Wheat crop insurance rates fixed for 1939 in Republic County
Farm Bureau records guide 75 percent coverage at two thirds to two and a half bushels per acre and 50 percent at one half bushel per acre. Rates depend on six year farm yields and soil fertility with a six tenths bushel minimum premium. If yields are unavailable an appraisal yield may be used. Applications accepted at the Republic County Farm Bureau office until seeding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Republic County Farm Bureau
Agricultural Conservation Program Committee
Farm ‘Bureau
Farm Bureau
Last Rites for Hugh Fraser Held at local church
Last rites for Hugh Fraser were conducted at the Methodist Episcopal church on Wednesday June 8 at 2 30 pm Rev J E Englund presiding. A mixed quartet sang The Old Rugged Cross and Some Sweet Day with Mrs Ed Wires and Miss Blanche Haggman performing A Song of Trust. The sermon titled The Many Mansions in Our Fathers House followed. The Masonic lodge attended in a body and provided pallbearers while honorary pallbearers were named. Interment occurred at Riverview Cemetery with Masons in charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hugh Fraser
Methodist Episcopal Church
J. E. Englund
Nathan Isaacson
Otto Nelson
L. Richards
Masonic Lodge
J. P. Stofer, Jr
E. C. Wires
J. J. Smith
Wm. Johnson
E. P. Ahrens
W. C. Preble
Messrs
Noble Isaacson
M. Johnson
J. Johnson
H. J. Johnson
Anton Nelson
J. Fredrickson
J. Boman
Riverview Cemetery
Masons
Will Rogers Humorous Story About a Coat Gift
A Will Rogers humorous tale recounts a woman giving her scrub lady a husband's old coat with a wooden hanger. She boasts of charity, but the scrub lady later notes her husband had to remove the wooden hanger from the shoulders, sparking a practical mess and a blunt reaction about men and wear.
Mrs Erickson Bakes 72 Egg Angel Food Cake for Wedding
Mrs Paul Erickson created a three tier angel food cake for the Piddle Wood wedding held last Sunday. The Journal team was honored to sample a slice of the delicacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Erickson
Church Notes and Announcements United Brethren Clergy
Rev. Bertha Fogelberg and Rev. L. M. Keys lead regular services in Norway with Sunday School at 10 and preaching at 11. Scandia also holds Sunday School at 10 and preaching at 11. Union services convene at the M. E. Church at 8 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norway
Scandia
M. E
Saviors Lutheran Norway Sunday School and Choir Schedule
Tergeson pastor announces Sunday School with Bible Classes at 10 o'clock and a Sunday evening devotional program at 8. This Thursday we host the Ada and Scandia Lutheran Churches for a Bible Study led by Rev Danielson. Tuesday choir rehearsal and August convention music ordered. Confirmands meet for instruction on Tuesdays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ada
Scandia
Danielson
Picnic at Amana Lutheran Bible School
Amana Lutheran M C Linnerson Pastor announces a Friday afternoon Bible School picnic. Children meet at the church 1:00 PM to walk to picnic grounds. Pot luck supper invites all, with vesper at 5 PM, luncheon 6 PM, morning worship 11, Sunday School 10, Young People 7, choir 8. Teachers meet at Norway tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norway
Presbyterian Church notices in Rydal and Scandia
Sabbath School at 10:00 a m and morning worship at 11 for the Presbyterian Church. The minister will hold a service at Rydal at 9:45 next Sunday. A union meeting at eight o clock in Scandia with the Methodist Episcopal Church. Welcome-In Circle hosts and Ladies Aid Society events on June 22 and June 23. Holy Communion to be celebrated on Sabbath morning June 26 at eleven.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rydal Presbyterian Church
Scandia
Methodist Episcopal Church
S. D. Blakeley
Ladies Aid Society
Rydal
Scandia Presbyterian Church
C. H. West
Ada Lutheran Church Activities Schedule and Events
Ada Lutheran Church under Pastor Carl G. Danielson hosts Sunday School at 10 and morning worship at 11 with evening service at 8. Choir rehearsal Monday evening. Norwegian Lutheran Church hosts June 16 visit for Sunday School teachers and officers. Mid-Summer Festival at Kackley High School June 24 with ice cream and sale items to support organ fund. Mrs. Lundblade hosts Ladies Aid June 30 with Mrs. Edberg assisting. Luther League Bible study June 30 at 8 p.m. Ingathering cards for Maridah Receiving Home due June 19.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norwegian Lutheran Church
Lutheran Wheel
Kackley High School
Robert Lundblade
Kackley
G. E. Edberg
Luther League Bible
Nominations Deadline Set for Monday June 20
The filing period for nomination petitions or declarations ends at noon Monday June 20. No party nominations on independent petitions can be filed after that date. County tickets are filling, township caucuses occur this week, and party affiliation changes must be filed by Saturday July 2.
