Scandia High presents A Prairie Rose Friday night
Senior class of Scandia High School stages a four act comedy drama A Prairie Rose Friday May 4 at 8 at City Hall. Plot follows prairie girl Rose amid love triangle with Dr Raymond and Bill Briggs. Cast features Archie Silas Lizy Jane Mose and others.
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Scandia High News
Prairie Rose
Scandia High School
City Hall
Kansas
Chicago
Rose
Silas
Robert Raymond
Bill Briggs
Dr. Raymond
Rob
Agnes
Archie
Lizy Jane
Mose
Bones Found In Plum Thicket Implicate Child
A farmer north of Superior burned brush and unearthed bones identified as a three year old child. Detectives suspect foul play and a decapitation may have occurred before the body was hidden in the brush pile. Dr. Brainerd noted skull bones might have been consumed by fire.
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Superior
J. E. Brainerd
Hudson
Brainerd
Beckmans Visit From San Jose Meet Local Friends
A group of Beckman family friends in Scandia welcomed Harry Wright and his wife Winifred Wright, new Kansas City residents. Wright, on a sales promotion road trip through Nebraska, briefly visited Scandia to reconnect with T. J. West and other Beckman friends. Mrs. Wright and their daughter are visiting Randolph relatives, with a Scandia return planned and a possible Beckman Kansas trip this summer.
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Bfe Beckman
Scandia
San Jose
California
Harry Wright
Winifred Beckman
Wright
Kansas City
Mississippi Valley
Nebraska
Lincoln
Hastings
T. J. West
Beckman
Paramount salesmen convene in San Francisco trip details
S. E. and Earl Schwahn will depart next week for San Francisco to attend a national Paramount salesmen convention. In Omaha on Wednesday, Stanley sells for the Kansas City office in northern Kansas territory, while Earl starts service at the Oklahoma City branch after returning from the coast.
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S. E
Earl Schwahn
San Francisco
Paramount Salesmen
Omaha
Stanley Sells
Paramount Victores
Kansas City
Kansas Territory
Earl
Oklahoma City
Union Church Service Sponsored by Local Groups
A union church service sponsored by the community Y W C A and Girl Reserve will be held next Sunday evening May 6 at 8 o'clock at the Presbyterian church. The program includes special numbers by organization members and an offering for the community quota fund to support Y W C A work from Scandia.
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Presbyterian Church
Scandia
New Gas-Power Caterpillar Shovel Joins Rock Island Fleet
Ray Tingstrom of St Paul Minnesota returned Wednesday after aiding Rock Island purchasing agent in acquiring a new gas power caterpillar shovel. It is the first of its kind in Rock Island road construction. Tingstrom is named chief operator and will deploy the machine on the Illinois main line soon.
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Ray Tingstrom
St. Paul
Minn
Rock Island
Ray
Illinois
May Jury List For May Term 1928 Jurors Named
May term jurors listed include J H Rundus Belleville J J Frey Belleville Chas Simms Republic H J Anderson Scandia R M Armstrong Belleville A D Norris Scandia E M Hyde Republic Sam Hamilton Belleville A P Goppert Belleville W H White Belleville Ben Lahodny Cuba Joe Saip Belleville R A Rasmussen Scandia W E Jones Belleville John Brooks Belleville C C Emery Narka E A Robison Belleville Carl T Larson Scandia Frank Blazek Cuba H B Nye Agenda F Hi Chick Chester Earl Medlin Cuba D B Green Scandia M M Donges Belleville.
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J. H. Rundus
Belleville
J. J. Frey
Chas. Simms
Republic
H. J. Anderson
Scandia
R. M. Armstrong
A. D. Norris
E. M. Hyde
Sam Hamilton
A. P. Goppert
W. H. White
Ben Lahodny
Cuba
Joe Saip
R. A. Rasmussen
W. E. Jones
John Brooks
C. C. Emery
Narka
E. A. Robison
Carl T. Larson
Frank Blazek
H. B. Nye
Agenda
F. Hi-Chick
Chester
Earl Medlin
D. B. Green
M. M. Donges
Union Church Services Seek Sunday Theater Ban
Sunday School attendance rises with a 36 Sunday night turnout. The church groups urge the city council to ban Sunday motion pictures. A union service at 8:00 PM led by Y W C A and High School Girl Reserve features special music. J M Mahaffy, pastor.
Amana Lutheran Church Fourth Sunday After Easter Service Notice
Amana Lutheran Church gospel reading from John 16:5 15 on the Fourth Sunday after Easter. Sunday School at 10 am and Swedish services at 11 am with Rev C F Gran ere at the pulpit. No evening service. Pastor attends Kansas conference convention at Lindsborg this week. Cornerstone lay on Sunday afternoon. Pray for the coming of the Spimmi. Chas Pehrson pastor.
