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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1930
Page
5
A collage of Scandia town items notes two new airports for Concordia, a humorous take on marriage customs, local weather quirks, and a string of lighthearted anecdotes. The column mentions residents like Guy Ward, Scandia High teachers, and families tied to the Megil and Robison households.
A quirky note in the village records quotes Sam Sam Summer praising Bert Wires, a druggist's wife, for making the best strawberry shortcake if she can keep it clean and sturdy. The exchange frames a playful community boast about culinary skill.
The region reports over two and a half inches of rain since Friday, soaking ground and boosting crop prospects. Side roads and rural highways between Belleville and Scandia are nearly impassable with many washouts, while visitors like Art Bedard of Denver, Colorado called on relatives.
Sunday School and Bible class at 10 oclock. Luther League program Sunday at 8. Ladies Aid meets Thursday. Mrs Clarence Stensons hosting. Choir rehearsal Thursday evening at Einar Enstvedt home. Pastor T Orlin Torgeson invites all.
Sunday School lesson Promotion of the Kingdom Mathew 20 17 28. Morning Service Abounding at 11 o'clock. Christian Endeavor How may we Find Our Life Work at 7. Evening Service at Rydal 8. Personal invitation from Pattie M Eakins.
The Amana Lutheran Church observes the Second Sunday after Master with gospel from John 10 1 10 I am come that they might have life at morning worship led by Pastor Chas Pearson Sunday school and morning service follow usual hours no evening service Dorcas Society social Friday afternoon in church parlors Esther Wilson Esther Hammer and Anna Forsberg Kallman serving Jesus is the door to life
The Ladies Aid Society gathers Thursday at 2 pm in the church parlors with hostesses Mesdames Lindberg Westin and Edlund. lunch served to 7 pm. Saturday class on catechism questions 92-9 and Mark 9-12 collateral reading. Next Sunday church school at 10 am and morning worship at 11 am featuring the male chorus and sermon The Real Thing. Epworth League meets 7:30 pm with new officers elected. evangelistic service at 8 pm. Choir expresses thanks to Scandia merchants and friends for last week’s sale contributions.
The United Brethren Church urges all children to attend the Daily Vacation Bible School again this year. Sunday programs include a morning story sermon on The Boy Who Ran Away before He Was Made. Norway session lasts 11 40 to noon with a similar children’s address. Evening services feature Christian Endeavor at Scardia and sermons at Norway. V Glenn Megill, pastor.
Five of the ten top grades in the county scholarship contest came from Scandia students, highlighting strong local education. The eighth grade teacher Miss Emma Poage is lauded for dedication and influence, shaping graduates who excel academically and in character.
The county eighth grade scholarship contest saw Scandia Grade School students dominate the top ten averages. Of 29 Republic County competitors, six were from Scandia, with Midrald Billings second, Nona Fae Mahan fifth, Vivian Dunn sixth, Albert English seventh, and Helen Green tenth. Republic City, Norway, and Courtland also placed.
The Republican Valley Baseball League starts the 1930 season with the Scandia Swedes meeting Formoso at Formoso field at 2 30 Sunday afternoon. Other openers include Superior versus Nelson and Ruskin at Republic with four other league teams also in action. The Swedes show young talent and two veteran catchers. key players include John Larson Currie Gunter Cuthbertson Crider Housholder Johnson Jackson and managers Guy Frazier Matt Larson. Walter Anderson returns from Greenwood County with Shivvers Contractors.
Mr and Mrs Martin Lay Larson hosted Sunday evening as guests with Mr and Mrs Carl Hammer. Mr and Mrs Algot Anderson left Saturday for Sweden to visit relatives for about six months.
The annual Republic County track and field meet will be held at Belleville fairgrounds on May 2. All county high schools are entered. Belleville, Munden, Cuba, Republic, and Scandia are noted contenders with records at stake. Districts follow in Concordia on May 9 and state in Manhattan the next week.
