Scandia Growth and Modernization Across the Town
Scandia grows as a robust trading center with modern light power and its own water and sewerage. The 600 plus resident town in Republican Valley features a bonded debt of 15000 and a North Central rated school with a new auditorium and gym. Four churches sustain community progress as FL Wade Craft dies in Republic.
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Scandinavian Agricultural Society
Kansas
Scandia
Republican Valley
Lutehran
Methodist Episcopal
Presbyterian
United Brethren
Church Notes and Announcements in Scandia and Area
Sabbath School at 10:00 a m and morning worship at 11:00 a m as usual in Scandia. In Rydal the Presbyterian church holds worship at 9:45 and Sabbath School at 11:00. The Amana Circle serves a covered dish lunch with Mrs Forsberg in charge. Confirmation class organized Friday at 9:00. Sunday School with Bible Classes at 10:00 and morning worship with a second quarterly synodical offering. League devotional program this Sunday at 8:00. Church Board meets at church parlors Monday evening July 25. Ladies Aid hosted by Mrs Hilda Stener at church parlors Thursday afternoon July 28. Luther League Bible study Thursday evening July 28. Enrollments for Bible camp available from enrolling officer.
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Scandia
Everett
Presbyterian
Rydal
Amana
Hilda Stener
Luther League
Luther
Rain Helps Crops In Scandia Area After Light Weekend Rain
Gauges in Scandia recorded one and five eighths inches of rain last Saturday, with a light drizzle in the morning and a shower through noon. The excess rain topped soil moisture, benefiting corn, feed crops, and pastures, aiding a hoped for good crop as the season progresses. Combines paused until Monday as fields recover, while weeds gained some growth over wheat stalks.
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Scandia
Drowning Tragedy Near Yale Details Emerging
Homer Bushby Jr eighteen, nephew of Miss Mary West, drowns attempting to cross a spillway near Yale Oregon. He slipped from a footbridge into a twelve foot deep pool below the 500 foot spillway. Survived by parents and three brothers and a sister. Some reports cite heart attack or cerebral hemorrhage as the cause with death occurring before the fall into the canal.
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Yale, Ore
Homer, Jr
Mary West
Homer Bushby
Rydal
Yale
Meridian
Idaho
Meridian High School
Leslie
Richfield
Lloyd
Eagle
Parke
Vale
Oregon
Thelma
Scandia School Hires Esther Sjogren for Third Fourth Grade
The Scandia school board filled the last faculty vacancy by hiring Esther Sjogren of Concordia to teach the third and fourth grades for the coming term. The position opened after Floy Anderson resigned at term end to run for county office. Sjogren, an experienced teacher, taught in Cloud County and holds a life certificate after study at Emporia and Kansas Universities.
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Scandia
Esther Sjogren
Concordia
Floy Anderson
Sjogren
Cloud County
Emporia Teacher's College
Kansas University
Parade notice for Scandia 70th Anniversary celebration
Persons wishing to display relics should contact Art Cardwell George Stromberg Chas Nordman or Louis Stofer. Those wishing to enter a parade float should contact Rev M C Linnerson Adolph Nelson Algor Anderson or G A Nystrom.
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Scandia
New Scandinavia
O. G. Lowell
Lester Richards
Art Downing
Wyatt Corbin
George Stromberg
Omer Olsen
Harry Hampton
Algor Anderson
Charles Berggren
Clark Danielson
Archie Isaacson
C. V. Ha
J. ™. Davis
Ole Frazier
John Nystrom
John Tingstrom
Jake P. Storer, Jr
Walter Preble
Bill Moe
Claud Tingstrom
Douglas Gunter
Warren Berggren
O. K. Martin
Vic. L. Hoar Foster Helvey
E. T. Olson
Lawrence Nystrom
Lyell Ocobock
Morrie McGregor
Arthur Cardwell
O. W. Nichols
Art Cardwell
Chas. Nordman
Louis Stofer
Rev. M. C. Linnerson
Adolph Nelson
G. A. Nystrom
Sunday church schedule and union service notes
Sunday School at 10 a.m. and morning worship at 11 a.m. Special music near. The pastor will speak on The Mystery of Life. Union service in City Hall Park at 8 p.m. Ladies Aid meets Thursday at 2:30 p.m. Hostesses listed as Mrs. Martin Johnson Mrs. Theo Danielson Mrs. Lars Brown Mrs. Alice Lindecrantz Mrs. Carl Lindecrantz and Mrs. Andrew.
