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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1951
Page
4
Mrs. Irvin Currie and Miss Edna Robison of Salina spent the weekend with home folk. The note appears in a local Scandia Kansas second class matter post office listing.
The Sunshine Circle plans an ice cream social Saturday at the City Office starting about 7:00 with homemade ice cream pie cake and coffee for sale. The Methodist Youth Fellowship gathers Sunday evening at Patsy Nelson’s for a pot luck supper at 6:30 followed by recreation and a meeting. W S C S meets August 2 at the church. Sunday School at 10:00 and Morning Worship at 11:00.
Friday evening guests of Mr and Mrs Elgene Sederlin and Eugene included Mrs R L Nulty Jane and Bob H J McLauren and Jim Mr and Mrs Conrad Sederlin and Lawrence Book less.
Mrs Wilbur Zener spent Sunday in Red Cloud Nebraska with Mr and Mrs Forest Johnson and Janie Jo. Harold Johnson Allen and Neal of Scott City visited Mrs Aaron Johnson and Archie Larson in Belleville. Last week visitors at Mrs Emily Willis included Mrs Fred Evert Mrs Olive Isaacson and other locals. Miss Mary West left Monday for Boise Idaho and Portland Oregon for a visit.
For sale a young Guernsey cow described as a good family animal and a first prize winner at the N C K Free Fair as a heifer Just Fresh See Martha Melby Mrs Irene Merrill and family were Thursday dinner guests of Mr and Mrs Rodney Dovel en route to Phoenix Ariz Harold Larson and family visited with John Sjolander Monday evening Sjolander also visited Carl Florell Tuesday Charley Sjolander and children visited Saturday with Irvin Currie and Jerry Straad with Norman Currie Sunday supper
Emergency measures rushed to protect service as flood waters rose. A Kansas City telegraph crew laid a new cable between Kansas City Kansas and Kansas City Missouri, placed and tested within 96 hours after leaving a St. Louis warehouse. Thousands stepped in nationwide to back the effort, with 175 workers at a Western Electric warehouse handling cables, drop wires and telephones from multiple states to restore long distance service and keep the region connected.
Sunday School gathers at 10:00 a.m. and Divine worship at 11:00 a.m. Communion observed first Sunday monthly. Ladies Aid meets first Thursday at 2:00 p.m. All welcome at church parlors under Pastor H Severin Biy and LaVern Methus.
Amana Lutheran Church announces Sunday School and Bible Classes at 10 00 am led by Vernon Swanson superintendent. Morning service to follow at Brantford with N H Pearson pastor. Tele 2781 listed for inquiries.
Thanks to the Intermediate Girl Scouts and Mrs R E Cooper for guiding the girls, to The Journal for free ads, and to all who donated clothes for Topeka flood victims. Mr and Mrs Neal Cady and Mr and Mrs Martin Merrill with daughter left for Denning New Mexico after a few days with Mr and Mrs Rodney Dovel.
Various notices and ads from Scandia area include Allen McClure visiting grandparents in Ard, 100000 rats for Ray's Rat Killer, rent ad for furnished apartment at 20 dollars monthly, found pocketbook with Carl T. Larson, stolen electric caps and dynamite warn of danger, Girl's Bicycle for sale, requests for Sweet oleo cartons, Girl Scouts participation in Scandia, insurance offerings from Hoover Agency, sale of Willys 4x4 vehicles, modern 6 room house for sale in Scandia, and a 9 room house with three lots for sale in Wichita written by Chester Lervol d.
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