Scandia Legion Team Struggles in Belleville Tourney Losses and notes from local events
Scandia American Legion baseball team fell 14 2 to Belleville and 3 2 at Beloit amid six errors. Clay Center defeated Clifton 11 1 as Larry Ellis pitched a one hit game. Community notices include hospital updates and a Kansas civil service exam announcement for stenographers and typists in Beloit.
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Scandia American Legion
Belleville
Beloit
Scandia
Morrowville
Mankato
Clay Center
Clifton
Larry Ellis
Bowman
Social Hour Club Meets July 22 At Klaumann Home
The Social Hour Club will meet July 22 at the home of Mrs. Lorna Klaumann. Roll call will be How To Keep Cool. Mabel Cline is the secretary.
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Lorna Klaumann
Mabel Cline
Veterans Commission to Visit Belleville for Vets Aid
A Kansas Veterans' Commission representative will be in Belleville July 10 from 10:00 to 4:30 at the Welfare Office in the Republic County Courthouse to assist veterans and dependents with veterans service work. If unavailable, contact by writing, phone, or visiting the Marysville office at 66508. Phone 662-2581.
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Kansas Civil Service
Beloit
Manhattan
Topeka
Lawrnnce
Kansas City
State
Harrison Street
Kansas State Employment Service Office
Kansas Veterans’ Commission
Belleville
Republic County
Kansas Veterans ‘Commission
Marysville
Kansas
Peewees Undefeated Reds and Blues Lead Scandia League
Scandia national league Peewees Reds hold 8 0 record and Blues 5 0 1 as season progresses. Reds beat Narka 26 8 and Blues defeated Courtland West 12 1. Tourney at Courtland July 14 with Reds and Blues each facing tournament winners in July 15.
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Scandia
Reds
Blues
Narka
Courtland West
Courtland
Republic
Jamestown
Narke and Munden
Cuba
Courtland East
Norway
Scandia Reds
Scandia's Cookies Travel Team Defeats Norway 11-6
Scandia's first team Cookies traveled to Norway Tuesday evening and secured an 11 to 6 victory. The win showcased their offense while the defense held firm against the host squad.
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Scandia
Norway
Rain Halts Harvest and Aids Corn Crops
Rain last weekend delayed wheat harvest to Tuesday while soaking fields with two to four inches over two days. Extreme heat reached 105 to 108 degrees with hot winds, harming corn but cooling late Fourth of July. irrigation and two-site farming pressures highlighted harvest timing and crop protection efforts.
Sweat earns Navy Unit Commendation aboard Harnett County
Loren M. Sweat Engineman Third Class son of Milton and Mrs Sweat of Scandia Kansas operates a forklift on the USS Harnett County LST 821 on the Vam Co Dong River in Vietnam. The 21 year old Navy man was awarded the Navy Unit Commendation Medal at Ben Luc South Vietnam. He is a 1965 Courtland High School graduate who enlisted in June 1967 and arrived in Vietnam February 1968. The Sweat family lives near Norway and Scandia High School students Karen and Sharon Sweat are in Scandia.
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Loren M. Sweat
Milton Sweat
Scandia
Kansas
Harnett
Ben Luc
South Vietam
Courtland High School
U. S. Navy
Vietnam
Jim Messner
Sweat
Norway
Republican River
Karen
Sharon Sweat
Scandia High School
Guest Day for Lutheran Church Women at Scandia
Scandia Lutheran Church Women hostesses to the women of Scandia WLCS Norway ALCW and Ada LCW Friday July 18 at 8 45 in the morning Mrs Grace Robison recently returned from Germany will be the guest speaker.
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Scandia
Home Economics Judging School Held July 15
The fourth Home Economics Judging School will take place Tuesday July 15 at 1 30 p m in the National Guard Armory Registration starts at 1 00 p m and judging begins at 1 30 p m
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National Guard
Scandia to Serve Buffaloburgers at Picnic Night
Scandia reads like a festival with free buffaloburgers on Saturday July 26 starting around 5 pm. The city donates a 500 pound buffalo from the zoo herd for processing while locals prepare a community picnic with entertainment, pet parade, and a dance as the Cookie tournament closes its first hundred years.
