County track meet set for Whelleville next Tuesday
School notes report the county track meet will be held in Whelleville next Tuesday. Senior students are preparing a glass play titled and Home Came Tea to be staged May 13 with commencement on May 27. Normal Training Class travels to Belleville May 20–21 for state exams. Chief Red Fox spoke at school and City Hall. All of 6th to 8th grades show perfect attendance for a half holiday and the 8th grade works on two plays for a near-future staging. Rev Lavine of Courtland inspected local properties seeking a town location.
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Belleville
Kismet the Wonderful Picture Delights Otis Skinner Fans
Otis Skinner stars in Kismet a Robertson-Cole superspecial to screen at the Princess Theatre Thursday May 12. The production features Skinner in the Hajj role with Rosemary Theby and Elinor Fair in supporting parts in a vivid Asian setting.
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Kismet
Otis Skinner
Tris
Ted
Robertson-Cole
Princess Theatre
Skinner
Mr. Skinner
Rosemary Theby
Elinor Fair
Rosemary
Elinor
Highway meeting postponed to Friday night at city hall
A postponed meeting on the Pikes Peak Ocean to Ocean highway will be held Friday at 8 pm in city hall. John M. Walshe, assistant general manager of the highway, will present on the reorganization of the highway association and upcoming state and national highway legislation.
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City Hall
Pikes Peak Ocean
Ocean High
John M. Walshe
National Highway Legislature
Grain stock rises as farmers hold back via poor markets
L. E. Cooper reports Scandia township harvest totals show 17 015 bushels of wheat 115 850 of corn and 12 750 of oats. Valuation declines include 59 923 in Scandia township and 14 500 in the city of Scandia reflecting weak market conditions.
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L. E. Cooper
Scandia Township
Scandia
Park Lunch Benefit Helps Bath House Project
Ladies organize a park lunch on Tuesday afternoon with sandwiches cake and coffee for 10 cents. The event doubles as an inspection day to show park progress and raise funds for the bath house project.
And Home Came Ted senior play at Scandia high school
The Scandia high school senior class presents And Home Came Ted a sprightly mystery comedy set at the Rip Van Winkle Inn in the Catskills. The plot centers on Ted the rightful heir and Ira Stone fighting for control of a furniture factory with Mollie Macklin and Skeet Kelly aiding a civil engineer who impersonates Ted as a stockholders meeting hinges on timely registration. The lawyer Jim Ryker erupts the tension with a bombshell revelation.
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Rip van ‘Wrinkle Inn
Cattskill Mountains
Ted
Ira Stone
Mollie Macklin
Rip van Winkle Inn
Mollie
Stone
Skeet
Bell
Jim Ryker
Per- Mollie
Commencement Speaker Chosen for Scandia High
Supt W H Morton of Fairbury Nebraska has been chosen to deliver the commencement address to Scandia high school graduates. Morton is renowned as an able speaker who has lectured in many states and led a top ranking Nebraska school system. The Senior Class earns a notable speaker.
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W. H. Morton
Fairbury
Nebr
Scandia High School
Morton
Nebraska
Mother's Day Service at United Brothers Church
The community observes Mother's Day next Sunday morning at United Brothers Church with a fitting sermon by Rev R C Genn and special music. High school age girls are asked to meet outside the church at 11 o'clock to attend the service as a group, and all are welcome.
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United Brothers Church
Preaching at Methodist Church Next Sunday Evening
Rev Cannon of Salina to deliver sermon at Methodist church service next Sunday evening. Special music provided. Public invited to attend.
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Methodist Church
Cannon of
Salina
Poppy Day Observance on May 7 Highlights Memorial War Orphans Aid
May 7 is Poppy Day with Loyal wearers urged to show support by donning a poppy on Memorial Day. All funds gathered go to aid War Orphans in France as Auxiliary Ladies take orders at local businesses.
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France
Sunday church services schedule
On Sunday May 8 there is Sunday school at 10 AM. Worship at 11 AM and evening service at 8 PM.
Larsen Law Ties The Knot In Kansas City Nuptials
Miss Lillian Larsen and Frank L. Law married in Kansas City on Thursday April 28. The bride is sister to Mrs A L Larsen of Scandia and Mrs R Z McHenry of Concordia. Mr Law works with an investment company in Kansas City and they will reside there. The author notes taking over the Lesh Oil Co agency in the area and will continue business at Royal Cafe.
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Lillian Larsen
Frank L. Law
Kansas City
A.L. Larsen
Scandia
R. Z. McHenry
Concordia
Anton Larsen
Law
City
Lesh Oil. Co
Frank Bailey
Royal Cafe
Scandia Baseball Opens Season With Home Opener
Scandia to host the first town game next Sunday afternoon at Scan dia grounds. Opponents will be the Last Lovewell team. Battery for Scandia will be Lyshom and Parsom. Scandia will debut in brand new uniforms and invites fans to see their debut performance.
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Scandia
Lovewell
Scandia Boys
Lyshom
Parsom
Poppy Orders Collected by Women's Auxiliary
The women's auxiliary will take orders for poppies to wear on Decoration Day. Volunteers will be stationed at several business locations next Sunday to receive orders.
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Grandma Nystrom
John O. Anderson
Mother’s Day Service
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Lutheran Church
Zora Garber
Larsen-Law
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Hageman and Wires
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