Chicago 1933 World Fair A Century of Progress Opens
Chicago hosts the 1933 World’s Fair offering eighty-two miles of exhibits across fifty plus buildings. Admission is fifty cents for adults, twenty-five cents for children, with many displays free of charge. Private and government pavilions, amusements, and a midways area provide broad viewing and activities in a historic exposition setting.
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Chicago
North Pole
South Pole
Latger
Communications
Federal Building
Illinois Agriculure
International Tharvesten
Atlantic and Pacific Carnival
American
Standard Sanitary
Manufacturing Corporation
Christian Science Monitor
Chrysler
Columbus
Dominican Republic
Dahlia Gardens
Cabin
Edison
Firestone
Tlinois
Johns-Manville
Sears-Roebuck
Time and
Fortune Magazines
United States Army Camp
Whiting Corporation
Nash Motor
Modern Homes
Armco
Ferro Enamel House
Common Brick
Florida
Tropical House
General Houses, Inc
Jon Moore
Lumber House
Methodist Church Announces June Congregation Events
This Thursday evening the annual meeting of the congregation will be held and all members urged to attend. Saturday afternoon Class 1 in Religious Instruction meets for final rehearsal at the church. Next Lord's Day the Church School opens at 10 AM and at 11 AM the Class in Religious Instruction will be confirmed. A baptismal service and reception of members are planned. Sunday evening Epworth League meets at 7:30 and the regular service at 8. District superintendent Rev Carl Jensen will be with us June 18. Daily Vacation Bible School opens Monday June 19 with all four children urged to attend. Ladies Aid Society meets Thursday June 15 with officer elections and a pot luck supper. The Methodist Church invites all to its services.
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Epworth League
Carl Jensen
Ladies Aid Society
Fred Brandstrom Skips Serious Injury in Narrow Escape
Last Saturday Fred Brandstrom backed into his yard and turned. the Model T steering buckled and the car plunged toward a fifteen foot drop. It struck a tree and wrapped a wheel, stopping before a fall. Brandstrom escaped unharmed despite vehicle damage.
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Fred Brandstrom
Mr. Brandstrom
First Lady F D Roosevelt Visits Kansas City
Last Monday the Kansas City Star describes the arrival of Mrs. F D Roosevelt in town. Mrs Kannier greeted the First Lady with a copy of Kansas Facts and accompanied by Mr Kannier she welcomed the prominent visitor to the depart.
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Kansas City
Herstiel’ Kannier
Kansas
City Aid Requested for Storm Stricken Liberal Week Proclaimed
Governor Landon issued a proclamation designating a week of June to aid Liberal following a tornado. The aim is to raise funds for rehabilitation and immediate needs for about 700 homeless residents. Scandia Red Grass Chapter has sent a check to assist Liberal victims.
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Liberal
Landon
Scandia Red Grass
Trinity Sunday Gospel Message at Church
Church notes announce Trinnity Sunday with Matthew 28 18 20 gospel for all the world. Sunday School and morning worship at usual hours. An offering for the janitor will be lifted. Mrs Albertina Isaacson and daughter Ida will entertain the Dorcas Society in the church parlors Friday afternoon. Public cordially invited. Chas Pehrson pastor.
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Matthew
Albertina Isaacson
Ida
Dorcas Society
Chas. Pehrson
Vacation Church School Plans For June Under Way
Pastor W Selin announces Daily Vacation Church School from June 19 to 30 for ages four to fourteen. Registration day is June 16. Regular services on June 11 include Sunday School and Morning Worship at 11 00 am. The Junior C E meets Thursday at 3 30 pm. David Cunningham is Student Pastor.
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C. E
David Cunningham
Our Savior’s Lutheran Church Norway Sunday School Service
Our Saviors Luttheran Church Norway invites Sunday School at 10 o'clock and Morning worship with confirmation at 11 o'clock. Confirmands include Evelynn Carlgren Margareth Sten sons Arlene Hugos Ellen Ofstad George Scott and Lyleedlin. An offering for the orphanages of our Synod will be received. Pastor T Orlin Torgeson welcomes all.
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Evelynn Carlgren
Margareth Stensons
Arlene Hugos
Ellen Ofstad
George Scott
Lyleedlin
T. Orlin Torgeson
Ada Lutheran Church Kackler Trinity Sunday
Ada Lutheran Church Kackler holds a Trinity Sunday service with text Matthew 28 18 20. Choir rehearsal Tuesday evening. Confirmation rehearsal Friday morning at nine. Lutheran League social at the Claus Freeman home Thursday June 8.
