Kansas to test highway lights to improve safety
Kansas will establish three test lines of highway reflectors this month under the division of safety and traffic control. Posts about three feet high will carry reflectors at 100 foot spacings on straight sections and five feet on curves, aiming to create a continuous line of light visible from long distances to aid night driving and curb accidents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Division of Safety and Traffic Control
Kansas
Evan Griffith
Geo. A. Reid
Kansas Highway Department
Newton
Wichita
Kansas City
Twenty-Seventh
Michigan
Obituary: John Lind Dies in Los Angeles at 73
John Lind died Friday in Los Angeles California at the age of 73. He and his daughter Eva Waite visited relatives here two weeks earlier and traveled to Omaha Nebraska before returning to California. He suffered a stroke on a train at Evanston Utah and died in a Los Angeles hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Lind
Los Angeles
Calif
Mr. Lind
Eva Waite
Omaha
Nebr
California
Evanston
Utah
Belleville Pool Opens With Tiny 7 1 2 Cent Fees
Recreation supervisor Lee Swan son arranged a seven and a half cent fee for pool use tied to the Scandia recreation project. The pool offers a modern, clean, guarded facility with daily swim lessons. A temporary croquet court now sits in the recreation park east of the Missouri Pacific depot, replacing Grant park. Miss Helen Forsberg assists Mrs C A Forsberg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee Swanson
Belleville
Scandia
Recreation Park
Missouri Pacific
Grant Park
Will Rogers Humorous Story About General Store Mix
A humorous tale recalls a time when groceries meats and drugs were in separate shops now merged into one store. A woman asks for car chains amid slippery roads and is told only groceries are carried. She protests thinking the place is a class store.
Ladies Aid to Serve at Methodist Church Basement
The Ladies Aid of the Methodist Episcopal church will serve in the church basement next Thursday July 21. Hostesses include Mrs Theodore Danielson Mrs Martin Johnson Mrs Largs Brown Mrs Carl Lindecrantz Mrs Marker Lindecrantz and Mrs Andrew Stafford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladies Aid
The
Methodist Episcopal Church
Theodore Danielson
Martin Johnson
Largs Brown
Carl Lindecrantz
Marker Lindecrantz
Andrew Stafford
Church Notes and Announcements
United Brethren Church ministers hold regular services in Norway and Scandia with Sunday School at 10 and preaching at 11. Union services are at City Hall Park in the evening. Methodist Episcopal Church features a district superintendent sermon and a quarterly conference. Ladies Aid meets next Thursday at 2 30 p.m with listed hostesses. Sabbath School at 10 a.m. and joint city services in the open air later. Welcome to all.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norway
Scandia
City Hall
J. KE. Bergman
Ladies Aid
Mars. Martin Johnson
Lars Brown
Theo, Danielson
Carl Lingevrantsz
Marker Lindecrantz
Andrew Stafford
Oeleven
Rydal
Ada Lutheran Church Bulletin Notes and Events
Ada Lutheran Church announces Sunday School with Bible classes at 10 a.m. worship at 11 a.m. Evening services at 8 p.m. a Luther League officers meeting July 21 at the church parlors. L L Camp dates July 31 to August 6. Church Board quarterly meeting July 25 at 10 a.m. Confirmands meet Tuesday mornings, choir rehearsals Tuesday evenings, and a joint parish meeting at Norway church July 15. Prayer and devotional programs this Sunday at 8 p.m. Nearby visits noted with Heaton and Anderson families and dinner guests at Brewer home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luther Leaguers
L. L
Jesus Christ
Norway Church
Harvest Nears End With Record Wheat Movement
Perfect harvest weather yields three fourths of territory grain. Derby Grain Co. workers process trucks from all directions into Scandia while railcars depart full for markets. Light Sunday rain paused combines briefly, with hail in Jamestown Concordia area. Special seventieth anniversary edition planned with historic photos and copies offered for 10 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Republiccal
Derby Grain Co
Scandia
Courtland
Jamestown
Norway
Concordia
Scandia Adopts Guidance and Social Adjustment Course
Scandia High School will offer a Guidance and Social Adjustment course next school year taught by Superintendent F L Miller. The state has adopted the textbook Guidance and Social Adjustment by Uhl and Powers, replacing Robinson's Psychology. The program covers successful living, social adjustment, family relationships, health, and character development to better prepare students for citizenship and life after high school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scandia
Supt
F. L. Miller
State Department of Education
Uhl and
Powers
Kansas
Robinson
Scandia High School
Board of Education
Trella Reiber
Journal asks correspondents to submit copy early next week
Journal correspondents and advertisers are requested to send their copy as early as possible next week to help produce the large edition. The Journal force appreciates the cooperation.
