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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1951
Page
8
A flurry of social visits marks a busy period with numerous families hosting and visiting in Concordia and surrounding towns. Residents including Johnsons, Hamilltons, Cundiffs, LeSages, and Sothers hosted dinners, coffees, and suppers, while relatives from Bridgeport to Pasadena gathered for commencements, church events, and weekend stays.
Saturday evening the Amana Group sponsors a community social at the City Office featuring home made ice cream coffee pie and cake. Mrs S E Schwahn of Lawrence was a Tuesday overnight guest of Miss Mary West.
The page combines an Athletes Foot treatment claim for T-4-L with a drug store ad at Haggman and Wires and a list of local classifieds. It includes real estate for sale in Scandia and a Concordia insurance offer, plus rentals and equipment notices.
Local dry cleaning service Model Cleaners in Mankato Kansas advertises dry cleaning and pressing with individual attention. Other services include hats cleaned and blocked, dyeing, moisture and water proofing, alterations, and pickups at Christensen's Pool Hall on Tuesdays and Fridays. Casey Goodwin and Ellery Forney are listed as contacts.
Saturday afternoon guests included Miss Ruby Johnson of Manhattan and Miss Aura Lewis of Goodland with others. Sunday supper guests included Mr. and Mrs. R. E Cooper and the Sederlins. Various extended families and friends from Twin Falls, Salina, Belleville, Concordia and beyond were hosted or visited through the weekend.
Sunday afternoon guests at the Freed and Reynolds homes included Suki Jean Cheryl and others from Beloit Kansas City and Salina. The Jordans Hagemans Rosene Pearson Svenson and Anderson attended a fish fry hosted by H N Jordan and Linda and Bobby of Beloit joined Monday supper with the Freed Reynolds household. The Reynonolds and Sederlin households hosted more guests including Lester England of Richmond California. Doran O'Brien and family visited Concordia with Larry O'Brien and Larry Kent.
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