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Trinity
The
Liuther
Freeman
Bible School To Open Soon In Scandia
Miss Gayl Tedrow will direct a two week Vacation Bible School starting Monday June 19. Sponsored by United Brethren Presbyterian and Methodist churches, sessions will be at United Brethren Church with basement space at the Presbyterian Church if needed. New textbooks, a complete curriculum including music Bible study recreation and hand work are planned.
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Scandia
United Brethren-Presbyterian
Methodist
Gayl Tedrow
United Brethren Church
Presbyterian Church
Scandia Man Sends Birthday Greetings to Farley
Reuben Bettis, a Scandia Kansas rural mail carrier, sent James A. Farley a birthday card noting both share Decoration Day as their birthday. Farley replied May 31 1933 thanking Bettis and wishing future birthdays for him.
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Reuben Bettis
Washington
James A. Farley
Bettis
Mr. Farley
R. J. Bettis
Kitten Ball League Forms in Scandia
A kitten ball league forms in Scandia with four teams Giants Yanks Cubs Pirates. Games set for Monday and Thursday at 6 45 pm with players over 20 invited. first game Giants vs Yanks. Publ ic participation urged, Metz Produce or Journal office for those not listed.
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Scandia
Giants
Yanks
Metz Produce Or Journal
Prosperity Item Parlee Plotner Bloom With Dodge
A brief note hints Prosperity plans a new Dodge rollout this week. Plotner and Parlee appear as names connected to the development, with the timing set for soon this week.
Tightening State Prison Rules After Memorial Day Escape
Kansas State Penitentiary tightens discipline after the Memorial Day escape of 11 convicts. Warden Lacy Simpson orders gate and wall controls, wall guards to forcefully oppose escapes, and end “false economies” in inspections. Gas bombs, new firearms, and stricter procedures are to be deployed.
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Kansas State Penitentiary
State Board of Administration
Board of Management
Landon
Lacy Simpson
Market Prices Rise On Optimism After Roosevelt Entry
Prices surge across commodities with an optimistic tone from Roosevelt’s presidency. Oscar Johnson bought 15 Hampshire hogs from Henry Rosene for 262.69, weighing 422 pounds and sold at 4.15 per hundred, signaling improving farm conditions.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
Oscar Johnson
Hampshire
Henry Rosene
Ed Randall Injured in Farm Auto Accident Near Belleville
Belleville musician Ed Randall was severely injured when a car jack slipped while he worked under a raised vehicle on the Lane Melby farm south of town. He was rushed to Patterson Hospital after the incident last Tuesday.
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ED Randall
Belleville
Mr. Randall
Melby Farm
Elmer Melby
Patterson Hospital
Belleville Boy Graduates From US Military Academy
Herbert C. Viost of Belleville is named among twelve Kansans graduating this month from the United States Military Academy according to today’s official list.
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Herbert C. Viost
Belleville
United States Military Academy
Washburn Grants Degree to Governor Alf Landon
Washburn College Topeka conferred an honorary Doctor of Laws on Governor Alf Landon at the June 6 commencement. The governor will continue with engagements after visiting Baker University Baldwin last Monday and Kansas University exercises on June 12.
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Washburn College
Topeka
Landon
Baker University
Baldwin
Washburn
Kansas University
Belleville Beats Scandia In Close Scandia Game
Belleville won 8 to 7 as Irvin Currie homered for Scandia and Belleville’s Joé Rundus hit a homer while Belleville fought back late. Scandia left fielder Scan dia made a key catch and Matt Larson called pitches for Scandia. Local managers plan to bolster the club with new signings like Juddy Freed Dee Hous holder and Bill Waite.
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Scandia
Belleville
Scanda
Irvin Currie
Matt” Larson
Walstrom
Joé Rundus
Tocal
Juddy Freed
Dee Housholder
Bill Waite
Journal Museum Showcases Unusual Plant Growth and Sewer Roots
Mr. Gust Mystrom presented clover samples with unusually long thick roots, while Alfy Tingstrom and his men report a sewer flushing problem. They found a mass of roots about ten feet long entering through a small line aperture, forming a dense mat that blocked the pipes and required several men to remove it.