Farmers urged to act under 1939 Market Act for wheat
The piece urges individual farmers to take five concrete steps under the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938 to stabilize wheat markets. Actions include staying within acreage allotments, supporting fair prices, using Federal Crop Insurance, considering marketing quotas, and soil conservation to build fertility and storage. The program remains voluntary and requires farmer consensus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aosonmien Proal
United States
T Insurance Corporation
Carlson letter to Crown Prince Adolph on Swedish American friendship
Congressman Frank Carlson of Kansas writes to Crown Prince Gustaf Adolph during the 300th anniversary events in New Jersey. He notes Swedish American ties and sends a bronze statuette as a token of friendship, praising shared heritage and future cooperation between Sweden and Swedish Americans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank
Carlson
Crown Prince
Adolph
Frank Carlson
Concordia
Gustaf Adolph
United States
New Jersey
Kungsholm
New York
N. Y
Prince Gustaf Adolph
Kansas
Thorvaldsen
Texas
Lorado Taft
Sweden
Doe Monahan Pays First Fine After Fireplug Stop
A Doe Monahan was taken to a local committee after noon Tuesday for parking too close to a fireplug west of the Scandia Post Office corner. He was released after paying a small fine of 1.00. Various local residents, including Myron McGregor of Topeka and Mrs. Lizzie Eve, hosted dinners and visits with relatives across Republic, Topeka, and Concordia during the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monahan
Scandia
Myron McGregor
Topeka
E. A. McGregor
Lizzie Eve
M. E. McGregor
Elizabeth Ann McGregor
Elmer Evert
Republic
Alf Landon to Speak in Area Booster Tour
Alf Landon and Congressman Frank Carlson will speak at a dedication program on Friday July 29 during the Scandia 70th Anniversary celebration. A booster trip covers Scandia and surrounding towns on July 21 with local dignitaries and community participation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Landon
Carlson
Scandia
Alf M. Landon
Frank Carlson
Kansas
Scandia Band
John Nystrom
A.M. Sanborn Lumber Company
Coocese
Belleville
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Will Rogers
Thas Chain Stort
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Bertha Fogelberg
L. M. Keys
Joseph FE
England
Our Savior's Lutheran - Norway
T. O. Torgeson
Jim Heaton
Mary Jane
Hood River
Ore
E. C. Wires
Shawnee
Mr. Heaton
Harry Heaton
Heatons
J. O. Anderson
Thomas Cox
North Platte, Nebr
Simon Aaboe
Kirk, Colo
Walter Henry
Philroy
Carrol Anderson
O. F. Brewer
Mary E. Brewer
N. G. Miller
C. A. Brewer
Minnie Reynolds
Johnny Brewer
George Haser
Betty Jon Anderson
Natoma
Scania
Edna Mae
Frances Haser
A. M. Bettis
Jean Goodman
Fairfield
Iowa
C. O. Reece
Chris Nelson and Sons
Charles Cardwell and Sons
Frank Peterson
Nelson and Sons
Myrtle Grubb
St. Joseph Hospital
Leora Loring
Mavis Freed
Sinc
New Scandinavia
Scandinavian Agricultural Society
Chicure
PSG
Genevieve Freed
Anyonu
Historien
Lydia Robbins
LaVeda Wells
Blackwell
Okla
V. L. Hoar
Miss Robbins
Miss Wells
Hoar
Jeanne Plotner
Clarice
Verna Wallin
Wilma Shivvers
Ada Jeandebeur
Norma Aspegren
Jeannette Ahrens
Cleo Ward
Hilma Stensaas
Jens Stensaas
Helen
Lindsborg
Ernst Pihlblad
Pihlblads
Lutheran Church
5. J. Swensen
Maye Roberts
Miss Roberts
C. W. Wak Zah
Peter Anderson
Dena Anderson
Chicago
Nlc
S. J. Swensen
Algot Anderson
Ronnie
Alf Landon
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