Post Office Suspends Scandia Mail Subscription
The notice notes a change in second class mail handling at the Scandia post office. Subscription price listed as $1.50 per year.
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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1926
Page
2
The notice notes a change in second class mail handling at the Scandia post office. Subscription price listed as $1.50 per year.
A fragmented list shows train numbers and times for east and west bound services including locals passengers freights and flag stops at Rock Island with entries such as 9 49 P M 34 and 4 25 no 33 local passenger 8 48 A M Bg passenger west 12 16 am No 5 flag and 7 40 a m local freight.
Partial OCR shows train numbers 641 north motor 8 15 p m 642 south motor 4 52 p m 491 freight north 6 50 a m 690 freight south 10 735 a m with incomplete times and ambiguous lines.
Henry H. Van Natta declares his candidacy for the office of probate judge in Republic County. He seeks re election and asks voters to support him at the primary on August 3.
Several candidates announce runs for county sheriff on the Republican and Democratic tickets. W A Lowell and John H Griffin seek the Republican nomination, while W S English seeks the Democratic nomination at the August primary.
Multiple candidates announce bids for county offices in Republic County for the August Primary of 1926. Mont L Hill seeks re election as County Clerk. William R Goodwin and John M Hostetler announce for Clerk of the District Court. William C Perry seeks Republican nomination for County Attorney. The notices urge voters to participate in the primary on August 8 or early August 3.
Local notices announce campaigns for Register of Deeds and County Superintendent of Public Instruction in Republic County. May R. Collins Prudence Strong and Clare C. Baldwin file to seek party support in the August 3 1926 primary.
J Henry declares for Republican nomination for the office of County Treasurer subject to voters will in August election. He signs the notice as 5. J Henry in a formal county-wide filing.
The speaker argues the body of church needs, time, and talents over mere spirit, criticizing gossip and street benches. Suggests avoiding ado and attending U B Church services on Sunday at 10 am and 4 pm.
The Women Missionary Society will gather Thursday at 2 30 P M in the Ladies Aid room on Main Street. The Ladies Aid follows at 3 30 P M in the same room. No Thursday evening meetings due to school commencement week. W S Baker Pastor.
The schedule lists preaching at 8 p m and C E at 7 15 with Sunday school at 10 a m. A party of twenty from Rev Mahaffy’s Young Married Folk class from Minneapolis visited Scandia church and the manse last Sunday. J M Mahaffy, Pastor.
The Dovotxs Society meets at the parsonage next Friday afternoon while the Luther League social is set for next Thursday evening in the church parlors. Services are scheduled Sunday morning and evening. Pastor Chas Pehrson invites all.
The Methodist church invites worshippers to Sunday services with a 10 30 A M sermon on The Work of the Holy Spirit and an evening varied service. Sunday school and Epworth League meet at regular hours. A Missionary and Young People’s convention will be held June 3 6. Pastor O J Lundberg extends welcome.
Manhattan Kansas May 18 The contest prizes of 300 200 and 100 go to the best Kansas wheat producer judged by Kansas State Agricultural College and the Kansas City chamber of commerce The scorecard weighs grain perfection bushel sample yield per acre compared with the ten year average and also production methods seedbed preparation pest treatment and more
The article describes county wheat champions to be selected this summer during July 18 to August 7 as Wheat Festival trains tour the wheat belt aided by Santa Fe and Rock Island lines. Agricultural college specialists will teach sound methods and then choose county champions who meet next February for state champion and runner-up awards. A separate anecdote warns youths about reliability in employment, stressing that a reputation for doing what is told is essential. Marcel and curl 50c. Mrs. Ray Tingstrom. Phone 61-A.
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