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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1934
Page
5
A long sequence of brief social visits fills the Concordia section with names and gatherings. Many parejas and families visit friends and relatives including Tornquist Elmberg Hanson and Olson households, plus neighbors from Lovewell and Courtland.
District 112 Mrs Lois Housholder visited the school Monday afternoon. Mr and Mrs Bill Mner were Sunday guests in the Archie Larson home. Miss Evan Stromberg visits her sister Mrs Clare Lash and Mr Lash. Mr and Mrs Glen Farlee and son were Sunday guests in the Elmer Farlee home. Mr and Mrs Bill Whitle and children spent Friday evening in the Howard Donaldson home.
An advertisement touts Adlerika as a German remedy that washes out poisons causing gas nervousness and sleeplessness claiming one dose provides immediate relief. The surrounding text lists social visits and gatherings of local residents with several names and places noted such as Cloud street Concordia Belleville Tipton and Republic. It closes with a quip about election temptations attributed to the E Dsrado Times.
In memory of Lucile Clark who departed this life three years ago on March 27 1931. A precious one from us has gone a voice we loved is stilled a place is vacant in our home God recalled The soul is safe in Heaven. Sadly missed by Mr and Mrs John Clark and family. Mr and Mrs Donald Wright of Norway were Friday overnight guests of Mr and Mrs Melvin Hillery and Milton Clair.
Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Aspegren and family spent Thursday evening with friends. The next meeting will be held Friday evening, March 30, with Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Erickson. Mrs. W. L. Bowersox and daughter Vera visit Gottfrid and Albert Larson homes this week.
J. J. Rhodes of Council Grove was named by Governor Landon to succeed W. M. Jardine as state treasurer. Rhodes, an announced candidate, is expected to take over before April 1 and to receive the Republican nomination without opposition. Jardine resigns to head the University of Wichita while assisting until the new appointee qualifies on bond and assumes full charge.
The first phase of highway landscaping work will take place in Ottawa on Wednesday Wichita on Thursday and Hiawatha on Friday. Crews will operate across Douglas Doniphan Johnson Franklin Marshall and Sedgwick counties advancing a regional beautification initiative.
The piece notes an army clique pursued Harry H. Woodring assistant secretary of war to discredit him after he halted questionable purchases. It accuses powerful utility interests and an unsavory campaign of altering specifications to damage his reputation while he defended taxpayers and consumers in Kansas.
G M Mathis announces relocation of his shoe and harness repair shop to his home, the first house south of the Post Office. The home shop will be fully equipped to handle all shoe and harness repairs and he asks for continued patronage.
Sunday afternoon visitors joined Mr and Mrs Ed Swanson and family including Mrs C F Eric son Edith Forsberg Amanda Maxell Ella Adolph Nelson and family Anha and Will Swanson Will Kallman and Carl Fredlin. Evening callers were Mr and Mrs John Carlson Courtland and Mr and Mrs Elmer Daniels and children. Juanita Wilson of Lincoln Nebraska and Dewey Squires and John Dewe visited Nelson relatives. Mrs J O Anderson entertained the Community club on Wednesday March 14 with guests Adam Aspegren Dorothy Ernest Burns George Larson Clyde Norris Chester Anderson and Ethel Peterson. J C Anderson and Mrs Carrel Anderson received dish towels. a pot luck lunch was served. Next meeting will be with Mrs John Thomas on Wednesday March 28. mil Hageman of Los Angeles arrived Wednesday for a visit with relatives here.
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