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City Hall Park
Ladies Aid
Martin Johnson
Theo. Danielson
Lars Brown
Alice Lindecrantz
Car
Lindecrantz
Andrew
Richards Family Travel to Colorado and Denver
Mr and Mrs Vernon Richards of Minneapolis and Mr and Mrs Lester Richards plan a Colorado vacation. Norma Jean and Donald left Monday for Denver and other Colorado points. Mrs Joe Tedrow visited Mrs Frank Tedrow Tuesday afternoon.
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Colorado
Vernon Richards
Minneapolis, Minn
Lester Richards
Norma Jean
Donald
Denver
Joe Tedrow
Frank Tedrow
Scandia Prepares for 70th Anniversary Celebration
Scandia to celebrate its founding by early settlers with a three day event July 28 to 30. A booster caravan visits sixteen towns, Alf Landon unable to speak Friday, pioneer memorial shaft dedication Friday, bridge dedicatory addresses Saturday, daily free acts, a water fountain pageant, baseball and softball games, Allen Brothers tent show, and a pavement dance with Jack Filson and his Students of Swing.
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Scandia
Courland
Formose
Randall
Jewell
Mankato
Webber
Superior
Hardy
Byron
Deshler
Chester
Belleville
Concorda
Jamestown
Kackley
Norway
Alf M. Landon
Entertainment Committee
Frank Carlson
Pioneer Memorial
Workman
Old Colony House
Evan Griffith
Roy Hamilton
Beloit
Republican River Bridge
Chappel
Ralph Kirk
Strait Sisters
Scancia
Concordia Ban Johnson
Courtland
Allen Brothers
Lebanon
Colorado
Kansas
Jack Filson
Kansas Reservoir Plans Spark Upstream Conserving Debate
A 70 million plan funds three eastern Kansas reservoirs along the Kansas River watershed including Turtle Creek near Manhattan Milford near Junction City and Kanapolis near Salina with nine million allocated to start. Proponents urge upstream storage to protect larger areas, irrigation, recreation and groundwater. critics warn it would waste water and flood control outside Kaw Valley and call for study of cheaper upstream sites. Citizens urged to contact Washington officials to advocate updated reservoir strategy.
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Congress
Kansas River
Turtle Creek
Manhattan
Milford
Junction City
Kanapolis
Salina
Colorado Line
Army Engineers
St. Francis
Cheyenne County
Republican River
Cedar Bluffs
Smoky Hill River
Wakeeney
Trego County
Kansas
Kaw Valley
Washington
Early history of Scandia sketched for readers
The Journal prints a historical sketch of Scandia's early settlement drawn from authentic sources. It notes varied opinions on initial incidents and presents events as told by informants. Miss Beulah Anderson visited Mrs May Meade Friday evening.
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Scandia
Belleville Monument Works Honored for Marble Table Gift
The Journal thanks Belleville Monument Works for contributing a fine marble table to the Scandia Pioneer Memorial Monument, a gesture by the community through The Journal.
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Journal
Belleville Monument
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F. W. Craft
FL. W. Craft
Republic
Amana Lutheran
M. C. Linerson
Our Savior’s
Lutheran - Norway
T. O. Torgeson
Ada Lutheran Church
Carl G. Danielson
Homer Bushby, JR
Canal
Jewell County
Nels Ferguson
Ferguson
Sweden
Topeka
New “O. K
Chris Nelson
Paul
Paul Preble
Jane
Methodist Episcopal Church
Joseph E. Englund
K. C
Genevieve Freed
Kansas City Journal Post
Kansas State College
Alf Landon
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