Willard Nelson to Make Trip with Wesleyan Choir
The Kansas Wesleyan Philharmonic choir plans a 1500 mile Southwest tour to New Orleans next year led by director Leon Willgus. Willard Nelson of Scandia, last year’s member, joins a schedule of four long trips aimed at educational value through varied city atmospheres.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas Wesleyan Philharmonic Choir
Willard Nelson
Axel Nelson
Scandia
New Orleans
Leon Willgus
Santa Fe
New Mexico
Willgus
Wesleyan
National Federation of Music Clubs
Indianapolis
Ind
General Conference of Methodist Churches
Columbus
Ohio
Beach and Della Mae Head to Rochester Clinic
Mrs. O. E. Beach and Della Mae left Tuesday morning for Rochester Minnesota where Della Mae will undergo the clinic program as a patient and receive medical attention.
Nondorf and Petersons Attend Odd Fellow Homecoming
Mr and Mrs Charles Nondorf Mr and Mrs Clair Nondorf Mr and Mrs Frank Peterson and Art Downing plan to attend the Odd Fellow Rebecca Homecoming at Manhattan Sunday. A noon basket dinner will precede a program at the Odd Fellow Rebecca Home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Nondorf
Clair Nondorf
Frank Peterson
Art Downing
Manhattan
Funeral attendees from out of town honor Oscar P. McMurray
Mrs. Ernest McMurray and Mrs. Day of Kansas City along with Mrs. Geo Johnson of Red Cloud and Nehr attended the funeral of Oscar P. McMurray last Friday afternoon. Other attendees included Mr. and Mrs. G. L. Vandeventer and Keith, Mr. and Mrs. Bert Schlagle and Lucille of Mankato.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest McMurray
Day
Kansas City
Geo, Johnson
Red Cloud
Nehr
G. L. Vandeventer
Keith
Bert Schlagle
Lucille
Mankato
Oscar P. McMurray
San Francisco Visitor Odell Otterberg Opens Midwest Stay
Odell Otterberg arrived from San Francisco on Tuesday to spend a month or more visiting relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Odell Otterberg
San Francisco
Calif
Andersons and Bergatroms Share Sunday Visit
Mr and Mrs Algot Anderson and Ronnie visited Mr and Mrs Oscar Bergatrom on a Sunday afternoon, sharing a family visit in a friendly exchange of greetings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Algot Anderson
Ronnie
Oscar Bergatrom
Scandia Community Club Plans Picnic and Anniversary
At a special meeting in the Masonic Temple the Scandia Community Club outlined the Scandia Picnic, opening of the New Republican River bridge, and 70th anniversary celebrations by the Scandianavian Agricultural Society on July 28 29 and 30. E C Wires was elected president with a full committee lineup including Ahrens Haggman Nelson and Stofer for various duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scandia Community Club
Masonic Temple
Scandia
New Republican River
Scandianavian Agricultural Society
E. C. Wires
E. Porter Ahrens
C. V. Haggman
Rev. M. C. Linnerson
English Reappointed Postmaster in Scandia
Postmaster W. S. English received a commission after Senator Capper announced Senate approval of his reappointment. English has served since May 1, 1934, succeeding G. Parlee Plotner, and now begins another four year term through 1942.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. S. English
Arthur Capper
Senate
Scandia
English
G. Parlee Plotner
Poison bait campaign to combat grasshoppers in Scandia
Poison grasshopper bait will be mixed at Preble's Garage in Scandia on Monday, Wednesday and Friday each week. Sodium arsenite and mill feeds supplied by the federal government. molasses saw dust and labor by the county. Farmers must provide a dozen lemons or onions per hundred pounds of bait. Missouri Pacific cooperates along its right of way. contact L. E. Cooper for routing with Jack Smith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Preble
Scandia
Missouri Pacific Railroad
L. E. Cooper
Jack Smith
Missouri Pacific
Pickrels Visit Melbys on Sunday Trip to Denver
Mr and Mrs Pickrel of Washington DC paused Sunday en route to Denver Colorado to see Mr Pickrel's cousin L A Melby. They were joined by Mr and Mrs Elmer Melby and children and Mr and Mrs Joseph Melbus and Lavern. The Pickrels resumed their trip to Denver Monday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Pickrel
Washington, D. C
Denver
Colo
Pickrel
L. A. Melby
Elmer Melby
Joseph Melbus
Lavern
Deffers of Fairbury Dined With Helvey Family
Mr and Mrs F E Deffer of Fairbury Nebraska were dinner and afternoon guests of Mr and Mrs Foster Helvey and family Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. E. Deffer
Fairbury, Nebr
Foster
Helvey
Scandia Sanitarium Moves to Grant Avenue
The Scandia Sanitarium relocated from the Weisingel house on Cloud Street to Grant Avenue south of the Presbyterian church. The first floor will house the bath house while the O. V. Nichols family occupies the second floor. The facility had been on Main Street until 1934 and run in Scandia by George and Dr. O. V. Nichols for 14 years.
