Negro Minstrels Delight Scandia Audiences in 1917
In Scandia, July 1917, the Darktown Minstrels staged by home talent drew large crowds over two nights. The revue featured L. C. Hohr, Sam Summers, Ed Wiress, and others in interludes and endmen roles with colorful costumes and musical numbers. The show closed with a farce Have Mercy Judge, while local society notes report visits, birthdays, harvest news, and Red Cross fund support.
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Darktown
Scandia
L. C. Hohr
Sam Summers
Ed Wiress
L. N. Hendrix
Charles Gulickendmen
Will Ellingson
Chas. Othberg
Jim Boyce
Arthur Milson
Dan Brown
Chas. Tate
F. W. Kreiter
Walter Tedrow
Georze W. Nimocks
Alfy Tingstrom
W. B. Gulick
A. Nelson
Parlee Gunter
W C. Preble
Co. O. Reece
G. P. Plotner
E. V. Nelson
T. J. West
Abe Johnson
Valen Hendrix
Nelson Nimrocks
Wilsorm and Sandell
C. O. Reece
L C. Hohr
Stanley Schwan
Belleville
Emil V. Nelson
Washington County
Ralph Polley
Republic
Belleville Thurssday
Eugene Nelson
Famly
Bert Angworth
Quincy Blosser
Norway
Cuba
Richland Township
Red Cross
Chester Loofborrow
Stony Point
Lincoln Township
Olive Cooper
Bowling Green
May McGowan
Rydal
Normal Institute
E. A. Moore
F. and M. Bank
Scandie
Kansas
Beandia
Baseball Schedule for Republican Valley Pee Wee League
Eastern Division games begin June 27 with Cuba at Narka and Republic at Scandia Reds. Western Division opens June 27 with Courtland at Norway, plus tournament dates July 11 12 14 and 16 at Scandia. Managers listed for each town.
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Republican Valley Pee Wee League
Cuba
Narka
Republic
Scandia
Nar
Reds
Courtland
Norway
Jamestown
Readers share nostalgia for hometown paper and Nordic history
A Kansas City reader renews subscriptions and praises the Scandia Journal. She recalls local families and events, comments on bold headlines, and hopes to visit old friends in Washington and Kansas. A letter from librarian W F Toensing thanks for a book and notes Nordic history collections.
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Lillie Nelson
Kansas City
Axel Haglund
Nathan Isaacson
Centralia
Washington
Segerhammar
Hilton Hammer
Ida Segerhammar
Oscar Johnson
Mae Isaacson
Scandia
Scandia Journal
John P
Lillie E. Nelson
Carl E. Larson
Kansas
Mr. Larson
First Lutheran Church
Swenson
Minnesota Histrical Society
Swedish Historical Society
Nelson-Bothne
K 18 Cookie Baseball Schedule Harvest Vacation
The notice lists a Kansas K-18 cookie baseball schedule for Republic County with dates from June 30 to July 21 and multiple matchups including Norway Cuba Jamestown Agenda Scandia Courtland Narka and more. League recorder credits Harold Hammer along with various family visits and local social updates.
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Republic County League
Norway
Cuba
Jamestown
Narka
Scandia
Courtland
Agenda
League Recorder
Harold Hammer
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W. F. Toensing
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Frank Berggren
Linda
Nancy
Rex Sandell
Mabel Cline
Dale Stafford
Richard Sandell
Harley Shaffer
Allen Larson
Alfred Shaffer
Ron Larson
Flossie Larson
Minnesota Historical Society
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Dale Lewellyn
Richard Loring
Gin Loring
Gary
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Roy Tedrow
Don Thomas
Sue Erkenbrack
Iver Hammer
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Joseph Melhus
Harold Melhus
Scott
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Linda Freed
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