City Election Set for April 4 to Choose Local Officers
The city votes will elect a mayor five councilmen and a police judge on Monday April 4. Acting mayor C E Wyman named election judges and clerks: T J Mahaffey C A Tate J W Platner W S English Harold Coleman. Ace plans to place a field ticket by Wednesday March 16.
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Cc. E. Wyman
T. J. Mahaffey
C. A. Tate
J. W. Platner
W. S. English
Harold Coleman
Ace
Riverside Park Opens April First with New Admission Plan
C A Swanson announces Riverside Park will open April 1 for the warm season, marking its fourth year of operation as attendance grows. The grounds offer camping and on site water with cream eggs and milk available at the house. This year admission shifts to 10 cents per adult with children under 12 free, replacing the prior 25 cent per car charge. Sunday schedule includes Sunday School at 10 a.m. and services at 11 a.m. and 7:30 p.m.
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C. A. Swanson
Riverside Park
Riverside
DEVOE
Devoe Mirrolac
Obituary and civic notes from Scandia area
J E Jokander dies at Las Animas home after cerebral hemorrhage at age 63. A longtime Scandia horticulturist, he leaves five children and eleven grandchildren. funeral at Swedish Methodist church with burial in Riverview cemetery. Also notes a ball club formation, papering service ad, and Republic County Telephone deals with Scandian Telephone Company to acquire lines pending utilities commission approval.
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Jokander
Scandia
Carrie Lunn
Los Animas
John Erick Jokander
Qvellinge Forsamling
Sweden
Matilda Egerdam
Ellen Loring
Elsie Messenger
Valentine Mont
Eva Anderson
Osawatomie
Kansas
Erick Jokander
Whitewood S. D
Carrie Jokander
Las Animas
Swedish Methodist
Republic County Telephone
Scandian Telephone Company
Republic County Telephone Company
Public Utilities Commission
Norway High School wins county basketball trophies by forfeit
At Belleville on Wednesday final round of the county league between Norway east and Belleville west champions ended in a forfeit awarding both trophies to Norway. Norway boys were ready to play but disputes over who would face the west side halted the game. Norway girls defeated Belleville girls 14 to 18 as part of the day’s action.
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Norway
Belleville
Agenda
Legion Play Delivers Big Evening Of Hello Bill
The American Legion post presented Hello Bill a three act farce at city hall to a full house. Stanley Schwahn led with John Larson as the fixer delivering steady laughs alongside a credited cast including To Si West Vernon Hols mes Fred Gullick Alf y Tingstrom Olive Mahan Agnes Maxell Mary West Mabel Berggren and Kathrine Gulick. Chorus numbers and solos by E C Wires Ella Maxell Vernon Holmes complemented the production directed by E C Wires and about 170 dollars was realized at the box office.
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American Legion
Stanley Schwahn
John Larson
Si West
Vernon” Holsmes
Fred Gullick
Alfy‘Tingstrom
Olive Mahan
Agnes Maxell
Mary West
Mabel Berggren
Kathrine Gulick
E. C. Wires
Ella Maxell
Vernon Holmes
Post Office Cupid Strikes in Scandia Marriage
Miss Sophia Peterson, a Scandia post office clerk, wed Elmer Olson of Jansen Nebraska on Wednesday March 2 at the Belleville Probate Court. The couple left for a short honeymoon to Kansas City. Both are well known and well regarded in the community.
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Dan Cupid
Scandia
Ellingson
Sophia Peterson
Cupid
Elmer Olson
Jansen
Nebraska
Belleville
Kansas City
Sweden
Mary Sederlin
Olson
Alfred Olson
Rock Islands
Minstrels Entertains at Scandia Opera House
Seneca Kansas Royal Theatre manager C D Stewart praises Brown's Tennessee Minstrels as good clean entertainment with no vulgar acts. The company performs at Scandia Opera House next Monday March 14. Miss Violet Nystrom and Mrs Hallie Williams of Lovewell visited for sister Mrs Joseph Johnson's reception, staying through Thursday.
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Seneca
Kansas
Royal Theatre
C. D. Stewart
Brown
Tennessee Minstrels
Scandia Opera House
Violet Nystrom
Hallie Williams
Lovewell
Joseph Johnson
Johnson
Absences noted as sickness among Ruby Hay in seventh grade
The seventh grade records absent days for Ruby Hay due to illness while the sixth grade shows only one tardy last month. A recent literary program featured three performances including a prophecy by Goldie Adams and a speech by Fred Gulick.
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Goldie Adams
Glada Etter
Fred Gulick
Engle
Everett
Andrey Fullen
Scandia
Teachers Association
Belleville
Longman
Ruth Albro
Gentleman
New Pupils and Attendance Actions in Local School
Gayle Tedrow joins Miss Andersons room while Mabel Poore Phil Haggman miss several days sick Opal Currie absent with chic keepox Eighth graders earn half day Friday for perfect attendance Boys basketball team travels to Manhattan for district tournament Cecil Moller John Larson Raymond Holmes Fred Gulick Raymoné Hammer and Supt Taber attend Grades cards issued for first six weeks of second semester Parents urged to review reports and discuss with teachers
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Gayle Tedrow
Miss Anderson
Mabel Poore
Phil Haggman
Opal Currie
Cecil
Harry Moller
John Larson Raymond
Holmes
Fred Gulick
Raynhoné& Ee
Clarence Hammer
Supt
Taber
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Lutheran Church
J. E. Jokander
Colo
Carl Reece
Chas. Othbere
T. J. ‘West
Martin Larson
Tingstrom
Scandiaphone
Telephone Companies
Scandia Telephone Co
Heinz Sweet Pickles
Star Groc
Legion
Peterson-Olson
Ruby Hay
Mina Taylor
Mina Taylors
Manhattan
J. W. Plotner
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