Scandia Swedes beat Republic City 10 to 3 in a practice game on Sunday at Scandia, moving toward the season opener against Formosa next Sunday. Logsdon started for Scandia, Currie shut out Republic after the first five innings, and Frazier collected multiple hits as the squad fielded cleanly.
The churches of Scandia and the Boy Scout troop sponsor a Sunday School baseball league. A meeting is set at the Scandia baseball diamond Friday at 4 15 with hopes for four teams. Harry Moller leads the United Brethren team and Joyce Johnson the Methodist team. All youths up to 17 years should attend. A trophy will be awarded to the season winner.
Large crowds have attended the Merchants Cooperative shows at the Princess Theatre on Tuesday and Wednesday nights since a new policy started two weeks ago offering 10 cent admission to all. Thirty-five progressive Scandia business leaders made the popular priced show possible and promise top 100 percent talking pictures, unmatched by any other theatre in the state. Hard to Get featuring Dorothy Mackaill Jack Oakie and Louise Fazenda is scheduled for next Tuesday and Wednesday.
A new unloading dock for heavy freight is being built this week by the Missouri Pacific Lines in their yards in Scandia. Joe Tedrow supervises the construction of the new improvement which is located east of the Tsene on Brothers Grain Co. Increased pallets and heavy farm machinery support the dock as a necessary upgrade. In lighter news, the Princess presents Ziegfeld’s Glorifying the American Girl tomorrow and Saturday.
Mayor Adolph Nelson orders the city marshal to strictly enforce traffic laws. Citizens, who have paid 600 for marshal salaries without arrests, welcome action. Lions Club cooperation helped push officials to curb reckless driving and improve safety.
Members of the Rebekah and Odd Fellow lodges of Scandia joined in a Republic county celebration in Munden marking the 111th anniversary of the Odd Fellows lodge. A large local group attended, including Mr. and Mrs. Day Green and many others listed among the attendees.
The Scandia board of education announces new hires and renewals for the 1930-31 term. Wlade Stukenbroecker will become superintendent from Elver, Kansas. Harriet Gordon remains high school principal. Several teachers including Rhea Ensign Paul Green Frances Guthrie Jessie Nichols and Emma Poage return to their posts.
The Standard Oil Filling Station on the old Rock Island Garage site by Mahan and Cardwell is rapidly taking shape with completion hoped within a week. The station aims to be one of the town’s best and marks a necessary improvement for the east end of the business district.
Installation of new plate glass fronts in the Haggman and Wires buildings housing the Royal Cafe and Scandia Produce was completed last Saturday. Tenants are straightened up and using the fronts for display purposes. The improvement enhances street appearance and gives tenants a much improved business space. Al Mahan of Salina is in Scandia this week painting the Night Hawk Cafe interior.
Winnie Niel, a Courtland youth known for prior run ins, was arrested by Sheriff Charles Nordman in Scandia on a bad check charge. He denied owning a Buick seen with him. the car was later moved to Belleville for investigation.
The federal census shows Scandia leading in population, with Courtland, Agenda, and Belleville also posting changes. Belleville’s three wards await full city statistics, while Scandia rises to 61, Republic and other towns show declines, and the overall city trend remains under review.
Twenty members met at the Lodge Hall for a regular meeting. Miss Aenos Albro served dinner at 6 45. Guests included Ta M Bogrers H G Hahn and Art Cardwell. Topics were the annual picnic city law enforcement and a new municipal water well.
Florenz Ziegfeld presents Glorifying the American Girl at The Princess with Mary Eaton star power and tech color revue scenes featuring Rudy Vallee Eddie Cantor and Helen Moran. Tickets 10 25 35 cents. Raymond Cooper and W P Shivvers travel to Eureka and back. Shivvers crews work on Greenwood county culverts. Local calls visit Engwall and Johnson households. R Cameron from Belleville in town.
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