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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1927
Page
5
City hall park hosts Children’s Night with Habits talk and crayon sketches. Presbyterian choir and orchestra perform songs and numbers. no sermon, just music and story for all. Students and families urged to attend and carload to the park Sunday night.
Chas W Almquist born December 13 1864 in Orebro Sweden died near Scandia July 25 1927 aged 62 years 7 months 12 days. He came to Scandia in 1883 lived with uncle Eric Almquist later farmed as a tenant on Mrs Ida Nordman's farm until illness. Survived by brothers Eric and Axel sisters Emma and Mina nephews Ragnar and David all in Sweden three cousins Mrs Anna Nywal Formosa Mrs Mary Sandine Jamestown and Mrs Hulda Larson Warren Oregon.
Parking regulations warn drivers not to park lengthwise behind cars in regular spaces to prevent inconvenience and accidents. Miss Ella Wennerston arrives from Chicago for a two week visit with her aunt Mrs. John Larson.
Mrs D Kershner of Concordia was a guest this week at the homes of G W Nimocks and Mrs F A Cullers. Patronize our advertisers.
Pikes Peak Ocean to Ocean highway officials touring the route arrive in Scandia at 4 42 PM on Monday with two Nash sedans. The party includes H D Judson and Harry W Graham of Missouri and Miss E A Stegman of St Joseph, plus other transport and publicity staff. They praise Republic County's highway conditions and seek public cooperation for continued improvements.
Young people from the Scandia Methodist church travel to Lincoln Nebraska for the young people's institute. Rev Lundberg Emil Isaacson and Lawrence Nystrom provided autos to Lincoln. Chaperoned by Rev and Mrs O J Lundberg the delegation includes Jester Burns John Nystrom Elda Isaacson Marcell Isaacson Gladys Helen Johnson Vernice Denoyer Helen Gunter Alien Lundberg with some Wayne youths. Afterward the group will attend the Omaha Methodist assembly next week.
The Home Oil & Supply company unloaded a full car of Texaco Motor oil last week. Buyers expect the Texaco addition to boost sales, touting Texaco as a nationally known brand. Texaco is recommended for Ford cars where engine and transmission share lubrication.
Local notes recount a work train at the old mill site on the Missouri Pacific line, business changes with Olson & Freeburg dissolving and Wilson & Freeburg forming, and Olson buying storefronts for a department store. Community updates cover travels, visits, birthday celebrations, political nominations, church history, and a birthday party for Victor Sothers with friends and a big ice cream treat.
The Itorney Will Perry explains that the Republican River is navigable, land owners hold land to the low water mark, the bed belongs to Kansas, and fishermen may access the river only with permission, else considered trespassers. The notion of a government easement of fifteen feet is false.
Scandia and Talmo battled Sunday afternoon on the local diamond in an eleven inning game. Talmo won 7 to 5 after Scandia led 5 to 2 in the eighth. Scandia’s battery was Glen Currie and Floyd Johnson. Next Sunday Highland comes here for a home game. Mr and Mrs A C Thompson attended the Sharkey Dempsey fight via radio at Chas Fancher's.
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