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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1947
Page
3
Second class matter registration indicates the item is mailed through the Scandia Kansas post office under the March 8 1870 act for second class mail. The record preserves historical mailing status and location.
Rev Hjalmar Larnon leads Sabbath School at 10 and Morning Worship at 11 with an 8 evening service. The Willing Workers meet at Mrs Clara Westins home with Mrs Christine Rasmussen assisting. Blanche Walker to lead afternoon devotionals. An invitation extends to friends and members.
The W S C S will not hold a regular monthly meeting in July as they plan an ice cream social later in the month. The date of the social will be announced.
The Little Friendly Church led by Pastor N H Pearson notes no morning service this Sunday and a 2:30 PM Brantford service. Sunday School and Bible Classes meet at 10:00 led by Vernon Swanson as superintendent. Next week the Amana Group meets Wednesday at Mrs Reuben Johnsons home.
Sunday School at 10 a.m. with Milton Stenson as superintendent. Divine services at 9 a.m. Ladies Aid gathering Thursday July 3 at 2 p.m. Hostesses Mrs Archie Brewer and Mrs Anton Thorkelson. Vacation Bible School at the school house 9 to 11 30 a.m. Mr and Mrs Charlie Berggren were Sunday visitors of Mr and Mrs Grant Berggren family. Mr and Mrs Axel Smith left for Hiawatha to visit son Phil Smith.
In 1830 the first common carrier railroads opened as the nation held under 13 million people mostly east of the Mississippi. West of the river including the Pacific coast had fewer people than Richmond, Virginia today. Only five cities exceeded 25,000: New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Boston, and New Orleans, all coastal.
A blanket maker advises washing electric blankets with the same soap and water method as other blankets to protect delicate wiring. He says wash by hand and avoid mechanical washers to prevent wire breakage during vigorous machine motion.
The plan to steam cook Menhaden fish and press them for oil promises over six million gallons of oil from a billion fish. The oil will be used in steel plating processes leather carrying linoleum making and as a substitute for linseed oil. The process also yields about 70 000 tons of meal for poultry and livestock feed and nitrate rich fertilizer.
Reseed thin lawn spots using two to three pounds of seed per 1000 square feet. Pulverize bare soil with a steel-toothed rake, seed at about twice the rate, then cover lightly with top soil to protect seed and aid germination.
Citrus peels hold significant vitamin C value and, while bitter, can be made appealing when grated into sauces, salads, sandwiches, or desserts or used in marmalades.
In RE PUBLIC COUNTY Kansas the probate court announces the appointment of J. W. Werts as executor of the estate of C. E. Hall deceased. Creditors must file claims within nine months from June 19 1947 or be barred. Attorney Fred Emery represents the executor.
Mr and Mrs Lee Loring and their baby spent last Monday evening at the home of Richard Loring, sharing time with family.
Mrs Bill Sanderg and her sons Jim and Bobby of Kansas City arrived Sunday for a visit at the home of her parents Mr and Mrs Albin Forsberg.
A household guide urges a waste basket in every room to save time. Garbage should be kept tightly covered and disposed of promptly. Other trash should be burned regularly or kept in a covered container until removal.
Thousands of yards of nylon mono filament are used as wound and surgical sutures. Made of single strands instead of twisted silk-thread sutures they replace, the nylon sutures are more satisfactory.
Under normal conditions the Soo canal handles more shipping between Lake Huron and Lake Superior during the eight month ice free season than the Panama and Suez canals combined in a year.
The secret of proper egg preparation is low cooking temperature. High heat and overcooking toughen the protein and destroy the best flavor.
Grains form the base of a young animal ration but require extra protein vitamins and minerals. The barn owl feeds primarily on rats and mice and can consume its own weight in food in one night.
A quick guide lists greens for salad blends including lettuce endive romaine chicory escarole watercress and peppergrass to create varied textures and flavors. Use single greens or mix several to suit taste and season.
A fragmented summary notes cousin marriage practices in some tribes despite taboos, describes birds such as chimney swifts feeding on insects, and lists primitive money items like hoes shells and shell teeth. Also mentions nylon fabric used in plasma filters and diaphragms for carburetors.
Fresh parsley lasts for several weeks when lightly sprinkled with water and stored in a jar in the refrigerator.
The record states that paper was invented in China by Tsai Lun in 105 A D. It presents a concise historical claim without further supporting details.
Mr and Mrs C C Bennion of Jacksonville Florida visited the A B Johnson home on Wednesday afternoon. Mrs Ellen Hammer also called at the same home on Sunday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. John Bureman and Mark of Kansas City and Mrs. Char le Berggren were Monday dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Fogelberg and family. Mrs. W. W. Leake and Mrs. Elvera Ricketts of Jacksonville Florida called on Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Johnson Friday afternoon.
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