Do as You Please Day Celebrations In Concordia
Concordia hosts a Fourth of July festival with free features throughout the day at the city park and Fairgrounds. Activities include a blue rock shoot, sack and potato races, tennis, swimming, a band concert, chase games for under 14, a Ban Johnson league baseball clash between Concordia and Beloit, free merry go round rides, and a fireworks display at the high school athletic field. A 9:30 p.m. fire dive and an Old Time and Modern dance at the Wycoff pavilion cap the day.
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Concordia
Ban Johnson
Chamber of Commerce
American Legion
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Fairgrounds Park
Beloit
Louis Schmeling
Wy. of
F. W
Letter case added for Scandia Post Office route
A new letter case was added to Scandia Post Office equipment on Monday. Jim Brown, carrier of Route No 1, will use the case to handle rural mail for his route. He previously used two smaller cases after Routes 1 and 2 were combined. The case was shipped from Fayetteville Arkansas.
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Scandia
Jim Brown
Will Rogers Humorous Story About Hats And Rivalry
In a St Louis tale, a husband resolves a hat rivalry between wives by gifting his new hat to Mrs Brown’s rooster. The story mocks female rivalry over identical hats and ends with a humorous, prewar tone reflecting social norms.
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St. Louis
Jones
Cement poisoning case at Jewell county bridge job
John Strand contracted cement poisoning while working for Cook and Ransom Construction Co. on Highway 14 bridge work in Jewell county. He has been under medical care by Dr. V. Hageman since last Friday.
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John Strand
V. Hageman
Cook and Ransom Construction Co
Highway 14
Jewell County
Church Notes and Announcements
Sunday School at 10 a m with classes for all ages. Morning worship at 11 with special music. The minister will deliver a patriotic message titled A Citizen of No Mean City. Union outdoor services at 8 Sunday evening.
Our Savior's Lutheran Norway Events Schedule
Sunday School with Bible Classes at 10 A M and morning worship at 11. League devotional program at 7 30 P M. Choir rehearsal Tuesday evenings. Confirmands meet Tuesdays at 9 A M. Mrs Hilma Stensons and Mrs G J Hugos host Ladies Aid on Thursday July 7.
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Confirmands
Hilma Stensons
G. J. Hugos
Ladies Aid
Presbyterian Church Sabbath Services and Union Outdoor Service
Reverend Jay C. Everett leads Sabbath School at 9 45 a m and a 11 a m worship. The 8 p m union outdoor service invites all Presbyterians to join, with a 10 a m Sabbath School and 11 a m preaching for the Rydal group.
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Rydal
United Brethren Church Pastors Named Bertha Fogelberg and Keys
The United Brethren Church announces pastors Rev. Bertha Fogelberg and Rev. L M Keys as church leaders. Their appointment highlights continue the congregation’s clerical leadership and community involvement.
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United Brethren Church
Bertha Fogelberg
L. M. Keys
Sunday church services and guild meeting schedule
Norway and Scandia hold Sunday School at 10 a.m. and preaching at 11 a.m. Union services at City Hall Park at 8 p.m. Otterbein Guild meets July 1 at 2 p.m. with Virginia Mahan leading a missionary play by five girls and refreshments afterward. Ladies Aid meets July 5 at 2 p.m. with pot luck lunch.
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Norway
Scandia
City Hall Park
Otterbein Guild
Lorna
Virginia Mahan
Ada Lutheran Church Sunday Schedule and Events
Ada Lutheran Church presents Sunday School and Bible classes at 10 AM, morning worship at 11, and an evening service at 8. The choir will rehearse on Sunday evening after Bible study due to Independence Day. Swedish services are next Sunday morning.
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Lutheran Wheel
Amana Lutheran Circles Meet At Homes This Friday
Amana Circle meets at Mrs. Adolph Swanson’s home and Trinity Circle gathers at Mrs. Willis’s for a covered dish dinner and quilting this Friday. Boys camp starts July 10 costing 5.50 with meals at home. Sunday School 10, worship 11, vesper 5, lunch 6. Priscilla Circle to serve with Mrs. A Anderson in charge. Open to members and nonmembers. The young people meet at seven.
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Amana Circle
Adolph Swanson
Trinity Circle
Willis
Priscilla Circle
A. Anderson
Union open air services begin at City Hall park
Summer union open air church services start next Sunday at 8 PM in City Hall park. Residents of Scandia and surrounding areas urged to attend each Sunday evening throughout the season. Warren Nelson and Paul Albro will perform two musical numbers. The theme is Army and Navy Forever. Each night a different church will preside with a speaker from another cooperative church. AFC has provided song books for all attendees. These services have a history of strong attendance.
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City Hall Park
Scandia
Warren Nelson
Paul Albro
Army
Navy
Federal Council of Churches
Local Residents Buy New Cars This Week
Several community members purchased cars over the past week. Jim Brown bought a Ford sedan, Fred Reasoner a Studebaker sedan, Joe Johnson a Chevrolet sedan, John Hooker a Plymouth sedan, and Emer Larson a Chevrolet sedan.
