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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1931
Page
2
A regional plan promotes upgrading old gravel and waterbound roads with new bituminous surfaces to save costs. Officials say 1931 could be a big year for road building and that durable year‑round routes boost employment and connect towns, farms, and buses.
The piece recounts Bruce Barton’s reflection on civic duty as he toured a home purchase. He notes that while taxes fund fire stations parks and libraries, a church in the community also raises property values, yet one should contribute back. He likens benefiting from a church without giving to standing in a breadline.
In 1889 Kansas saw a record corn crop with farmers faced by over supply and debt. Buyers paid little, railroads kept rates, and mortgage holders pressed bondage. Price recovery followed as farmers held grain and speculators profit emerged.
The father of Norma Shearer, Hollywood star, is said to be foreman on a Missouri Pacific railroad extension west of Hemingford Missouri. He joined after hospital stay and was placed in charge by Supt E J Lassiter before his identity leaked via a time clerk seeking next of kin.
A collage of lighthearted quotes and brief notes from Kansas towns. It mentions Cousin Hank near Cedar Point, small-town jokes about habits and habits of visitors, plus snippets from Chase County and several local papers. The tone is casual, rural, and humorous with a stream of aphorisms and maxims.
School meeting day is announced for next Thursday. Various local residents noted including J C Sherrard and family from Norway, Miss Gertrude Cullers census taker, and community updates on jobs trips and Red Cross campaigns. The article records local activity from Scandia township with a Red Cross fund drive and a Republic County baseball game.
A series of recent incidents report a wheat field fire near town caused by a combine engine and acetylene welding, 45 acres burned, plus liquor raid arrests totaling 18 in Republic county over 90 days. A local airport C-1-E rating discussion follows with lighting and layout notes. Also recounted are early Cloud County memories from James Carter and community columns on fashion and humor.
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