Kansas Lieutenant Governor Morgan Delivers Commencement Address
Six graduates—Archie Tebow Geneva Johnson Ada Hawkins Don Brown Chas Gulick Raymond Garber—received high school diplomas at city hall last Friday. Hon. W. Y. Morgan of Hutchinson gave a patriotic address amid a decorated stage and Service Flag display with board of education members and pastors present.
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W. Y. Morgan
Hutchison
Board of Education
Supt
Malott
Boyce
Emil V. Nelson
Johnson
Enrolling Agent Named For Merchant Marine Service
Ed. Wires appoints E. C. Wires as local enrolling agent for the U S Shipping Board. Board seeks young Americans aged 21 to 31 to join training ships as apprentices and train as sailors firemen cooks. After apprenticeship, they join cargo or passenger vessels on voyages between American and foreign ports. Exemption from military draft granted for those entering this service.
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E. C. Wires
Merchant Marine Service
U. S. Shipping Board
Mr. Wyres
School Board Elects Teachers for Next Year
School board announces re elections for most teachers at the high school and grades. No Latin or English instructor secured yet to replace Miss Colmes. In grades three and four Miss Anna Johnson chosen for Larson's post. fifth and sixth grades awaiting selection. Other grade teachers re elected.
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Colmes
Julia Larson
Edith Anderson
Anna Johnson
Miss Larson
Republic county launches second Red Cross campaign
W D Vance chairs the drive in Republic county with a $20 000 quota. Belleville hosts a May 19 meeting with Hon W Y Morgan as keynote speaker. Campaigns aim to cover townships in one day and close quickly, with plans to include a returned Pershing soldier.
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Red Cross
W. D. Vance
Belleville
Republic County
W. Y. Morgan
Hutchison
Great Red Cross
Pershing
Great Red Cross War
Caumpaton
Albion Township
Beaver Township
Belleville Township
Big Bend Township
Courtland Township
Elk Creek Township
Fairview Township
Farmington Township
Freedom Township
Grant Township
Jefferson Township
Liberty Township
Tinncoln Township
Norway Township
Richland Township
Rose Creek Township
Scandia Township
Union Township
Washington Township
White Rock Township
Belleville City
Alumni Banquet and Senior Class Program Highlights
The alumni banquet was held Saturday May 4 at the Lutheran church parlors with Charles Gulick elected president Parlee Plotner vice president Ella Maxell secretary treasurer and new members Don Brown Ada Hawkins Geneva Johnson Charles Gulick Raymond Garber and Archie Larson initiated. The Senior Class program followed May 2 at the school house featuring Ada Hawkins piano solo and a keynote by Charles Gulick. Archie Teboweave led a vocal solo and Raymond Garber read the class prophecy.
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Lutheran Church
Charles Gulick
Parlee Plotner
Ella Maxell
Don Brown
Ada Hawkins
Geneva Johnson
Raymond Garber
Archie Larson
Parlee Platner
Mrs. Morey
Harvey Sandell
Miss Arrasmith
Leslie Grubb
Supt
Malott
Archie Teboweave
Miss Holmes
Mr. Githens
Eighth Grade Commencement Program Friday at City Hall
Eighth Grade class prepares a commencement program to be held this Friday evening at city hall. A small admission will be charged with proceeds going to the Red Cross. Rye flour barley flour corn flour buckwheat flour noted by Star Grocery.
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City Hall
The
Red Cross
Star Grocery
Senior class to publish annual yearbook "S. H. S. '18'"
The senior class will release a 60 page yearbook selling for fifty cents with Charles Gulick as editor in chief and peers as assistants. The Woman's Foreign Missionary Society meets May 15 at 2:00 p.m. with Miss Hilda Swan addressing. A Red Cross benefit game between Scandia and Munden raised 19.40 in a 12 to 1 loss for Scandia.
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Charles Gulick
Woman’s Foreign Missionary Society
Wm. Linden
Hilda Swan
India
Scandia and
Munden
Scandia Boys
Red Cross
Third Liberty Loan Over Subscriptions Reach County Wide
Republic County nearly doubled its Third Liberty Loan quota. Total subscriptions reached 504 850 with Scandia Township and other communities over subscribing. Scandia alone raised 18 400, five times its 3 400 quota as J H Sandell led county efforts through April 6 to May 4.
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Republic County
J. H. Sandell
Scandia
City Council Approves Skating Rink and New Appointments
City council in regular session reappointed committees for the new year. Mayor J. A. Freeburg announced continuing administration staff and designated Farmers & Merchants Bank as depository. J. R. Robinson sought a skating rink license at 15 dollars monthly. approval granted.
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Bank of Scandia
J. A. Freeburg
G. W. Nimocks
Adolph Nelson
Farmers & Merchants Bank
J. R. Robinson
Nelson
Neb
T. J. Mahaffey
Main Street
Marshall Wee
Theooweter
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Dreses
Gulick Mercantile Company
Charles Ray - Dorthy Dal
Violet Mereseau
Raggedy Queen
Blue Bird
George Walsh
Princess
Archie Tebow
Chas Gulick
Eleets
Ford
Rock Island Garage
John Botts
Drive In
Republic Co
Missionary Social
Billa County
Albion
Beaver
Big Bend
San
Courtland
Republic City
Scandia City
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Amt
Am Bank
Peoples State Bank
Kackley State Bank
Republic State Bank
Citizens State Bank
Republic
F. & M. Bank
Norway
State Bank
Poms Yee
Bank of Belleville
Munden State Bank
State Bank of
Narka
Agenda State Bank
Wayne State Bank
Farmers State Bank
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Plotner
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Adolph Nelson Water and Light
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