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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1930
Page
1
The 1928 Republican platform pledged tax reform freight rate relief highway expansion and public utility regulation. Gov Reed and the Legislature report progress on enforcement of liquor laws tax revision grain freight cuts road funding and local control of roads while pursuing statewide resource surveys and efficiency.
A collage of humorous quotes and local jab with brief items from several Kansas papers. Jokes about weddings, frame bills, dieting perfection, optimism in politics, skirts, large families, a stage show critique, the death of Old Jake Reece and a note on wheat turning green behind billboards.
The document outlines state goals from highway construction to flood control and public utilities. It notes 1929 1930 efforts, completed pledges on utility regulation and farm relief, and a large tax levy reduction. Governor Reed boasts the session fulfilled nearly all promises, amid remarks on efficiency and cost cuts. Local tidbits follow about prohibition barrels found in Cherokee county and humorous newspaper quips.
Newton Kreamer, longtime president of the First National Bank, resigns due to ill health after returning from a prior illness. He and his wife plan to live with their daughter in Glen Elder. He served as cashier for over forty years and was highly regarded for the bank’s solid standing. The report also notes a Clyde basketball tournament score of 45 to 88 and mentions a Kiwanis weekly story excerpt from Alamosa Colorado.
The Kansan reports on 75 year old Gomer T. Davies delivering a speech on aging and ideals at a club meeting. Belleville’s H. G. Torbert, 78, recalls 73 years without a doctor, shattering records with plainsman endurance and encounters with five presidents. Leroy Dey, Osborne businessman, dies in a Hill north of Osborne fire truck accident while aiding at Portis elevator fire.
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