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Scandia Sanitarium
Weisingel
Cloud Street
Grant Avenue
Presbyterian Church
O. V. Nichols
Main Street
Weislagel
Scandia
George
Old Scandia Ice House Razed for Tennis Wall
Workers demolish the old Scandia ice house and reuse the rock to build the tennis court retaining walls across from the school, a project organized by Republic county NYA boys under the National Youth Administration. The ice house’s ice supply fed local restaurants and stores before modern refrigeration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scandia
NYA
Republic County
National Youth Administration
Republican River
Fair Ground
Belleville
Hampton Taken To Hospital With Pneumonia
Harry L. Hampton was taken to St. Joseph hospital in Concordia for pneumonia treatment. His condition remains satisfactory per hospital reports after he became ill last Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry L. Hampton
St. Joseph Hospital
Concordia
650 Year Old White Oak Dies on Trace Mountain
The ancient white oak near Williamson West Virginia, claimed by timbermen as one of the world’s largest and 650 years old, died after failing to bud this spring. A. W. Lee of Island Creek Coal Co Holden declared it dead. The tree stood 146 feet tall with a 30 foot girth and over 177000 feet of lumber inside.
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Trace Mountain
Mingo County
West Virginia
Williamson
A. W. Lee
Island Creek Coal Company
Holden
Mrs L R Denoyer Returns Home After Hospital Stay
Mrs L R Denoyer returned Sunday to her home from St Joseph hospital in Concordia where she had undergone an operation.
Jeandebeurs Attend Funeral in Newkirk Oklahoma
Mr and Mrs George Jeandebeur traveled to Newkirk Oklahoma on Friday for the funeral of Elmer De Bruler their cousin and returned Sunday night They were joined from Salina by Miss Mary West guest of Mrs Erma Kannier
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Jeandebeur
Newkirk
Okla
Jeandebeur
Elmer de Bruler
Salina
Misa Mary West
Erma Kannier
Carl E. Friend Announces Kansans for Lieutenant Governor
Senator Carl E. Friend of Lawrence a lumberman and former yard owner seeks the Republican nomination for Lieutenant Governor. He ran in 1936 nearly winning amid the New Deal landslide and cites that close loss as motive to test the race again. He grew up in several Kansas towns and built a major Lawrence lumber business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl E. Friend
Lawence
Friend
Kansas
Carl Friend
Kansas State College
Board of Regents
State Senate
Osage City
Council Grove
Burlingame
Hiawatha
Holton
Belleville group attends state Christian Endeavor event
Miss Gayl Tedrow led a Belleville delegation to Wichita last Thursday for the Golden Jubilee State Christian Endeavor Convention and returned Sunday night. Rev Miss Lucretia Keys and Bertha Fogelberg joined an official United Brethren church board meeting in Norway Monday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gayl Tedrow
Belleville
Wichita
Golden Jubilee State Christian Endeavor
Lucretia Keys
Bertha Fogelberg
United Brethren Church
Norway
Jensen honors Corinne Linden birthday with dinner guests
Miss Anna Marie Jensen and Jim Jensen joined Mr. and Mrs. John Naslund Corinne and Mrs. Wm. Linden for a Wednesday dinner in honor of Corinne's birthday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna Marie Jensen
Jimmy Jensen
John Naslund
Corinne
Wm. Linden
Heavy Rain Hits Territory Causing Farm Damage
A half inch of rain fell early Tuesday morning followed by an inch in ten minutes in the afternoon. A heavy wind damaged rye and oats on heavy soils while many limbs broke from halfdead trees. Farmers say wheat escaped significant harm.
Norris trio makes Kansas City trip for visit
Lloyd Norris and Leo Smith traveled to Kansas City on Friday and returned Sunday afternoon. They were joined by Arnold Norris who has been staying at Bell Memorial hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lloyd Norris
Leo Smith
Kansas City
Arnold Norris
The
Bell Memorial Hospital
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Farm Bureau Office
Will Rogers
L. M. Keys
Ur Saviors Lutheran Norway
Tergeson
Amana Lutheran
M. C
Rochester
C. E. Friend
Scandia Lumber Yared
Fap IZ
Aphrodite
Venus
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