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Scandia
Anival A J Community 4th of July Picnic Notice
The annival A J Community 4th of July Picnic will be held Sunday July 18 with eating at 7 00 p m. Entertainment and fireworks planned. Attendees should bring picnic supper lawn chairs and bug spray. Organizers include Andy Gerry Danny Thompson and Larry Johnson.
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Annival A & J
Andy
Gerry
Danny Thompson
Larry Johnson
Float wins fourth at Belleville Centennial Civic division
A float entered by the T. T. and J. Recreation Pond group won fourth place with a green ribbon in the Civic division at the Belleville Centennial pageant on Sunday evening. It was sponsored by the Andy Thompson, Larry Johnson, and Gerry Thompson families.
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Belleville
Andy Thompson
Larry Johnson
Gerry Thompson
National Bank of
Republic County Historical Society
White Pike Monument
St. Edwards Catholic Church
Cuba
Elmer Dolezal
Maverick
Jennifer Innskeep
Canker City
Kansas
Janet Sprang
Crossroads Cavalcade
Fairgrounds
Sebelius Critiques Soft Foreign Loans and Harsh Domestic Facts
Congressman Keith Sebelius argues against $480 million in IDA soft loans to developing nations, saying it diverts funds from rural America. He contrasts vast aid with limited FHA, SBA access at home and proposes a Rural Development Association to finance domestic projects.
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America
Congress
International Development Association
World Bank
Small Business Administration
Rural Development Association
IDA
Korea
Mexico
Belleville Centennial observance and parade report
Belleville celebrated its centennial with a week of pageants and a July 4 parade. West-side residents attended amid clouds and occasional rain, with American Legion Post 798 and several local figures marching and Floats from Courtland and Norway drawing attention. Prizes were awarded for bake entries, while visits and gatherings followed at homes around Republic and Concordia.
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Belleville
American Legion Post 798
Charley Cardwell
P. L. Hugos
Morris Morayek
James Norris
Walter H. Berger
C. C. Arnett
Karl Schuster
Kristine Freed
Bobby Greene
Marilyn Isaacson
Herbert Sandell
Manhattan
SK Ranch
Scandia
T&j
Norway
Luther League
Courtland
Elmer Johnson
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Republic County Hospital
Ronnie Black
Scandia Rest
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Albert Isaacson
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Lloyd Brown
Girl Stake
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Statler Hilton
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H. Cardwell
Lake Party
Bill Reece
Lyle Miller
Reece
Lovewell Lake
Methodist Youth Fellowship
Ethel Miodlin
Darrell Garet
Fred Modlin
Pam Briggs
James Garet
Jerry, Tony and
Deanna Johnson
Formosa
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Reuben Johnson
Bill Free
Fred Cline
Rex Sandell
Bud White
Bob Boyd
Blue Rapids
Kathleen White
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Bremerhaven
Germany
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Boise
Idaho
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Nebraska
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Cross‘lines Cooperative Conrcil
Buffaloburgers
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Walter
Cap) Benger
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Todd) Cardwell
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Keith Sebelius
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Annette Clouse
County Extension Home Economics
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Clyde White
Charles Benyshek
Arthur Hubka
Howard Anderson
Wearley Kolman
Olaf Bergstrom
Curtis Hansen
Anjie Flower
Jewell Winfrey
Anna Hohman
Hohman
Melanie Brown
Evelyn Pence
Mrs. Pence
Mrs. Hohman
Mra
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Mark
Melanie
Gene Carlson
Thurge
Charlie Sjolander
Charles Sjolander
Security
Rick
Sjolander
Everhart
Ron Larson
Max Thompson
Don Berrier
Concordia
Bertha Christie
Frank Isaacson
Harry Appel
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