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Amana Lutheran Church
C. F. Granere
Kansas
Lindsborg
Chas, Pehrson
Methodist Church Announces Next Sunday Services
The Methodist Church schedules Sunday School at 10 A M Epworth League at 7 30 P M and union services at 8 00 P M next Sunday May 6 at the Presbyterian church under G R and YWCA auspices The service is of special interest and all are urged to attend Two new members were received last Sunday Choir practice is set for next Wednesday evening at the church Minister O J Lundberg leads the congregation
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Methodist Church
Epworth
Presbyterian Church
G. R
O. J. ‘Lundberg
Home on furlough brings Fort Snelling soldier home
Carl Swyhart, a military trainee at Fort Snelling Minnesota, arrived home Friday for a two week leave. He received his furlough early due to his mother's illness and after nearly a year at the camp he says he likes the experience. He is using government schooling to prepare for clerical work after discharge.
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Carl Swyhart
Fort Snelling
Minn
Carl
Court House Notes Update on county projects and trials
May county board meetings set to transact business. Meridian highway grading near Settle Hill advances with 12 miles from Belleville to the cloud county line. paving planned later. District court begins May term with jury work to speed, and several local cases including fines for disturbances and dog poisoning acquittal. Four weddings reported, two in Nebraska, one in Agenda, one in Central City.
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Board of County Commissioners
Poune
Cloud County
Meridian Highway
South Meridian
Cloud-Republic County
Clare C. Baldwin
Belleville
Cuba
Munden
Narka
Register of Deeds Office
Prudence Strong
Mollie Hadichek
Kansas
Settle Hill
McFarlin
Rock Island Depot
Paul Washburn
Archie Hubbard
Henry Williams
Justice Court
Scandia
N. D. Settle
Wm. H. Meyers
Theora Winona Graham
Agenda
Frank E. Poetker
Henderson, Nebr
Emma _ J. Lloyd
Lushton
Nebr
Leo W. Moore
Ardythe L. Shulz
John H. Bron‘dey
Pep Rally Funeral Foreshadows Track Meet at Belleville
Scandia high school students staged a mock funeral as a pep rally for the Belleville track meet. The event featured mourners and yells, with musical numbers by the boys’ quartet and girls’ sextet.
Somers High Point Man At Republic County Meet
Somers of Scandia named high point man with 14 points at the Republic County High School Track and Field Meet in Belleville. Scandia placed second overall behind Belleville, with Cuba third. multiple events list Scandia winners and times. Bachelor of Belleville won shot put. McDowell taken to St Joseph hospital in Concordia for severe eye ulcers.
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Scandia High News
Republic County High School
Belleville
Scandia
Cuba
Somers
Glenn Currie
Republic
Currie
Mikesell
Kasparek
Richecky
Strnad
Tallent
Nystrom
Seandia
Straad
Whipps
Sevéred
Munden
Rasmussen
Bushby
cColbaba
Severed
Mahaffy
W Wilkie
Ettey
Pressnal
Abraham
Wayne
Bachelor
Nesmith
Fort
Hruza
Colbaba
Kasparck
van Nortwick Republic
Smith Belleville
Smith
Fajt
Davenport
Shimmek
Richardson
G. McDowell
St. Joseph Hospital
Concordia
McDowell
COUNTY C E CONVENTION AT NARKA MAY 12
The Republic county Christian Endeavor convention will be held in Narka on Saturday May 12 with two sessions afternoon and evening. Local members led by Miss Gordon plan to attend and participate in a program featuring devotions, addresses by Rev W S Smalley and Rev C C Amick, group conferences, committees, luncheon, business session and a public meeting with music by Narka Orchestra.
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Republic County Christian Endeavor
Narka
Miss Gordon
Belleville Society
W. S. Smalley
Belleville
C. E. Efficiency
W. Roy Bregg
Tier Hale
Scania
C. E
Jones
Christ
Shower for Mrs Kauer Attended by Fifty at Magnussen Home
A miscellaneous shower for Mrs Kauer was held at the C Magnussen home on Thursday with about 50 guests. Gifts included linen fancy work aluminum ware and dishes. Mrs Ed Baer served lunch assisted by Mrs J Schlutow and Mrs C Gabrielson. The bride left Friday night for Chicago to join her husband who has been there for a couple of months.
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Kauer
Gertrude Magnussen
C. Magnussen
Rug and Quilting Factory Ad in Clay Center Kans
An old courtly ad promotes rugs woven in decorative patterns from worn carpets. It invites readers to drop a card for a low price list and notes N. Story's Rug and Quilting Factory in Clay Center Kansas offers fancy rag rugs and sewn rag designs across twenty two pages.
Edwin Boman Seriously Ill in Pneumonia
Edwin Boman son of Emil Boman suffers serious pneumonia with a trained nurse attending him. Also an early June notice seeking piano or violin pupils starting first week in June from Mabel Brewer in Norway Kansas.