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Gust-Mystrom
K. O
Alfy Tingstrom
California Man Speaks in Scandia Churches
James E. Cooper of Calistoga California visiting at his sister's home spoke at the United Brethren Presbyterian Church in the morning and at the Methodist Church in the evening last Sunday. He was elected commissioner of the Redwoods Presbytery and represented his area at the Presbyterian Church international assembly in Columbus Ohio. Cooper is a farmer by vocation and is deeply interested in religious work.
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James E. Cooper
Calistoga
California
Hugh ~ Fraser
Cooper
United Brethren-Prebyterian
Methodist Church
Redwoods
E. M. Ivey Store Stocks Men’s Furnishings Now
E M Ivey the local cleaner is restocking the shop with the latest wearing apparel including ties socks hats caps and underwear. After eight months of caning he shifts to provide Scandia with a modern haberdashery.
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E. M. Ivey
Horses Hanged by Sand Storm In Elkhart
Reports from Elkhart describe a team of horses hitched to a telegraph pole behind the Penney store knocked down by a fierce wind. Sand blew away leaving the animals suspended. they died before discovery. Men attempted rescue, wind shifted, horses buried anew, and burial decision followed by a debate on epitaphs by the Commercial Club.
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Elkhart
Penney Store
Winds of Heaven
School Board Hires Teachers Amid Budget Curtailment
The Board of Education met after annual meetings to fill teaching posts for the coming year. Due to finances, some positions were cut and several teachers were hired or reassigned. New salaries are listed for F. L. Miller and others, with installments and new grade teachers receiving nine payments. No decision yet on Janitor selection.
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Amis
Parlee Plotner
Rew
Ernest Nelson
Nathan Isaacson
Frama
Audrey
Tedrow
Hershel Kannier
Kannier Warez
Meni
Kenmaer
Topeka
la Verne Johnson
Shee
Land
Kansas
Sistar
Frances Guthrie
Muse
Belleville
F. L. ‘Miller
Iteas
H. Hahn
Helen Curry
Edna” Neher
Wilbur Miller
Jessie Nichol
Imu
la Verne
Johnson
Emma. Poage
Hazel
Miie
Morgan
Floy Anderson
Aubrey— Tedrow
Raeable
State highway inspectors collect license fee totals
State Highway Department reports inspectors collected 2.38 in May for truck license tags and trucking permits. Most sales went to out of state truckers who faced mandatory tag purchases. A special detachment led by H Powers Anderson and E Remsburg checked old tags and issued tickets in Scamdia with a 48 hour grace period.
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State Highway Department
Rutan
H. Powers. Anderson
E. Remsburg
Dia
Knife Attack Reported Near Calnepyrree Park Incident
A band of traders in Calnepyrree Park allegedly pulled a knife during an attempted attack on Percy Shivvers as he confronted a disruptive man. Shivvers subdued the assailant with a stout stick and police arrested him, with a $9.25 fine imposed by Justice Larson. Another Belleville note mentions trouble entering cash a check.
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Park
Percy Shivvers
Shivvers
Bay
Larson
Belleville
Day Green Injured in Car Accident
A vehicle collision left Day Green with a hurt arm after a Greer and Day incident. The car continued moving as Mr Greer stumbled and fell, the arm injury occurring when the auto rolled over it. A tank fire was also reported and extinguished.
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Greer Maison
Oscar
Dia
Caergimm
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City
Amana Lutheran Church
B. W. Selin
United Brethren-Presbyterian Churches
Our Saviors Luttheran Church
Norway
Ada Lutheran Church
Kackler
Bible School
Scandia. i
Farley
Kitten Ball League
Raymond Cooper
Capt
Ed Wires
Jim Brown
Earl Schwahn
Carl Hammer
Walter Preble
E. Jensen
D. Cunningham
Ed Boman
Harry Moller
Chas
Oth‘berg
Walt. Anderson
Shorty Jensen
Chas. Glover
A. Gunter
Ole Frazier
Geo
Jean Debeur
Jim Mahan
Hill Clark
Cubs
Ray “‘Tingstrom
C. G. Lowell
Harold Colesman
Shorty Martin
Thornton Doctor
Cecil . Moller
Lloyd . Wetzel
Chas. Freed
Howard Mahan
Pirates
Emery Mclevin
Emil
Lawrence ,Strom
Par'ee Plotner
Warren Gunnter
Dallas Cady
Melvin Hillery
Day
Green
Lansing
Alf. Landon
Irvin ‘Currie
Board of Education
Frida
Day Green
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