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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1971
Page
2
Community notice from The Scandia Journal announcing second class postage paid at Susan, Kansas with mailing details and ZIP 08066 for subscribers and readers.
A candlelit write‑up recalls a quiet Sunday in Scandia with garden sights a catbird and orioles in the neighborhood. It lists eighth grade students Bryan Scrivner and Cecilia Kass with 4‑H work, mentions health tips, strawberry patches, Jamestown memories, and visitors including Harrison Mahan and Max Muth in Missouri.
May 10 1971 Leawood Kansas reader Lillie E Nelson renews three Scandia Journal subscriptions to July 1 1971. She praises the home town weekly and notes fondly several columns and local figures including Ebba Linden Naslund and Mrs Wm Linden.
The October 28 1938 Scandia High News highlights local advertisers from Peterson's Pool Hall to Scandia Hardware. Businesses promoted groceries, grain, garage services, cosmetics, insurance, animal sales, and rail shipping, underscoring community support for the school paper amid a low mood.
Mr and Mrs Iver Hamfer hosted a Memorial Day dinner for guests including Mr and Mrs Glenn Nelson and Mrs John Lange of Skokie Illinois along with Mr and Mrs Dennis Stafford and Teresa. Afternoon and supper guests included Mr and Mrs Roger Stafford and Greg Mr and Mrs Steven Cardwell Mr and Mrs Dennis Stafford and Teresa and Mr and Mrs Dale Stafford.
Five generations gathered at Mrs. Mary Volek’s Belleville home for a family gathering. Dozens of relatives from multiple states attended including Poole Boise and Volek Deshler and Scrivner from Omaha and Kansas City. The piece lists a long sequence of guests and social visits spanning Kansas Nebraska Colorado and Missouri with alumni events and birthday open houses noted.
Frosty milk drinks for summer fun include Peach Milk Shakes with chopped peach and peach syrup and pineapple vanilla shakes with crushed pineapple, nutmeg and milk. A church tale shows families joining separate churches across the street, highlighting division over membership. Social notes mention visits from Mr. and Mrs. Don Martin and others, including reunion and alumni events in Topeka Scandia and Norway.
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