Design senior to graduate January. They plan a winter wedding. Dinner guests included IM and Mrs Rex Sandell and Garold and Richard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clay Center Dump
Republic County
Scandia
Swift's Packing Co
Mrr
Nightingale
Joyce Johnson
Alice Lynette Boyles
Walter Boyles
Richard Wendall Campbell
Warren Campbell
Concordia
Lynette
Kansas State University
Kansas University Medical Center
Kansas City
Richard
Architecture and Design
Kansas State
Boyle & Wilson Architects
Overland Park
Kansas
Francis Cornett
Terry
Rodney
Elsie Berggren
Elizabeth Daugherty
Steve Sandell
Rex Sandell
Garold
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Scandia Journal
Bcandia
Kanbas
Nebraska
Eva Stolander
Lottie Berggren
Merle Haser
Una Gatton
Clarice Fox
Eunice Canfield
Olive Isaacson
Grant Berggren
Glenn Scrivner and Sons
the Legion Park
Gatton
Larson—Anderson
Larson—Dunsworth
Sas
John Odell
Roger Larson
Charlie Sjolander
Gene Carlson
Kandi
Allen
McPherson
Mirs
Eva Sjolander
Harold Larson
Nancy
Rodger Larson
Libby
Jody
Bradley
Cindy
Ronald Larson
Trina
Kristie
John Cobuluis
John
Jeannie
Jimmie
Robert Greshan
Tina
Margaret Corbin
Taylor Jewett
Marilyn
LouAnne Larson
Doris Herrman
Iver Hammer
Ernest Nelson
Glenn Harris
Santa Ana
California
Lloyd Harris
Robert
Lloyd
Susan
Novato
Carrie Linden
Linden
Laverne Linden
Troutdale
Oregon
Richard Bernard
San Jose
Dennis Linden
Terri
Lincoln
Duaine Sherwood
Doug Ad Lisa
Enterprise
Earl Tebow
Howard Tebow
Jane
J. R. Johnson
Imir
Lloyd Nelson
Robert Champlin
Lloyd McGregor
Sonja Hoag
E. A. McGregor
Crawford Stouffer
Napton
Missouri
Robert Mason
Becky
Duaine Greenslade
Joe Douglas
Beverly Anderson
The
Kansas Wheat Commission
Church News
United Methodist
Sunny School
Amana Lutheran
Melvin T. Peterson
Charles Klima
White Rock Township
A. D
Ins
Hall
Robert Lancaster
Western Power & Gas
Electric Bill
Chester Russell
Willard Boyles
Kenneth Tuley
State of
CCC
Loadout
Truck Rail
Kansas State Grain Inspection Department
Norway
Kareas
Tibbetts Brothers’ Funeral Home
W. D. Tibbetts
J. A. Tibbetts
Belleville, Kansas
Douglas
Rydal
Business Directory
E. Porter Ahrens
J. L. Bennet
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