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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1944
Page
8
Home Ec II hosts a Tuesday March 28 event in the High School Auditorium with a two act play The Country Cousin and a post show free lunch. Admission 10 15 20 cents. Community Club members entertained Scandia grade and high school basketball players with a banquet. Mrs Caldwell prepared the meal.
The Scandia HI Y prepares a scrap drive to aid the war effort. Exact collection date depends on weather. Citizens should have papers and magazines ready. callers will arrange pickup and issue further notices.
On March 14 the Scandia Chapter hosted Belleville for two junior varsity basketball games. Scandia greenhands won 27 13 in one game while Belleville edged Scandia 31 29 after two overtimes. Refreshments followed and both chapters praised cooperative activities with the Future Farmers of America.
Friday evening the Sophomore class enjoyed a program by the Freshmen who staged No Time for Love. After the show they danced in the Science Room and refreshments were served by the Freshmen.
Mr and Mrs H C Quantic Bruce and Lois visited relatives in Minneapolis Sunday. Junior Preble returned to school Monday after mumps. Try outs for the Senior Play occurred last week with the show set for Friday April 21. Cast announcements will follow. Science and History classes plan broadcasts of the American School of the Air 2 30 to 3 00 pm this week. A new Rand McNally World Atlas arrived in M Flew s room. Mr Florell visited Concordia Saturday. Joyce Nichols was absent this week due to illness. Helen Haggman sprained her wrist Monday and was in a cast. Our school proudly displays a 100 percent Red Cross sticker on the door. Junior English Class test covered three weeks of literature and composition. Gwen Queobeck left Friday for Kansas City to visit her father and will return soon. English II Sophomore Class finished Julius Caesar and started Silas Marner. Book reports are due by Easter April 7 with 30 points required. Seventh and eighth graders work on conjugating to be in active and passive voice. Perfect spellers last week: Seventh grade Donald Tox. Eighth Grade.
Social notes list Mr and Mrs Duaine Greenslade and daughters, Texas visitors Harold and wife in transit to Wichita, and numerous local calls and visits. Cpl Donald Larson reports improvement in Colorado base hospital, and Charley Cardwell enjoys a surprise call from brother George. Residents extend greetings to Lottie Lervold and W C Nesmith family, with several other Sunday and Friday gatherings noted.
The eighth grade reads The Knave Hearts a Louise Saunders play while upper grades pose for team photos. Attendance last week was poor yet spellings produced several hundreds. Students named include Verlee Watson Marjorie Lervold Anita Anderson Patricia Owen and others. Braided rug projects and social studies unit progress noted with Lois Erickson as librarian.
Derby Grain Co announces Champion Hybrid seed corn including U S Standard and Multi Perfect ed now available in Scandia Kansas. Chris E Nelson invites customers to call for their corn.
Mrs Z BE Wyant Mrs Max Coats and children and Mrs S H Wyant and young son joined Friday supper with Mr and Mrs Charlie Freed Henry J Freed and Maurice Freed with Donald and Wallace Freed were Tuesday guests of Mr and Mrs Arthur Freed. Mr Flago King and family visit Mrs John Thomas and family and Mr and Mrs Sam Summers. Monday evening guests included Mr and Mrs Walter Anderson and Mrs Clana Olson. Duane Greenslade home from construction work with R I Railroad visited. Mrs E E Conzelman attended a music audition at Hays sponsored by the Kansas Federation of Women s Clubs. Mrs Charles Stolander and family were afternoon guests of Mr and Mrs Ford Olson. Mr and Mrs Paul Fredrickson and family spent Saturday with Mr and Mrs Otto Nelson and Bert.
Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Carlgren, Ivan and Charles and Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Melhus visited Mr. and Mrs. Swenson for Sunday dinner. Mr. and Mrs. Bob Mitchell of Norton, Kansas, visited Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Wires on Monday. They are aunt and uncle to Mr. Wires.
Mr and Mrs Bud Dressler of Belleville were Sunday guests at the W C Nesmith home. Mr and Mrs Oscar Freed visited Mrs John Freed and Peggy Susan at Lovewell on Monday.
A note lists Swift's Chick Mash at $3.55 and alerts a lost or stolen yellow Angora cat. The notice mentions contact with Charlie Ted row for recovery or replacements.
The A. M. Sanborn Lumber Co urges customers to place orders for stove and furnace repairs promptly while fires are out to ensure readiness for next winter. Supplies may be scarce and deliveries slow, so bring your model numbers and stove or furnace name.
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