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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1943
Page
3
Our Savior s Lutheran Church presents Divine Services Sunday at 9 00 with a sermon on Lutheran World Action Acts 16 9 10 Graded Sunday Schools and Bible classes follow at 10 00 Joseph Methius, superintendent Confirmation class Friday at 8 00 pm 7th grade at 7 00 pm
The Amana Lutheran Church invites all to Sunday School at 10:00 a m. The Amana Circle will meet with Anna Swanson on Friday afternoon June 4th. Mary and Wilma Larson visit from Topeka with their parents Mr and Mrs M A Larson before returning Friday night. Prof and Mrs D W Rees return from Phillipsburg reporting prospering crops in the area.
Brig. Gen. Robert W. Strong announced completion of reconstruction after a May 15 tornado swept Fort Riley noncombatant housing. Twenty eight new buildings rose and twelve partially damaged ones were repaired leaving two troops back in their barracks with new mess halls in operation.
The Norway annual alumni banquet held in the Lutheran church basement featured a V for Victory display with Christian and U.S. flags. A centerpiece honored 33 Norway high school graduates serving in the armed forces, followed by a musical program and initiation of seniors.
The Social Hour club gathered Thursday afternoon at Mrs. Lesilie Rasmussen’s home with 13 members and guests Mrs. R. a Rasmussen, Birse Frankie Mikes sell and Miss Mae Berggren attending.
Donations received last week include Mrs. Chas Berggren one dollar Pete Pehrson one dollar Mrs. Paul Ewing one dollar and the Alumni Association two dollars and forty eight cents Harold Johnson of Manhattan returns home from school and will visit parents a week before returning to Manhattan for summer school Mrs Maxell Adolph Nelson Yvonne visited Mr and Mrs Ed Swanson Vernon and Vernice on Sunday evening.
Obituary for Levi Wermstrom of Rackley Kansas born October 9 1876 died May 28 1943 aged 66 years 7 months 19 days noted for church service in Ada Lutheran Church and care of his parents and uncle Anders Johnson Also mentions Earl A Lash 17 enlisting in Naval Reserve and Joanne Swanson visiting the Andersons and Ronnie
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph D. Husted and daughter Margaret Helen of Salina join Mr. and Mrs. Al Mahan to visit Mrs. Margaret McGlashan then attend a Scandia township reunion at the John Hay homestead with the Scrivner family. The Husteds return to Salina Monday. Evertt Morgans stopped at the Journal office Wednesday en route to Tucson to begin Naval Instructor schooling. he has been Scandia High School athletic director for two years.
Thursday evening guests of Mr. and Mrs. Bert Haggman and Helen included Dr. and Mrs. C V Haggman Miss Blanche Haggman Miss Mable Hageman of Chicago Rev and Mrs Almquist and James and Mrs E C Wires Mr and Mrs E C Wires and Mrs Myrtle Sanderson visited relatives at Norton Sunday Wires visited Wires father W L Wires Sanderson visited with Alex Sanderson Anna Larson of Claremont California arrived ten days ago to spend weeks with her mother and sisters in town and may return west Lloyd Nelson and family visited Hugh Seldon Clyde Sunday
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