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Edwin Boman
Emil Boman
Mabel Brewer
Norway
Kansas
May 1 1903 local items show floods and pestering weather
Journal items recount a deep bottom flood wrecking mail delivery and overturning a wagon near town. Notes include a bridge contract of 328 dollars, county debt at 128575 dollars, local job moves, graduates, an extreme weather blitz with ten below temps, and a new brick hotel planned at Woeshbeten with a $1200 corner deed.
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Caldwell
Smil Swanson
Lindsborg
Republic County
Walter Preble
Whitney’s
Preble
C. J. Peterson
Enterprise
Pearl Wohlford
Sylvia Fogelberg
Kansas
Dakota
Bertha Hohman
Noorway School
J. G. Stofer
Benedict
Woeshbeten
Fourth Streets
Toxeaver
County Seat News Highlights Local Visits and Court Result
J M Dickerhoof, an old Norway resident, visited Belleville on Monday. Rose revival drew Rev O J Lundberg and companions Friday night, with Scandia visitors also attending. A Scandia crowd attended a dog poisoning case. Judge N D Settle found insufficient evidence and the defendants Mrs Freeburg and Mrs Wardrum were released. Anton Nelson and family attended Rose revival at the Baptist church. Mrs Thomas Hay Sr of Scandia cared for children as Mrs Hay recovers from surgery in Concordia hospital. Walter Berry and Thomas Hay Jr of Scandia visited Belleville on Saturday.
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J. M. Dickerhoof
Norway
Belleville
O. J. Lundberg
Scandia
Nelson
Thomas Hay
Township
Arthur Hay
Aurora
Cloud County
Hay
Concordia Hospital
Walter Berry
Scandia Township
For Sale Drag and transfer business and Scandia property
For sale listed by Wm Clark includes drag and transfer business in Scandia, 4% lots and a 5 room bungalow on town property. Also house with four lots in Scandia for sale via E. S. Carter. Mr. and Mrs. C Florell and Frances were in Concordia Saturday.
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Scandia
E. S. Carter
Scandia High News wins state high school contest
Scandia High News earned first place in a state high school newspaper contest by the Kansas State Agricultural College journalism department. The publication, edited by Alein Lundberg with staff including Jetty Green and Melvin Willery, has grown to a five column folio and is produced by the journalism class under Supt. Kannier. Local business sponsors helped make the paper largely self supporting.
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Scandia High School
Scandia High News
Department of Journalism
Kansas State Agricultural College
Manhattan
High News
Supt. Kannier
Scandia
Alein Lundberg
Jetty Green
Melvin Willery
Trip to Paris stage comedy by The American Legion group
The American Legion post 282 presents A Trip to Paris a big comedy at Courtland opera house next Monday and Tuesday May 7 8 featuring many celebrity cameos including Peaches Browning Clara Bow Gene Tunney Jack Dempsey and Miss America of 1928 with Miss Gertrude Ederle and a starry cast promising lively music and elaborate scenery tickets 0 and 25 cents.
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Paris
Courtland Opera House
Uel J. Bettis
American Legion
Frederick B. Tagrans
Browning
Clara Bow
Gertrude Ederle
Gene Tunney
Jack Dempsey
Mrs. Goldberg
Crystal Gazer
Rebecca Lodge Meeting and Social Rumors
Rebecca lodge No 679 met Thursday evening April 27 with 21 members present. Blanche Sanderson from Courtland lodge visited. Mable Kier was re admitted as member of Scandi a lodge from Cuba Rebecca. Claire Nondorf and Dora Norgard served refreshments. Will Reed hosts Saturday night gathering with all members. Carl McDowell won first prize. A committee of four ladies helped Mrs Reed serve lunch of hot rolls creamed chicken pie a la mode and coffee.
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Rebecca
Blanche Sanderson
Courtland
Mable Kier
Scandia
Cuba
Claire Nondorf
Dora Norgard
Will Reed
Carl McDowell
Dinner hosts Mr Brown entertained Sunday
Mr and Mrs M Brown entertained at dinner Sunday with Mr and Mrs Lester Richards and Norma Jean and Mr and Mrs A Moe and Katherine in attendance.
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M. Brown
Lester Richards
Norma Jean
A. Moe
Katherine
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Roy L. Hall
Nimocks & Cullers
Union Church Service
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Giri
J. M. Mahaffy
Christian Endeavor Society
Presbyterian
United Brethren Churches
Marceil Preble
Dorothy Aspegren
Gayle Tedrow
A. Lundberg
Margaret
O. Shellberg
Clay Cernter
the. John
Marcel and
Bobh Curl
Court House
Wm. Hay
Phi Epsilon Phi
D. H. Garvin
Balfour Jewelry Co
Dorothy Dutton
Meryl Horn
O. J. Lundbearg
Vesta Green
Jamestown
Katherine Moe
Laurance Rasmussen
John Nystrom
Everette Somers
Gayl Sorick
Margaret Mikesell
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High Point Man
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