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Jim Brown
Ford
Fred Reasoner
Studebaker
Joe Johnson
John Hooker
Emer Larson
Stranger Tries Selling Fish Here Face 60 Day Sentence
Ed Eaton of Junction City attempted to sell a catfish to deputy game warden Charles P. Nordman in a Kansas river area. Eaton pled guilty in County Court before Judge Henry Van Natta and received 60 days in jail plus a 50 dollar fine and 10.18 dollars in costs. His boat and gear were confiscated by the game department.
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Ed Eaton
Chas. P. Nordman
Charles P
Eaton
Kansas
HW PD
Byrne
Concordia
Belleville
Henry van Natta
Junction City
Game Department
Stores Close From Twelve To Five July Fourth
Most Scandia businesses will close around noon on July 4 with grocery stores and some others reopening at 5 pm. Rural mail deliveries halt, but the post office stays open with general delivery from 9 to 10 am and 5 to 6 pm for patrons to pick up mail.
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Scandia
Niece of local people becomes airline stewardess
Miss Etta Haussermann a Scandia native and niece of Mrs. Jake Weislogel and Fred Haussermann flies Newark to Chicago as an American Airlines stewardess. She is among eight registered nurses trained as stewardesses, selected from applicants who pass strict physical and nursing-ability standards.
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Etta Haussermann
Jake Weislogel
Fred Haussermann
Scandia
Frank Haussermann
Clay Center
Newark
Chicago
American Airlines, Inc
Strathburn
Canada
Detroit
Buffalo
United States
Haussex‘mann
American Airlines
Airlines
Haussermanr
Ray Hausserman
New Haven
Ralph Hawkins Promoted To New Printing Position
Ralph Hawkins, assistant printer at The Journal, began Monday with Belleville Publishing Co. in a higher role. He previously held the Devils position, learned under Harry E. Moller, then Ralph Clark, and most recently worked eighteen months with Walter Berger. He is described as a hard worker eager to learn.
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Ralph Hawkins
Monnday
Belleville Publishing Co
Harry E. Moller
Ralph Clark
Walter
Cap) Berger
1939 Market Act explained marketing quotas for wheat
The 1939 Market Act allows emergency marketing quotas for wheat if supplies threaten to exceed normal domestic use and exports by more than 85 percent. Quotas hinge on a national referendum and a two thirds farmer vote, with a 15 cent per bushel penalty for over-quota sales.
Two Girls Injured in Concordia Car Crash
Two St Joseph Training School students Evelyn Powers and Louise Demaris were injured when their car overturned on a county road near Concordia Mississippi. Powers suffered a fractured neck vertebrae and Demaris a dislocated hip while Clair Mullen and Ovid Mossberg escaped with minor injuries. The Hoar couple arrived later in a second car.
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St. Joseph Training School
Concordia
Evelyn Powers
Louise Demaris
St. Isocon Hospital
Republic-Claus
Howard Green Farm
Clair Mullen
Ovid Mossberg
Miss Powers
Miss Demaris
Victor Hoar
Bettises Plan Trip to Gettysburg Commemoration
Mr. and Mrs. A M Bettis left Monday for Gettysburg Pennsylvania to attend the 76th anniversary commemoration of the Battle of Gettysburg to which Mr Bettis has been invited.
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A. M. Bettis
Gettysburg
Battle of
Mr. Bettis
First 1938 Wheat Load Reaches Derby Grain Co
The first new wheat of 1938 arrived at Derby Grain Co delivered by Joseph Johnson from northwest of Scandia. It tested 54 pounds per bushel and was spread to prevent molding due to high moisture and white caps. A second 56 pound load followed, with harvests delayed by rain and high moisture. farmers expect ripening in a few days with drying winds aiding storage readiness.
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Derby Grain Co
Joseph Johnson
Scandia
Johnson
Nelson
Farmer Lars A. Brown Takes His Own Life
Lars A. Brown a well known farmer living northwest of Scandia died Monday morning by shooting himself in the left chest with a twelve gauge shotgun. Ill health is believed to have caused the act. His funeral was held Wednesday afternoon at 2:15 from the Hampton Danielson Funeral Home and 2:30 at the Methodist Episcopal Church with Rev J E Englund officiating. Burial was in Riverview cemetery.
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Lars A. Brown
Scandia
Hampton-Danielson
Methodist Episcopal Church
J. E. Englund
Riverview
Human skull found near Scandia during gravel digging
Johnn David Shivvers reported a human skull unearthed two miles northwest of Scandia at a Ross Gravel Co site. The skull’s top portion surfaced with gravel pumped from the three week operation and was screened with other coarse material.
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Johnn David Shivvers
Scandia
Ross Gravel Co
Miss Elsie Vannice Visits Lars Hammer Home
Miss Elsie Vannice is spending this week at the Lars Hammer home, according to local social notes and household movements reported in the column.
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Elsie Vannice
Lars Hammer
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