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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1971
Page
2
Scandia Kansas weekly newspaper notes open house announcements at 50 cents and lists rates, deadlines, and mailing details. Establishment in 1872, postage paid at Scan Bin with subscriptions 3.09 in Kansas and Nebraska and 3.50 elsewhere. Ads 3 cents per word, display 56 cents per column inch. Deadline for news Tuesday 10 a.m.
Community updates from Scandia praise snow crews and neighbors who helped clear driveways. Birth announcements report Vance Raymond Stolander born February 9 to Connie Stolander. grandparents from Belleville and great-grandparents listed. Local clubs Svenska Study Club and Triple L Club held meetings with programs, meals, and contests. social guests and attendees noted.
The piece reflects on pioneer obituaries in a Scandia scrapbook, noting ages at death and shifts to longer life spans. It contrasts early deaths from disease with modern longevity, questions future mortality records, and includes local wedding notices and community events alongside public notices on shoplifting and demographics.
A historical look at Jessie Field Shimbaugh who shaped 4 H in Page County Iowa starting in 1906. The piece traces early 3 H work from rag doll seed testing to prize winning fairs, county camps, and the adoption of the 3 H motto Head Heart and Hand.
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